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278
PICASSO, PABLO. Signature and date, “Picasso / le 26.9.52,” on a reproduction
of his “Pipes of Pan.” Inscribed at upper left on image side of unaccomplished postcard. 1
page, oblong 16mo.
Np, 26 September 1952
[500/750]
279
“EFFECTSTHAT COMEWITH A LITTLE SUNSHINE
ARETHE SLOWESTTO GET DONE”
279
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PISSARRO, CAMILLE. Autograph Letter Signed, “C. Pissarro,” to his wife (“My
dear Julie”), in French, reporting on his health and the pace of his painting. 2 pages, 12mo,
written on the first and terminal pages of a folded sheet; faint scattered foxing, minor scat-
tered fading to text (still very legible, signature is bold); matted with a portrait and framed.
“Hotel d’Angleterre,” Rouen, 22 October 1894
[2,500/3,500]
“
. . . I am making slow progress with my pictures; every day there are new effects, and those effects that
come with a little sunshine are the slowest to get done. Here comes the fog . . . . My health is mostly
all right; it is this abominable food that I cannot get used to; but patience, as long as I can do my work
and sell my pictures. No news from [art dealer Alphonse] Portier.”
WHAT HAS HAPPENEDTO “MY BURGHERS OF CALAIS”?
280
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RODIN,AUGUST. Letter Signed,“A Rodin,” to [Paul?] Nocquet (“Dear Sir”), in
French, seeking news about the disposition of his sculpture,
The Burghers of Calais
. 2 pages,
8vo, personal stationery; horizontal fold with minor loss to “A” of signature, faint scattered
foxing, staple holes at upper left.
[Paris], 23 January 1903
[700/1,000]
“
Not having any news of my
Burghers of Calais
confided to the Petermann Society of Brussels, I
would be very happy to know what has happened to them.
“
Could you help me find out?”
Lot 278
Lot 280