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271 - Alfred CORTOT (1877–1962). Autograph letter signed ‘Fred’, L…
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Estimate €500 - €700
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Alfred CORTOT (1877–1962). Autograph letter signed ‘Fred’, London, 13 May 1931, to Jacques Thibaud, his ‘dear Jacquot’, in Saint-Jean-de-Luz; one and a quarter pages, small quarto, on Park Lane Hotel, Piccadilly, letterhead, with envelope. Death of Eugène Ysaÿe, who had passed away the previous day. ‘I know that the death of our great and dear Eugène Ysaÿe will be a real loss to you and that it strikes at the very heart of your fondest and most enthusiastic memories. For myself, who knew him far less well than you did, the passing of this great figure leaves a profound void in the image of the past that I loved to recall. You were truly, through so many ties and so many happy events from the early days of your career, bound to the memory I shall cherish of this great, childlike and generous soul of a great artist, that it is to you, more than to anyone else, that I feel the need to tell you how deeply I share in your grief’…
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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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