CAILLEBOTTE GUSTAVE: (1848-1894) Lot n° 1164

CAILLEBOTTE GUSTAVE: (1848-1894) French Painter associated with the Impressionists. A.L.S., G Caillebotte, one page, 8vo, Petit Gennevilliers, n.d. to Claude Monet (' Mon cher ami'), in French. Caillebotte states ` Mon cher ami, Je vous envoie une bourriche de plantes vivaces (2 espèces), la moins nombreuse est un Aster dont je ne sais pas le nom. Fleur blanche, floraison continuelle depuis juin – plante assez basse, monte à 0,50 – 060, l’autre est le Boltonia glastifolia – très belle plante, fleurit septembre. Hauteur 2 m à 2 m 50. Effet extraordinaire en masse. Tout à vous G Caillebotte´ (Translation: " My dear friend, I am sending you a basket of perennial plants (2 species), the least numerous is an Aster whose name I do not know. White flower, continuous flowering since June – fairly low plant, rises to 0.50 – 060, the other is a Boltonia glastifolia, very beautiful plant which blooms in September. Height 2 m to 2 m 50. Extraordinary mass effect. All yours G Caillebotte") VG Claude Monet (1840-1926) French Impressionist Painter. Caillebotte and Monet had become friends since 1882, when they shared the same studio. Horticulture, in addition to painting, was the other shared passion of the two friends. Thus they experimented on their canvases but also in their respective gardens, in Giverny and Petit-Gennevilliers.