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Lot #526
Pierre-Auguste Renoir

"You would need to have the eyes of a 15 year old and I no longer have them"

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Estimate: $2000+
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"You would need to have the eyes of a 15 year old and I no longer have them"

ALS in pencil in French, signed “Renoir,” one page, 5 x 8.25, no date. Letter to art critic Roger Marx, in full (translated): "I don't understand why this photograph is so gray. I found an old and more damaged one much brighter. In terms of retouching it, it's impossible. You would need to have the eyes of a 15 year old and I no longer have them. I can't wait to see you, we will chat about what you want to do in my case." In very good to fine condition, with several intersecting folds, and slightly irregular overall toning.

Auction Info

  • Auction Title: Fine Autographs and Artifacts
  • Dates: #529 - Ended June 13, 2018





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