INVENTORY OF THE JEAN-FRANÇOIS RAFFAËLLI PAPERS, 1870-1929
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INVENTORY OF THE JEAN-FRANÇOIS RAFFAËLLI PAPERS,
1870-1929
Accession no. 860758
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Descriptive Summary
Title: Jean-François Raffaëlli papers
Date (inclusive): 1870-1929
Collection number: 860758
Creator:
Raffaëlli, Jean François, 1850-1924
Extent:
220 items
Repository:
Getty Research Institute
Research Library
Special Collections and Visual Resources
1200 Getty Center Drive, Suite 1100
Los Angeles, California 90040-1688
Abstract: French painter, draftsman, printmaker, sculptor, and author of Italian descent. Raffaëlli introduced technical innovations
in ink drawing colors, drypoint, and color engraving. The archive documents Raffaëlli's art (especially his innovations in
printmaking), exhibits, art criticism, and his literary and socio-political writings through correspondence, manuscripts,
photographs, clippings, and ephemera.
Language: Collection material in French
Administrative Information
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Open for use by qualified researchers.
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Jean-François Raffaëlli papers, 1870-1929, Research Library, The
Getty Research Institute, Accession no. 860758.
Acquisition Information
Acquired in several acquisitions, 1986, 2001, 2002.
Processing History
Processed and arranged by Onica Busuioceanu.
Related Material
Manuscripts and documents of Jean François Raffaëlli, 1878-1914, Research Library, The Getty Research Institute, Accession
no. 930076.
Biographical/Historical Note
Jean-François Raffaëlli (1850-1924) was a French painter, draftsman, printmaker,
sculptor and author. He introduced technical innovations in ink
drawing, drypoint, and the printing of color engravings. As founder and president of the Société de la gravure originale
en couleurs he promoted his own and other artists' work in this medium. He was a prolific writer in various genres, including
political commentary, art criticism, humor, and travel writing. A number of his essays and drawings were published in
Harper's new monthly magazine (New York) and
the
Studio (London), as well as in a variety of French journals. His book
Les types de Paris (1889) includes texts by Edmond de Goncourt and others.
Scope and Content of Collection
The collection comprises 220 items, including 96 letters sent (1883-1916), 17 letters received (1883-1919) and 16 manuscripts.
Documents include a list of Raffaëlli's art work with titles and prices (8 pp.), and 34 documents regarding his copyright
account (1920-1922) and insurance policies (1876-1920). The printed materials (49 items) include an original Raffaëlli print
(1907?); 11 reproductions of his paintings and drawings (1885-1897); five portraits of Raffaëlli, including three studio photographs
(1870, 1895, 1902), a clipping from a magazine (1910?), and a lithograph by A. Villette. Twenty-five clippings about his life
and work include obituaries from 1924. Among the seven miscellaneous items is a commemorative banquet menu with a drypoint
cover by Gaston de Latenay. The publication series contains seven items, including auction and exhibition catalogs.
Arrangement
Indexing Terms
Subjects
Ajalbert, Jean, b.
1863—Correspondence
Child, Theodore, 1846-1892—Correspondence
Clemenceau, Georges,
1841-1929—Correspondence
Clément-Janin, 1862-1947?—Correspondence
Geffroy, Gustave,
1855-1926—Correspondence
Goncourt, Edmond de,
1822-1896—Correspondence
Hennique, Léon, 1851-1935—Correspondence
Hennique, Léon,
1851-1935. L'accident de M. Hébert
Huysmans, J.-K.,
(Joris-Karl), 1848-1907—Correspondence
Marcke, Emile van,
1827-1890—Correspondence
Monet, Claude, 1840-1926—Correspondence
Montesquiou-Fézensac,
Robert, comte de, 1855-1921—Correspondence
Montorgueil,
Georges, 1857-1933—Correspondence
Mourey, Gabriel,
1865-1943—Correspondence
Petit, Georges, art dealer—Correspondence
Raffaëlli, Jean François,
1850-1924—Correspondence
Raffaëlli, Jean François,
1850-1924. Les types de Paris
Richepin, Jean, 1849-1926—Correspondence
Artists as authors—France
Artists' illustrated
books—France
Engraving, French—19th
century
Engraving, French—20th
century
Journal titles
Harper's new monthly magazine
Le Grand journal
Studio (London, England)
Genres and Forms of Material
Drypoints—France—19th century
Drypoints—France—20th century
Engravings—France—19th century
Engravings—France—20th century
Essays—France—19th
century
Essays—France—20th
century
Etchings—France—19th
century
Etchings—France—20th
century
Manuscripts—France—19th
century
Manuscripts—France—20th
century
Prints—France—19th
century
Prints—France—20th
century
Contributors
Abbey, Edwin Austin,
1852-1911
Clemenceau, Georges,
1841-1929
Geffroy, Gustave, b.
