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Claude Monet
Handwritten and signed letter, two conjoined pages, 4.5 x7 inches, dated July 22, 1890, toStéphane Mallarmé*
Monet writes from his home village of Giverny in Vernon, France. It is here where many of his best works were inspired, such as 'Bridge over a Pond of Water Lilies.'
He writes regarding an interruption in his work due to personal challenges. The letter is written and signed inpurple ink"Claude Monet." It is mounted (removable) for display witha portrait of himself (altogether, 11.75 x 8.25 inches).
Regular central horizontal mailing foldandink stains are present, as Monet unfortunately folded the sheet before the ink was fully dry. Infine togoodcondition. Accompanied by the original mailing envelope addressed in Monet's hand.
Fully authenticated by JSA
Translated in parts from French to English:
"My dear Mallarme:
[...] I received your kind letter, despite its conspicuous address (an intelligent postman could have kept it) [...] We have not been able to take advantage of the wonderful recipes as of yet as we've been having all kinds of trouble.First,my poor son has been very ill and has been hospitalized for the last month at the military hospital in Le Havre, where I visited him several times. I was quite worried for a moment as he was suffering from an inflammation of the chest. Fortunately, he is now in full recovery [...] because of these things, my house has been completely disorganized and my paintings have been interrupted [...]"
*Stéphane Mallarmé (1842-1898), pen name of Étienne Mallarmé, was a French poet and critic. He was a major French symbolist poet, and his work anticipated and inspired several revolutionary artistic schools of the early 20th century, such as Cubism, Futurism, Dadaism, and Surrealism
