Renoir, Pierre-Auguste (1841-1919) Autograph Letter Signed, 9 November 1912.

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Renoir, Pierre-Auguste (1841-1919) Autograph Letter Signed, 9 November 1912.
Single folded bifolium, Les Collettes, Cagnes, inscribed on one page, in French. To an unnamed male recipient, extending an invitation to stay chez Renoir, noting that the artist had a bout of pneumonia, and mentioning that he has much to say, although it is difficult for him to write. Toned, with a few minor smudges, old fold, 6 3/4 x 4 1/4 in.
This letter was composed in Renoir's latter years, after his stroke.
Estimate $2,000-2,500


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