Camille PISSARRO encouraged by his struggles for Art by Gustave Geffroy.

Camille Pissarro (1830.1903)

Autograph letter signed to Gustave Geffroy.

A ½ in-8° page. Autograph envelope.

Paris. January 10, 1888.

« It's so rare to have intellectual friends who understand us and encourage us in our struggles for art! »

Very beautiful letter from Pissarro, grateful, on behalf of the Impressionists, for the artistic benevolence of Gustave Geffroy.

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“Sir, I have just received your kind and sympathetic letter. Unfortunately I'm leaving today, but I hope, when I return, to have the pleasure of meeting you. We are so happy, sir, it is so rare, to find intellectual friends who understand us and encourage us in our struggles for art! I owe you this token of gratitude for a long time. Accept, sir, my very cordial greetings. C. Pissarro. »

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Friend of Claude Monet, lover of the arts, and protector of the Impressionists, Gustave Geffroy was the author of numerous works on the subject. His artistic chronicles were collected and published in 1887 and demonstrate his constant support for the works of Pissarro, Cézanne, Rodin, and Monet.