RR Auction: Fine Autographs & Artifacts

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Headquartered in Boston’s North End, RR Auction is a globally recognized and trusted source for rare documents, manuscripts, autographs, and historic artifacts. Since its inception in 1980, RR has achieved countless record-setting prices in over 425 successful sales, including Truman Capote’s hand-notated manuscript for Breakfast at Tiffany’s for over $300,000, President Kennedy’s 1963 convertible for $318,000, and a pair of Bonnie and Clyde’s guns for over $500,000. Internationally known and frequently featured in all media outlets—with appearances on NBC’s Today Show, CBS This Morning, Fox News, the New York Times Sunday Magazine, and the London Times—RR Auction prides itself on selling authentic material, thoroughly examined by in-house experts and third-party authenticators, to uphold the guarantee of authenticity. With a stunning full-color print catalog and a massive online presence, RR Auction continues to achieve record prices for clients around the world.
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
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Jim Irwin518 - Jim Irwin
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Three items: an Apollo 15 launch date cover with a cachet of the mission insignia, signed in black felt tip, “Jim Irwin, Apollo 15 LMP”; a commemorati
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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Charlie Duke519 - Charlie Duke
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Two photos: a laserprint 8.25 x 10.25 close-up photo of Duke in his white space suit, signed in black felt tip, “Charlie Duke, Apollo 16”; and a color
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Gene Cernan520 - Gene Cernan
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Impressive color satin-finish 8 x 10 photo of Cernan holding the American flag with a miniscule Earth in the background, signed in silver ink, “Gene C
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Gene Cernan521 - Gene Cernan
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Two photos: a color satin-finish 8 x 10 photo of Cernan saluting the American flag on the lunar surface, signed in blue felt tip, “Gene Cernan, Apollo
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Harrison Schmitt522 - Harrison Schmitt
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Official color 8 x 10 NASA lithograph of Schmitt in his white space suit, signed in black felt tip, “H. H. Schmitt.” In fine condition, with trivial c
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Astronauts523 - Astronauts
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Limited edition uncut sheet of SpaceShots trading cards entitled ‘International Space Milestones-I,’ numbered 390/9500, 8.5 x 11.25, signed in the low
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NASA Mission Controllers and Personnel524 - NASA Mission Controllers and Personnel
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FDC with a cachet honoring the Apollo 11 crew, signed in felt tip and ballpoint by various NASA personnel, including: Chris Kraft, Guenter Wendt, Jame
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Wernher von Braun525 - Wernher von Braun
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Ink signature, “Werner von Braun,” on a white 3.5 x 1.75 card. Double-matted and framed with a photo of the aerospace engineer to an overall size of 1
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Wernher von Braun526 - Wernher von Braun
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TLS, two pages, 8 x 10.5, NASA letterhead, December 6, 1962. Letter to Leonard Fulton, in part: “You and I cannot lose our identity nor escape our res
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Wernher von Braun527 - Wernher von Braun
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Color 6.75 x 7.25 magazine photo of an illustrated portrait of von Braun with a Saturn rocket launching in the background, signed in black felt tip. A
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Skylab and Shuttle528 - Skylab and Shuttle
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Diverse collection of nineteen items related to the Skylab and Space Shuttle programs, including: six custom-made cards signed in ballpoint and felt t
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Guenter Wendt529 - Guenter Wendt
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Collection of five items, including: four different photos of various finishes, 8 x 10 and 10 x 8, each signed in felt tip by Wendt; and a hardcover e
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Challenger530 - Challenger
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Set of three official color 7.25 x 9.25 NASA lithographs of Challenger astronauts Dick Scobee (ins), Ellison Onizuka (ins), and Ronald McNair, each ph
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Space Shuttle Crews531 - Space Shuttle Crews
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Four official color 10 x 8 photos of NASA Space Shuttle crews, fully signed in black felt tip by each crew, including: STS-67, STS-101, STS-106, and S
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Space Shuttle Discovery532 - Space Shuttle Discovery
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Official color 10 x 8 NASA lithograph of the STS-41-D crew, signed in black felt tip by Judy Resnik, Hank Hartsfield, Michael Coats, Mike Mullane, Cha
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Clyde W. Tombaugh533 - Clyde W. Tombaugh
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Official color 10 x 8 NASA lithograph of a rendering of Pluto, signed in the upper border in black felt tip, “Clyde W. Tombaugh.” In fine condition, w
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Yuri Gagarin534 - Yuri Gagarin
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Russian commemorative cover bearing an affixed stamp depicting Gagarin and a 1966 postal cancellation, 6 x 4.25, signed in red ballpoint by Gagarin. I
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Alexei Leonov and Valeri Kubasov535 - Alexei Leonov and Valeri Kubasov
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Two glossy photos of Alexei Leonov and Valeri Kubasov, signed in black felt tip by both, including: an 8 x 10 of the cosmonauts posing prior to launch
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Alexei Leonov and Valeri Kubasov536 - Alexei Leonov and Valeri Kubasov
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Two photos: a color satin-finish 10 x 8 photo of Alexei Leonov displaying his sketch of Apollo commander Tom Stafford during the ASTP flight, signed i
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Alexei Leonov and Valeri Kubasov537 - Alexei Leonov and Valeri Kubasov
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Choice commemorative cover with a cachet honoring the Apollo–Soyuz Test Project docking of American and Soviet spacecraft, signed in blue ballpoint by
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Ansel Adams540 - Ansel Adams
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One-of-a-kind collection of correspondence between Ansel Adams and Victor Hasselblad, two of the most important figures in the creative and technical
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Estimate : 5,000.00 - 6,000.00
 