1855
Goncourt, Edmond de,
1822-1896
Gréville, Henry,
1842-1902. Les petites marchandes des rues
Huysmans, J.-K.
(Joris-Karl), 1848-1907
Latenay, Gaston de, b.
1859
Monet, Claude,
1840-1926
Montesquiou-Fézensac,
Robert, comte de, 1855-1921
Richepin, Jean,
1849-1926
Villette, Adolphe Léon,
1857-1927
Series I.
Correspondence,
1883-1919
Physical Description:
113 items
Scope and Content Note
Letters regard Raffaëlli's travels to the United States, and the details of the publication of his writings, drawings, and
engravings.
Arrangement
Organized in two sub-series, letters sent and letters received, arranged alphabetically.
Series I.A.
Letters sent,
1883-1916
Physical Description:
96 letters
Scope and Content Note
The 71 letters sent to identified persons include two groups of letters to friends who helped Raffaëlli to publish his work
in foreign magazines. Theodore Child was his liaison at the
Harpers new monthly magazine in New York (9 letters, 1887). Gabriel Mourey served this role at the London art magazine,
The Studio (17 letters, 1898-1908). Other significant correspondents include Georges Petit, who sold Raffaëlli's work in his gallery
(5 letters, ca. 1884-1894); Léon Hennique, who wrote a text for Raffaëlli's book
Les types de Paris (6 letters, ca. 1883-1888); Clément Janin (7 letters, 1899-1915); and Emile van Marcke, whom Raffaëlli keeps informed about
the scandal regarding a fake replica sold by Knoedler (n.d.). Among the 25 letters sent to unidentified correspondents, one
written in English on Hotel Martin, N.Y. letterhead is particularly detailed. It contains information about Raffaëlli's present
and previous trips to the United States, followed by all the activities he has planned for his stay in New York, including
the sights he intends to paint (Jan. 1899).
Box 1, Folder 1
Jean Ajalbert,
1910 Dec
3
Scope and Content Note
Thanks Ajalbert for sending his new book [
Les chansons de Sao Van Di] which completes the
previous novel
Sao Van Di, a masterpiece, according to
Raffaëlli, and misunderstood by the Academy.
Box 1, Folder 1
Achille Astre,
1916 Apr
11
Scope and Content Note
Gives Achille permission to take Mr. Strohl to Raffaëlli's
studio and let Strohl choose any painting he likes, at a discounted price.
Box 1, Folder 1
Edmond Bazine,
before 1892
Scope and Content Note
Thanks Bazine for the article he published in
Intransigeant about the new techniques Raffaëlli
presented at the Arts libéraux.
Box 1, Folder 1
Mr. Broern (?),
1896 Oct
20
Scope and Content Note
Raffaëlli asks for a good placement of his work, moved from
the Pavilion de Paris to the Musée Galliera.
Box 1, Folder 1
Philippe Burty,
1894 Jan
11
Scope and Content Note
Asks Burty to take the place of the current inspector, who
has made a critical report about Rodin's work on the Gates of Hell.
Box 1, Folder 2
Letters to Theodore Child,
1887
Box 1, Folder 2
1887 before July
20
Scope and Content Note
Sends a letter to Harper publishers in New York to be
printed in the next issue of their revue
[
Harper's new monthly magazine]. He requests a subscription to the magazine.
Box 1, Folder 2
1887 before July
20
Scope and Content Note
Raffaëlli describes his new technique for ink drawings,
which look like true etchings.
Box 1, Folder 2
1887 before July
20
Scope and Content Note
Asks Child to his home in Asnières to discuss a writing
project, after which they can ride together back to Paris.
Box 1, Folder 2
1887 before July
20
Scope and Content Note
Gives suggestions for framing one of his "petits
bonshommes fumant".
Box 1, Folder 2
1887
before July 20
Scope and Content Note
Asks for a few copies of the
Harper's magazine issue in which
one of his drawings was published.
Box 1, Folder 2
Eastbourne, England,
1887 Jul
20
Scope and Content Note
Asks Child to send the payments from Harper's to his
address in Eastbourne, England.
Box 1, Folder 2
Eastbourne, England,
1887 after Jul 20
Scope and Content Note
Sends the receipt for payment from Harper's; he is
happy, but critical about the New York office's stinginess. He comments on Child's
voyage to Italy.
Box 1, Folder 2
Eastbourne,
England,
1887 Sept 11
Scope and Content Note
Asks Child if he should make his drawing series "Enfants
d'Angleterre" into a book, or publish them first in
Harper's.
Box 1, Folder 2
1887 Sept
19
Scope and Content Note
Thanks Child for his advice; Raffaëlli will send the drawings to
Harper's when he returns to Paris in October.
Box 1, Folder 3
Clément-Janin,
1909 Jan
15
Scope and Content Note
Asks Clément-Janin for his new address so he may send
someone to fetch documents.
