RENOIR PIERRE-AUGUSTE: (1841-1919) French Impressionist Artist. A fine and good association A.L.S., `Renoir´, two ...

RENOIR PIERRE-AUGUSTE: (1841-1919) French Impressionist Artist. A fine and good association A.L.S., `Renoir´, two pages, written to the first and third page, small 8vo, Cagne, 8th January 1908, to Claude Monet, in French. Renoir writes to his long life friend Monet `Mon cher ami…´ (''My deaf friend…''), and first asks about his correspondent´s health `Tu me diras si tu as toujours mal à l´estomac, c´est une maladie qui rend triste, il faut vite guérir´ (''Tell me if you still have a stomach ache, it's a disease that makes you sad, you have to heal quickly'') Renoir further refers to Vollard, their art collector supporter, stating `Vollard est ici, je le portraiterai´ (''Vollard is here, I will make a portrait of him'') Further again Renoir thanks Monet and his daughters for the letters they often send him, and before concluding makes a sharp critic of a colleague´s exhibition, stating `Une pièce que je n´irai certainement pas voir c´est celle de Geoffroy à l´Odéon…´ (''A painting that I will certainly not go to see is the one of Geoffoy at the Odeon'') To a post-scriptum Renoir referring to the new year 1908, states `Ce 8 me fait bien vieillir´ (''This 8 makes me feel older'') VG Claude Monet (1840-1926) French Impressionist Painter. Ambroise Vollard (1866-1939) French art Dealer. One of the most important dealers of his time in French contemporary art. He supported many painters such as Cézanne, Renoir, Gauguin, etc… Jean Geoffroy (1853-1924) French Painter and Illustrator, best known for his scenes with children.