Georges LAPORTE(1926-2000, Painter, lithographer and illustr - Lot 228

Georges LAPORTE(1926-2000, Painter, lithographer and illustrator) / 1°)Autograph letter signed, 2 pages in-4, headed to his address,Givry, April1984, toGuy Isnard(art historian, former police commissioner, specialist in art forgeries, organizer of the Salon de Barbizon and the Prix Barbizon): He announces his forthcoming exhibition at the Galerie Denise Valtat in Paris, devoted to his works "Rivages d'Irlande et de Bretagne" (Shores of Ireland and Brittany) - He also announces the presentation of "the first silk scarf by Baumann in Lyon, representing one of my works" - Finally, he specifies that it is Madame la Baronne de Rothschild who has prefaced his invitation card and who is presiding over this exhibition - 2°)Important autograph manuscript, 3 pages in-4 (each on a sheet of his fine engraved headed paper),1986:Guy Isnard asked his opinion "on contemporary painting on the eve of the publication of the book "Georges Laporte - Un demi-siècle de peinture", Edition Vision Nouvelle, Paris" - "I began painting at the age of 10, not to make a profession for myself, but to satisfy a need" - "You ask me what future do you foresee for figurative painting? There's no such thing as abstract or figurative painting, it's all about discerning the right painting, and I think there will always be a place in museums and with the public for good quality works by artists like Buffet, Brasilier, Carzou, Guiramand, Hilaire, Hasegawa, Weisbuch etc...". - Georges Laporte then talks about his satisfaction with painting, his disappointment at seeing untalented painters imitate established artists, and expresses his views on the notion of the professional painter versus the amateur painter - He concludes by announcing a forthcoming solo exhibition at the Galerie Valtat in Paris.