ÉMILE-ANTOINE BOURDELLE (1861-1929) | A SMALL ENVELOPE AND A BUSINESS CARD WITH A WISH ADDRESSED TO JOSEF MAŘATKA AND HIS WIFE (FRANCE / FRENCH)

1914 | profession: Sculptor | country: France | size: 310 x 260 mm (size of the pad) | technique: Handwritten letter addressed to the sculptor Mařatka and his wife

Handwritten card with a New Year's greeting sent by the renowned French sculptor Antoine Bourdelle and his wife to the Czech sculptor Josef Mařatka and his wife.

Original text in French:

"A Madame Mařatková et Monsieur Mařatka
M. & Mme BOURDELLE
Envoient leurs meilleurs vœux pour 1914."

Translation in English:

"To Mrs. Mařatková and Mr. Mařatka
Mr. and Mrs. Bourdelle send their best wishes for 1914."

Antoine Bourdelle was a prominent French sculptor and educator, one of the pioneers of modern monumental sculpture. He taught many significant artists and influenced a generation of Czech sculptors, including Josef Mařatka, who was his student and assistant in Paris