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MONET CLAUDE: (1840-1926) French Impressionist painter.
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MONET CLAUDE: (1840-1926) French Impressionist painter. A fine pair of A.Ls.S. by Monet to Josse Bernheim and members of his family, owners of one of the oldest art galleries in Paris, the Bernheim-Jeune gallery. The two letters, written close to each other at a significant time in 1914, serve to demonstrate both Monet´s ill temper and his warm generosity, two personality traits for which the painter is well-known.(i) A lengthy A.L.S., Claude Monet, seven pages, 8vo, Giverny par Vernon, Eure, 2nd March 1914, to Josse Bernheim, on black bordered mourning stationery, in French. Monet states that, now he has resumed his activities, ´Je viens répondre à votre lettre du 6 février relative à la question Georges Bernheim, question que dans ma précédente lettre, je qualifierais d’affaire, bien que dès le début il ne fut question grâce à votre aimable intervention que d’une gracieuse obligeance pour éviter un gros chagrin à ma femme´ (Translation: ´I am writing in response to your letter of 6th February concerning the Georges Bernheim matter, which I described in my previous letter as a ‘case’, although from the outset, thanks to your kind intervention, it was merely a matter of gracious obligation to spare my wife considerable distress´), and explaining ´Vous m’avez communiqué l’aimable lettre pour laquelle votre cousin consentait à me rétrocéder les toiles qu’il tenait de Monsieur J. Hoschedé au prix qu’il les avait payées, soit 2000 frs que je vous ai aussitôt adressées en vous chargeant et remercier Monsieur G. Bernheim de sa si courtoise obligeance à ce moment j’aurai dû comme je le devais et comme c’était mon devoir envoyer un souvenir une esquisse de moi les tourments et les chagrins qui m’ont accablés à cette époque m’en ont seuls empêché´ (Translation: ´You sent me the kind letter in which your cousin agreed to sell me the paintings he had acquired from Mr J. Hoschedé for the price he had paid for them, i.e. 2,000 francs, which I immediately sent to you, asking you to thank Mr G. Bernheim for his kind kindness. At that time, I should have, as was my duty, sent you a souvenir, a sketch of myself, but the torments and sorrows that overwhelmed me at that time prevented me from doing so´). Monet further writes, ´Le temps passa avec d’autres inquiétudes pour ma vue lorsqu’un jour vous m’informiez que vous aviez bien du souci avec votre cousin à cause de moi. Vous me le répétez plus tard en me priant de vous adresser un mot que vous pourriez lui montrer et par lequel je promettais une toile et cela est un pré-engagement que vous m’aurez fait reconnaissant et signé car jusque-là je n’étais redevable de rien absolument, que d’un manque de reconnaissance que seul j’avais à juger. J’ai donc eu le droit de traiter l’affaire, ce qui jusque-là, j’avais jugé courtoise obligeance´ (Translation: ´Time passed with other worries about my eyesight when one day you informed me that you were very concerned about your cousin because of me. You repeated this to me later, asking me to send you a note that you could show him, in which I promised a painting, and this is a preliminary commitment that you will have made me grateful for and signed, because until then I was not indebted to you in any way, except for a lack of gratitude that only I could judge. I therefore felt entitled to deal with the matter, which until then I had considered a courteous obligation´), adding that he hopes his account of the matter is entirely fair and accurate, and remarking ´Quant à fixer moi-même de ce que vous appelez une indemnité je m’y refuse absolument.Que Mr. G. Bernheim le dise lui-même et si selon ce qu’il exigera je le lui adresserai aussitôt où bien les choses resteront telles, il me restera un grand regret d’avoir accepté un service et en plus grand de vous avoir causé tous ces ennuis´ (Translation: ´As for setting what you call compensation myself, I absolutely refuse to do so. Let Mr. G. Bernheim say it himself, and if he makes a demand, I will send it to him immediately, or else things will remain as they are, and I will be left with great regret for having accepted a service and, even more so, for having caused you all this trouble´). The artist closes his letter by writing ´Croyez mon cher ami à tous mes regrets de vous parler si brutalement, mais moi aussi j’ai été très attristé et de m’être trompé´ (Translation: ´Believe me, my dear friend, I am very sorry to speak to you so bluntly, but I too have been very saddened and disappointed to have been mistaken´). Accompanied by the original envelope hand addressed by Monet. Two small pinholes to the upper left corners of the pages, and with a few small, minor tears and creases to the black borders.