Déclaration autographe signée auprès de Mr. Costadi attaché à la légation roumaine à Paris

Handwritten signed declaration to Mr Costadi, attached to the Romanian legation in Paris Handwritten declaration dated and signed by Constantin Brâncuși to Mr Costadi, attached to the Romanian legation in Paris, written in black ink on a leaf of white paper. Embossed stamp and a trace of a stamp. Some transverse folds. The declaration is signed with his full name that he will retain from then on: “C. Brâncuși” and dated “17/30 January 1908” – the two dates reflect the coexistence of the Gregorian and the Julian calendar in Romanian principalities in the early 20th century.
In this declaration written on 30 January 1908, Brâncuși addresses the Romanian legation in Paris, represented by Mr Costadi. He hereby confirms receipt of the sum 1200 lei and specifies that he will no longer request assistance from the Maison des écoles (section of the future Ministry of Education and Culture) for the current year. This grant is the last he will be awarded by a Romanian establishment.