Lot 1010
Freud, Sigmund (1856-1939) Founder of psychoanalysis. Autograph letter signed ("Freud"), one page, postcard, in German, Badgastein, July 27, 1923. To Mr. J.E. Monod-Kerzen, "How very much I regret not to be able to profit from your brief stay in Vienna. I have been away from home since July 1st and will not return before October 1st." Very good; slight ink offset in several words. Matted with an image of Freud and framed to an overall size of 16¾ x 11".
In February 1923, five months before he wrote this letter, Freud detected a growth in his mouth, the result of his heavy smoking habit. The growth became cancer of the jaw, declared to be inoperable and by mid-September 1939, the pain was so severe that Freud had his doctor, fellow refugee Max Schur, put him out of his misery according to a pre-arranged agreement, administering increasing amounts of morphine over a two-day period, resulting in Freud's death on Sept. 23, 1939.
Estimated Value $2,500 - 3,500.
Kenneth W. Rendell Gallery.
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