<p>&ldquo;If you could say it in words, there'd be no reason to paint it,&rdquo; Edward Hopper mischievously replied to journalists.</p> <p>Yet the words of artists, their correspondence, their notebooks and their theoretical reflections are one of the most precious sources for the exegete and the promise, for the amateur, of an intimate journey into the soul of genius.</p>

Words from Artists

“If you could say it in words, there'd be no reason to paint it,” Edward Hopper mischievously replied to journalists.

Yet the words of artists, their correspondence, their notebooks and their theoretical reflections are one of the most precious sources for the exegete and the promise, for the amateur, of an intimate journey into the soul of genius.

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Words from Artists
  1. "Voici mon cher Carlo à peu près ce que j'aurais voulu apporter à Willemetz. Bien entendu si cela ne te plait plus, je suis toujours de tout coeur avec toi mais réfléchis bien car il y a des occasions qui ne se retrouvent plus."
    Vincent SCOTTO

    "Voici mon cher Carlo à peu près ce que j'aurais voulu apporter à Willemetz. Bien entendu si cela ne te plait plus, je suis toujours de tout coeur avec toi mais réfléchis bien car il y a des occasions qui ne se retrouvent plus."Autograph letter signed to his great friend Carlo Rim urging him to contact the director of the Bouffes Parisiens, Albert Willemetz, so that the project for their play could succeed in this period of scarcity due to the German occupation

    S. n.|Paris 16 septembre 1941|14.50 x 10.50 cm|une feuille recto-verso
    Autograph letter signed by composer Vincent Scotto, addressed from his Parisian home, to his great friend the Provençal writer, caricaturist and filmmaker Carlo Rim who was notably the friend of Fernandel, Raimu and Marcel Pagnol but also of André Salmon and Max Jacob (44 lines in black ink)
    Vincent Scotto insists with his friend and collaborator Carlo Rim, whom he considers too hesitant and indecisive, that he find the motivation to contact theater man Albert Willemetz so that the latter will stage the play that the two Marseillais created together for fear that their project might fall through:
    "July 2nd
    My dear Carlo,
    in response to your...
    €400
  2. Lettre autographe signée adressée à Henriette Gomès
    BALTHUS

    Lettre autographe signée adressée à Henriette Gomès

    Chassy 4 Janvier 1954|21 x 27 cm|une feuille + une enveloppe
    Autograph letter signed by Balthus addressed to gallery owner Henriette Gomès. 7 lines, envelope included.
    Cross folds inherent to mailing, a small tear to left margin of the letter not touching text, the ink having faded.
    "Chassy, mardi (the r and d having smudged)
    Ma petite Henriette,
    je reçois ce papier mystérieux - si tu trouves un moment pourrais-tu voir de quoi il s'agit ? En toute hâte - Je t'embrasse et André. B."     ["My little Henriette, I receive this mysterious paper - if you find a moment could you see what it's about? In great haste - I embrace you and André. B."]
    "During the summer of 1952, Balthus found...
    €350
  3. Lettre autographe signée adressée à Henriette Gomès
    BALTHUS

    Lettre autographe signée adressée à Henriette Gomès

    Rome [Rome] s. d. [circa 1961]|22 x 27.50 cm|une page sur un feuillet
    Signed autograph letter from Balthus addressed to gallerist Henriette (Gomès). One page written in black ink on letterhead of the Académie de France in Rome of which Balthus was appointed director by André Malraux in 1961, 13 lines.
    Transverse folds inherent to mailing, two small tears in left and right margins of the letter not touching the text, pin marks in upper left margin of the letter, the ink of certain words having faded.
    "Ma petite Henriette,
    imossible de me souvenir de l'adresse de Claude Hersent ni de celle de Lefebvre dont je ne trouve plus l'enveloppe. C'est donc à toi que j'envoie le papier ci-joint à remettre au personnage en question...
    €800
  4. Carte postale manuscrite signée et adressée à Henriette Gomès
    BALTHUS

    Carte postale manuscrite signée et adressée à Henriette Gomès

    Chassy 30 décembre 1953|9 x 14.50 cm|une feuille
    Signed autograph postcard from Balthus addressed to gallerist Henriette (Gomès), 17 lines in black ink.
    A clear dampstain in the upper right margin of the postcard depicting a ski slope.
    "Chassy le 30 XII 53
    Ma petite Henriette,
    comme il n'est pas impossible que mon petit mot de Rome ait été englouti par la pgrève, je préfère pour plus de sûreté t'envoyer une nouvelle litanie de souhaits et de bons voeux d'ici où je suis rentré hier - Quand viens-tu ? J'espère que tu t'arrangeras popur rester quelques jours. Je t'embrasse ainsi qu'André. B. L'adresse de Georges Parent G. Parent, 1, rue de Narbonne Paris 7e.""     ["Chassy December 30th 53 /...
    €800
  5. "Elle crée en ce moment le rôle de Truchement dans les "Tréteaux de maître Pierre" de Manuel de Falla" dont la répétition générale était cet après-midi. Elle a eu beaucoup de succès dans ce rôle important et difficile à tenir. Par ailleurs elle est très artiste, très musicienne mais très effacée et ne demande jamais rien pour elle-même."
    BERTHOLD-MAHN

    "Elle crée en ce moment le rôle de Truchement dans les "Tréteaux de maître Pierre" de Manuel de Falla" dont la répétition générale était cet après-midi. Elle a eu beaucoup de succès dans ce rôle important et difficile à tenir. Par ailleurs elle est très artiste, très musicienne mais très effacée et ne demande jamais rien pour elle-même."Signed autograph letter asking his correspondent to intercede on behalf of the sister-in-law for a position as an extra

    s. l. 9 mars 1928|13.50 x 18.50 cm|une feuille recto-verso
    Autograph letter signed by Berthold Mann, written in black ink (28 lines) requesting his friend's intervention to find, for his young sister-in-law from the Opéra Comique, a position in an upcoming theatrical production : "Cher ami,
    puis-je vous demander de bien vouloir pistonner auprès du critique musical de Paris midi - ou d'ailleurs - une artiste de l'Opéra comique ? - voilà direz-vous une singulière demande - c'est qu'il s'agit de la soeur de ma femme, mademoiselle Kamienska (j'espère qu'elle aura ainsi que toute la famille le plaisir de faire votre connaissance bientôt). Elle crée en ce moment le rôle de Truchement     ( en espagnol : Trujaman) dans les...
    €300
  6. Lettre autographe signée adressée à son ami Carlo Rim à propos notamment de la reprise d'Iphigénie en Tauride de Christoph Willibald Gluck
    Georges AURIC

    Lettre autographe signée adressée à son ami Carlo Rim à propos notamment de la reprise d'Iphigénie en Tauride de Christoph Willibald Gluck

    S. n.|Paris 17 octobre 1965|14 x 19.50 cm|une feuille
    Autograph letter dated and signed by Georges Auric addressed to his friend Carlo Rim, 23 lines in blue ink on letterhead of the Réunion des théâtres lyriques nationaux et du théâtre de l'Opéra de Paris, in which he asks for his friend's indulgence as he is overwhelmed with work: "Pardonne-moi si je ne t'ai pas répondu encore : tu peux imaginer sans trop de peine ce qu'est devenue mon existence ! ... je viens d'avoir à préparer la reprise d'Iphigénie en Tauride - opéra des plus nobles et que "notre" public n'avait pas eu l'occasion d'écouter depuis 1931 " ["Forgive me if I haven't answered you yet: you can imagine without too much trouble what my...
    €400
  7. "... L'arlésienne ne pourra pas se faire parce que monsieur gendre Prouvost et cie sont des couillons. Et des gens sans aucune descisions"
    RAIMU

    "... L'arlésienne ne pourra pas se faire parce que monsieur gendre Prouvost et cie sont des couillons. Et des gens sans aucune descisions"Virulent signed autograph letter addressed to his great friend Carlo Rim about an aborted film project

