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236 - Claude MONET. L.A.S., Giverny, 6 July 1921, to Arsène Alexan…
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Estimate €4,000 - €5,000
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Claude MONET. L.A.S., Giverny, 6 July 1921, to Arsène Alexandre; 3 pages, in-8, on Giverny letterhead by Vernon Eure, in pencil. Concerning his Water Lilies and their installation at the Orangerie. ‘Please excuse my silence, but I am in the thick of my work and cannot think of anything else. In the autumn I shall be able to resume our conversation. I should like to tell you, however, that I am far from sharing your enthusiasm for the Jeu de Paume, firstly because it is too narrow, but also because the light there is dreadful. I have heard that the Orangerie is to become an exhibition hall, a sort of annex to the Luxembourg. Once it has a floor and a glass roof, we may be able to carry out the experiment you wish to try there. But for the moment I am working, wrestling with nature; though I feel so old and clumsy, I am all the more eager to do better’…
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About the sale Letters and Autograph Manuscripts – Part II
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Auction time 10/14/2026 at 2:00 PM
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