 
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Mathew Brady541 - Mathew Brady
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Docketing notation in Brady’s hand, “E. L. Cook, May 18, 1865,” on the reverse of the last page of an ALS to Brady from Cook, three pages, 5 x 8, May
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Estimate : 800.00 - 1,200.00
 
 
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Mary Cassatt542 - Mary Cassatt
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Wonderful ALS in French, one page both sides, 4.75 x 6.5, Villa Angeletto letterhead, December 28, 1913. Letter to her biographer, Achille Segard, in
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Estimate : 3,000.00 - 4,000.00
 
 
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Charles Fazzino544 - Charles Fazzino
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Extraordinary limited edition 3D artwork by artist Charles Fazzino, 14.75 x 24, numbered 63/100, entitled ‘For the Love of Lucy,’ detailed collage com
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Estimate : 600.00 - 800.00
 
 
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Lyonel Feininger545 - Lyonel Feininger
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German-American painter and a leading exponent of Expressionism (1871–1956). Boldly penned ALS in German, signed “Feininger,” two pages on two adjoini
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Estimate : 1,000.00 - 2,000.00
 
 
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Paul Gauguin546 - Paul Gauguin
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Important French post-Impressionist painter (1848–1903) recognized for his experimental use of color and synthetist style. In 1891, he traveled to Tah
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Estimate : 25,000.00 - 30,000.00
 
 
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Juan Gris548 - Juan Gris
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Spanish painter and sculptor (1887–1927) associated with Cubism. Rare ALS in French, signed “J. G.,” one page, 5.25 x 4.25, no date but marked receive
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Estimate : 800.00 - 1,000.00
 
 
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Alexej von Jawlensky549 - Alexej von Jawlensky
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Russian expressionist painter (1864–1941) active in Germany as a member of the New Munich Artist's Association and Der Blaue Reiter. Two untrans...
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Estimate : 3,000.00 - 4,000.00
 
 
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Frida Kahlo550 - Frida Kahlo
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Hand-addressed mailing envelope panel, 9.5 x 4.25, addressed by Kahlo in pencil, “Bernardo Chavez, Venustiano Carranza #35, alto.” In very good condit
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Estimate : 800.00 - 1,200.00
 
 
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Steve Kaufman and Muhammad Ali551 - Steve Kaufman and Muhammad Ali
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Brilliant original artwork by artist Steve Kaufman, mixed media on canvas, 50 x 45, from the 1995 Olympic Series, entitled ‘The Greatest,’ depicting a
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Estimate : 1,000.00 - 1,500.00
 
 
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Yves Klein552 - Yves Klein
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TLS in French, one page, 8.25 x 10.5, Iris Clert letterhead, April 29, 1958. An open letter to the Prefect of the Seine, in full (translated): “An unj
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Estimate : 6,000.00 - 8,000.00
 
 
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Gustav Klimt553 - Gustav Klimt
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ALS in German, one page, 5.25 x 7, no date. Untranslated letter to well-known playwright and journalist Hermann Bahr, thanking him for sending an arti
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Estimate : 3,000.00 - 4,000.00
 
 
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Roy Lichtenstein554 - Roy Lichtenstein
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Exceptional matte-finish 6.5 x 9.25 portrait of Lichtenstein, affixed to its original 10 x 14 mount, signed on the mount in black ink. Blindstamped by
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Rene Magritte555 - Rene Magritte
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Extremely desirable fountain pen and pencil sketch accomplished by Magritte on an off-white 4 x 5 sketchbook page, August 26, [1946], titled at the to
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Estimate : 10,000.00 - 15,000.00
 
