Paul GAUGUIN (1848–1903) - Lot 12

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Paul GAUGUIN (1848–1903) - Lot 12
Paul GAUGUIN (1848–1903) An exceptional autograph letter addressed to his friend, the painter Émile Schuffenecker (1851–1934), regarding preparations for the Café Volpini exhibition in Paris during the 1889 World’s Fair [Pont-Aven, June 1889] Four pages, in-8° Three and a half pages in Paul Gauguin’s hand and half a page likely in Émile Schuffenecker’s hand, the fourth sheet featuring an ink drawing (pen) very likely by Schuffenecker depicting a woman in profile with a note in the margin, written over Gauguin’s words My dear Schuffeneker [sic], Bravo! You’ve succeeded. See Van Gogh [Theo] and work this out until the end— Just remember well that this isn’t an exhibition for others. Consequently, let’s arrange it for a small group of friends, and from that perspective, I want to be represented there as much as possible. So organize it in my best interest—depending on the space available. 1. The [???] Martinique, if Volpini allows it. 2. The large Breton with the little boy in blue. 30-canvas. 3. The two Breton women. (1 standing, 1 on the ground). 4. Winter—a young Breton boy fixing his clog with a village in the background. 5. The Rectory—landscape from 1886. 6. The circle dance of little girls. 7. The landscape of Arles that you have with ????? 8. The farmhouses of Arles / At Van Gogh’s. 9. The ceramic pastel. 10. The two child wrestlers. Keep in mind that we are the ones extending the invitation, therefore… Schuffeneker 10 paintings Guillaumin 10 paintings Gauguin 10 paintings Bernard 10 paintings Roy 2 paintings The Man from Nancy [Léon Fauché] 2 paintings Vincent [Van Gogh] 6 paintings That should be enough. I refuse to exhibit alongside the others—Pissarro, Seurat, etc. This is our group! I wanted to exhibit only a few works, but Laval tells me this is a one-time event and that I’d be wrong to work for the sake of others. Best regards to your wife. Give my love to the children. Yours sincerely. P. GO. In another hand [most likely Schuffenecker]: - Anquetin – 10. Boat at Sunset 20. Butcher Shop—Evening Effect 30. The Reaper (Summer) 40. / 50. Study of Horses 70. Morning Light. 17.5 x 11.2 cm The Volpini Exhibition, also known as the Exhibition of Painters from the Impressionist and Synthetist Groups, did indeed take place during the summer of 1889 at Mr. Volpini’s Café des Arts, a temporary venue just outside the Exhibition grounds, near the Fine Arts Pavilion, from which most of the painters had been rejected. Paul Gauguin, exhibiting for the first time as the leading figure, presented seventeen works, including eleven zincographs that have gone down in history as the Volpini Suite; Charles Laval, ten works; Léon Fauché, five; Émile Schuffenecker, twenty; Louis Anquetin, seven; Georges-Daniel de Monfreid, three (under the name Georges Daniel or Daniel); Émile Bernard, twenty-five (under the name Ludovic Nemo or Nemo); and Louis Roy, seven. The exhibition was promoted with a poster and a catalog, but remained a resounding failure, as not a single work was sold. Bibliography: Paul Gauguin, *Letters from Gauguin to His Wife and Friends*, collected, annotated, and with a preface by Maurice Malingue, 2nd ed., Paris, Grasset, 1946, pp. 152–153 Christophe Czwiklitzer, Autograph Letters from Painters and Sculptors from the 15th Century to the Present: Catalog of a Collection of Autographs. Preface by Jean Cassou. Paris, Éditions Art-C.C., 1976, our letter reproduced as a facsimile. David Haziot, *Gauguin*, Paris, Fayard, 2017; excerpts from our letter are quoted on page 374 Small tear at the fold of the paper
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