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ЛОТ 583:

MANET EDOUARD: (1832-1883) French Painter. A fine A.L.S., `E. Manet

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MANET EDOUARD: (1832-1883) French Painter. A fine A.L.S., `E. Manet

MANET EDOUARD: (1832-1883) French Painter. A fine A.L.S., `E. Manet´, one page, 8vo, n.p., Wednesday, n.d. [1881], to a friend, [Mr. Manginot?], in French. Manet forwards two seats for a playwright, stating `Mon cher ami, voila deux places pour Nana pour demain. J´ai déchiré le billet en ouvrant l´enveloppe, je te prie de m´excuser de te l´envoyer en pareil état´ (“My dear friend, here are two seats for Nana for tomorrow. I tore the ticket when I opened the envelope, please forgive me for sending it to you in such condition”) With blank integral leaf. Overall age toning and creasing, otherwise G

 

Manet completed in 1877 a painting he entitled “Nana”. The painting was refused by the Salon of Paris. It was painted three years before Zola´s roman with same name was published. The title could have been given later by Manet.

The playwright “Nana” that Manet refers to in the present letter was William Busnach´s version of Zola´s work.