BOURDELLE, Antoine (1861-1929)
Autograph letter signed « Bourdelle » to M. Thiebaut-Sissou
Paris, 9th March 1920, 1 p. in-8°
« I won’t be exhibiting at the show, or very little. I am at great work and that alone binds me »
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BOURDELLE, Antoine (1861-1929)
Autograph letter signed « Bourdelle » to M. Thiebaut-Sissou
Paris, 9th March 1920, 1 p. in-8° in black ink with autograph envelope
Fold marks, some tiny stains (see scans)
The sculptor, immersed in his work and the creation of his works, is surprised not to see his correspondent visit him
« Mon cher ami,
Puisque vous m’y avez cordialement autorisé, voici des jours que je vous ai demandé de passer à votre loisir à mon atelier. Je ne vous ai pas vu et je n’ai pas eu de réponse.
Je ne fais pas d’exposition générale – je n’exposerai pas ou peu au salon. Je suis au grand labeur et cela seul m’attache.
En la franche et simple amitié,
Bien à vous
Bourdelle »
While continuing to exhibit at the Société Nationale des Beaux-Arts, Bourdelle founded the Salon des Tuileries in 1920 with Besnard and Perret. He exhibited La Naissance d’Aphrodite, one of his last great works that have gone down in history. The artist occupied his studio (to which he refers here) in the former Impasse du Maine in Paris from 1895 until his death in 1929. The street was later renamed after him.