A Letter to Eugène Maus, Decorated with Two Plums, August 2, 1880, Watercolor, pen and ink on wove paper, sheet: 7 15/16 x 9 3/4 in. (20.1 x 24.8 cm); folded once to form four pages, Drawings, Édouard Manet (French, Paris 1832–1883 Paris), The letters Manet embellished with watercolors of flowers and fruit from his garden at Bellevue and sent to his friends are among the most prized of his works because of their enchanting informality. Our letter is a little-known example, fresh in color and featuring one of his favorite subjects, the yellow-green plums called mirabelles
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Letter, Eugène Maus, Decorated, Two Plums, August 2, 1880, Watercolor, pen, ink, wove paper, sheet, 7 15/16 x 9 3/4, 20.1 24.8 cm, folded, form four pages, Drawings, Édouard Manet, French, Paris, 1832–1883, letters, Manet, embellished, watercolors, flowers, fruit, garden, Bellevue, friends, prized, works, enchanting informality, Our letter, little, example, fresh, color, featuring, favorite subjects, yellow-green plums, mirabelles
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