(ii) A.L.S., Claude Monet, two pages, 8vo, Giverny par Vernon, Eure, 1st April (1914), to ´Chers amis´ [Josse and Gaston Bernheim], on black-bordered mourning stationery, in French. Monet writes in a sympathetic manner, in full, ´Je voudrais bien avoir plus souvent des nouvelles du pauvre Sacha bien que j’en ai par Lysès mais la pauvre femme doit être si diminué que je n’ose abuser. Je vous demande donc d’avoir l’amitié de me tenir un peu au courant et de me dire ce qu’il en est. Michel, qui est à Paris Aujourd’hui a du aller prendre des nouvelles qu’il me rapportera ce soir, mais demain vous voudrez bien m’envoyer un mot n’est ce pas. Je les aime tant tous les deux. Merci d´avance et toutes mes amitiés pour ces dames et vous´ (Translation: ´I would like to hear more often from poor Sacha, although I do receive news from Lysès, but the poor woman must be so weakened that I dare not take advantage of her. I therefore ask you to kindly keep me informed and let me know how things are going. Michel, who is in Paris today, had to go and get some news, which he will bring me this evening, but tomorrow you will send me a note, won't you? I love them both so much. Thank you in advance and best wishes to the ladies and to you´). In a postscript Monet returns to the subject of Georges Bernheim and his earlier letter, remarking ´Ç´en est enfin terminé avec votre cousin. Il ne peut en effet se plaindre´ (Translation: ´It is finally over with your cousin. He really has nothing to complain about´).Two interesting letters, contrasting in their contents, and written in the year in which Monet suffered a number of personal setbacks in his life, although also returned to work on his famous series of water lily paintings. Generally VG, 2The brothers Josse (1870-1941) and Gaston (1870-1953) Bernheim-Jeune were two of the most prominent contemporary art dealers in Paris during the early 20th century. Working for the gallery their father, Alexandre Bernheim (1839-1915), had established in 1863, together they organised the first major exhibition of paintings by Vincent van Gogh in Paris in 1901. Earlier in the gallery´s history, Bernheim had promoted the first Impressionist and Post-Impressionist artists with exhibitions in 1874.OWING TO RESTRICTIONS IMPOSED BY THE SALEROOM THE COMPLETE DESCRIPTION FOR THIS LOT CAN NOT BE DISPLAYED - PLEASE CONTACT IAA EUROPE DIRECTLY FOR FURTHER INFORMATION.
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MONET CLAUDE: (1840-1926) French Impressionist painter. A fine pair of A.Ls.S. by Monet to Josse Bernheim and members of his family, owners of one of the oldest art galleries in Paris, the Bernheim-Jeune gallery. The two letters, written close to each other at a significant time in 1914, serve to demonstrate both Monet´s ill temper and his warm generosity, two personality traits for which the painter is well-known.(i) A lengthy A.L.S., Claude Monet, seven pages, 8vo, Giverny par Vernon, Eure, 2nd March 1914, to Josse Bernheim, on black bordered mourning stationery, in French. Monet states that, now he has resumed his activities, ´Je viens répondre à votre lettre du 6 février relative à la question Georges Bernheim, question que dans ma précédente lettre, je qualifierais d’affaire, bien que dès le début il ne fut question grâce à votre aimable intervention que d’une gracieuse obligeance pour éviter un gros chagrin à ma femme´ (Translation: ´I am writing in response to your letter of 6th February concerning the Georges Bernheim matter, which I described in my previous letter as a ‘case’, although from the outset, thanks to your kind intervention, it was merely a matter of gracious obligation to spare my wife considerable distress´), and explaining ´Vous m’avez communiqué l’aimable lettre pour laquelle votre cousin consentait à me rétrocéder les toiles qu’il tenait de Monsieur J. Hoschedé au prix qu’il les avait payées, soit 2000 frs que je vous ai aussitôt adressées en vous chargeant et remercier Monsieur G. Bernheim de sa si courtoise obligeance à ce moment j’aurai dû comme je le devais et comme c’était mon devoir envoyer un souvenir une esquisse de moi les tourments et les chagrins qui m’ont accablés à cette époque m’en ont seuls empêché´ (Translation: ´You sent me the kind letter in which your cousin agreed to sell me the paintings he had acquired from Mr J. Hoschedé for the price he had paid for them, i.e. 2,000 francs, which I immediately sent to you, asking you to thank Mr G. Bernheim for his kind kindness. At that time, I should have, as was my duty, sent you a souvenir, a sketch of myself, but the torments and sorrows that overwhelmed me at that time prevented me from doing so´). Monet further writes, ´Le temps passa avec d’autres inquiétudes pour ma vue lorsqu’un jour vous m’informiez que