Philippe BURTY (1830-1890) art critic. 13 L.A.S., 1871-1884 - Lot 6

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Philippe BURTY (1830-1890) art critic. 13 L.A.S., 1871-1884 - Lot 6
Philippe BURTY (1830-1890) art critic. 13 L.A.S., 1871-1884 and n.d., to Henry Houssaye; 18 pages in-8 and in-12. Invitations, condolences on the death of uncle Édouard Houssaye's wife (1871), announcement of a conference on ancient and modern Japan, about articles for L'Artiste magazine and their illustration (notably with small Japanese woodcuts); one to Édouard Houssaye, about a sonnet of which Burty requests an autograph copy. March 8, 1877: he would like to insert a letter by Fromentin in his volume "Maîtres et Petits Maîtres", currently being published by Charpentier; in his letter, Fromentin thanks L'Artiste for sending him a volume in which he is mentioned: "Could this be your father's volume? Of Gautier? In any case, it must be about a Summer in the Sahara, for Fromentin announces Une année dans le Sahel." July 12, 1880: thanks for a note on Eugène Delacroix's Lettres: "these letters show us a robust worker, passionate about his profession. It's a rare sentiment"...
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