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MOREAU Gustave. Autograph letter signed by the...

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MOREAU Gustave. Autograph letter signed by the painter to enamelist Claudius Popelin. Paris, July 29, 1886; 3 pages in-8 on mourning paper. Although "ill and saddened", the painter sends a charming letter of thanks for the book Popelin gave him [Histoire d'avant-hier, poem, Charpentier, 1886]. "I can't tell you enough how charming it was to live for a few moments in this dream from your soul. What a wonderful evocation! How well you were able to recapture the delicate nuances, subtle impressions, enchantments & also the passionate impulses of those fleeting years of youth..."