L.A.S., addressed to the famous art critic Albert Aurier. Pont Aven, s.d. [1889]. 1 p. in-8. Traces of tabs on the back of the second leaf.
Very interesting letter from Gauguin to Aurier, shortly after their meeting: "I had asked [Émile] Bernard to send me the pleiade ['et' crossed out] issue where your "Salon" and "the modernist" are concerning what interests me. You will be very kind to send it to me [...]".
Gabriel-Albert Aurier (1865-1892), art critic who died prematurely at the age of 27, theorist of symbolism and movement discoverer, was the first to recognize the genius of Van Gogh, as well as that of Gauguin, during their lifetime. In 1887, he met the painter Emile Bernard (1868-1941) in Brittany. The two became close friends, which brought Aurier into the direct circle of Van Gogh and Gauguin. In the spring of 1889, he founded his own magazine: "le Moderniste illustré", relaunched the magazine "La Pléiade" and met Gauguin at the exhibition at the Café Volpini. "Le Moderniste illustré", which Gauguin claims here and where he will write, will cease to appear before the end of that same year.
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