TOULOUSE-LAUTREC Henri de (1864 - 1901) L.A.S.... Lot 174

TOULOUSE-LAUTREC Henri de (1864 - 1901) L.A.S. "H", [Paris June 1892], to SA MERE; 4 pages in-8. Letter to his mother. He received her letter well: "My concern was that I was dry, and was impatiently awaiting your letter to type Jalabert, and you hardly seemed to understand my impatience; the most beautiful charity begins with oneself". As for Respide (family château in the Bordeaux region), "there's nothing to be done, let your feelings guide you [...]. Unfortunately, I'm too skeptical to believe in recognition, but we mustn't forget that at Respide we have found what we vainly sought elsewhere: a home. I fight against the rain and the models, without bitterness or enthusiasm". Then he talks about a planned move with Bourge to Rue Mansart. Mansart: "I'll have a small increase in rent, but it's not a big deal (200 or 300 F) which is well offset by the casting I'd have on my own. - It's all getting old...