ROPS FELICIEN: (1833-1898) Belgian Printmaker Artist. A very good autograph letter

ROPS FELICIEN: (1833-1898) Belgian Printmaker Artist. A very good autograph letter
ROPS FELICIEN: (1833-1898) Belgian Printmaker Artist. A very good autograph letter with an extremely attractive drawing by Rops. Scarce A.L.S., `Felicien Rops´, one page, 4to, drawing card, Paris, July 1893, to a close friend, in French. The drawing is showing a young woman, standing in a full length top less pose, with very light pink colour to the lips and breast, wearing a hat. An unusual letter, full of humour and wordplays, stating in part `My dear friend, I couldn´t receive you this morning despite your card underlined in red. I had a model, a little Demoiselle who was sent to me by Georges, postmarked and recommended the wench! She stands a bit hunchbacked, but that fat is a grace. The neck a bit skinny. As details of her life, seduced by a poet from the south of France…´, Rops further refers to his drawing, saying `.. To reimburse you the four shelves that I owe you, I send to you on this sheet which I usually use for my drawings, a sketch of the above mentioned puberty, in her very first hesitation at the time of the ablation of her shirt. Her eye is still quite candid…her mouth, not crumpled by the too wise kisses imposed by the members of the urban society of modesty..´ further again adding `Very pretty, soppy look… I hate such noses.. Only good for the French Theatre. False thin, delicate chest… Nevertheless, she is as she is, and we will have to try to get something good out of it.´ Rops adds before concluding `Come on Thursday, I´ll be there without model, and we will talk about art, industry, the hygiene of Antoine and Tolstoy, and abou Madagascar.´ An excellent and unusual content letter. The letter bears also, side facing and to the upper right corner, a small portrait sketch of a man, with beard and hat. Very small stain to the bottom left border, not affecting the text or signature. With very small remnants of former affixing to the verso, otherwise, about VG