    S. n.|Paris 13 juin 1941|14 x 19.50 cm|trois feuilles recto-verso
    Autograph letter dated June 13th (Carlo Rim having specified in pencil at the head of the first leaf 1941) and signed by Raimu addressed to his great friend Carlo Rim, 98 lines in black ink, on three leaves recto-verso.
    Folds inherent to mailing.
    Raimu rails against the incapacity and indecision of those responsible for a film project entitled l'Arlésienne (quite a symbol!) of which Carlo Rim was part: "L'arlésienne ne pourra pas se faire parce que monsieur gendre Prouvost et cie sont des couillons. Et des gens sans aucune descisions. Donc affaire morte." ["l'Arlésienne cannot be made because monsieur son-in-law Prouvost and company are fools. And people...
    €1,200
  8. "...Parle-moi du poisson - quelle sacrée différence de ceux d'ici ! ah ! merde alors ! ..."
    Moïse KISLING

    "...Parle-moi du poisson - quelle sacrée différence de ceux d'ici ! ah ! merde alors ! ..."Affectionate and nostalgic, signed autograph letter addressed to Carlo Rim from his Lisbon exile, longing for his lamented Provence

    S. n.|s. l. 17 octobre 1940|17.50 x 25.50 cm|une feuille
    Autograph letter signed by Moïse Kisling addressed from his exile in Lisbon to Carlo Rim, 30 lines in black ink, deeply imbued with melancholic memories of his Provence which he cruelly misses: "Ta lettre du 5... m'a donné envie de la sentir pour découvrir un peu d'ail pour sentir le mistral et toute la couleur du pays. Elle m'a apporté un peu d'arôme du pays..." ["Your letter of the 5th... made me want to smell it to discover a bit of garlic to feel the mistral and all the color of the country. It brought me a little aroma of the country..."]
    Moïse Kisling questions his friend about fishing : "... elle ne doit pas être bonne en ce moment - nous allons vers...
    €700
  9. Lettre autographe signée adressée à son ami Carlo Rim lui présentant ses voeux pour l'année 1934 et enrichie d'un humoristique dessin original légendé représentant un guérillero cubain tirant au pistolet
    Jean EFFEL

    Lettre autographe signée adressée à son ami Carlo Rim lui présentant ses voeux pour l'année 1934 et enrichie d'un humoristique dessin original légendé représentant un guérillero cubain tirant au pistolet

    Paris 1934|21 x 31 cm|une feuille
    Autograph letter signed addressed to his friend Carlo Rim presenting his wishes for the year 1934, 4 lines in black ink : "Je tiens à souhaiter, à Carlo Rim, une bonne année 1934. Je lui dois un heureux 1933. Jean Effel." ["I wish to wish Carlo Rim a good year 1934. I owe him a happy 1933. Jean Effel."]
    On the left side of the letter has been glued an original signed drawing by Jean Effel in black and orange felt-tip pens, blue pencil and white correction fluid depicting a Cuban guerrilla firing a pistol which he captioned thus: "A Cuba les gouvernements changent trop vite : on n'a même plus le temps de viser !" ["In Cuba governments change too fast: there's no...
    €250
  10. Lettre autographe signée, recommandant son élève Albert Magimel
    Jean Auguste Dominique INGRES

    Lettre autographe signée, recommandant son élève Albert Magimel

    s. d. [jeudi 9]|13.50 x 20.80 cm|une feuille
    Autograph letter signed by painter Jean-Auguste-Dominique Ingres about his pupil Albert Magimel, with whom he worked in close collaboration. Magimel published a catalogue raisonné of his master's artworks.
    Handsome signature of Ingres in the lower part of the letter.
    €1,800
  11. “The dreadful misfortune” of Maximilien Luce
    Lettre autographe signée inédite adressée à Maximilien Luce
    Camille PISSARRO (à Maximilien LUCE)

    Lettre autographe signée inédite adressée à Maximilien LuceUnpublished Autograph Letter Signed, Addressed to Maximilien Luce

    Paris 3 septembre 1895|13.50 x 21 cm|1 page sur un double feuillet remplié

    Autograph letter signed by Camille Pissarro, one page on a folded bifolium. A few tears along the horizontal and vertical fold lines, not affecting the text; small paper loss to the margin of the blank leaf.
    Unpublished letter from Camille Pissarro, written in an especially graceful hand, addressed to his friend the painter Maximilien Luce.

    €1,800
  12. Lettre autographe signée à M. Wustemberg
    Giuseppe VERDI

    Lettre autographe signée à M. WustembergAutograph letter signed by composer Giuseppe Verdi, written from his sumptuous apartment on the Champs Elysees.

    Paris 18 décembre 1866|13 x 20.50 cm|une page sur un bifeuillet remplié
    Autograph letter signed by composer Giuseppe Verdi, written from his sumptuous apartment on the Champs Elysées. 12 lines in ink on a folded leaf. Some foxing at the top of the first leaf. Pencil note by the addressee at the bottom of the first page, piece of paper pasted over a note by the addressee in ink on the verso of the blank folio. Small piece of paper missing at foot of blank page, some traces of folding.
    Handsome autograph letter signed by the famed composer of La Traviata, Rigoletto and Aida.
    €1,800
  13. Lettre autographe signée adressée à sa mère Sophie Maurice
    Franz MARC

    Lettre autographe signée adressée à sa mère Sophie MauriceEigenhändiger signierter Brief an seine Mutter Sophie Maurice gerichtet[Signed autograph letter to his mother Sophie Maurice]

    19 août 1915|22.20 x 28.60 cm|2 pages sur un feuillet
    19 August 1915, 22,2x28,6cm, 2 pages on a leaf.
    Autograph letter in German signed by the painter Franz Marc to his mother Sophie Marc (née Maurice); two pages in black ink. Trace of horizontal and vertical fold.

    Unpublished letter. Not in the latest edition of his wartime correspondence (Briefe aus dem Feld, Norderstedt, 2019).

    Lengthy unpublished letter from Franz Marc to his mother during the First World War, written a few months before his death in Verdun. In the horror of the conflict, the future martyr of German expressionism recalls childhood images and tells horse stories from the front.
    €6,000
  14. Carte postale autographe signée adressée à Emile Straus
    Frédéric-Auguste CAZALS

    Carte postale autographe signée adressée à Emile Straus

    S. n.|Paris 13 août 1904|14.10 x 9.10 cm|une carte postale
    Signed autograph postcard from Frédéric-Auguste Cazals addressed to Emile Straus: "Amitiés ! F. A. Cazals Paris 13/8/04" ["Best wishes! F. A. Cazals Paris 13/8/04"]
    Some staining.
    A great enthusiast of epistolary art, Emile Straus founded in 1899 La Carte postale illustrée, the newsletter of the association he had just launched, the International Poste-Carte Club.
    €80
  15. Carte postale autographe signée adressée à Emile Straus
    Auguste BARTHOLDI

    Carte postale autographe signée adressée à Emile Straus

    A. Bartholdi|Paris 1er janvier 1900|13.90 x 8.90 cm|une carte postale
    Autograph postcard signed by sculptor Auguste Bartholdi addressed to Emile Straus: "Avec mes remerciements pour vos bons souhaits." ["With my thanks for your good wishes."] The recto features a reproduction of a black and white drawing showing the citadel of Belfort and its famous lion, as well as the statue of the three sieges.
    A great enthusiast of epistolary art, Emile Straus founded in 1899 La Carte postale illustrée, newsletter of the association he had just launched, the International Poste-Carte Club.
    €480
  16. "Je me suis exténué à faire sortir cette vérité de mon livre, si l'on ne m'a pas compris, la faute en est sans doute à moi."
    Émile ZOLA

    "Je me suis exténué à faire sortir cette vérité de mon livre, si l'on ne m'a pas compris, la faute en est sans doute à moi."Signed autograph letter addressed to Henry Fouquier about La Terre

    Paris 11 février 1888|13.20 x 20.50 cm|2 pages sur un double feuillet

    Autograph letter signed by Emile Zola addressed to Henry Fouquier, written in black ink on a bifolium. Usual folds from mailing.
    This letter was transcribed in the complete correspondence of Emile Zola published by the CNRS and the Presses de l'Université de Montréal.

