1995, ISBN: fc4734439e18a34437af73221a118365

SAND, George (1804-1876)Autograph letter signed " George Sand " to Eugène Delacroix[Nohant], 1st December [18]52, 2 p. in-8Previous mounting mark on fourth folioNice letter from George Sa… More...

SAND, George (1804-1876)Autograph letter signed " George Sand " to Eugène Delacroix[Nohant], 1st December [18]52, 2 p. in-8Previous mounting mark on fourth folioNice letter from George Sand to Eugène Delacroix the painter was then in the midst of decorating the Salon de la Paix at the Hôtel de Ville in Paris in which she declared all her admiration for his art and that she would not dare to compare to her work as a writerThe letter ends with the request for a canvas from the master (Lélia) as a gift" Cher bon ami, Maurice [Dudevant-Sand] qui arrive, ne me donne pas précisément de vos nouvelles, car il a été deux fois chez vous sans vous trouver. Cela me prouve du moins, que vous n'êtes pas arrêté dans vos grands travaux, que vos forces et votre ardeur se soutiennent. Je vous comprends bien, moi, de vous absorber dans l'ivresse sérieuse et continue de la création. Personne ne vous comprend mieux que moi ; non pas que je veuille comparer mes griffonnages à votre ½uvre monumentale, mais parce que je ne vois pas ailleurs la manière de vivre qui fait qu'on oublie les maux particuliers, les bêtises ou les folies générales et jusqu'à son propre individu souffreteux.Je suis rentrée dans mon calme et je repioche. J'ai toujours ma petite-fille. Sa mère plaide en séparation aujourd'hui même. J'ignore quel sera le résultat côté triste des choses humaines !Cher ami, nous voici au 1er décembre. Vous savez qu'au 1er janvier, j'ai à faire une joie, une surprise à Maurice, et j'arrive encore avec mes deux sous habituels à vous demander l'aumône d'une pochade. Aurez-vous le temps d'y penser ? Je voudrais surtout vous épargner l'ennui de l'encadrement, de l'emballage ? Voulez-vous que j'envoie chez vous au moment que vous désignerez ? N'est-ce pas abuser de votre amitié que de vous demander de fouiller dans vos toiles, dans vos recoins ? Enfin, prenez un des matins de ce mois-ci votre courage à deux mains, et songez à la fête que donne ici l'arrivée de ces trésors. Cher ami, pensez à moi quelquefois, même quand je ne vous ennuie pas de mes appels. Pensez-y pour m'aimer comme je vous aime, et quand vous avez un instant, dites-moi en deux lignes que vous vous portez bien.George Sand1er Décembre 52Maurice, [Alexandre] Manceau, [Eugène] Lambert vous disent leurs adorations. "George Sand returned from Paris on 27 October, while her son Maurice returned a month later, on 29 November. Having been unable to meet his master at his studio (he was then in the middle of wall decoration of the Salon de la Paix at the Hôtel de Ville in Paris), Maurice told his mother. It is therefore on December 1st that the novelist decides to take the pen to address all her love to the art of her dear friend.Delacroix replied a week later:" Oui, chère, je vous enverrai quelque chose, et c'est une chose qui vous a déjà plu et que vous aviez vu[e] commencée. C'est une petite surprise que je voulais faire à Maurice et à vous. Vous me permettrez donc d'envoyer des étrennes à cet enfant-là que j'aime autant que je vous aime. Le sujet est le même que vous avez déjà en pastel ou en aquarelle : Lélia dans la caverne etc. [] La vue d'une lettre de vous est un rayon de bonheur et il en a toujours été ainsi : jamais la plus petite amertume n'a gâté ce pur sentiment : vous me prenez avec des petites manies qui sont l'effet de ma petite santé et de mes petits nerfs, et vous démêlez à travers cela le sentiment profond qui m'attache à vous "In addition, Delacroix's remark "the subject is the same as you already have in pastel or watercolor: Lélia dans la caverne" reminds us that George Sand already owns two works by Delacroix dealing with the same subject.Unlike Cleopatra, paid two hundred francs by George Sand the previous year, Lélia is a gift from Delacroix, and humbly dedicated "à Maurice et à vous ".It is a small oil on canvas (24×18 cm). The scene, inspired by the second version of George Sand's novel (1839), depicts "Lélia in the monk's cave in front of her lover's body".Included in the A. Lauth-Sand donation in 1923, the pastel is in the Musée de la Vie Romantique in Paris (J. 1995, n°18 inventory number D89.73)On December 30, George Sand wrote:"This beautiful and beloved thing happened tonight. I had it opened in a room with mystery, because I hold on to the day of surprise, according to old customs. So I enjoyed it alone"Sand also refers to family matters: on 31 August 1852, the judgment of legal separation of the Spouses Cléinger (Solange Clésinger-Sand, daughter of George Sand, and Auguste Clésinger) was pronounced before the Court of First Instance of the Seine. At first, Jeanne-Gabrielle, known as Nini, their child, is entrusted to George Sand. Solange arrived in Nohant on 5 January 1853 and stayed there until 12 February. This is probably the application for separation of property. On 28 January Clésinger appealed against the judgment of 31 August 1852.George Sand was very attached to Nini, but the child died shortly after the separation of his parents, in Paris on January 14, 1855 of a badly cared for fever.This letter testifies to the unwavering friendship between the novelist and the painter. Begun in 1834, it ended with delacroix's death in 1863. From it was born one of the most beautiful correspondences of the nineteenth century.References:George Sand Correspondance, Lubin, t. XI, p. 486-487, lettre n°5729Sand Delacroix Correspondance, éd. Françoise Alexandre, p. 195Provenance:Achille Piron (Delacroix's universal legatee)Marc Loliée, 1852, 0, London, Kegan Paul, Trench, Trubner & Co. Ltd., 1896. . First edition, first printing, one of 500 copies; 8vo (111 x 175 mm); half-title, title-page printed in red and black, small closed tear to half-title, faded ownership name to p. 1**, generally toned but very good; publisher's quarter parchment, over paper boards, printed spine label (the first state with 'Shropshire' measuring 33 mm.), loss to both ends of label and very darkened, 'Shropshire Lad by A.E. Hous' still extant, edges uncut, dust-soiled and worn, more so to corners but still very sound, unrestored and attractive; preserved in a later cloth-covered slip-case. The author's rare first book; A Shropshire Lad was originally offered to Macmillan under the title Poems by Terence Hearsay but declined, and then published at Housman's expense in March 1896. 'Though not an instant success, the little volume gradually won a large audience through the universality of its dominant themes (nature, love, war, and death) and the directness of its language and rhythms'; (Page, Oxford DNB). The first printing consisted of 500 sets of sheets. 150 were bound for the American issue, 250 bound for the first British issue, the remaining 100 copies were bound later for Britain.The book has been in print continuously since May, 1896.From the libraries of Richard Bayard Dominick (1919-1976) an American ophthalmologist, outdoorsman, and amateur lepidopterist, who established the Wedge Entomology Research Foundation; and Julia Dean? (1878-1952), American stage and film actress., 0<

