French poet (1830-1914) who shared the 1904 Nobel Prize in Literature. ALS in French, signed "F. Mistral," four pages on two adjoining sheets, 5 x 6, August 7, 1900. Letter to Clement-Janin. In full (translated): "The very important article you published on the Museon Arleton (Arles Museum) in the 'Chronique des Arts' can only do good for us. Above all, I saw in it your keen sympathy for the poet. I was astonished by the quality and quantity of the details you gave even though you didn't have the catalog. You have understood us perfectly, and I assure you that being appreciated by men of your value as well as the favorable interest of the general public (which turns out in great numbers... in our galleries) proves that an undertaking of this kind is well worth a poem in the Provencal language and I therefore don't regret the time I devoted to it." After his signature he adds, "N. B. The Romanian Woman of the Felibrienne gallery has been put there as a token of our memory of our relations with the Provencal people of Bucharest!" In fine condition, with a central horizontal fold through top of signature and some mild toning. Accompanied by the original mailing envelope. Mistral affirmed the relationship between Romanian and Provencal with his poem 'To Romania.'
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