    €2,800
  17. Carte autographe signée
    Pierre PUVIS DE CHAVANNES

    Carte autographe signée

    Paris 23 avril 1883|11.70 x 8.90 cm|une carte autographe
    Autograph card signed by Pierre Puvis de Chavannes addressed to an unknown recipient, written in black ink, with the painter's monogram and address at the head. Some minor soiling and traces of glue on the verso. One perforation on the monogram.
    "Madame, j'accepte avec infiniment de reconnaissance et de plaisir votre si aimable invitation pour mercredi et vous prie d'agréer l'hommage de mes sentiments respectueux et dévoués." ["Madam, I accept with infinite gratitude and pleasure your kind invitation for Wednesday and beg you to accept the tribute of my respectful and devoted sentiments."]
    €180
  18. "J'ai trop tardé, chère Madame, à vous remercier de votre livre et du plaisir qu'il m'a procuré. Plaisir amer et trouble - mais rare."
    Reynaldo HAHN (to Dominique ANDRE)

    "J'ai trop tardé, chère Madame, à vous remercier de votre livre et du plaisir qu'il m'a procuré. Plaisir amer et trouble - mais rare."Signed autograph note addressed to Dominique André

    Paris 6 avril 1931|14.60 x 19.30 cm|une page sur une carte lettre
    Signed autograph note by Reynaldo Hahn addressed to Madame Serge André and written on a white paper letter-card in blue ink. Central fold inherent to the mailing.
    Dominique André is a poetess, novelist and playwright. She notably published under the pseudonym Claude Isambert.
    "J'ai trop tardé, chère Madame, à vous remercier de votre livre et du plaisir qu'il m'a procuré. Plaisir amer et trouble - mais rare. Ce qui est particulièrement remarquable en ces pages, c'est leur extrême distinction..." ["I have delayed too long, dear Madame, in thanking you for your book and the pleasure it has given me. Bitter and troubled pleasure -...
    €350
  19. "...quand il aura passé quelque temps à copier..."
    Antoine-Jean GROS

    "...quand il aura passé quelque temps à copier..."Autograph letter signed to Jean-Pierre Granger

    1826|18.50 x 24 cm|une feuille rempliée
    Autograph letter signed addressed to the painter Jean-Pierre Granger and dated April 24, 1826, one page written in black ink, with the correspondent's address on the verso.

    15 lines in a beautiful slanted handwriting on a folded sheet.

    The celebrated Empire painter recommends to his colleague: "a young man who seems very interesting to me and too young to enter my studio. Dear Grand Diable, please do me the favor of taking good care of him in yours and when he has spent some time copying, if it does not inconvenience you, I will take him back with pleasure and well on his way."
    Jean-Pierre Granger was first a pupil of Jean-Baptiste Regnault before...
    €800
  20. Deux lettres autographes signées adressées au Préfet du département de Dolj
    Constantin BRANCUSI

    Deux lettres autographes signées adressées au Préfet du département de DoljTwo handwritten signed letters addressed to the Dolj County Prefect

    Craïova (Roumanie) [Craiova] 9 octobre 1900|14.70 x 22 cm|deux feuillets rédigées au recto
    Two handwritten signed letters addressed to the Dolj County Prefect
    Craïova (Romania) 9 October 1900 | 14.7 x 22 cm & 27 x 19.5 cm | two leaves written on the recto
    Two handwritten letters signed by Constantin Brâncuși addressed to the Dolj County Prefect and written in brown and black ink, one on a piece of lined paper (14.7 x 22cm) and the other on larger size white paper (27 x 19,5 cm).

    The first letter is written in ink on a leaf and bears the registration number “12981” followed by the acronym “pPG” and is signed with the artist's full name: “Constantin Brâncu”. At the bottom left of the page...
    €4,000
  21. Déclaration autographe signée auprès de Mr. Costadi attaché à la légation roumaine à Paris
    Constantin BRANCUSI

    Déclaration autographe signée auprès de Mr. Costadi attaché à la légation roumaine à ParisHandwritten signed declaration to Mr Costadi, attached to the Romanian legation in Paris

    Paris 17/30 janvier 1908|21 x 35 cm|une page sur un feuillet
    Handwritten signed declaration to Mr Costadi, attached to the Romanian legation in Paris
    Paris 17/30 January 1908 | 21 x 35 cm | one page on a leaf
    Handwritten declaration dated and signed by Constantin Brâncuși to Mr Costadi, attached to the Romanian legation in Paris, written in black ink on a leaf of white paper. Embossed stamp and a trace of a stamp. Some transverse folds. The declaration is signed with his full name that he will retain from then on: “C. Brâncuși” and dated “17/30 January 1908” – the two dates reflect the coexistence of the Gregorian and the Julian calendar in Romanian principalities in the early 20th...
    €2,800
  22. Lettre autographe signée adressée au Ministère roumain des cultes
    Constantin BRANCUSI

    Lettre autographe signée adressée au Ministère roumain des cultesHandwritten signed letter addressed to the Romanian Ministry of Worship

    Paris janvier 1914|21 x 28.50 cm|une page sur un feuillet
    Handwritten signed letter addressed to the Romanian Ministry of Worship
    Paris January 1914 | 21 x 28.5 cm | one page on a leaf
    Very important handwritten letter signed by Constantin Brâncuși addressed to the Romanian Ministry of Worship, written in black ink on a leaf of white paper. Embossed stamp and a trace of a stamp. Transverse folds from having been sent.

    In this letter dated January 1914 and addressed to the Ministry of Worship, the sculptor requests authorisation to bring some of his sculptures to Romania for the exhibition of the "Tinerimea Artistica" company (Artistic Youth)...
    €5,000
  23. Lettre autographe signée adressée à H. Simonis Empis
    JOB

    Lettre autographe signée adressée à H. Simonis Empis

    s. d. [ca 1902]|11.20 x 17.80 cm|2 pages 1/2 sur un double feuillet
    Autograph letter signed by Job addressed to publisher H. Simonis Empis. Two and a half pages on a double sheet.
    Fold inherent to mailing.
    Interesting letter in which the illustrator proposes to the publisher to publish "an album whose success [he] guarantee[s]": "It concerns a small novel for children, whose text would be done by Montorgueil and which would be as thrilling as possible [...] All the characters would be penny toys..."
    This refers to Liline et Frérot : au pays des joujoux which would finally be published by Boivin & Cie.
    €120
  24. Lettre autographe signée
    AMAN-JEAN

    Lettre autographe signée

    s. l. 1933|10.40 x 16.20 cm|2 pages sur un double feuillet
    Autograph letter signed by Edmond Aman-Jean; two pages written in black ink on a double sheet with the painter's monogram.
    Fold inherent to mailing.
    "No longer having the apartment below my studio, I am not quite sure that my telephone is working properly. One can always call me through the concierge. I have the desire to see the canvas you mention to me..."
    €60
  25. Carte postale autographe signée adressée à André Dupuis
    Jules MASSENET

    Carte postale autographe signée adressée à André Dupuis

    Paris 1909|14 x 9 cm|une carte postale
    Signed autograph postcard from Jules Massenet addressed to André Dupuis and written in black ink on the verso of a black and white photographic view of Egreville. With envelope.
    "Your excellent letter arrives to me on the morning of September 16th - & I was unaware that Thaïs had been performed this week..."
    Thaïs is an opera in three acts by Jules Massenet, libretto by Louis Gallet, after the eponymous novel by Anatole France.
    €300
  26. "Alchimistes, Rimbaud ! Eclair ouvre le ciel de mon adolescence ! Je me sens poète et c'est bien le moment de m'arrêter !"
    Georges AURIC

