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Paul Signac. Three Autograph Letters Signed, with Two Theatre Programs. . ...
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Paul Signac. Three Autograph Letters Signed, with Two Theatre Programs.1) ALS. "P. Signac." Three pages (of a bifolium) in French, on Signac's personal stationary, 5.25" x 7.5", Paris; [late 1901-early 1902]. In this letter to an unnamed correspondent, Signac writes [English translation], "I had such a [illegible] during our trip that we skipped Marseilles, though I regret missing the chance to see you again. The prestigious merchant of genomes [?J is J. Blocky [unknown] [illegible] Dieu lès Auras Belgium. Write him on my behalf. Do not be shocked by his high prices. It turns out his colors are far more economical than Granta [?] because his yield much more. Tell [illegible] Bernard [the French artist Émile Bernard (1868-1941)?] that I appreciate his kind sentiments and not to come to Paris without paying me a visit. As for me, I am sure to visit him during my next trip.
My best for this new year 1902....
PS: The Bernheims [presumably referring to Galerie Bernheim-Jeune in Paris] bought 9 of the 12 paintings that you saw as well as 20 watercolors. I'll send you the catalogue of my exhibition with a preface by Paul Adam [the French writer Paul Adam (1862-1920)]." 2) ALS. "P. Signac." Three pages (of a bifolium) in French, on Signac's personal stationary, including color sketch, 5.5" x 8", Saint Tropez; n.d. In this letter to an unknown correspondent from the French Riviera, Signac writes [English translation],
"1st day: 164 km
2nd day: 223 km
3rd day: 133 km
That is 520 km of beautiful settings which, thanks to you, passed before my delighted eyes. I am deeply grateful to you for these experiences of friendship and art. If you have some time, we could go see Jarlot's boats [?]. He has a fishing boat drawn by Thezac [?] that you would be interested in. [Color sketch of a bridge over a body of water by Signac is placed here, presumably referring to the next sentence]. Do you remember this place where we once broke bread [illegible] of mutton. A squirrel trotted by!" 3) ALS. "P. Signac." Two pages in French, including 2 ink sketchs of mountains, 8.25" x 10.5", Sisteron; Friday evening, n.d. In this letter written from southeastern France, Signac writes [English translation], "My wife decided not to join me so [illegible] accompanied me instead. We went up [went up in elevation] from Draguignan to Comps [Comps-sur-Artuby]. Rather than a squirrel crossing my path, it was a wild boar! I remained in Castellane for two days where I bit into the rock. [Sketch of rock faces is placed here]. This morning I left Castellane for lunch at Digne [now Digne-les-Bains]. Oh! The menu..." Another ink sketch, of a bridge over a body of water between two mountains, appears on page 2.
With the 3 letters there are two copies of programs for three performances at the Théâtre Libre, a theatre company in Paris in 1887-1896, for December 10, 1888 and January 31 1889. The illustration is based on a painting by Signac, in a chromatic circle by Charles Henry (1859-1926), a French librarian, editor, mathematician, inventor, and close friend of Signac's; and the lithograph by the French printer Eugene Verneau.
Paul Victor Jules Signac (1863-1935) was a French Neo-Impressionist painter who, working with Georges Seurat (1859-1891), helped develop the Pointillist style. He was friends with fellow artists Van Gogh (1853-1890), Maximilien Luce (1858-1941), and Camille Pissarro 1830-1903).
Condition: The letters have the usual folds, but otherwise good to very good; the theatre programs have vertical folds down middle, otherwise good.
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