Box 1, Folder 3
Clément-Janin,
1909 Aug
12
Scope and Content Note
Note of excuse: he was unable to attend Clément-Janin's
wedding because of ill health.
Box 1, Folder 3
Clément-Janin,
1913 Aug
15
Scope and Content Note
Requests information from Clément-Janin's article that Raffaëlli needs for his introduction to the 10th Salon of original
color engraving.
Box 1, Folder 3
Clément-Janin,
1915 Mar
4
Scope and Content Note
Raffaëlli informs him that Desboutin never made his portrait.
He is eager to discuss Clément-Janin's idea about a catalog of his
engravings.
Box 1, Folder 3
Clément-Janin,
n.d.
Scope and Content Note
Polemical letter in which Raffaëlli emphasizes his role in
color print revival, his innovation in drypoint hatching, and his
election as president of the original color engraving society in 1904 (Société de la gravure originale en couleurs).
Box 1, Folder 3
Clément-Janin,
n.d.
Scope and Content Note
Asks for the translation of Clément-Janin's article, to which Raffaëlli
will respond in the introduction to his exhibition of colored etchings,
explaining the renaissance of the art.
Box 1, Folder 3
Clément-Janin,
n.d.
Scope and Content Note
Asks Clément-Janin to give his messenger the etchings and the issue
of
Graphische Kunst.
Box 1, Folder 3
Alphonse Daudet's widow,
1899 Sept
22
Scope and Content Note
Asks permission to take their portrait with him to New York
for his exhibition.
Box 1, Folder 3
H. Floury,
1908
Scope and Content Note
Raffaëlli informs publisher Floury about his engravings and
illustrations being published by other firms, and expresses the hope that
Floury will publish Alexandre's illustrated monograph before his general
exhibition at the Georges Petit gallery.
Box 1, Folder 3
H. Floury,
1908 Nov
26
Scope and Content Note
List of 152 illustrations that Raffaëlli promises to deliver
to Floury for the book.
Box 1, Folder 3
Mr. Gromier,
1894 July
11
Scope and Content Note
Obliging Gromier, Raffaëlli will ask Mr. Fuster to postpone
writing about him (Raffaëlli).
Box 1, Folder 4
N. Hamel,
1902 May
28
Scope and Content Note
Asks Hamel to send their interview along with his article to
edit for publication.
Box 1, Folder 4
N. Hamel,
1902
Scope and Content Note
Returns the edited interview and agrees that parts of his
article should be integrated into it.
Box 1, Folder 4
N. Hamel,
1915 Sept
20
Scope and Content Note
Sends Hamel a letter from Roll (Alfred?), with useful information.
Box 1, Folder 4
N. Hamel,
1915 Sept
24
Scope and Content Note
Sends Hamel a letter from Geffroy.
Box 1, Folder 4
N. Hamel,
n.d.
Scope and Content Note
Raffaëlli has no time to write the article, but sends Hamel
all the information he needs.
Box 1, Folder 4
N. Hamel,
n.d.
Scope and Content Note
Invites Hamel and his wife to lunch.
Box 1, Folder 4
Mlle Hément,
1903
Scope and Content Note
Tells her which day to take the works to theGeorges Petit
gallery, and asks her to take back any works not admitted by the
jury.
Box 1, Folder 4
Léon Hennique,
1883 or
1884
Scope and Content Note
Regarding Hennique's novel
L'accident de M. Hébert.
Box 1, Folder 4
Léon Hennique,
1884 Dec
2
Scope and Content Note
Raffaëlli sends an elaborate analysis of Hennique's novels
and his art, which Raffaëlli finds so different from the stuffiness of
contemporary naturalism.
Box 1, Folder 4
Léon Hennique,
1888 Aug
6
Scope and Content Note
Asks Hennique to write texts for his book,
Les types de Paris and reports that their
friends Daudet, Goncourt, et al, have done so; the two subjects left uncovered
in the book are "Les chiffonniers de Paris," and "Les types de la rue."
Box 1, Folder 4
Léon Hennique,
1888 Aug 9
Scope and Content Note
Raffaëlli is delighted that Hennique will write texts for "Les types de la rue."
Box 1, Folder 4
Léon Hennique,
ca. 1888
Scope and Content Note
Note of regret that he could not attend Hennique's
successful premiere of "La mort du duc d'Enghien" at the Théâtre Libre.
Box 1, Folder 4
Léon Hennique,
n.d.
Scope and Content Note
Another note of regret that he could not attend the "double
triomphe" of Hennique's play at the Théatre Libre because he could not get a
seat.
Box 1, Folder 4
Léon Hennique and his wife,
n.d.
Scope and Content Note
Inviting the Henniques to a dinner with literary friends,
including Geffroy and Huysmans, at his house in Asnières.
