BIB_ID
445644
Accession number
MA 3950.3:231
Creator
Manet, Édouard, 1832-1883.
Display Date
Paris, France, undated.
Credit line
Purchased as the gift of Mrs. Charles Engelhard and children in memory of Mr. Charles Engelhard, 1974.
Description
1 item (2 pages) ; 12.7 x 10.1 cm + envelope
Notes
Undated. A date of November 4, 1882 is given in the auction catalog description that accompanies the letter; this is based on the postmark.
This item has been historically housed with the Tabarant collection, but its ownership history is unclear. Not described in Yacoel inventory. It may have been purchased by Mina Curtiss independently of the Tabarant materials. See sale information accompanying the letter.
This item has been historically housed with the Tabarant collection, but its ownership history is unclear. Not described in Yacoel inventory. It may have been purchased by Mina Curtiss independently of the Tabarant materials. See sale information accompanying the letter.
Summary
Recommending Eva Gonzalès's painting "La Toilette" to him; saying that Fantin-Latour is also counting on him, regarding his portrait of [Edwin] Edwards; adding that Edwards himself is sending several landscapes; saying that it has been a while since he has seen Verwee's brother.
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