Lot 149
Pisarro, Camille (1830-1903) Danish-French Impressionist and Neo-Impressionist painter; the only artist to exhibit at all eight Paris Impressionist exhibitions, from 1874 to 1886. Autograph letter signed ("C. Pissarro"), 1 page, in French, 4½ x 7 in., Eragny-Barincourt, 4 May 1898. To another founder of Impressionism, fellow artist Claude Monet:
"My dear Monet - I learned from Durand that you're planning on having an exhibition this month at George Petit's gallery; it would be very nice of you to let me know the opening date, since I'll have to leave here at a moment's notice, I would be very sorry to miss this opportunity to go and see your works.
My exhibition will take place around the middle of June at Durand's gallery.
I hope, my dear friend, that you will have good reason to be satisfied with your work and that you will show us works worthy of your Cathedrals.
Friendly regards to Madame Monet. Your old comrade C. Pissarro." In a postscript, he writes, "And how are Jean and his wife? Give me his address in Rouen."
Eighteen of the pictures from Monet's series "Morning on the Seine" (begun in 1896 and completed in 1897) were shown at the Galerie Georges Petit in 1898. It is to this exhibition--certainly worthy of Monet's Cathedrals-- that Pissarro refers.
Art dealer Paul Durand-Rue (1831-1922) was the most important art dealer of French Impressionism. He provided both moral and financial support for the artists, purchasing and promoting their pictures.
Estimated Value $10,000 - 15,000
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