OCTAVE MIRBEAU (1848-1917) AUGUSTE RODIN (1840-1917) Le Jardin des supplices AUGUSTE RODIN (1840-1917), AUTHOGRAPH Letter signed by Auguste Rodin
Lot 672
1 5002 000
Ed. Librairie Charpantier et Fasquelle, Paris, 1899; printed by A. Clot
first edition with a hand-coloured lithograph by Auguste Rodin, signed in pencil (?) (lower right)
Edition 122/150
In French, 327 pp.
26 x 18 x 5 cm
Letter signed by Auguste Rodin to Jean Limet, French sculptor, collaborator, and childhood friend of Rodin; dated 13 October 1902
header printed with his address '182, Rue de l'Université'
In French, 2 p., 17 x 12.5 cm
‘My dear Limet,
When are you returning to Paris?
I'm asking you this so that we don't find ourselves overwhelmed by a few pieces. - I look forward to seeing you, and also to handing over some money.
Kind regards to Madame Limet. Aug. Rodin’