    "Alchimistes, Rimbaud ! Eclair ouvre le ciel de mon adolescence ! Je me sens poète et c'est bien le moment de m'arrêter !"Signed autograph letter addressed to Bolette Natanson

    s. l. s. d. [vers 1916-1918]|12.40 x 17 cm|2 pages sur un feuillet remplié
    Autograph letter signed by Georges Auric addressed to Bolette Natanson. Two pages written in black ink on a folded sheet.
    Folds inherent to mailing.
    Beautiful poetic letter with Rimbaldian influences: "Alchimistes, Rimbaud ! Eclair ouvre le ciel de mon adolescence ! Je me sens poète et c'est bien le moment de m'arrêter !" ["Alchemists, Rimbaud! Lightning opens the sky of my adolescence! I feel like a poet and this is the right moment to stop!"]
    Auric mentions a concert he must give at Mme Japy de Beaucourt's, who held a salon in honor of the review directed by Ricciotto Canudo Montjoie ! : "Je dois jouer - encore ! vendredi...
    €600
  27. Lettre autographe signée adressée à Henriette Gomès
    BALTHUS

    Lettre autographe signée adressée à Henriette Gomès

    Chaumard juillet 1953|21.80 x 27.90 cm|une page sur un feuillet
    Signed autograph letter from Balthus addressed to gallerist Henriette Gomès. One page written in black ink on a sheet, envelope attached.
    Transverse fold marks inherent to mailing.
    "Impossible to remember Baladine's address on Bd St Michel..." Baladine is the nickname of Merline Klossowska, Balthus's mother who was also Rilke's mistress.
    "During the summer of 1952, Balthus found a château in the Nièvre, between Autun and Avallon which he decided to rent and where he settled in the spring of the following year. The means were provided by his dealers, Henriette Gomès, Pierre Matisse and with them a collective of collectors, including Maurice...
    €800
  28. "Car plus que jamais les gens me dégoûtent, sauf vous, naturellement. Je voudrais appuyer sur un bouton et détruire l'Humanité."
    Georges AURIC

    "Car plus que jamais les gens me dégoûtent, sauf vous, naturellement. Je voudrais appuyer sur un bouton et détruire l'Humanité."Signed autograph letter addressed to Bolette Natanson

    s. l. s. d. [vers 1916-1918]|12.40 x 17 cm|2 pages sur un feuillet remplié
    Signed autograph letter from Georges Auric addressed to Bolette Natanson. Two pages written in black ink on a folded sheet. Deletions and underlinings.
    Fold marks inherent to mailing.
    Very fine letter in which the composer dissertates on friendship: "I simply wanted to tell you this important thing. I recommend that you not invite [Florent] Schmitt nor any 'artist'. Otherwise, I declare myself incapable of resisting the vision of these evil geniuses. For more than ever people disgust me, except you, naturally. I would like to press a button and destroy Humanity. Then we will be at peace and I will tell you the truth about Art and the truth about all the...
    €600
  29. "Nous allons au théâtre en traîneau"
    Jules MASSENET

    "Nous allons au théâtre en traîneau"Signed autograph letter

    Budapest 17 janvier 1879|11 x 17.50 cm|4 pages sur un feuillet remplié
    Autograph letter signed by Jules Massenet, two pages written in black ink on a double sheet.
    Fold inherent to mailing. A small split at the junction of the two sheets, without gravity.
    Fine letter written by the composer during his first stay in the Hungarian capital for Le Roi de Lahore whose premiere took place eight days later: "Répétition générale ce matin [...] excellente exécution" ["General rehearsal this morning [...] excellent execution"]. Massenet mentions the setbacks that occurred which forced the postponement of the opera's programming: "La Benza [Ida], notre Sitia, ne pouvant chanter demain à cause de son deuil, la...
    €800
  30. "Un de nos amis explose des tableaux 76 Fg St Honoré galerie Charpentier le 4 avril."
    Max JACOB

    "Un de nos amis explose des tableaux 76 Fg St Honoré galerie Charpentier le 4 avril."Unpublished signed autograph letter addressed to Fernand Pouey

    Paris 31 mars 1935|21 x 27 cm|une page sur un feuillet

    Unpublished autograph letter signed by Max Jacob addressed to Fernand Pouey. One page written in black ink on a sheet.
    Two transverse folds inherent to mailing.
    Remarkable letter in which Max Jacob asks a strange favor of his friend: "Un de nos amis explose [sic] des tableaux 76 Fg St Honoré galerie Charpentier le 4 avril. J'ai des obligations à son endroit et je voudrais lui montrer des sentiments d'ailleurs plus ou moins sincères. Tu peux certainement signaler au critique d'art de la maison cette peinture sûrement honorable." ["One of our friends is exploding [sic] paintings 76 Fg St Honoré galerie Charpentier on April 4th. I have obligations...

    €500
  31. Composition originale signée et rehaussée à l'aquarelle sous forme de carte de voeux pour l'année 1982 adressée à ses amis Georges et Alice Raillard depuis Barcelone
    Albert RÀFOLS-CASAMADA

    Composition originale signée et rehaussée à l'aquarelle sous forme de carte de voeux pour l'année 1982 adressée à ses amis Georges et Alice Raillard depuis Barcelone

    S. n.|Barcelone [Barcelona] 1982|11.50 x 19 cm|une feuille + une enveloppe
    Original composition, on laid paper, executed in pencil and heightened in watercolor by Albert Rafols-Casamada, signed and addressed to his friend Georges Raillard as a greeting card for the year 1982.
    This greeting card enhanced with an original work is accompanied by these few words from the Catalan painter to his friend, the art critic Georges Raillard, specialist in the works of Joan Miro and Antoni Tapies:
    "Cher amis, merci pour votre félicitation. Nous désirons aussi pour vous les meilleures choses pour 1982 ! Albert" ["Dear friends, thank you for your congratulations. We also wish the best things for you in 1982! Albert"]
    His wife...
    €400
  32. Lettre autographe signée d'Edouard Vuillard adressée à Bolette Natanson
    Édouard VUILLARD

    Lettre autographe signée d'Edouard Vuillard adressée à Bolette NatansonAutograph letter signed by Edouard Vuillard addressed to the architect and designer Bolette Natanson, written in blue ink on a paper framed in black : "My dear Bolette, Sorry to have kept you waiting on my reply, I kept hoping to have the time to come see you. It is not me who adjusts the frame so I find it fair to pay this price for it".

    17 juin 1931|12.20 x 16.90 cm|1 page sur 1 feuillet remplié
    Autograph letter signed by Edouard Vuillard addressed to the architect and designer Bolette Natanson, written in blue ink on a paper framed in black : "My dear Bolette, Sorry to have kept you waiting on my reply, I kept hoping to have the time to come see you. It is not me who adjusts the frame so I find it fair to pay this price for it".
    A friend of the painter Edouard Vuillard, Bolette Natanson framed several of his works. Bonnard was a longtime friend of the Natansons (Thadée and Reine), whom he continued to see throughout his life in Normandy or in Paris. Their niece, Bolette Natanson, daughter of Alexandre, whom Bonnard knew as a child, became a well-known...
    €700
  33. Belle lettre autographe signée à Alexandre Dumas fils le remerciant chaleureusement pour son intervention pour l'obtention du ruban de la Légion d'Honneur
    CHAM [pen name of Amédée de NOE]

    Belle lettre autographe signée à Alexandre Dumas fils le remerciant chaleureusement pour son intervention pour l'obtention du ruban de la Légion d'Honneur

