BOUTET DE MONVEL Maurice [Orléans, 18 October 1850 - Paris, - Lot 175

BOUTET DE MONVEL Maurice [Orléans, 18 October 1850 - Paris, 16 March 1913], French painter French painter. 3 autograph letters signed, addressed to the art dealer Hector Brame. Lamotte-Beuvron 21, 22 January 1904 and without date; 5 pages in-8° and 4 pages on 2 cards in-12°, mourning borders. About a watercolor depicting Salome sold through Brame. ─ Friday [January 16]: he sets his price at 4,000 frs. ─ January 21: his son who will be in Paris will hold at his disposal this watercolor for this sum, minus the commission of the but "there is one thing I want essentially, it is to know the name of of the buyer of my watercolor. I like to know where my work is. So please send me his name and name and address in Vienna. ─ January 22: the matter having to be settled urgently, he will dispatch one of his nephews or his wife to go to his studio. "This watercolor is framed in an old border that will need to be cleaned. I am going to make you a very special recommendation that you can pass on to the buyer of my watercolor. There are gold flakes on this watercolor that are attached only by a corner so that when rolled up they take more shine. It is therefore necessary to leave an interval between the watercolor and the glass that covers it".