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French Composers & Artists

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15.12.2023 11:00UTC +01:00
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CHRISTIE'S
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ID 1109073
Lot 273 | French Composers & Artists
French Composers & Artists
Four autograph letters signed from Chavannes, Moreau, Delibes, and David, to 'Mon cher Pathey' and unknown recipients, Paris, 1866-1887
Comprising:

Pierre Puvis de Chavannes (1824-1898). Autograph letter signed (‘P. Puvis de Chavanne’) to ‘Mon cher Pathey’, Paris, 3 November 1874;

Léo Delibes (1836-1891). Autograph letter signed (‘Léo Delibes’) to an unknown recipient, Paris, 31 October 1875; and a telegram signed (‘Léo Delibes’) to [the architect Charles Garnier] (‘Mon cher Président’), [Paris, 20 December 1866];

Gustave Moreau (1826-1898). Autograph letter signed (‘Gustave Moreau’) to an unknown recipient (‘Monsieur’), n.p., 19 April 1887;

Félicien David (1810-1876). Autograph letter signed (‘Félicien David’) to an unknown recipient (‘ma chère amie’), n.p., n.d.;

In French. Seven pages in total, various sizes (137 x 111mm to 207 x 131mm). Provenance: Sotheby’s, 16 May 1978, lot 360.

Assorted correspondence by French Symbolist painters and Romantic composers. Chavannes provides a statement on his career, otherwise refusing all publicity. He congratulates Pathey for his work on Daubigny. Moreau thanks his unnamed correspondent for the poetry he has received. Delibes declines an invitation from Garnier and greets his wife, thanking her for ‘l’aimable hospitalité qu’elle voulait bien me donner’. David asks for his correspondent’s forgiveness for ‘la suggestion que je vous ai faite bien’ and accepts her invitation for the following Monday.
Place of origin:France
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