Degas comments on a sculpture and Mary Cassatt in a letter to a fellow artist

422. Edgar Degas Autograph Letter

Signed on Mary Cassatt. ALS in French, signed “Degas,” three pages on two adjoining sheets, 4 x 5.25, June 13, 1889. Letter to fellow artist Albert Bartholomé, in part (translated): “You say that you will be ready Saturday, so I’ll go and see this on Saturday. If I take the 2:40 train, I’ll be at Crépy at 4:25. I’ve put in a lot of work on the little wax figure. I’ve made a base for it with pieces of linen soaked in a more or less wet plaster. Madame Cassatt continues to do well. The dressing was changed on Monday. Everything is getting better.” In fine condition. A fascinating artistic letter, as Degas served as one of Cassatt’s chief mentors in Paris. Starting Bid $300