January 2019 Auction Ends Thursday, January 31st, 5pm Pacific
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Edvard Munch autograph letter signed, undated but from January 1900 according to the envelope, written upon Kornhaug Sanatorium letterhead from Oslo, Norway. Composed in German, Munch writes to the Italian art critic Vittorio Pica, in full, "Dear Sir! In case you have no further need of my things, I kindly ask that you send them to my address: Nordstrand pr. Kristiania [Oslo], Norway. I have been ill almost all of the time - but I am hoping to get better, and I am thinking of traveling to Dresden then, concerning an exhibit of my works. I am sorry that I was not able to meet up with you in Italy - maybe this could be arranged at some other time - I have not become sufficiently acquainted with your beautiful country. Respectfully yours / Edvard Munch". Single page letter measures 8.5" x 11", with bulk of letter in black ink, but closing and signature in red. With Sanatorium envelope, composed in Munch's hand to Pica, "the man of letters", measuring 6" x 5". Folds to letter, with separation starting at edges, otherwise near fine condition.
Very Rare Edvard Munch Autograph Letter Signed From the Kornhaug Sanatorium in 1900 -- "…I am thinking of traveling to Dresden then, concerning an exhibit of my works…"
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