    Paris 1875|11.50 x 17 cm|une feuille
    Affectionate autograph letter signed, one and a half pages (32 lines) from Cham addressed to his friend Alexandre Dumas fils, thanking him fraternally for the fruitful administrative steps undertaken by the latter in favor of obtaining the ribbon of the Legion of Honor for his fellow caricaturist:
    In this missive, filled with surprised modesty and discretion, Cham shows himself to be both proud and gently mocking of decorations. He never ceases to praise the affection and gratitude he feels for his friend.
    "Ce 11 Fev. (1875),
    Mon cher ami,
    C'est atroce ! Me voilà décoré ! Jusqu'à la fin de mes jours ! et c'est de votre faute !
    Par le plus grand des hasards...
    €280
  34. Dessin original daté, signé et dédicacé à son ami Georges Raillard sur un carton d'invitation au vernissage de l'exposition de ses oeuvres le 29 Mars 2008
    Louis PONS

    Dessin original daté, signé et dédicacé à son ami Georges Raillard sur un carton d'invitation au vernissage de l'exposition de ses oeuvres le 29 Mars 2008

    Paris 28 Octobre 2008|15.50 x 21 cm|une feuille rempliée

    Original drawing dated and signed by Louis Pons, to his friend art critic Georges Raillard, specialist in the works of Joan Miro and Antoni Tapies, which he dedicated to him on the invitation card for the opening of the exhibition of his works at the Château de Vascoeuil on Saturday, March 29, 2008.
     Louis Pons drew, in black ink, on the recto and verso, a curious bird: a magpie huddled in on itself and apparently convalescent surmounted by this manuscript dedication: "Paris ? ? Mars 2008, j'espère que ta santé est meilleure. Amitiés de Nelly et Louis Pons." ["Paris ? ? March 2008, I hope your health is better. Friendship from Nelly and Louis...

    €100
  35. "Le romancier et occultiste Paul Adam fut, comme vous savez, très lié à Maurice Barrès."
    Félix FÉNÉON

    "Le romancier et occultiste Paul Adam fut, comme vous savez, très lié à Maurice Barrès."Autograph letter signed by Félix Fénéon addressed to Gabriel Mourey

    s. l. 17 février 1942|21 x 27 cm|2 feuilles
    Autograph letter signed by Félix Fénéon to Gabriel Mourey, 18 lines in black ink, folds from mailing.
    A key witness and actor of his time, the art critic and collector Félix Fénéon assists the writer Gabriel Mourey in his search for the correspondence between Paul Adam and Maurice Barrès:
    "Le romancier et occultiste Paul Adam fut, comme vous savez, très lié à Maurice Barrès. (Candidats boulangistes dans deux circonscriptions lorraines contiguës, il firent fraternellement une campagne électorale et journalistique à laquelle leur amitié ne survécut guère.) Comment retrouver tous les papiers de Paul Adam, mort il y a une vingtaine d'années ? Mme Paul Adam...
    €2,500
  36. "Voici l'article que m'as demandé. J'ajoute un de l'AVUI où j'amplifie quelques détails."
    Antoni TÀPIES

    "Voici l'article que m'as demandé. J'ajoute un de l'AVUI où j'amplifie quelques détails."Autograph letter signed by Antoni Tàpies to Georges Raillard

    Barcelone [Barcelona] 19 décembre 1990|22 x 20 cm|une feuille

    Autograph letter signed by Antoni Tàpies addressed to Georges Raillard, his close friend and greatest French specialist of his work. Sheet written in blue ballpoint pen on letterhead paper bearing the author's name with his Barcelona address at the bottom "C. Zaragoza, 57 - Tel. 217 33 98 - Barcelona-6". Traces of folds inherent to the letter's envelope insertion.
    The Catalan artist writes to his friend about newspaper articles, including one published in the Catalan daily l'Avui: "Voici l'article que tu m'as demandé. J'ajoute un de l'AVUI où j'amplifie quelques détails. Merci encore pour ta présence à Sénanque. Nous pensons beaucoup à vous et envoyons nos...

    €700
  37. "J'irai dès demain au Palais de Cristal, voir un peu notre Exposition"
    Edouard DUBUFE

    "J'irai dès demain au Palais de Cristal, voir un peu notre Exposition"Signed autograph letter

    Londres [London] 20 mai 1884|11.20 x 17.60 cm|une feuille rempliée
    Autograph visiting card signed by the painter Edouard Dubufe, official portraitist under the Second Empire.
    During a stay in London, the painter informs his correspondent about the future universal exhibition to be held in 1889 in Paris. He plans a visit to the Crystal Palace, Joseph Paxton's masterpiece which housed the first Universal Exhibition. Dubufe arranges a meeting with his correspondent regarding the Exhibition Jury, which will select the paintings presented at the exhibition.
    €600
  38. Lettre autographe signée à un confrère peintre
    Édouard DETAILLE

    Lettre autographe signée à un confrère peintre

    s. d.|11.20 x 14.90 cm|une feuille
    Autograph letter signed by the painter and illustrator of military scenes Edouard Detaille, one folded sheet.
    The painter informs his correspondent about a distinction that a colleague is about to receive.
    €80
  39. Lettre autographe signée
    Édouard DETAILLE

    Lettre autographe signée

    s. d.|10 x 15.90 cm|une feuille
    Autograph letter signed by the painter and illustrator of military scenes Edouard Detaille, one sheet.
    The painter presents his apologies to a female correspondent, after having declined her invitation to the Oller circus.
    €80
  40. Lettre autographe signée sur son portrait de jeune fille présenté au Salon
    CAROLUS-DURAN

    Lettre autographe signée sur son portrait de jeune fille présenté au Salon

    Paris 6 mai 1890|11.60 x 17.90 cm|une feuille rempliée
    Autograph letter signed by Charles Auguste Émile Durant known as Carolus-Duran, famous portraitist of high society during the Third Republic. One folded sheet.
    The artist gives his authorization to the famous journal L'Illustration to reproduce one of the portraits ("le portrait en gris de Melle XXX") ["the grey portrait of Miss XXX"] that he presented at the first Salon du Champ de Mars, in 1890. This painting received good reviews, notably in the Revue des Deux mondes: "[...] M. Carolus Duran est pourtant un portraitiste rare et supérieur par la sincérité qu'il apporte à rendre, dans tout son éclat et toute sa variété, la première et...
    €180
  41. "nous ne faisions pas mauvaise figure dans notre salle"
    Jules BRETON

    "nous ne faisions pas mauvaise figure dans notre salle"Autograph letter card signed to the painter William Bouguereau about the Salon

    Wissant s. d.|11.60 x 9 cm|une feuille
    Autograph signed postcard from painter Jules Breton to painter William Bouguereau regarding the loss of his son and his visit to the Salon des artistes indépendants: "[...] Quoique vieux jeunes tous les deux, j'ai remarqué samedi matin lors d'une première visite au Salon que nous ne faisions pas mauvaise figure dans notre salle. Et il ya 50 ans que nous y luttons. Ceux qui vivront dans 50 ans verront beaucoup de nos triomphateurs à bon marché. [...]" ["Though we are both old yet young, I noticed on Saturday morning during a first visit to the Salon that we did not cut a poor figure in our room. And we have been struggling there for 50 years. Those who live...
    €200
  42. "de malheureux artistes, dont je fais partie, s'imposent le supplice d'envoyer un ou deux tableaux"
    Georges CLAIRIN

    "de malheureux artistes, dont je fais partie, s'imposent le supplice d'envoyer un ou deux tableaux"Autograph letter signed at the Salon des artistes français

    s. d. [après 1880]|10.50 x 13.50 cm|une feuille
    Autograph letter signed by the Orientalist painter Georges Clairin to a fellow painter, complaining about the harsh selection imposed by the Salon des artistes français, the official and obligatory gathering of French painting.
    "[...] jusqu'au 20 mars il y a à Paris beaucoup de malheureux artistes, dont je fais partie, qui s'imposent le supplice d'envoyer un ou deux tableaux au palais des Champs Elysées, et que je suis assez bête pour envoyer deux tableaux cette année - je suis en retard et madame peinture ne me permet pas de me donner les plaisirs que m'offrent l'amitié. [...]" ["[...] until March 20th there are in Paris many unfortunate artists, of whom I am...
    €80
  43. "des farceurs de matelots chantent des choses émouvantes"
    Jacques-Émile BLANCHE

