Henri MARTIN

Autograph letter signed by Henri Martin, post-impressionist painter who was the pupil of Jean-Paul Laurens, 35 lines written in black ink.
Central fold inherent to postal mailing.
Henri Martin is sorry to have let himself be carried away by his inspiration when he was supposed to honor a commission, certainly less exciting, placed by the Elysée: "Décidément mon cher ami je ne fais pas ce que je voudrais, cette fois je ne dois en prendre qu'à mon peu de réflexion. Voilà le souvenir des beautés nues à St Circq était tellement intense quand je vous ai écrit et le désir de les peindre me tenaillait tellement que je n'ai pas réfléchi qu'ici j'avais des toiles qu'il était urgent...

First edition of the thesis by one of the most important historians of the 19th century.
Interior foxing also affecting the board margins, two small lacks at head and foot of the warped spine.

Rare original lithograph, executed by Henri Martin for L'Estampe Moderne, series number 15 published in July 1898.
One of 50 deluxe proofs printed on China paper with wide margins, artist's signature in the plate, publisher's dry stamp representing a child's profile in the lower margin, mounted on a sheet of laid paper with the numbered luxury edition stamp on the verso, pale marginal foxing.
Lithograph inspired by an extract from Dante's Divine Comedy.
Magnificent French monthly publication edited between May 1897 and April 1899, L'Estampe Moderne consists of unpublished chromolithographs which, unlike other magazines such as Les Maîtres de l'Affiche...

Rare original lithograph, executed by Eugène Trigoulet for L'Estampe Moderne, series number 15 published in July 1898.
One of 50 deluxe proofs printed on China paper with wide margins, artist's signature in the plate, publisher's dry stamp representing a child's profile in the lower margin, mounted on a sheet of laid paper with the numbered luxury edition stamp on the reverse, pale marginal foxing.
Lithograph inspired by an extract from Gustave Flaubert's Chant de la mort.
Magnificent French monthly publication issued between May 1897 and April 1899, L'Estampe moderne consisted of original chromolithographs which, unlike other reviews such as Les...