Autograph Letter Signed, to Monsieur Knoedler , with an original pen-and-ink sketch of Poissy

by Charles Meissonier

$2,500 · Offered by James Cummins Bookseller

3 pp. 1 vols. 8vo. Fine. Provenance: Dr. Max Thorek, with his collector's stamp. Item #234643 A fine letter to the New York dealer, Roland? Knoedler, with sketch in purple ink at the head of the page, of the village of Poissy Meissonier's adopted home and the Possy bridge. Meissonier writes: ... You certainly won't have my painting de la rose this season. I'd like to show it at the Salon, and will do my best to finish it

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