COURBET Gustave Ornans, 1819 - La Tour-de-Peilz... Lot n° 307

Set of 2 signed autograph letters, and 1 signed letter, addressed to E. Pelletan. - May 25, 1863; 1 page in-8°. "I take the liberty of commending to your sympathies my friend Victor Front; he is a tried and tested soldier of democracy, and the evidence of his devotion is an honourable and glorious legend. The brave comrade, a former officer, has become an excellent photographer and as such, wishes to compose a gallery of the public men who make up the staff of the Freedom Party. Please, therefore, personally lend yourself to the realization of his project, and facilitate his access to Mr. de Girardin" . - Undated; 1/2 page in-8°: "My dear Pelletan. I've come to congratulate you. I hear you're sick, I'll come back and see you. All yours, Courbet." - Undated; 1 page in-8°: "I am charged on behalf of the friends to tell you to answer immediately. If you accept deputation to this country write if you have not already done so" . - June 29: "My dear philosopher, my dear colorist, why not a breath from you? You know that I feel and am for you. You probably think I'm ungrateful. It is a slander for which you deserve to be hanged", etc.