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Henri Cartier-Bresson

Henri Cartier-Bresson

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Henri Cartier-Bresson

ALS in French, signed “Henri,” one page, 4.25 x 5.75, no date but circa 1938. Letter to his brother-in-law, the film critic Georges Sadoul. Cartier-Bresson writes on the health of his sister Jacqueline, who had married Sadoul in 1937. She has been in the hospital for some time and still has a fever of 38.6 degrees Celsius. He goes on to describe her stay at the hospital and discusses the supervisor and nurses tending to her. In fine condition. Jacqueline Cartier-Bresson sadly passed away shortly after this letter, succumbing to her illness in June 1938 at just 26 years old. Pre-certified PSA/DNA.

Auction Info

  • Auction Title: Fine Autographs and Artifacts
  • Dates: #460 - Ended September 16, 2015





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