BIB_ID
444255
Accession number
MA 3950.3:4
Creator
Artuez, L.
Display Date
Brussels, Belgium?, 1883 May.
Credit line
Purchased as the gift of Mrs. Charles Engelhard and children in memory of Mr. Charles Engelhard, 1974.
Description
1 item (2 pages) ; 17.5 x 11.2 cm
Notes
Amsterdam is listed at the top of the letter, but a street address in Brussels has been added after the signature.
Forms part of the Tabarant collection related to the artist Édouard Manet.
Forms part of the Tabarant collection related to the artist Édouard Manet.
Provenance
From the collection of Adolphe Tabarant (1863-1950); by descent to his daughter Lucienne Tabarant and sold by her to Mina Curtiss (1896-1985) in 1960; purchased as the gift of Mrs. Charles Engelhard and children in memory of Mr. Charles Engelhard in 1974.
Summary
Saying that they have just heard the terrible news [presumably of Manet's death] and send their condolences; adding "Nous perdons un grand artiste, un excellent ami."
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