BIB_ID
444805
Accession number
MA 3950.3:329
Creator
Proust, Antonin, 1832-1905.
Display Date
Place of writing not identified, before December 1899.
Credit line
Purchased as the gift of Mrs. Charles Engelhard and children in memory of Mr. Charles Engelhard, 1974.
Description
1 item (3 pages) ; 17.4 x 11.1 cm
Notes
Undated. Dating from contents and published text. The painting of "Manet à la calotte" described in the letter was ultimately purchased by Paechter in December 1899.
Forms part of the Tabarant collection, papers related to the artist Édouard Manet.
Forms part of the Tabarant collection, papers 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 he saw M. [Auguste] Pellerin, who is just about to leave for Sweden; recounting at length their conversation about two self-portraits by Manet; discussing an offer Pellerin is considering making to her regarding one of the portraits; sending greetings to Madame Vibert.
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