ALS in French, two pages, 5 x 8, Giverny letterhead, June 24, 1918. Letter to "Dear Madame and Friend," Julie Manet, the daughter of painter Berthe Morisot and Edouard Manet's brother Eugene. In part (translated): "Yesterday I received a visit from an official, to whom I spoke of your wish, and your problem. He told me you had only to address yourself to Monsieur Beneditte, curator of the Luxembourg Museum, who is specifically charged with the transportation of private collections. You will therefore be able to see him, since you are in Paris. In any case, tell Monsieur Durand-Ruel about him. Anyway, I thought I would let you have this snippet of information. I would like to hope that the worries and the health of your brother-in-law are less serious, and ask you to accept my very best wishes and my good friendship." In fine condition.
Monet was an old and dear friend of Julie Manet's family and was her guardian following the 1895 death of her mother. Julie, herself a talented painter who studied under Renoir, inherited her mother's art collection, which included works by Manet, Monet, and Degas. In 1900 she married Ernest Rouart, also an artist and the son of a wealthy industrialist-art collector. This letter was written amidst World War I, shortly before the battle of Marne, in which the Germans advanced to within forty miles of Paris. Julie had asked Monet's advice on how to safeguard her personal art collection should Paris come under attack.
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