Manet probably wrote this letter to Mrs Jules Guillemet in the period that he rented a house in the spa town of Bellevue on the River Seine to the west of Paris. In this letter he offers her the last plum from his garden, illustrating it at the top. He sent such illustrated letters to other friends as well. The other sheet with five plums, but without text, also came from the Guillemet collection.
Specifications
| Title | A Plum With an Accompanying Letter |
|---|---|
| Material and technique | Pen and brown ink, watercolour |
| Object type |
Drawing
> Two-dimensional object
> Art object
|
| Location | This object is travelling |
| Dimensions |
Height 202 mm Width 126 mm |
|---|---|
| Artists |
Artist:
Edouard Manet
|
| Accession number | F II 73 (PK) |
| Credits | Loan Stichting Museum Boijmans Van Beuningen (former Koenigs collection), 1940 |
| Department | Drawings & Prints |
| Acquisition date | 1940 |
| Creation date | in 1880 |
| Collector | Collector / Franz Koenigs |
| Internal exhibitions |
Impressionisme: Een schone kijk (1992) De Collectie Twee - wissel III, Prenten & Tekeningen (2009) |
| External exhibitions |
Vive l' impressionisme! Topstukken uit Nederlandse collecties. (2024) Edouard Manet (2017) |
| Material | |
| Object | |
| Geographical origin | France > Western Europe > Europe |
