Letters received; 1889-1930.

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Letters received; 1889-1930.

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Letters received by Arsène Alexandre from the painters Nabi Maurice Denis, Albert Besnard, and Henry de Groux. Also included are: a pen & ink portrait of Alexandre by Besnard (1904); an untitled watercolor; 2 printed announcement cards; a handwritten list; and a handwritten note. The letters include such subjects as the role of the avant-garde in large scale mural painting, the influence of Italian Renaissance painting on the generation of 1890, the Catholic Revival, Max Nordau and the Decadence, commissions, patrons, and art criticism.

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Groux, Henri de, 1867-1930

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Alexandre, Arséne, 1859-1937

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Besnard, Albert, 1849-1936.

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Denis, Maurice, 1870-1943

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French painter. From the description of Letters, 1896-1920, n.d. (Getty Research Institute). WorldCat record id: 83097327 From the description of Autograph letter signed : St. Germain, to John Rewald, [no year] Mar. 13. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270870649 French painter and writer; born Granville, November 25, 1870; died Paris, November, 1943. From the description of Autograph letter signed : Perros-Guirec, to an unidentified man, 19-- [year unknown...