ALS in French, signed "Claude," two pages on two adjoining sheets, 4.5 x 7, [February 1888]. Handwritten letter from Antibes and addressed to his future wife, Alice Hoschede. Monet surprised by the date of his letter, writes in part (loosely translated): "At the great gallop here is the time which is finally recovering…It is undoubtedly your preoccupations which turned your head…then as the day before you said to me to have received the last farewell of the servants whom you had retained, I did not understand well of which you spoke to me." He continues by expressing hope that his 250 frances have arrived "and that they will have saved you a little embarrassment," and then asks her to send him "by parcel post from the Antibes station a few good nightgowns…in haste kisses to all friendships to Marthe for you, all me." In fine condition, with slight separations to fold.
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