Elbeuf

Original photograph of Maurice Blanchot.
Vintage silver gelatin print.

"Blanchot long defied photographers and caricaturists of the literary press. Minimalist and extremely rare, over so many years, are the illustration sketches: in 1962 in L'Express, a hand brandishes a book, against a page background; in 1979, in Libération, a blank square in the middle of the page, bearing as sole caption the name of Maurice Blanchot and a quote from L'Entretien infini ("un vide d'univers: rien qui fut visible, rien qui fut invisible" ["a void of universe: nothing that was visible, nothing that was invisible"])" (C. Bident, Maurice Blanchot).

Original photograph of Maurice Blanchot at about one year old, seated on a pedestal, surrounded by his brothers and sisters.
Original photograph of Maurice Blanchot at about one year old, seated on a pedestal, surrounded by his brothers and sisters.
Contemporary silver print.
“Blanchot eluded the photographers and caricaturists of the literary press for a long time. Attempts at producing an image were both rare and minimalist throughout the years. In 1962, in Express, a hand holds up a book at the bottom of the page; in 1979, in Libération, a blank square in the middle of the page captioned only with Blanchot’s name and a quotation from l’Entretien...

Original photograph of Maurice Blanchot seated at his desk, before his library
Original photograph of Maurice Blanchot, smiling, at his desk before his library.
Contemporary silver print.
“Blanchot eluded the photographers and caricaturists of the literary press for a long time. Attempts at producing an image were both rare and minimalist throughout the years. In 1962, in Express, a hand holds up a book at the bottom of the page; in 1979, in Libération, a blank square in the middle of the page captioned only with Blanchot’s name and a quotation from l’Entretien infini ("a vacuum of a universe: nothing that is visible, nothing that is invisible”)” (C...

Original photograph of Maurice Blanchot standing against a wall.
Vintage silver gelatin print.

« Blanchot long defied photographers and caricaturists of the literary press. Minimalist and extremely rare, over so many years, are the illustrative sketches: in 1962 in L'Express, a hand brandishing a book, against a page background; in 1979, in Libération, a blank square in the middle of the page, bearing only the name Maurice Blanchot as caption and a quotation from L'Entretien infini ("un vide d'univers: rien qui fut visible, rien qui fut invisible" ["a void of universe: nothing that was visible, nothing that was invisible"]) » (C. Bident, Maurice...

First edition of the second part of this conference given to the Society for the Study of Natural Sciences of Elbeuf, printed in small numbers on laid paper.
Spine sunned with three small lacks, fine interior condition.