ISBN: fc4734439e18a34437af73221a118365

MP3 Audio CD. Alfred Edward Houseman was a British scholar and poet whose works were well-received by both Victorian and Edwardian audiences. Lyrical in form, many of his best poems are i… More...

MP3 Audio CD. Alfred Edward Houseman was a British scholar and poet whose works were well-received by both Victorian and Edwardian audiences. Lyrical in form, many of his best poems are included in this beautiful collection entitled A Shropshire Lad. The majority of Houseman?s poems are centered around themes such as the ephemeral nature of youth. The phantoms who tell the tale of each poem find the futility of their lives to be disconcerting, as the wheel of life seems to keep turning the same way after their death, no matter what changes they tried to bring during their lives.Filled with beautiful scenery, and depicting a natural life of times gone by, where the cycle of human existence combines with that of nature in ideal, constantly repetitive harmony, the poems also paint the image of a grim future, where that natural existence is all but erased by the industrial age. Thus, the irony of death is ever-present throughout Houseman?s work, seeming to loom like an eerie, unwelcome shadow over the perfect world that his protagonists aspire to in such a futile manner.One of the more impressive things about Houseman?s poems is that the structure is sound and exact, the poet using elements such as rhythm, rhyme and punctuation like a true master. Well-organized and able to convey their meaning in a straightforward fashion, the poems from A Shropshire Lad also use words that are quite easy to understand, and Houseman integrates them so perfectly into his verses, that one could easily derive their exact meaning through context.If you are interested in the works of an unconventional poet, who continues to be acclaimed for his classical clarity and colorful depictions of true artistic quality, consider A Shropshire Lad. You?ll find that Alfred E. Houseman?s timeless work will resonate even with modern philosophies, and may even shed surprising light on their more obscure aspects., 0<

1896, ISBN: fc4734439e18a34437af73221a118365

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[SC: 9.35], [PU: London Kegan Paul Trench Trubner & Co. Ltd], First edition, first printing, one of 500 copies; 8vo (111 x 175 mm); half-title, title-page printed in red and black, small … More...

[SC: 9.35], [PU: London Kegan Paul Trench Trubner & Co. Ltd], First edition, first printing, one of 500 copies; 8vo (111 x 175 mm); half-title, title-page printed in red and black, small closed tear to half-title, faded ownership name to p. 1**, generally toned but very good; publisher's quarter parchment, over paper boards, printed spine label (the first state with 'Shropshire' measuring 33 mm.), loss to both ends of label and very darkened, 'Shropshire Lad by A.E. Hous' still extant, edges uncut, dust-soiled and worn, more so to corners but still very sound, unrestored and attractive; preserved in a later cloth-covered slip-case. The author's rare first book; A Shropshire Lad was originally offered to Macmillan under the title Poems by Terence Hearsay but declined, and then published at Housman's expense in March 1896. 'Though not an instant success, the little volume gradually won a large audience through the universality of its dominant themes (nature, love, war, and death) and the directness of its language and rhythms'; (Page, Oxford DNB). The first printing consisted of 500 sets of sheets. 150 were bound for the American issue, 250 bound for the first British issue, the remaining 100 copies were bound later for Britain.The book has been in print continuously since May, 1896. From the libraries of Richard Bayard Dominick (1919-1976) an American ophthalmologist, outdoorsman, and amateur lepidopterist, who established the Wedge Entomology Research Foundation; and Julia Dean? (1878-1952), American stage and film actress., Books<