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Paris 8 Dec.1928My dear Michel,I allowed the Maison Plan to publish a luxurious edition of my Waterlilies. In total there will be ten colored engravings. They already have eight of them, two from the Durand Ruel’s private collection. If you do not mind, I would be more than happy to complete La Meule series which is at Giverny and the Lever du soleil sur Vétheuil for which the wonderful story is written in the book. What are your thoughts? My wishes to the good Blanche.Forever yours, GClemenceauProperty from the family of Claude Monet
Autograph letter signed (‘GClemenceau’) to ‘Michel ‘ [Monet], Paris, 8 December 1928.
Georges Clemenceau (1841-1929)
Details
Autograph letter signed (‘GClemenceau’) to ‘Michel ‘ [Monet], Paris, 8 December 1928.
Georges Clemenceau (1841-1929)
In French. One page
10 5/8 x 8 3/8 in. (270 x 212 mm.)
Georges Clemenceau (1841-1929)
In French. One page
10 5/8 x 8 3/8 in. (270 x 212 mm.)
Provenance
Michel Monet, Giverny (December 1928).
Rolande Verneiges, France (gift from the above).
By descent from the above to the present owner.
Rolande Verneiges, France (gift from the above).
By descent from the above to the present owner.
Further details
A very close friend of Claude Monet, Georges Clemenceau’s literary work has long been overlooked, and overshadowed by his political life. This unpublished signed letter to Monet’s son, Michel, offers an interesting insight into the publishing process of Clemenceau’s monograph about the painter, Nymphéas, first published in November 1928. Here, he asks Michel for his agreement regarding the use of two additional paintings by his father as illustrations for a more luxurious edition of the book. The letter also emphasizes the role of Michel Monet as an overseer of his father’s works after his death.
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