Box 1, Folder 5
Jeanniot, Pierre-Georges,
1907 Nov
22
Scope and Content Note
Raffaëlli informs Jeanniot of his talk with Georges Petit,
who said that he wants to publish Jeanniot's work and buy a couple of his
plates immediately.
Box 1, Folder 5
Knoedler,
1901 Apr
17
Scope and Content Note
Postcard addressed to Hammann - Knoedler informs addressee that he probably will not receive cards for
the opening of the exhibition.
Box 1, Folder 5
Knoedler (?),
1901 Sept
16
Scope and Content Note
Invites unidentified addressee to his studio, rue de Courcelles, to
see some of his new good work.
Box 1, Folder 5
Mme Machet,
1902 Sept
22
Scope and Content Note
Five page letter regarding household accounts, written while Raffaëlli was
sick and bedridden. Includes added notes and transcriptions of other letters, including one to Mme Lambin in Rouen,
another
to M. Lebourg (?) about clearing out the apartment in rue de Poissy and doing
errands.
Box 1, Folder 5
Emile van Marcke,
n.d.
Scope and Content Note
Informs him about new developments in the New York
scandal regarding the fake van Marcke replica sold by Knoedler and Co.; he is
sending Marcke the
Art amateur issue in which he has published the
full story. [not signed]
Box 1, Folder 5
Roger Milès,
1900 Aug
20
Scope and Content Note
Illustrated card with salutations from Dordrecht.
Box 1, Folder 5
Charles Morice,
1896 Jun
4
Scope and Content Note
Note about the six color drypoints for Prague.
Box 1, Folder 6
Letters to Gabriel Mourey,
1898-1908,
Physical Description: 17 letters
Scope and Content Note
Regarding the publication of Raffaëlli's works in
Studio (London), the price and their delivery.
Box 1, Folder 7
Georges Petit,
1892 Sept
7
Scope and Content Note
Raffaëlli acknowledges receipt of money from Petit for his pictures
"Pecheurs d'Ecosse," "Paysage, effet d'hiver," and "L'arc de triomphe."
Box 1, Folder 7
Georges Petit,
1884 (?)
Scope and Content Note
He will send Petit the "Place de l'Opéra", which he withdrew
from the Cercle des Arts Liberaux.
Box 1, Folder 7
Georges Petit,
1894 Mar
16
Scope and Content Note
Asks Petit to send any Americans to his exhibition, and he
will pay the firm a 19 percent commission.
Box 1, Folder 7
Georges Petit,
1894
Scope and Content Note
Asks to take "Belle matinée" from its owner because he
wants it for his New York exhibit, where he will try to sell it for Petit.
Box 1, Folder 7
Georges Petit (?),
ca. 1892-1894
Scope and Content Note
Tries to arrange the sale of some
paintings with Petit (?).
Box 1, Folder 7
Théophile Steinlen,
1903 May
1
Scope and Content Note
Sends Steinlen 200 Fr. and asks him to arrange a deal with Durand Ruel for two frames.
Box 1, Folder 7
Vecchini,
1912 Aug
1
Scope and Content Note
Writes to the young writer and poet after their long talk,
praising Vecchini's promising literary debut.
Box 1, Folder 7
Hubert Vos,
1890 Aug
16
Scope and Content Note
Accepts Vos's invitation to participate in the Pastellistes
Anglais exhibition; expresses his deep admiration for the English people and
their country.
Box 1, Folder 8
Letters to unidentified correspondents,
ca. 1889-1907
Box 1, Folder 8
1889 May
14
Scope and Content Note
Short of money, Raffaëlli sends an acquaintance a
drawing, instead of the money he owes.
Box 1, Folder 8
1889 Dec
3
Scope and Content Note
He is grateful to an unnamed person for pampering his
drawings before returning them.
Box 1, Folder 8
1890 Feb
7
Scope and Content Note
Informs a dealer friend that the American painter Dannat
wants to show a few paintings in his next "international" exhibit.
Box 1, Folder 8
after 1892
Scope and Content Note
Asks a photographer to make 18 portraits from his negative
of a head in profile.
Box 1, Folder 8
Dieppe,
1893 Sept
16
Scope and Content Note
Informs a gentleman that he will be glad to exchange a copy
of his book
Les types de Paris for the correspondent's guide
Estampes du dix-huitième siècle. He mentions his interest in prints and his contributions to the art.
Box 1, Folder 8
1895 Jan
20
Scope and Content Note
Asks a friend to send him letters of introduction to people
in New York.
Box 1, Folder 8
ca. 1895
Jan
Scope and Content Note
Raffaëlli writes in English to an unnamed person, on Hotel Martin
(New York) stationary about his previous trip to the United States, and the present one
at the invitation of the Carnegie Art Institute; he enumerates the activities
planned for his stay, mostly in New York; he includes the titles of his works
to be exhibited at Durand Ruel; cites his article about Alphonse Daudet to
be published in a Lippincott magazine; he lists the New York sites he intends
to paint, and the lectures he will deliver.
