Autograph letter signed.
4to. 4 pp. on bifolium.
€ 9,500.00
To a "cher ami", concerning his 1848 exhibition at the Salon in Paris, where he exhibited ten of his works: "[...] depuis que je vous ai quitté j'ai fait 4 tableaux un de 8 pieds de longueur les autres de 4 pieds. L'exposition va s'ouvrir dans un mois il faut que dans 15 jours j'envoie mes tableaux nouveaux [...]". Courbet, who was involved in the events of the February Revolution, did not believe his work would be popular: "L'exposition qui va s'ouvrir me sera très peu favorable comme vous pouvez le penser, en France a tort ou à raison on me nomme le peintre socialiste [...]". In fact, the exhibition turned out to be a great success for Courbet, and the following year he received the gold medal for his painting "After Dinner at Ornans".
In excellent condition.