Lettre autographe datée et signée à propos de problèmes qu'il rencontre pour la réalisation d'un tryptique

Autograph letter dated and signed by Henri Martin, post-impressionist painter who was a pupil of Jean-Paul Laurens, 20 lines written in black ink. 
Central fold inherent to postal dispatch. At the end of the missive, some calculation notes in black ink probably traced by the recipient.

Henri Martin is thwarted in his triptych project that a municipality wishes to commission from him: "De Monzie came to the inauguration of my exhibition and we spoke about the town hall project. He asked me to leave him the door that was to form the central panel of my triptych. I told him that if it had to be removed I would give up this work.", which is why he seeks advice from his correspondent: "But then in the upper rooms could we not find the desired location. It would moreover be more prudent from the point of view of conservation of my paintings because after all in the lower vestibule - one must think of the dust from the road. Would you look and tell me if you see a place."
"This probably concerns the project of the "war memorial" for the town hall of Cahors. This project, supported by the influential politician Anatole de Monzie, took more than 10 years to come to fruition. The painting is today preserved at the museum of Cahors." (We thank Mrs Marie-Anne Destrebecq-Martin for her precious help in the elaboration of this description).