BRESLAU Louise Catherine [, 1856 - , 1928], painter, lithogr - Lot 176

BRESLAU Louise Catherine [, 1856 - , 1928], painter, lithographer and pastellist. 2 autograph letters signed, addressed to Hector Brame. Carnolès [near Menton], October 20 October 20 and October 27, 1924: 4 pages in-8° each. About his portrait of Anatole France that is to be exhibited at the Comédie Française [the writer died on the previous October 12]. ─ She instructs Brame to deliver it personally to the librarian of the Comédie-Française, Mr. Jules Couët. "May I still ask you to supervise the placement of the precious portrait? One never knows what happens when one is not there to judge! It is not worth It's not worth putting it there if it's not going to be in the right place! Are the objects in this exhibition insured? Because the theaters are exposed to burning, - and I confess that this worries me a little. [This pastel is today preserved at the Palace of Versailles]. ─ She thanks him for taking on this commission, along with her son Paul. "Jeanne, the guardian of the 'sanctuary' writes me today that Monsieur Paul had asked to take the sketch of A. France which is in the living room. I could not understand if he took it or if it is only a request. In any case, I'm all for it, but I don't really see what this little drawing could do for the I don't see what the little drawing could do in the foyer of the Comédie, where it would be lost in terms of effect. it could be misplaced. If it is to be shown in your home, that is another matter. She thinks of making a print of this drawing representing Anatole France, correcting the definitive edition of La Rôtisserie de la reine Pédauque. She says she is saddened by everything that has been written and that has been said about this "poor great artist".