Box 1, Folder 8
ca. 1898
Scope and Content Note
Informs a friend that Carolus-Duran refused to accept the
demands of the artists, who will keep fighting.
Box 1, Folder 8
1899 Mar
29
Scope and Content Note
Writes to an unnamed woman that he is glad to add his name
to the list of artists and writers willing to help Eugène Tanguy's widow.
Box 1, Folder 8
1901 Dec
5
Scope and Content Note
Writes to a friend about his recent kidney illness, which may
make it impossible for him to attend an official dinner party.
Box 1, Folder 8
ca. 1902 Oct (?)
29
Scope and Content Note
Asks a friend who published a note about Raffaëlli's new
colors in
Dépêche de Toulouse to also publish an article
in
Echo de Paris.
Box 1, Folder 8
1904 Nov 9
Scope and Content Note
Reminds his correspondent to invite the Minister Chaunié to
visit the first exhibition of Gravure originale en couleurs.
Box 1, Folder 8
ca. 1907 ?
Scope and Content Note
Refuses a request to visit his studio because he is ill.
Box 1, Folder 8
190-
Scope and Content Note
Letterhead of
L'Eclair: journal politique quotidien, with 4
short notes written in various hands; incomplete date is printed on the
letterhead.
Box 1, Folder 9
Letters to unidentified correspondents,
n.d.
Physical Description: 12 items
Box 1, Folder 9
n.d.
Scope and Content Note
Raffaëlli refuses to give speeches because of
his ill health. He advises his young correspondent to write an article about
the exhibition of Gravure originale en couleurs.
Box 1, Folder 9
n.d. [after
1892]
Scope and Content Note
Invites a new acquaintance to lunch "en famille."
Box 1, Folder 9
n.d.
Scope and Content Note
Confirms an appointment with a new visitor.
Box 1, Folder 9
n.d.
Scope and Content Note
Sends a friend a "femme colosse" as a souvenir of
their 'interesting' conversation.
Box 1, Folder 9
n.d.
Scope and Content Note
Suggests to a dealer possible arrangments with Durand
Ruel for his works to be sent to London.
Box 1, Folder 9
n.d.
Scope and Content Note
Informs a correspondent that he has no information about
the publisher Emil Richter in Dresden, even though his etchings will be
published by him.
Box 1, Folder 9
n.d.
Scope and Content Note
Reminds his correspondent to visit the exhibition, which
will close soon.
Box 1, Folder 9
[before 1892]
Scope and Content Note
Informs a publisher (?) about the kind, size and prices of
illustrations he can offer for his book.
Box 1, Folder 9
[after 1892]
Scope and Content Note
Business card with a note by Raffaëlli recommending an article by Tiébaut to be published in
Temps.
Box 1, Folder 9
[before 1892]
Scope and Content Note
Business card with excuses to a woman for the delay in
sending the gift to her daughter.
Box 1, Folder 9
n.d.
Scope and Content Note
Note asking someone to fetch his coat immediately.
Series I.B.
Letters received,
ca. 1883-1919
Physical Description:
17 letters
Scope and Content Note
The letters received by Raffaëlli include 5 letters (ca.
1914-1919) from Gustave Geffroy, about his portrait by Raffaëlli, their long friendship, and Geffroy's book about Georges Clemenceau;
one from Edmond de Goncourt, accepting a 15-day sitting for a full-size portrait; and letters from Claude Monet, Joris-Karl
Huysmans, Robert de Montesquiou, and Jean Richepin.
Box 1, Folder 10
Albert Bartholomé,
n.d.
Scope and Content Note
Bartholomé sends from Diénay a humorous account of a
vacation trip planned by Degas for a group of artist friends, including
Jeanniot.
Box 1, Folder 10
Albert Besnard,
1908 Jan
8
Scope and Content Note
After seeing Raffaëlli's exhibition, Besnard sends
four pages of enthusiastic analysis of his special talent and the intensity
of his paintings.
Box 1, Folder 10
Mary Cassatt,
ca. 1894 (?)
Scope and Content Note
Thanks Raffaëlli for the book he sent her.
Box 1, Folder 10
Georges Clemenceau,
1890 Jan
15
Scope and Content Note
Thanks Raffaëlli for the book, the drawings included in
it and the nice dedication.
Box 1, Folder 10
Georges Clemenceau,
1894 Oct
14
Scope and Content Note
Clemenceau thanks him for the book, which is a masterpiece.
He expresses his admiration for the new technique Raffaëlli invented.
Box 1, Folder 11
Gustave Geffroy,
ca. 1917?