    "des farceurs de matelots chantent des choses émouvantes"Autograph letter signed on his stay in Dieppe

    15 juin 1890|11.50 x 17.70 cm|une feuille
    Long autograph letter signed by the painter Jacques-Emile Blanche from his childhood villa in Dieppe, Bas-Fort Blanc. He describes the atmosphere of Dieppe and evokes the popular songs of the sailors. 4 pages on a folded sheet.
    "J'ai essayé de prendre ce qu'on appelle du repos. J'avais un peu compté sur le grand spectacle de la mer : pour ne rien faire que lire un peu, mais mon âmes est décidément impropre à jouir des nobles aspects de la nature et je suis en train de constater une fois de plus mon peu de disposition pour le paysage. Le soir, quelques fois, des farceurs de matelots qui sont à la pêche, dans de petites barques, chantent des choses émouvantes...
    €250
  47. "Le Louvre est vide. Ces messieurs ne parlent plus de politique mais ils grognent"
    Félix BRACQUEMOND

    "Le Louvre est vide. Ces messieurs ne parlent plus de politique mais ils grognent"Signed autograph letter

    21 juin 1901|20.80 x 13.70 cm|une carte
    Signed autograph letter from painter Félix Braquemond to a female recipient. Braquemond discusses a decorative arts commission that was apparently cancelled: "Le Louvre est vide. Ces messieurs ne parlent plus de politique mais ils grognent. Ils mettent Buzin [un ébéniste avec lequel il a collaboré] à la porte en lui disant : "entendez, les affaires vont mal, les affaires ne vont pas, le Louvre est vide... Dans ces conditions que voulez-vous que je fasse ? Rien n'est perdu, mais il est évident que pour la rentrée d'octobre tout est compromis. Faut-il commencer un demi-lit ? C'est à vous et à monsieur votre époux de décider. [...]" ["The Louvre is empty...
    €180
  48. "Votre remarquable publication sur les Académiciens"
    Jules BRETON

    "Votre remarquable publication sur les Académiciens"Signed autograph letter

    15 avril 1866|13.30 x 21 cm|une feuille
    Signed autograph letter from painter Jules Breton, congratulating a historian on his latest work, and requesting the sending of the second volume. One folded sheet.
    Academically trained, a realist then naturalist painter, Jules Breton was one of the first artists to depict the rural world.
    €150
  49. Lettre autographe signée
    Jean-Louis FORAIN

    Lettre autographe signée

    23 février 1914|9.70 x 12.70 cm|une feuille
    Autograph letter signed by the painter Jean-Louis Forain, returning theater tickets. One folded leaf.

    €80
  50. Lettre autographe signée
    G. MARQUET

    Lettre autographe signée

    14 mai 1893|11.20 x 17.70 cm|une feuille
    Autograph letter signed by the painter G. Marquet, requesting the removal of one of his paintings from the Salon of the Société des amis des arts. One folded leaf.

    €50
  51. Lettre autographe signée et notice biographique autographe adressée à Jules Martin
    Louis Robert CARRIER-BELLEUSE

    Lettre autographe signée et notice biographique autographe adressée à Jules Martin

    19 juin 1895|11.70 x 18.30 cm|une feuille et une carte
    Autograph letter signed and autograph biographical notice addressed to a newspaper by the painter Louis Robert Carrier-Belleuse.
    "Monsieur, Je vous retourne la notice biographique demandée. Pour la photographie vous trouverez chez Benque et Pirou à votre choix. [...]" ["Sir, I am returning the requested biographical notice. For the photograph, you will find at Benque and Pirou a selection to choose from. [...]"]

    This letter and the accompanying notice are intended for Jules Martin for his work: Nos peintres et sculpteurs, graveurs et dessinateurs. Portraits et biographies suivies d'une notice sur les Salons français depuis 1673, les Sociétés de...
    €300
  52. "Il faut battre le fer tant qu'il est chaud"
    Nicolas-Toussaint CHARLET

    "Il faut battre le fer tant qu'il est chaud"Signed autograph letter

    Paris 19 décembre 1859|13.40 x 20.60 cm|une feuille
    Autograph letter signed by the painter specialized in Empire scenes Nicolas Toussaint Charlet to his publisher: "Avez vous eu l'obligeance de voir avec M. Bostein au sujet de mon traité c'est on ne peut plus urgent car il va falloir livrer. Vous savez combien il y a de raisons de traîner ces affaires ; donc il faut battre le fer tant qu'il est chaud. [...]" ["Have you had the kindness to see M. Bostein about my treatise, it is most urgent as we will have to deliver. You know how many reasons there are to drag out these affairs; therefore we must strike while the iron is hot. [...]"]
    €80
  53. Carte-lettre autographe signée au graveur Emile Boilvin sur son départ de la Société nationale des beaux-arts
    Pierre PUVIS DE CHAVANNES

    Autograph letter signed to engraver Emile Boilvin

    Paris 16 mars 1895|11.10 x 14 cm|une feuille

    Autograph letter card signed by the painter Pierre Puvis de Chavannes to the engraver Emile Boilvin.
    The painter addresses a resigning member of the Société nationale des beaux-arts, which Puvis de Chavannes had founded and was in charge of the Salon du Champ de Mars, a dissident event from the official Salon des artistes français: "Cher Monsieur Boilvin, c'est avec le plus vif regret que je vous vois vous séparer d'une société où vous ne comptiez que des admirateurs et des amis. Qu'il soit fait selon votre désir, mais encore une fois, votre démission nous cause à tous un réel chagrin. Cordialement, P. Puvis de Chavannes" ["Dear Mr. Boilvin, it is with the...

    €300
  54. Lettre autographe au chancelier de la légion d'honneur sur son pseudonyme de peintre
    Paul DELAROCHE

    Lettre autographe au chancelier de la légion d'honneur sur son pseudonyme de peintre

    6 février 1843|20.50 x 25.20 cm|une feuille
    Autograph letter to Count Etienne Maurice Gérard from the painter Paul Delaroche, one watermarked folded leaf.
    The painter, who received the Legion of Honor in 1828, sends his birth certificate to Count Gérard, then chancellor of the legion: "cet acte est fait au nom d'Hippolyte Delaroche, qui est le nom véritable de Mr Delaroche, celui de Paul étant un surnom d'enfance qu'il a conservé jusqu'à présent." ["this act is made in the name of Hippolyte Delaroche, which is Mr Delaroche's real name, Paul being a childhood nickname that he has kept until now."]
    €200
  55. Lettre autographe signée de démission de la Société des artistes français
    Pierre PUVIS DE CHAVANNES

    Lettre autographe signée de démission de la Société des artistes français

    Paris 21 janvier 1890|12.30 x 16.70 cm|une feuille
    Autograph letter signed by painter Pierre Puvis de Chavannes, 10 lines on one sheet.
    The painter presents his resignation from the Société des artistes français, which he leaves with painter Ernest Meissonier with whom he founded the Salon du Champ de Mars, managed by the Société nationale des beaux-arts bringing together other dissidents from the official Salon des Champs-Elysées.

