CHAVANNES, Pierre Puvis de (1824-1898)
Autograph letter signed “P. Puvis” to Hippolyte DURAND-TAHIER,
Paris, 6 February 1896, 1 p. in-12
“It is urgent that I speak to you about Berlin”
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CHAVANNES, Pierre Puvis de (1824-1898)
Autograph letter signed “P. Puvis” to Hippolyte DURAND-TAHIER,
Paris, 6 February 1896, 1 p. in-12
Letter by Chavannes about the Berlin exhibition
“Mon cher ami,
Vous seriez bien aimable de venir me voir demain matin. Il est urgent que je vous parle au sujet de Berlin qui continu de m’assaillir quand je croyais que tout était réglé et terminé.
Amitiés, P. Puvis”
From 1890, Puvis de Chavannes created with Meissonier and Rodin the foundation of the National Society of Fine Arts. He later refused to exhibit in Berlin.
Hippolyte DURAND-TAHIER (1864-1899) is a French painter. He actively studied painting under the pseudonym “Paul FROMENT” and exhibited his works at the National Society of Fine Arts exhibitions from 1897. On February 7, 1899, he died prematurely from surgery at the age of thirty-five.