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ERNST MAX: (1891-1976) ´ I did not get any answer from Picasso......to hell with Dix´ - ERNST MAX: (1891-1976) German painter, sculptor, printmaker and graphic artist, a primary pioneer of the Dada movement and Surrealism in Europe. A.L.S., Max Ernst , one page, 4to, Paris, 6th October 1966, to Varian [Fry]. Ernst thanks his correspondent for some affidavits, remarking ´They are first class documents, and even of there are no more coming, these two will be plenty´ , adding that he is pleased to know that Fry is in better health, ´I must say, I was quite worried, when I first heard the news.....But as I myself have been through the same experience not long ago, I knew, that after the first shock it was only a question of patience. You had it! From now on it will be easy. Very likely that you´ll feel better, much better than before´ and also briefly referring to the artists Pablo Picasso and Otto Dix, ´I did not get any answer from Picasso......to hell with Dix´ , before concluding ´take good care of yourself, and do not forget that you have a good friend named´ , adding his signature beneath. VG Varian Fry (1907-1967) American journalist who operated a rescue network in Vichy France during World War II, helping thousands of anti-Nazi and Jewish refugees to escape Nazi Germany and the Holocaust. Among the artists he offered aid to at this time were Jean Arp, Hans Bellmer, Marc Chagall, Marcel Duchamp, Wifredo Lam, Hans Namuth, and Max Ernst.