PISSARRO (CAMILLE) Autograph letter signed ('C. Pissarro') to his wife Julie ('Ma chère femme'), in French, a long letter beginning by commenting on the rainy weather, on staying with French people in Kew and that he has written to Miss Cassat, responding to her letter on the purchase of their house from Edeline ('...n'importe puisque tu tiens à y rester que le déménagement t'effraye il faut l'acheter, je n'aime pas à rester dans le doute...'), surprised he hasn't heard from Tessier as he needs him to handle the legalities, exhorting her to sort the matter out herself if she wants the house, and reminding her that he will need to produce more paintings to pay for it, ending by agreeing she should return to Eragny due to the cholera epidemic in Paris and that Lucien expects to be married within the month, 4 pages on a bifolium, dust-staining, creased at folds, 8vo (155 x 102mm.), Kew, 5 July 1892 Footnotes: 'TU NE REFLECHIS DONC PAS QU'IL FAUDRA DES TABLEAUX POUR PAYER': PISSARRO PAINTS IN LONDON AND DISCUSSES THE PURCHASE OF THEIR ERAGNY HOUSE WITH HIS WIFE. In 1892, Pissarro travelled to London to help his son, Lucien, overcome the objections made by Esther Bensusan's family to their marriage, and here gives the good news that he should be married within the month. Much of the Pissarro's correspondence at this time is concerned with the purchase of their house at Eragny. As the lease had expired, Edeline the landlord wished to sell the house and Pissarro consulted a lawyer, Tessier, who advised him to go to court. A letter to Julie of the following day reveals that Monet was able to contribute 15,000 francs, around half the purchase price. This lot is subject to the following lot symbols: * * VAT on imported items at a preferential rate of 5% on Hammer Price and the prevailing rate on Buyer's Premium. For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com For further information about this lot please visit the lot listing