
Description
March 15, 1956. Thank you note to Bernard Lamotte for his painting "Pluie, Paris" (Paris Rain). Written on White House stationary, together with envelope.9 x 6 3/4 inches. framed 20 x 13 1/2 inches N.B. In 1961 Joseph P. Kennedy commissioned Lamotte to paint a mural for the swimming pool room in the White House. Today the mural is in the John F. Kennedy Library and Museum in Boston, Massachusetts. Condition: Foxing, toning
Condition
Foxing, toning
Buyer's Premium
24%
PRESIDENT DWIGHT EISENHOWER SIGNED NOTE
Estimate $200-$400
Starting Price
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Estate of Bernard Lamotte (1903-1983)
Mar 07, 2026 12:00 PM ESTAmesbury, MA, United States
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