vous aviez bien du souci avec votre cousin à cause de moi. Vous me le répétez plus tard en me priant de vous adresser un mot que vous pourriez lui montrer et par lequel je promettais une toile et cela est un pré-engagement que vous m’aurez fait reconnaissant et signé car jusque-là je n’étais redevable de rien absolument, que d’un manque de reconnaissance que seul j’avais à juger. J’ai donc eu le droit de traiter l’affaire, ce qui jusque-là, j’avais jugé courtoise obligeance´ (Translation: ´Time passed with other worries about my eyesight when one day you informed me that you were very concerned about your cousin because of me. You repeated this to me later, asking me to send you a note that you could show him, in which I promised a painting, and this is a preliminary commitment that you will have made me grateful for and signed, because until then I was not indebted to you in any way, except for a lack of gratitude that only I could judge. I therefore felt entitled to deal with the matter, which until then I had considered a courteous obligation´), adding that he hopes his account of the matter is entirely fair and accurate, and remarking ´Quant à fixer moi-même de ce que vous appelez une indemnité je m’y refuse absolument.Que Mr. G. Bernheim le dise lui-même et si selon ce qu’il exigera je le lui adresserai aussitôt où bien les choses resteront telles, il me restera un grand regret d’avoir accepté un service et en plus grand de vous avoir causé tous ces ennuis´ (Translation: ´As for setting what you call compensation myself, I absolutely refuse to do so. Let Mr. G. Bernheim say it himself, and if he makes a demand, I will send it to him immediately, or else things will remain as they are, and I will be left with great regret for having accepted a service and, even more so, for having caused you all this trouble´). The artist closes his letter by writing ´Croyez mon cher ami à tous mes regrets de vous parler si brutalement, mais moi aussi j’ai été très attristé et de m’être trompé´ (Translation: ´Believe me, my dear friend, I am very sorry to speak to you so bluntly, but I too have been very saddened and disappointed to have been mistaken´). Accompanied by the original envelope hand addressed by Monet. Two small pinholes to the upper left corners of the pages, and with a few small, minor tears and creases to the black borders.(ii) A.L.S., Claude Monet, two pages, 8vo, Giverny par Vernon, Eure, 1st April (1914), to ´Chers amis´ [Josse and Gaston Bernheim], on black-bordered mourning stationery, in French. Monet writes in a sympathetic manner, in full, ´Je voudrais bien avoir plus souvent des nouvelles du pauvre Sacha bien que j’en ai par Lysès mais la pauvre femme doit être si diminué que je n’ose abuser. Je vous demande donc d’avoir l’amitié de me tenir un peu au courant et de me dire ce qu’il en est. Michel, qui est à Paris Aujourd’hui a du aller prendre des nouvelles qu’il me rapportera ce soir, mais demain vous voudrez bien m’envoyer un mot n’est ce pas. Je les aime tant tous les deux. Merci d´avance et toutes mes amitiés pour ces dames et vous´ (Translation: ´I would like to hear more often from poor Sacha, although I do receive news from Lysès, but the poor woman must be so weakened that I dare not take advantage of her. I therefore ask you to kindly keep me informed and let me know how things are going. Michel, who is in Paris today, had to go and get some news, which he will bring me this evening, but tomorrow you will send me a note, won't you? I love them both so much. Thank you in advance and best wishes to the ladies and to you´). In a postscript Monet returns to the subject of Georges Bernheim and his earlier letter, remarking ´Ç´en est enfin terminé avec votre cousin. Il ne peut en effet se plaindre´ (Translation: ´It is finally over with your cousin. He really has nothing to complain about´).Two interesting letters, contrasting in their contents, and written in the year in which Monet suffered a number of personal setbacks in his life, although also returned to work on his famous series of water lily paintings. Generally VG, 2The brothers Josse (1870-1941) and Gaston (1870-1953) Bernheim-Jeune were two of the most prominent contemporary art dealers in Paris during the early 20th century. Working for the gallery their father, Alexandre Bernheim (1839-1915), had established in 1863, together they organised the first major exhibition of paintings by Vincent van Gogh in Paris in 1901. Earlier in the gallery´s history, Bernheim had promoted the first Impressionist and Post-Impressionist artists with exhibitions in 1874.OWING TO RESTRICTIONS IMPOSED BY THE SALEROOM THE COMPLETE DESCRIPTION FOR THIS LOT CAN NOT BE DISPLAYED - PLEASE CONTACT IAA EUROPE DIRECTLY FOR FURTHER INFORMATION.
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