January 2020 Auction Ends Thursday, January 30th, 5pm Pacific
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Claude Monet autograph letter signed, composed in his signature purple fountain pen. Dated 29 May 1904 upon letterhead from his Giverny estate, Monet writes to the horticulturist Monsieur Gravereau, who supplied Monet with his preferred wine. In this letter, Monet thanks Gravereau for a shipment of asparagus, which were ''as good as they were beautiful'' and returns ''3 empty casks that will allow you to send wine to the friend Mirbeau''. He signs at the conclusion ''Claude Monet''. Single page letter on bifolium, card-style stationery measures 5.25'' x 8.25''. Fold and minute foxing, else near fine with bold handwriting.
Claude Monet Autograph Letter Signed -- Monet Orders Wine for the Art Critic Octave Mirbeau, and Praises an Order of Asparagus
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