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Item Information |
| Title: |
ALS, Debussy to Louys |
| Material Types: |
Letter about Beethoven |
| Description: |
Autograph letter signed "Claude" [Debussy] to Pierre Louys, describing the "14th quartet" of Beethoven as a long practical joke, despite what young savants say about it in L'art et la Vie, and expressing the wish not to be wearied any more with old stuff that doesn't even have any period charm ..., 2 p., octavo, autograph envelope ("Monsieur Pierre Louys"), [Paris], Feb. 1895. |
| Record Number: |
La59 |
| Works: |
Opus 131 |
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Auction Information
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| Auction House: |
Sotheby's (London) |
| Lot Number: |
37 |
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| Date of Sale: |
06/10/2009 |
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| Sold to: |
unknown |
Pricing Information
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| Estimate Price: |
£1500-2000 |
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| Sale Price: |
£3000 |
| Sale Price in U.S. Currency: |
$4920 |
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