 
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Peter Max556 - Peter Max
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Vibrant color limited edition 9.75 x 10 lithograph of a symmetrical geometric design, numbered 79/300, signed in the lower border in pencil, “Peter Ma
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Estimate : 600.00 - 800.00
 
 
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Joan Miro557 - Joan Miro
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Fantastic card featuring a colorful print of one of Miro’s artworks, measuring 5.5 x 4.25, signed on the front in pencil, “Miro,” with an untranslated
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Estimate : 1,000.00 - 1,500.00
 
 
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Claude Monet558 - Claude Monet
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Outstanding ALS in French, one page, 4.5 x 7, February 6, 1890. Letter written from his home at Giverny par Vernon, where he painted his famous ‘Water
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Estimate : 4,000.00 - 5,000.00
 
 
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Georgia O’Keeffe559 - Georgia O’Keeffe
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Glossy 6 x 9.25 photo of O’Keeffe’s 1932 painting entitled ‘Bleeding Heart,’ signed on the reverse in black ballpoint, “Sold—Nov. 20—67—Georgia O’Keef
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Estimate : 400.00 - 600.00
 
 
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Pablo Picasso560 - Pablo Picasso
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Large felt tip signature, “Picasso,” on an off-white 5.75 x 4 card, embellished by the artist with a thick wavy border. The card also bears several re
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Estimate : 800.00 - 1,200.00
 
 
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Man Ray561 - Man Ray
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Influential American-born artist (1890–1976) who carved out an important niche in the history of modern art with his pioneering Dadaist works and his
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Estimate : 1,500.00 - 2,000.00
 
 
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Camille Pissarro562 - Camille Pissarro
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ALS in French, signed “C. Pissarro,” one page both sides, 5.5 x 8.5, pencil date notation of February 19, 1888. Letter to his wife Julie, in full (tra
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Estimate : 3,000.00 - 4,000.00
 
 
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Pierre-Auguste Renoir564 - Pierre-Auguste Renoir
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ALS in French, signed “Renoir,” one page, 4.5 x 6, September 20, 1904. Letter to his friend, art collector Maurice Gaugnat, in full (translated): “I h
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Estimate : 3,000.00 - 4,000.00
 
 
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Ilya Repin565 - Ilya Repin
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Russian painter (1844–1930) of the Peredvizhniki artistic school, known for his realistic, psychologically intense works. Desirable postcard depicting
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Estimate : 1,000.00 - 1,500.00
 
 
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Auguste Rodin566 - Auguste Rodin
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LS in French, signed “Aug Rodin,” one page, 5 x 7.75, no date but postmarked Paris, May 23, 1915. Letter to Gustave Geffroy, the director of the Manuf
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Estimate : 1,000.00 - 1,500.00
 
 
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Auguste Rodin567 - Auguste Rodin
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ALS in French, signed “Aug. Rodin,” one page both sides, 5 x 3.25, Chateau de Montrozier letterhead, September 29, 1898. Interesting letter to Emilia
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Estimate : 1,000.00 - 1,500.00
 
 
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Felicien Rops568 - Felicien Rops
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Belgian artist (1833–1898) known primarily as a printmaker in etching and aquatint. Untranslated ALS in French, signed “F. R.,” two pages on two adjoi
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Estimate : 400.00 - 600.00
 
 
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Georges Rouault569 - Georges Rouault
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French Fauvist and Expressionist painter, and printmaker in lithography and etching (1871–1958). ALS in French, signed “G. Rouault,” one page, 8.25 x
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Ernest Shepard570 - Ernest Shepard
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ALS signed “Ernest H. Shepard,” one page, 5.25 x 7, personal letterhead, January 19, 1970. Letter to Mr. Haack, in full: “Thank you for your letter wi
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Ernest Shepard571 - Ernest Shepard
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ALS signed “Ernest H. Shepard,” three pages on two sheets, 6.25 x 7, personal letterhead, September 6, 1967. Letter to Evelyn Byrne, in part: “When I
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Estimate : 1,500.00 - 2,000.00
 
 
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Paul Signac572 - Paul Signac
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French neo-impressionist painter (1863–1935) who, working with Georges Seurat, helped develop the Pointillist style. ALS in French, one page both side
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Estimate : 600.00 - 800.00
 
 
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