Scope and Content Note
Sends a vibrant homage of their 25 years of flawless
friendship, after seeing his portrait made by Raffaëlli.
Box 1, Folder 11
Gustave Geffroy,
1914 Feb 21
Scope and Content Note
Geffroy is glad that Raffaëlli has returned safe and sound from
his trip to the toxic swamps of Venice; he himself is recovering from a
depression.
Box 1, Folder 11
Gustave Geffroy,
1919 Sept 6
Scope and Content Note
On vacation in the country, Geffroy is busy
writing essays and finishing his book on Clemenceau for Larousse, which will
include portraits produced by Raffaëlli. He hopes that Raffaëlli's problems with the
Beauvais panels will soon be solved.
Box 1, Folder 11
Gustave Geffroy,
n.d.
Scope and Content Note
Asks Raffaëlli to send him the proofs as soon as he gets them
from Daudet.
Box 1, Folder 11
Gustave Geffroy,
n.d.
Scope and Content Note
Informs Raffaëlli of the date scheduled for their visit to
Mirbeau.
Box 1, Folder 11
Edmond de Goncourt,
1888 Feb
Scope and Content Note
Goncourt accepts a 15-day sitting for a
full size portrait, and indicates the backgound details.
Box 1, Folder 11
Joris-Karl Huysmans,
n.d.
Scope and Content Note
Huysmans advises an angry Raffaëlli to look with humor at the
portrait (not by Raffaëlli) of "un J.K. à l'hôpital S. Louis" which no one cares about anyway.
Box 1, Folder 12
M-R
Physical Description: 5 items
Box 1, Folder 12
Claude Monet,
1899 Aug
22
Scope and Content Note
Asks Raffaëlli to participate in the subscription to acquire
Manet's Olympia, which will be offered to the Louvre in homage to the artist.
They have Fr. 14,000 of the 20,000 needed.
Box 1, Folder 12
Claude Monet,
1908 Jan
06
Scope and Content Note
Declines to be on the national exhibition jury because
he must finish the new series of paintings he has promised to exhibit at Durand
Ruel.
Box 1, Folder 12
Count Robert de Montesquiou-Fézensac,
n.d.
Scope and Content Note
Montesquiou-Fézensac is preparing a speech about color engraving
in Japan, and asks Raffaëlli what other names besides his should be quoted, as he
doesn't want to offend anyone.
Box 1, Folder 12
Jean Richepin,
n.d. [after
1881]
Scope and Content Note
Richepin thanks Raffaëlli for the comments on his verses, and
invites him, the painter of "gueux," to read his book
La chanson des gueux.
Box 1, Folder 12
Unidentified,
1917 Jun
20
Scope and Content Note
Letter confirms receipt of Fr. 100 for a tombola; writer is
grateful for the gift but would have preferred a small sketch or drawing.
Signature indecipherable.
Series II.
Manuscripts,
1886-1918
Physical Description:
16 items
Scope and Content Note
Of the fifteen manuscripts by Raffaëlli, 7 are fragmentary texts and most have no titles. Three signed manuscripts are addressed
to Georges Montorgeuil at the newspaper
L'Éclair; two predict a German defeat (1915, 1916), the third is a nostalgic reminiscence about the Paris fortifications soon to be
demolished [1918?]. A sharp critique of the Salon des Champs Elysées was sent to the
Grand journal (1896). The literary essays include one about a visit to a madhouse, and "Le chemineau aux étoiles," a poetic version of
Rafaëlli's character, the tramp. Fragmentary manuscripts are about the politics of hatred between France and Germany (1899),
the history of the ruling classes in France, the effect of machines in future society, and the "Chinese danger." A 12-page
manuscript signed by Henry Gréville was written for Raffaëlli's illustrated book,
Les types de Paris.
Box 1, Folder 13
Three essays on politics
and history for
L'Éclair,
n.d.
Box 1, Folder 13
Untitled,
1915 Feb 11
Physical Description: 3 pp., 2 leaves
Scope and Content Note
Essay predicts the German defeat and the return of justice and happiness to mankind. Sent to G. Montorgeuil for
L'Éclair.
Box 1, Folder 13
Untitled,
ca. 1916?
Physical Description: 2 pp.
Scope and Content Note
Diatribe about the arrogance of Germany for refusing peace
talks, and its blindness to its inevitable defeat. Sent to G. Montorgeuil for
L'Éclair.
Box 1, Folder 13
Untitled,
[ca. 1918?
Physical Description: 1 p. + envelope
Scope and Content Note
Nostalgic reminiscence of the Paris fortifications on the eve
of their demolition. Envelope addressed to G. Montorgeuil at
L'Éclair.
Box 1, Folder 14
Four essays on politics, history,
1899,
n.d.
Box 1, Folder 14
Untitled fragment,
[1899]
Physical Description: pp. 3-6
Scope and Content Note
About the politics of hatred between France and Germany, and
the concept of nationality currently being discussed at The Hague's first
convention.