    "Monsieur le Président,
    J'ai l'honneur de vous envoyer ma démission de membre du comité et celle de membre de la Société des artistes Français. Veuillez agréer avec mes plus sincères regrets, l'expression de mes sentiments de haute considération.
    P. Puvis de...
    €400
  56. Lettre autographe signée à Caroline de Corval
    Dominique Vivant DENON

    Lettre autographe signée à Caroline de Corval

    s. d.|12.70 x 19.70 cm|une feuille
    Autograph letter signed by Dominique Vivant Denon to Caroline de Corval, with envelope. Denon, notorious libertine and author of erotic novels alongside his career as painter and politician, is probably addressing one of his mistresses.
    "C'est tout comme toi chère amie je suis [illisible] en espérance et tout cela se dissipe et ne reste que le mal j'ai passé une mauvaise nuit avec une inquiétude nerveuse qui ne m'a pas laissé reposer. Cela va un peu mieux ce matin. Je remets le tableau au porteur je renverrai la personne de suite. Ne travaille que si cela ne fatigue pas, tu t'affligerais autrement.
    Je t'embrasse de tout mon coeur, amitiés à toute la maison.
    €450
  57. Télégramme autographe signé à Edouard Corroyer
    Gustave MOREAU

    Télégramme autographe signé à Edouard Corroyer

    15 juin 1887|11.10 x 13 cm|une feuille
    Autograph signed telegram from painter Gustave Moreau to architect Edouard Corroyer, also a member of the Académie des beaux-arts.
    "Cher et honoré Confrère, Je suis bien sensible à votre si admirable et si gracieuse attention et je vous en remercie de tout coeur. Croyez à tous mes sentiments les meilleurs et les plus affectueux.
    Gustave Moreau
    Samedi matin 7 heures"     ["Dear and honored Colleague, I am very touched by your admirable and gracious attention and thank you with all my heart. Please believe in all my best and most affectionate sentiments.
    Gustave Moreau
    Saturday morning 7 o'clock"]
    €400
  58. "je vais faire mon possible pour vous envoyer aujourd'hui mon tableau"
    Théodore ROUSSEAU

    "je vais faire mon possible pour vous envoyer aujourd'hui mon tableau"Signed autograph letter

    s. d.|11.80 x 18.60 cm|une feuille

    Signed autograph letter by the painter Théodore Rousseau, one page on a folded sheet.

    “My dear Sir,

    I shall do my utmost to send you my painting today; by early tomorrow morning it will be fully framed, ready to hang. Believe me, if I kept you waiting, it was not out of vanity; I had a difficult task to complete in a limited time. until tomorrow morning, and thank you for all the kindness I have experienced from the administration. Yours entirely devoted,
    Th. Rousseau”

    €700
  59. Carte postale autographe signée autorisant la Gazette des beaux-arts à reproduire le tableau La Terrasse
    Pierre BONNARD

    Carte postale autographe signée autorisant la Gazette des beaux-arts à reproduire le tableau La Terrasse

    s. d. [circa 1912]|9 x 13.90 cm|une carte
    Autograph postcard signed by painter Pierre Bonnard authorizing the Gazette des beaux-arts to reproduce the painting La Terrasse. A postcard with letterhead of the Académie des beaux-arts.
    "J'autorise la Gazette des Beaux-Arts à photographier et à reproduire le tableau intitulé La Terrasse que j'expose au Salon d'Automne (n°191) (Signature :) Bonnard.
    Il doit y avoir des photographies chez Bernheim 25 boulevard de la Madeleine"     ["I authorize the Gazette des Beaux-Arts to photograph and reproduce the painting entitled La Terrasse that I am exhibiting at the Salon d'Automne (no.191) (Signature:) Bonnard.
    There should be...
    €800
  60. Ellen
    Jean LORRAIN, Antoon VAN WELIE

    Ellen[Ellen]

    Pierre Douville|Paris 1906|13 x 19.50 cm|relié
    First edition, one of 10 numbered copies on Hollande, the only deluxe paper.
    Illustrated cover by Antoon Van Welie.
    Full burgundy morocco, spine with five raised bands ruled in black, date gilt at foot, gilt rolls on the caps, moiré-effect endpapers and pastedowns, gilt-tooled dentelle borders on pastedowns, original covers and spine preserved, all edges gilt, double gilt fillets on the edges, elegant period binding signed Yseux, successor to Simier.
    Our copy is enriched with a two-and-a-half-page autograph letter signed by Jean Lorrain to Laurent Tailhade, in which he recounts the vexations he suffers as a journalist regarding an article he wishes to publish reporting...
    €2,000
  61. Lettre autographe inédite signée
    Edgar DEGAS

    Lettre autographe inédite signéeUnpublished autograph letter signed

    Dieppe 1er septembre 1885|22.40 x 17.70 cm|4 pages sur un double feuillet
    Unpublished autograph letter signed

    Dieppe | 1 September 1885 | 22.4 x 17.7 cm | one folded sheet under custom slipcase

    Unpublished signed autograph letter from Edgar Degas to an unknown correspondent. 4 pages in black ink on one folded sheet. Central fold inherent to the way the letter was folded.his letter is presented in a chemise and case with paper boards decorated with abstract motifs, the spine of the chemise in green morocco, pastedowns and endpapers of green suede, slipcase signed by Thomas Boichot.
    A handsome unpublished letter, testimony to Degas' other great passion after dance: song.he Parisian premiere of Ernest Rayer's...
    €6,000
  62. Carte postale autographe signée adressée à sa femme Augusta Preitinger
    Kees VAN DONGEN

    Carte postale autographe signée adressée à sa femme Augusta PreitingerSigned handwritten postcard addressed to his wife Augusta Preitinger.

    Le Caire [Cairo] Avril 1913|8.80 x 13.90 cm|une carte postale

    VAN DONGEN Kees
    Signed handwritten postcard addressed to his wife Augusta Preitinger.
    Cairo April 1913, 8.8 x 13.9cm, one postcard.
    Handwritten postcard signed by Kees van Dongen addressed to his wife Augusta Preitinger also known as Guus van Dongen, written on the reverse of the colour photograph postcard showing the Caliphate tombs in the desert around Cairo.
    Van Dongen addressed this card to his wife during his first journey to Egypt; fascinated by the country, he returned in 1928.
    Beautiful copy.
    €450
  63. Carte postale autographe signée adressée à Georges Raillard
    Gérard TITUS-CARMEL

    Carte postale autographe signée adressée à Georges Raillard

    Lamballe 30 Juillet 1985|14.50 x 10.50 cm|une carte postale
    Signed autograph postcard of Gérard Titus-Carmel addressed to Georges and Alice Raillard from Lamballe July 30, 1985 representing a picturesque house nestled between two large rocks.
    Gerard Titus-Carmel surrounded the imprint: picturesque house and added these few words: "But with a breathtaking view!" Friendship from the shore Titus. "
    €50
  64. Carte postale autographe adressée à Georges Raillard
    Hans HARTUNG

    Carte postale autographe adressée à Georges Raillard

    29 août 1977|15 x 10.50 cm|une carte postale
    Postcard autograph of Hans Hartung addressed to Georges Raillad. Nine lines in black ink on the back of a blue monochrome postcard captioned "Mediterranean holidays under a blue sky".
    €350
  65. Carte postale autographe signée adressée à Georges Raillard
    Hans HARTUNG

    Carte postale autographe signée adressée à Georges Raillard

    Madrid 29 juin 1970|15 x 10 cm|une carte postale
    Autograph signed postcard from Hans Hartung addressed to Georges Raillard. Seven lines in ballpoint pen on the verso of a postcard depicting sardana dancers.
    "Mille fois merci et un bon souvenir de "votre" ville ! En espérant de vous revoir bientôt un jour. Bien à vous, Anna-Eva et Hans Hartung" ["A thousand thanks and fond memories of "your" city! Hoping to see you again soon someday. Yours truly, Anna-Eva and Hans Hartung"]
    €300
  66. “Let us never forget the glory of human nature. We are the greatest Gods, Christs and Buddhas are but waves on the boundless ocean that I am”
    Manuscrit autographe à propos de la mémoire et de sa pièce "A-6-Roc"
    Maurice BÉJART

    Manuscrit autographe à propos de la mémoire et de sa pièce "A-6-Roc"Handwritten manuscript regarding the memory and his play A-6 ROC

    s. d. [ca 1991]|21 x 29.70 cm|9 feuillets

    Handwritten manuscript signed by the choreographer Maurice Béjart, sent to his publisher with a handwritten letter on two leaves.

