While on holiday in Italy, Antoine Bourdelle thinks about his works.

Antoine Bourdelle (1861-1929)

Autographed card signed to the architect Alfred Rome.

An oblong octavo page on the back of a view of Bologna.

Voghera. October 6, 1922.

"I have to revisit the ugly patinas of victory and strength."

While on holiday in Italy, the sculptor cannot avoid thinking about his upcoming projects.

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“Dear friends in Rome. I wrote to A. Farcy. We passed through Grenoble. We can’t go back this time. But I prefer to come with my wife and my little girl, Rodhania—or simply Rose. I have to see again the dreadful patinas of victory and strength. Thank you for lending your bronze to the museum. Please convey my warmest and most heartfelt regards at home. Explain everything to A. Farcy and Flandrin, and see you very soon—better than with a hectic postcard. Ant. Bourdelle.”

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