Bidspirit auction | LARSSON CARL: (1853-1919)

LARSSON CARL: (1853-1919) - LARSSON CARL: (1853-1919) Swedish painter representative of the Arts and Crafts movement. A.L.S., Carl Larsson , one page, 8vo, Sundborn, Falun, September 1893, to Coquelin, in French. Larsson announces ´Je ne dis rien - je suis ému!´ (Translation: ´I won’t say a word – I’m moved!´ ) and continues to remark ´Non, ne m´envoyez point encore quelques mille francs. Je tacherai d´abord vous faire quelques ”oeuvres” meilleures que les précédents´ (Translation: ´No, please don’t send me another few thousand francs just yet. I’ll try first to produce some ‘works’ for you that are better than the previous ones´ ), further declaring ´Mais quel bon coeur que vous étes! Digne de votre supériorité d´artiste! Je ne dis plus mot. Je vous aime beaucoup!´ (Translation: ´But what a kind-hearted soul you are! Truly worthy of your artistic genius! I won’t say another word. I love you very much!´ ) and in a postscript asking Coquelin when he is due to return to France. With blank integral leaf. Some minor ink blotting, VG