Pierre CARRIER-BELLEUSE

Autograph letter signed by the painter Pierre Carrier-Belleuse, author of numerous portraits of Opera dancers. In this letter he asks the director for permission to attend lessons: "à la classe de danse de Melle Théodore. Je serais désireux de prendre quelques croquis pour un tableau que je désire faire pour le Salon prochain. Je ne dérangerai aucunement la leçon [...]" ["in Mlle Théodore's dance class. I would be eager to make some sketches for a painting I wish to create for the next Salon. I will not disturb the lesson in any way [...]"]. It was probably thanks to these visits to Mlle Théodore's class that his painting A la barre was born.

Autograph letter signed by the painter Pierre Carrier-Belleuse, on a folded sheet: "[...] Très surmené en ce moment je n'ai pu m'occuper de la petite aquarelle que je vous ai promise pour l'édition artistique du Aventures de ma Ve [...].

Autograph letter signed by the painter Pierre Carrier-Belleuse, on a folded sheet, to a potential buyer: "[...] un pastel emporté au Salon du Champs de Mars sur le n°1628 est encore à vendre et le dernier prix est de 3500 francs. [...] Je dois vous dire que la commission d'achats de la ville de Paris sur une première visite a retenu mon pastel et m'en a fait demander le prix [...]" ["[...] a pastel taken to the Salon du Champs de Mars under number 1628 is still for sale and the final price is 3500 francs. [...] I must tell you that the purchasing commission of the city of Paris, on a first visit, selected my pastel and asked me for the price [...]"]