Letter to Edmée Cazalis-Roederer by Henri Matisse (1869–1954).
c. 1948
Ink and blue crayon on wove paper with original envelope.
A handwritten letter by Henri Matisse to Edmée Cazalis-Roederer, daughter of the physician and poet Henri Cazalis. In the letter, Matisse expresses his thanks to Edmée and his adoration for his ‘angel secretary’, Lydia Delectorskaya.
“It’s so lovely in Paris, a little nostalgia in autumn – the gentle rain!”
Offering a rare and intimate glimpse into the beauty of Matisse’s personal correspondence, the letter is preserved with its original envelope bearing the artists 132 Boulevard du Montparnasse, Paris return address to verso.
Provenance
The estate of Edmée Cazalis and Comtesse Roederer (1887–1981).
Private Collection, New York.
Swann Auction Galleries, New York, September 2000, Lot 105.
Phillips, New York, April 2013, Lot 160.
Private Collection, New York.
Private Collection, Hamburg.
The authenticity of the letter was confirmed in 2021 by Wanda de Guébriant, the authority on the work of Henri Matisse.
Letter to Edmée Cazalis-Roederer by Henri Matisse (1869–1954).
c. 1948
Ink and blue crayon on wove paper with original envelope.
A handwritten letter by Henri Matisse to Edmée Cazalis-Roederer, daughter of the physician and poet Henri Cazalis. In the letter, Matisse expresses his thanks to Edmée and his adoration for his ‘angel secretary’, Lydia Delectorskaya.
“It’s so lovely in Paris, a little nostalgia in autumn – the gentle rain!”
Offering a rare and intimate glimpse into the beauty of Matisse’s personal correspondence, the letter is preserved with its original envelope bearing the artists 132 Boulevard du Montparnasse, Paris return address to verso.
Provenance
The estate of Edmée Cazalis and Comtesse Roederer (1887–1981).
Private Collection, New York.
Swann Auction Galleries, New York, September 2000, Lot 105.
Phillips, New York, April 2013, Lot 160.
Private Collection, New York.
Private Collection, Hamburg.
The authenticity of the letter was confirmed in 2021 by Wanda de Guébriant, the authority on the work of Henri Matisse.
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