Auction Date:2010 Nov 10 @ 19:00 (UTC-5 : EST/CDT)
Location:5 Rt 101A Suite 5, Amherst, New Hampshire, 03031, United States
ALS - Autograph Letter Signed
ANS - Autograph Note Signed
AQS - Autograph Quotation Signed
AMQS - Autograph Musical Quotation Signed
DS - Document Signed
FDC - First Day Cover
Inscribed - “Personalized”
ISP - Inscribed Signed Photograph
LS - Letter Signed
SP - Signed Photograph
TLS - Typed Letter Signed
Rare and desirable ALS in French, one page both sides, 5.25 x 8.25, November 30, 1896. Cezanne writes Emile Solari. In full (translated): “I am so very sorry I was not at Rue des Dames when you came by. There’s only one way to make up for that, and that is to give me a rendezvous for tomorrow, for example. A fixed place, a precise time, which I leave up to you. I am free from four in the afternoon on. So please send me a note and believe I am yours cordially.” In very good condition, with corner creasing, light soiling (heavier on signed side), professional strengthening to central horizontal fold, pencil calculations in another hand, writing show-through from opposing sides, and expert restoration to an area of paper loss to lower blank area.
Cezanne’s apologetic message was sent to the son of his childhood friend, Philippe Solari, after missing a rendezvous on the famed Parisian boulevard, Rue des Dames. During this period, Cezanne was spending most of his time in Aix, with frequent trips to Paris. It was perhaps during one of these journeys that caused the aforementioned missed encounter with the young man, prompting this message to arrange a more definitive meeting time and place. In the summer of 1896, Cezanne spent time in a health resort, painting to divert his attention rather than for pleasure. However, that period resulted in one of his most impressive works, ‘Lake Annecy,’ lauded for its raw nature in making the water appear dense and motionless. A polite and heartfelt message from the post-impressionist painter, and a seldom encountered autographic rarity.
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