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CEZANNE PAUL: (1839-1906) French Artist & Post-Impressionist Painter. A good, rare A.L.S., Paul Ceza... - CEZANNE PAUL: (1839-1906) French Artist & Post-Impressionist Painter. A good, rare A.L.S., Paul Cezanne, two pages, small 8vo, Alfort, 26th March 1894, to [Gustave Geffroy] ('Monsieur'), in French. Cezanne writes, in full, 'I have read yesterday the long study you dedicated to shining a light on my endeavours in painting. I wanted to express my gratitude for your kindness. Please accept my deepest thanks'. Some very light, extremely minor age wear, VG £6000-8000 Gustave Geffroy (1855-1926) French Journalist & Art Critic, one of the earliest historians of the Impressionist Art movement. In March 1894, as the present letter testifies, Geffroy wrote a sympathetic article in the periodical Le Journal championing the work of Cezanne, who until then had received little praise in critical circles. Their mutual friend, the painter Claude Monet arranged for a meeting between the two in November of that year which ended abruptly due to Cézanne's oft-noted erratic behaviour. Nevertheless, Geffroy continued to write favourably of Cézanne. As an expression of gratitude Cezanne painted Geffroy's portrait, which is now on permanent display in the Musee d'Orsay in Paris.