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Daguerre Val de Loire

142 - Georges-Antoine ROCHEGROSSE (1859–1938), French painter and …
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Estimate €40 - €50
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Georges-Antoine ROCHEGROSSE (1859–1938), French painter and illustrator. Autograph signed condolence card, addressed to Charles Masson. The painter acknowledges receipt of the notice for the colonial exhibition in Marseille sent by Masson, and apologises, stating that at the time of receiving the letter he was ‘very busy finishing [his] paintings for the Salon, which are well behind schedule’. He refers to his frailty and his bereavement, stating: [...] I have absolutely nothing ‘worthy of exhibition’ and no time left to do anything, especially in the dazed state I still find myself in [...]
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