BIB_ID
434852
Accession number
MA 1617.385
Creator
Rodin, Auguste, 1840-1917.
Display Date
Paris, France, circa 1883.
Credit line
Purchased as the gift of Edwin J. Beinecke, 1955.
Description
1 item (3 pages) ; 16.4 x 10.4 cm
Notes
On mourning stationery. The letter is undated. Rodin's father, Jean Baptiste Rodin, died in 1883.
Rodin gives his address as "dépôt des marbres / 182 rue de l'université."
Rodin gives his address as "dépôt des marbres / 182 rue de l'université."
Provenance
Purchased as the gift of Edwin J. Beinecke, 1955.
Summary
Saying that the bust will be sent on Wednesday or Thursday (most likely referring to his bust of Victor Hugo); discussing a commission for a M. Yonidès [the collector Constantine Alexander Ionides] and how the piece might be displayed in his home; gratefully acknowledging the work that Henley is doing on his behalf; asking after Henley's health; sending greetings to [Alphonse] Legros.
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