Box 1, Folder 14
Les classes dirigeantes d'aujourd'hui,
n.d.
Physical Description: 5 pp.
Scope and Content Note
First part of a 3-part essay about the ruling classes in
France: the monarchy, the church, the nobility (past); financiers (present);
and the people (future).
Box 1, Folder 14
Untitled fragment,
n.d.
Physical Description: pp. 15-25
Scope and Content Note
About the future effect of machines, which will lead to less
work, and more freedom and generosity. Signed.
Box 1, Folder 14
Untitled fragment,
n.d.
Physical Description: pp. 3-4
Scope and Content Note
Manuscript dismisses the "Chinese danger" because China is too
far behind the emerging economic power of Japan.
Box 1, Folder 15
Untitled fragment,
n.d.
Physical Description: pp. 3-7
Scope and Content Note
Describes a visit to a madhouse.
Box 1, Folder 15
Untitled,
ca. 1886
Physical Description: 1 p.
Scope and Content Note
Literary sketch regarding the wrong orientation of Bartholdi's
[copy of] the Statue of Liberty on the Ile des Cygnes, which Raffaëlli corrected in
his painting of the island.
Box 1, Folder 15
Pourquoi Raffaëlli est en Amérique,
n.d.
Physical Description: 2 pp.
Scope and Content Note
Humor piece in draft manuscript; title inserted later.
Box 1, Folder 15
Untitled fragment,
n.d.
Physical Description: 1 p.
Scope and Content Note
Contains 10 lines of dialogue. On the verso, a list of 8
artists' names, including Braquemond, Delatre, Marie Gauthier, and Mary
Cassatt.
Box 1, Folder 16
Le chemineau aux étoiles,
n.d.
Physical Description: 2 pp.
Scope and Content Note
Essay about a tramp.
Box 1, Folder 17
Untitled,
1896 Sept
26
Physical Description: 2 pp.
Scope and Content Note
Sharp critique of the Salon des Champs Elysées, and praise for
the Salon du Champs de Mars under the direction of Puvis de Chavannes. Written
on 2 telegrams to
Grand Journal.
Box 1, Folder 17
Untitled fragment,
n.d.
Physical Description: 2 pp.
Scope and Content Note
Fragment of an essay about Édouard Manet: his beginnings,
style and technique.
Box 1, Folder 17
Introduction to
Le Caractériste,
n.d.
Physical Description: 1 p.
Scope and Content Note
Short introduction to the book written in his thirties, which
Raffaëlli has decided to publish even though, with age, he realizes its
absurdity.
Box 1, Folder 18
Les petites marchandes des rues,
1888 July 3
Physical Description: 12 pp.
Scope and Content Note
Edited manuscript by Henry Gréville (pseudonym of Alice Marie
Céleste Henri) about female street vendors, written for Raffaëlli's book
Les types de Paris.
Series III.
Personal documents,
1876-1922
Physical Description:
42 items
Scope and Content Note
Contains list of Raffaëlli's art works, and documents relating to his copyright account and insurance.
Box 1, Folder 19
List of art works,
n.d.
Physical Description: 8 leaves
Scope and Content Note
Includes titles and prices of works.
Box 1, Folder 20
Business documents,
1920-1922
Physical Description: 5 items
Scope and Content Note
Raffaëlli's copyright account with the Syndicat de la propriété
artistique.
Box 1, Folder 21
Insurance policies,
1876-1920
Physical Description: 29 items
Scope and Content Note
Policies with various companies, all signed by Raffaëlli.
Series IV.
Printed materials,
1870-1929
Physical Description:
49 items
Scope and Content Note
Items arranged in four subseries include one original print by Raffaëlli and reproductions of his work, portraits of Raffaëlli,
clippings about him, and miscellaneous printed ephemera.
Series IV.A.
Raffaëlli's art works,
1885-1897
n.d.
Physical Description:
12 items
Scope and Content Note
Subseries holds 1 print, and 11 clippings about Raffaëlli.
Box 1, Folder 22
Le cheval dans la plaine,
n.d.
Physical Description: 1 print, plate mark 119 x 155 mm.
Scope and Content Note
Etching and drypoint, first or second state, with handwritten
inscription on left border: "La campagne extra muros, J. F. Raffaëlli."
Inscription on upper border: "pour l'article d'Ajalbert, Les alpes du pauvre".
Box 1, Folder 23
Clippings,
1885-1897
Physical Description: 11 items
Scope and Content Note
Portrait of Raffaëlli cut from unidentified publication: 2 copies, one mounted on board.
Reproductions of Raffaëlli paintings cut from unidentified publications: 3 clippings.
Reproductions of works by Raffaëlli cut from unidentified publications, 5 are caricatures, all mounted on paper, with the
name and date of the Salon at which the works were exhibited written on the mount: 6 clippings.
