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LOT 1037:
MILLET JEAN-FRANCOIS: (1814-1875) French artist, one of the founders of the Barbizon school. ...
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MILLET JEAN-FRANCOIS: (1814-1875) French artist, one of the founders of the Barbizon school. A.L.S., J. F. Millet, one page, 8vo, Barbizon, 29th September 1872, to Monsieur [Hector-Henri-Clement] Brame, in French. Millet informs his correspondent that 'J'ai termine votre tableau un Berger que vous pourrez prendre des que vous le voudrez' (Translation: 'I've finished your picture with a Shepherd that you can take as soon as you like') and concludes by offering Brame a good handshake, and in a postscript also sends greetings to Brame's wife. With blank integral leaf. Some light creasing and a couple of tears to the right edge, one only very slightly affecting a word of text, G
Hector-Henri-Clement Brame (1831-1899) French art dealer and gallery owner.
Millet's 1872 painting entitled Berger reposant sur son baton ('Shepherd resting on her stick') is today held within the collection of the Musee du Petit Palais in Paris.
