Camille PISSARRO - Autograph letter signed to her son Félix. Rouen 1896.

Camille Pissarro (1830.1903)

Autograph letter signed to his son Félix.

Two pages in-12°.

Rouen. England Hotel. October 6, 1896.

In Rouen to paint, Camille Pissarro, paternal, inquires about the health of his two young sons and tells them the town gossip.

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“My dear Titi, I am delighted to learn that Georges [his son] is a little better, but we must not rely on this small improvement, it must continue and for that no imprudence. If you caught it by smell you really need to be careful, in a few days it will be your turn. You can't take too many precautions. I telegraphed your mother to wait before leaving until I had some reassuring news [sic]. Tomorrow or the day after tomorrow I will send you some more money so that you can take proper care of yourself.

I'm sending you the Écho de Paris and the Pontoise newspaper to give you a little good time. There is an article on Rouen and the mur-le-malin pâtissier collection. The guy heats the oven and here's why... Miss ^Marie is getting married to a Mr. Doucet that I know. Mur is furious……he will have to sell….. He is preparing the galore!…… He is taking advantage of the opportunity to get all worked up!! … what a vile being!!… I kiss you. Your father. C. Pissarro. Don't leave me without news. »

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After a first stay in the fall of 1883, Pissarro returned to Rouen in 1896. Forced to paint indoors, from his hotel window, because of serious eye problems, Pissarro launched himself, like Claude Monet, into the serial creation of the same subject; in this case the Boieldieu bridge. Pissarro brought back from Rouen no less than sixty-nine oils, around forty engravings and multiple drawings.