Series IV.B.
Portraits of Raffaëlli,
1870-1910
Physical Description:
5 items
Scope and Content Note
Three photographs, one lithograph, and one clipping of a magazine photograph portray Raffaëlli in different stages of his
life. Raffaëlli was used one of the photographs as the model for an engraved self-portrait.
Box 1, Folder 24
Photograph of Raffaëlli at age 20,
1870
Physical Description: 1 cabinet card, carbon print
Scope and Content Note
Reproduced in Arsène Alexandre's monograph about Raffaëlli, Paris, 1909.
Box 1, Folder 24
Photograph of Raffaëlli, ca.
1902
Physical Description: 1 cabinet card, sanguine carbon print
Scope and Content Note
Reproduced in
Emporium, No. 88, Bergamo,
Apr. 1902.
Box 1, Folder 24
Photograph of Raffaëlli,
n.d. [ca. 1895]
Physical Description: 1 gelatin silver printing-out paper print
Scope and Content Note
This was copied by Raffaëlli for his self-portrait in dry point, 1895, reproduced in M. Delafond,
Raffaëlli, no. 47 & 54.
Box 1, Folder 24
Lithograph portrait of Raffaëlli,
n.d. ,
Physical Description: 1 print
Scope and Content Note
Portrait of Raffaëlli standing, signed by A. Villette, published by
Revue Illustrée.
Box 1, Folder 24
Un atelier roulant,
ca. 1910
Physical Description: 1 clipping
Scope and Content Note
Clipping of a photograph of the elderly Raffaëlli seated in a hackney coach, with a landscape painting on an easel.
Series IV.C.
Clippings,
1884-1929
Physical Description:
25 items
Scope and Content Note
Clippings about Raffaëlli and his work. Includes obituaries from 1924.
Box 1, Folder 25
About Raffaëlli, from newspapers
Physical Description: 25 clippings
Series IV.D.
Miscellanea,
1886-1913
Physical Description:
7 items
Scope and Content Note
Printed materials include ephemera from events, and 2 advertisements.
Box 1, Folder 26
Menus, invitations, advertisements,
1886-1913
Scope and Content Note
Four menus for special occasions, including the cover of a menu for the 1913 banquet given by the Société de la gravure originale
en couleurs in honor of Raffaëlli, and illustrated with an etching signed G[aston] de Latenay. Also included is an invitation
to a musical evening in Paris, 1898 Apr. 28; an illustrated advertisement for the Maison Auguste hair salon for men; and an
illustration of a dress model from a catalog published by Godard, Paris.
Series V.
Publications,
1895-1929
Physical Description:
7 items
Scope and Content Note
Publications relating to Raffaëlli include catalogs for exhibits of his work in New York (1895) and in Brussels (1929), and
the auction catalog for the sale of his estate at Drouot in 1924. One publication includes an article by Raffaëlli. Five assorted
texts are part of an unidentified publication.
Box 1, Folder 27
American Art Galleries, N.Y.,
1895
Scope and Content Note
Catalog for an exhibit of Raffaëlli's work includes 4 pages of Raffaëlli manuscript in facsimile, and his portrait by E.A.
Abbey, whose dedication is dated Feb. 1895.
Box 1, Folder 27
L'estampe et l'affiche, 2e année, no. 10,
1898 Oct 15
Physical Description: 1 vol.
Scope and Content Note
Includes Raffaëlli's essay "Les pointes-sèches en couleurs," pp. 215-221.
Box 1, Folder 27
Auction catalogue, Hôtel Drouot,
1913 Feb 21
Physical Description: 1 vol.
Scope and Content Note
Sale includes one painting by Raffaëlli, "La Rue Royale."
Box 1, Folder 27
Auction catalogue, Hôtel Drouot,
1924 Dec 1-2
Physical Description: 2 vols.
Scope and Content Note
Sale of Raffaëlli's estate after his death. Two copies, one of which is a reprint that contains prices marked in pencil.
Box 1, Folder 27
Galérie Georges Giroux, Brussels,
1929 Apr 10
Physical Description: 1 vol.
Scope and Content Note
Catalog for a Raffaëlli exhibit.
Box 1, Folder 27
Fragmentary texts from an art history publication,
n.d.
Physical Description: 1 vol. (partial)
Scope and Content Note
"Chateaubriand paysagiste," by Victor de Laprade, pp. 201-207 (incomplete); "Les arts au XIXe siècle," by A. Decamps, pp.
208-218, with a marginal note by Raffaëlli; "Au Salon de 1868," fragment, pp. 321-324; "L'idéal et le réalisme," by Delacroix,
pp. 333-340, with pencil marks in borders; and "Mes compagnons d'étude," by F. de Conches, fragment, pp. 349-352.
