Claude MONET. Autograph letter, Giverny, July 6, 1921, to Arsène Alexandre; 3 pages, in-8 format, on Giverny letterhead by Vernon Eure, written in pencil. Regarding his Water Lilies and their installation at the Orangerie. “Please excuse my silence, but I am in the thick of my work and cannot think of anything else. In the fall, I will be able to resume our conversation. I do, however, wish to tell you that I am far from sharing your enthusiasm for the Jeu de Paume—first, because it is too narrow, but also because the lighting there is deplorable. I have heard that the Orangerie is to become an exhibition hall, a sort of annex to the Luxembourg. Once it has a floor and a glass roof, we’ll be able to try out the experiment you’re hoping for. But for now, I’m working, wrestling with nature—how old and clumsy I feel, yet increasingly eager to do better”…