Auguste RODIN. L.A.S., [1913], to Robert... - Lot 25 - Ader

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Auguste RODIN. L.A.S., [1913], to Robert... - Lot 25 - Ader
Auguste RODIN. L.A.S., [1913], to Robert de Montesquiou; 3 pages in-8, small red stamp of Montesquiou (small split in the center fold). He thanks him for his letter "honoring me with the dedication you make to your book on the engraver Bresdin, this curious figure of a man" [Montesquiou's book on Rodolphe Bresdin, L'inextricable graveur, Rodolphe Bresdin (Floury, 1913), is indeed dedicated to Rodin]. He is thinking of making a colonnade "to put the bust of Madame de Choiseul on it. I have just seen her, very ill, and weighing only fifty pounds. She has all her spirit, the best. She speaks as others write. Her expressive eyes are those of Voltaire. Alas, she no longer rises and this perfection of spirit is shattered. What a drama that plays out every day, killing us all. The persistent hope of old is gone. And this end makes me understand the destiny, our poor destiny adorned, until the last minute of hope and betrayed all of a sudden "...
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