    9 leaves, 145 lines written in blue pen. Hand-pagination of the manuscript (1-7) and the letter to his publisher (a-b).
    Maurice Béjart's handwritten reflections, entitled “Mémoire” “Memoirs,” make up the last chapter of his work Béjart-theâtre: A-6-ROC (Editions Plume, 1992), regarding his eponymous play that was created the same year in Lausanne.
    After the foundation of “Béjart Ballet Lausanne” and his definitive departure from Belgium in 1987, Béjart continues to stage operas, produce...

    €2,300
  67. Lettre autographe signée et datée
    Ossip ZADKINE

    Lettre autographe signée et datée

    8 avril 1967|13.50 x 21 cm|un feuillet
    Autograph letter signed by the sculptor Ossip Zadkine in English, dated April 8, 1967. A few strikethrough words, written in blue and black pens.
    €150
  68. Lettre autographe signée et datée
    Ossip ZADKINE

    Lettre autographe signée et datée

    22 novembre 1966|13.50 x 21 cm|un feuillet
    Signed autograph letter of the sculptor Ossip Zadkine in English, dated November 22, 1966. 11 lines written in black pen.
    €150
  69. Lettre autographe signée et datée
    Ossip ZADKINE

    Lettre autographe signée et datée

    21 juillet 1966|20.80 x 24.30 cm|un feuillet
    Signed autograph letter of the sculptor Ossip Zadkine, dated April 8, 1963., 12 lines written in black pen on a letterhead of his famous workshop located at 100 bis, rue d'Assas.
    €150
  70. Lettre autographe signée
    Ossip ZADKINE

    Lettre autographe signée

    s. d. [ca 1960]|18.30 x 20.90 cm|un feuillet
    Autograph letter signed by sculptor Ossip Zadkine, dated July 21, 1966, 7 lines written in black pen on a slip.
    €150
  71. « J'ai souvent pensé en les écoutant à des équivalences colorées possibles »
    Fernand LÉGER

    « J'ai souvent pensé en les écoutant à des équivalences colorées possibles »Letter about jazz and painting: “When listening to them I have often thought of the possible colour equivalents”

    s. d. [ca 1948]|14.60 x 19 cm|2 pages sur un feuillet sous chemise

    Magnificent and unpublished handwritten letter signed by Fernand Léger about American jazz and colours, addressed to Gaston Criel, author of a pioneering essay on “Swing.”
    The painter looks back on his exile in the United States from 1940 to 1945, talks about Louis Armstrong and of his captivating discovery of experimental jazz in New York, in the company of the Afro-American painters of the Harlem Renaissance.

    29 lines in black ink, written on one leaf.

    The hand-written letter is presented under a half forest green morocco chemise, green paper boards with a stylised motif, endpapers lined with green lamb, slip case lined with...

    €3,500
  72. "« L'imaginaire » remplace peut-être actuellement « l'Idéal » d'un temps passé"
    René MAGRITTE

    "« L'imaginaire » remplace peut-être actuellement « l'Idéal » d'un temps passé"Autograph letter signed with his initials

    Bruxelles [Brussels] 9 janvier 1965|13.50 x 20.50 cm|deux pages sur un feuillet

    Significant letter written by René Magritte to André Bosmans, dated 9 January 1965 and signed with his initials. 35 lines in black ink on one leaf with the heading “René Magritte 97, rue des Mimosas, Bruxelles 3 Téléphone 15.07.30”. Several words crossed out and passages underlined. 

    Published in the Lettres à André Bosmans 1958-1967, Seghers I. Brachot, 1990, pp. 407-408
    A letter that is both comical and of great philosophical depth, in which the Surrealist painter René Magritte tackles the question of the imagination and inspiration. In it there is a very pertinent analysis of the issues of aesthetics and of modern thinking, while the painter...

    €5,000
  73. Photographie dédicacée de John Mills
    John MILLS

    Photographie dédicacée de John Mills

    S. n.|s. l. 1930|8 x 13.50 cm|une feuille
    Photograph of Maurice Chevalier standing with his hands in the pockets of his jacket.
    Autograph tribute signed by Maurice Chevalier.
    €80
  74. L'une des plus sublimes lettres de Fernand Léger
    Fernand LÉGER

    L'une des plus sublimes lettres de Fernand LégerOne of the most magnificent letters by Fernand Leger

    La Maison-Forestière 28 mai 1915|13.40 x 21.30 cm|4 pp. sur un feuillet double

    One of the most magnificent letters by Fernand Léger

    La Maison-Forestière (Argonne) 28 mai 1915, 13,4 x 21,3 cm, loose leaves

    A fabulous handwritten letter by the painter Fernand Léger, written on the front line during the Battle of Argonne, addressed to the Parisian art trader Adolphe Basler.
    92 lines in black ink, four pages on a double leaf, dated 28 May 1915 by Léger.
    The handwritten letter is presented with a half forest green morocco chemise, green paper boards with a stylised motif, endpapers lined with green lamb, slip case lined with the same morocco, the piece is signed by Goy & Vilaine.
    The letter was chosen for Cécile...

    €10,000
  75. Lettre autographe signée de Gus Bofa
    Gus BOFA

    Lettre autographe signée de Gus Bofa

    s. l. s. d.|18 x 21.50 cm|un feuillet
    Signed autograph letter of Gus Bofa to one of his acquaintances, 16 lines in purple ink accompanied by a pencil drawing.
    Folding inherent in the enveloping, tear without lack in the drawing.
    Addressed to a friend of Gus Bofa and his wife, who seems to have suffered " a long journey in the storm! "The letter is imbued with the humor of its author:" we add two good warm kisses to finish drying you off ". The missive is enriched with an original drawing of Gus Bofa representing two birds on a radiator, one of which is written "Spring has come! "
    €800
  76. Lettre autographe signée d'Alexander Calder à Juan Luis Buñuel
    Alexander CALDER (to Juan-Luis BUÑUEL)

    Lettre autographe signée d'Alexander Calder à Juan Luis BuñuelHandwritten signed letter from Alexander Calder to Juan Luis Bunuel

    (Saché) s. d. [circa 1953]|21 x 26.80 cm|une page sur un feuillet
    Handwritten signed letter from Alexander Calder to Juan Luis Buñuel
    N. p. [Saché] n. d. [ca. 1953], 21 x 26,8 cm,
    one page on one leaf
    Handwritten signed letter from Alexander Calder to Juan Luis Buñuel, written in French in black felt-tip.
    Letter perforated with two holes in the left-hand margin. Calder's telephone number in top left-hand corner, a few directions to get to Saché in right-hand corner.
    Small sign in red felt-tip at the end of the letter. Two corrections and additions in Calder's hand.
    Provenance: Buñuel family archives.

    In 1939, Luis Buñuel, who had just received an offer to...
    €1,400
  77. Dessin original à l'encre
    Max JACOB

    Dessin original à l'encreAuthentic original drawing in black ink, signed "Max".

    Douarnenez s. d. [1927]|21 x 27 cm|3|sur papier fin filigrané, encollé sur une feuille plus épaisse.
    Authentic original drawing in black ink, signed “Max”.
    This work was most likely executed in 1927 during a stay in Douarnenez at the house of his friend, the painter Jean Colle; also present was the latter's son Pierre Colle, who would become Max Jacob's dealer and close friend, before becoming executor of his will and overall heir.
    Two tiny tears to half a centimeter of the upper margin, otherwise very well preserved.
    Provenance : the personal collection of Philippe Laignel-Lavastine, a close friend of Max Jacob.
    €1,000
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