Caillebotte makes an appointment with Monet in Vernon, close by to Giverny, and also hopes to encounter with their mutual friend Renoir: « I have covered a lot of canvases and wasted a lot of colour »

CAILLEBOTTE, Gustave (1848-1894)

Autograph letter signed " G Caillebotte " to Claude Monet
N.p.n.d, Friday [Petit-Gennevilliers, after 1887 ?], 3 pp. in-8° in black ink
On laid bifolio paper, watermark " Delta Mille Fine "

Caillebotte makes an appointment with Monet in Vernon, close by to Giverny, and also hopes to encounter with their mutual friend Renoir

" I have covered a lot of canvases and wasted a lot of colour "

" Mon cher ami,
Nous passerons à Vernon mardi – nous y dînerons – Je compte sur vous pour diner.
Je ne sais pas où on dine mais vous aurez tous les renseignements au bateau.
Nous n'arriverons pas beaucoup avant l'heure du dîner car nous partirons de Poissy le où nous couchons lundi soir.
J'espère que Renoir sera avec nous.
Donc arrangez-vous de toute façon pour venir et même nous accompagner. Les occasions de se voir n'étant pas si nombreuses que cela.
Avez-vous travaillé ?
Moi j'ai couvert beaucoup de toiles et gâché pas mal de couleur. Si l'année continue à être passable comme temps je finirai peut-être par avoir travaillé.
Tout à vous
G Caillebotte "

The two painters had become friends as early as 1882, when they shared the same workshop. Horticulture, in addition to painting, was the other common passion of the two friends. Thus they experimented on their canvases but also in their respective gardens, in Giverny and Petit-Gennevilliers.

Caillebotte, in addition to his prodigious pictorial work, never ceased to maintain the links between the Impressionists, even after the break of the group in 1887. He organized many exhibitions, discreetly bought paintings from his friends, helped them when they were in need, like Monet or Pissarro. Caillebotte managed to forge close friendships with most of the Impressionists, as evidenced by his rich correspondence, even though he died at only 45 years old.

Provenance:
Archives Claude Monet, 13 Decc. 2006, n°40
Then private collection