"Cette reproduction enrichira mon prochain article d'un élément intéressant ..."

Autograph signed postcard from Eugène Grasset addressed to the painter Henri Jules Ferdinand Bellery-Desfontaines, 18 lines written in black ink from his Parisian home on boulevard Arago.
Fine copy.
Eugène Grasset regrets having missed his fellow painter: "J'ai beaucoup regretté m'être trouvé absent lors de votre visite..." (I much regretted being absent during your visit...) and compliments his friend on one of his latest productions: "...du lustre que vous avez composé et dont je vous fais mon compliment sincère. Cette reproduction enrichira mon prochain article d'un élément intéressant et qui y manquait jusqu'à présent." (...of the chandelier which you have composed and for which I offer you my sincere compliment. This reproduction will enrich my next article with an interesting element that was missing until now.)