Otto B. de Kat (1907-1995). Small private archive incl. original art and letters

(1) Otto B. de Kat (attr.). Self portrait (?). Coloured chalk on paper, 21 x 16 cm. Inscribed 'Aan de jonge dichteres Hans van Zijl (...) 13 april 1929. (De Kat would marry the poet Van Zijl (1910-1963) in 1930.) (2) Paul Gregoire (1915-1988) 'Otto B. de Kat in conversation', ink on paper, ca. 9 x 18 cm. (3) Idem (attr.). Portrait of De Kat. Ink on paper, ca. 9 x 9 cm.

(4) Two letters by De Kat to 'Lieve Mabel', both signed. First letter (3 lvs) is dated 22-11-93, second letter (1 page) is dated 29-11-92. (5) 5 original photos, 1970s. Incl. 2 of De Kat in his studio and 1 with Jeanne Oosting. (6) 3 catalogues (incl. one with part of a speech handwritten on verso. Haarlem, 1947), various cuttings, a letter by Dora de Kat, a letter by 'Marc' 16-4-1960 to De Kat about one his pastels he saw in a NS train coupe and some ephemera. (total 16)