Claude MONET. Autograph letter, Giverny, November 13, 1922, to Arsène Alexandre; 2¼ pages, in-8 format, on Giverny letterhead by Vernon Eure, in black ink. Regarding the donation of the Water Lilies to the State. “As you must have learned from Mr. Paul Léon, my donation is, this time, a fait accompli, and I believe it is to everyone’s complete satisfaction. It will be the Orangerie Gallery that will house my decorative works forever. I am awaiting the architect’s final plan, as I have conceived it, so that the deed of donation may be formalized by a notarial deed. I am therefore now at complete peace of mind, and I would be very happy if, should you have the time, you would come to Giverny to invite me to lunch and see for yourself the arrangement that, not without difficulty, I have decided upon”…