Original photograph of the first edition of Des Hommes by Joseph Kessel on a library background.
Printed on Premium Luster 270 g...
A substantially cropped print bearing the same penciled number on the back of our photograph (11214), is in the Reutlinger archives at the Bibliothèque nationale de France (Album Reutlinger de portraits divers vol. 53, p.3). We have been unable to find any other examples of this photograph in other public collections. A similar photograph belatedly dedicated to Maurice Chevalier went on sale in 2008.
A beautiful, sultry shot of...
Three original childhood photographs of Maurice Béjart, and his birth announcement
[after 1927] | 12.2 x 17.2 cm| three photographs and a card
Three original photographs of Maurice Béjart as a child beside his mother, taken in Mougins.
We attach the birth announcement, dated 1 January 1927, printed with his name “Maurice Jean Berger.”
Provenance: Maurice Béjart's personal archives.
Original photo - Christopher Street Liberation Day March, New York - "The Kiss, Judy Bowen and Philip..."On June 28, 1970, I attended the first New York Gay Pride March. The date marks the first anniversary of the Stonewall riots, which launched the LGBTQ+ liberation movement in the U.S. We left from Christopher Street, a gay cultural mecca in Greenwich Village, and walked up 6th Avenue to Central Park. To end the day, a kissing contest was held in the middle of the park! It was a great moment of joy, love and freedom. This couple, who kissed for hours under an umbrella, obviously didn't care about photographers" (Interview with Clément Thierry, 2021)
Original anf fairly large cabinet card photograph. Maupassant was 38 years old when he sat before Nadar's lens in July 1888 (though some sources give 1890 as the date). Two photographs are known from this sitting, one showing his right profile and the other his left profile, as with the present example.
A photograph mounted on Nadar's studio card with his stamp below. The verso bears various advertisements relating to Nadar.
Original albumen print photograph of Charles de Gaulle, wearing the Cross of Lorraine and the insignia of the Free French Forces, likely taken shortly after the Liberation. Studio stamp of Harcourt Paris within the photograph, under mat and light wood frame, with some minor damage to the frame.
Signed and inscribed by Charles de Gaulle below the portrait: "A M. Jules Guichet / Bien amicalement ! / 19.2.58 / C. de Gaulle".
First edition, one of 85 numbered copies and 3 hors commerce copies, ours one of the 70 on B.F.K. de Rives paper.
A fine copy complete with its chemise and slipcase in full black cloth, spine of the chemise slightly faded, a small tear at the foot of the lower panel of the slipcase.
Illustrated with 19 original photographs signed in pencil by Henri Maccheroni.
First edition, one of 37 numbered copies, ours one of a few hors commerce copies for collaborators and friends, signed by Man Ray on the justification. 15 photographs on watermarked vélin Montgolfier mounted on guards, each bearing Man Ray’s printed studio stamp (“Épreuve originale atelier Man Ray Paris”). The copy exceptionally contains the original subscription prospectus and an invitation to the book launch exhibition opening night organised by Simone Loliée.
Publisher’s binding by the renowned bookbinder...
Original photographic portrait of the Arab leader at one of his hideouts in Jordan, taken by reporter Geneviève Chauvel for the French press photography agency Gamma. According to Hubert Henrotte, she was the only photographer Yasser Arafat agreed to meet during that period.
Minor loss to the upper right corner and a few faint folds. Good condition.
On the verso of the photograph appears a contextual note...
Original collage by Georges Hugnet, signed in white ink "G.H. 1961". Under mat and framed.
A whimsical photo-collage by the Surrealist artist and writer Georges Hugnet. Throughout his diverse oeuvre, collage represented an enduring passion for Hugnet, placing him among the leading innovators in the medium during the XXth century.
Original collage by Georges Hugnet, signed in white ink “G. H. 1961”. Matted and under a wooden frame without glass. A tiny marginal tear.
An irreverent, whimsical photo-collage by the Surrealist artist and writer Georges Hugnet. Throughout his diverse œuvre, collage represented an enduring passion for Hugnet, placing him as among the leading innovators in the medium in the 20th century.
Original portrait of the painter Mai Trung Thu, known as Mai-Thu, inscribed on verso with his emblematic monogram in colored pen: "à l'abbé Guéniart en souvenir du séjour au S.U.J.A / Maï Thu / 14.6.57".
In this handsome portrait, Mai-Thu is surrounded by his paintings on silk - no fewer than seven, including a children scene closely related to his 1965 masterpiece (Aguttes sale, September 26, 2023). The great themes that made the Hanoi School painter famous are to be found here: ideal women, children's games, tea ceremonies... Each canvas is carefully framed, often in Mai-Thu's own tireless perfectionist hands.
The painter underwent several cures in...
"It's war!" we shouted that night, over and over again. The terrible word brought us bad luck... It was 1913: the following year, we were packing our kits again. This time, for real. And not all the guests came back." p. 335
First edition, one of only 6 copies printed on Hollande, this being copy no. 1 of the deluxe issue.
Bound in navy blue morocco backed boards with corners, spine very lightly sunned with raised bands, gilt date at foot, marbled paper-covered boards and endpapers, edges untrimmed, top edge gilt, covers and spine preserved. Binding signed Lavaux.
A fine copy with wide margins, attractively bound.
Bookplate...
L'armoire volante is a film directed by Carlo Rim who was also its screenwriter and dialogue writer; the main roles were played by Fernandel, Berthe Bovy and Pauline Carton.
Set of 97 original photographs, silver gelatin prints of the period, in three different formats: 11x8.5, 18x13.5cm and 23.5x18.5cm depicting scenes from the filming of the movie.
The set is presented in a cardboard box from the Crumière establishments with manuscript notations by Carlo Rim on the first cover and one edge.
Set of 38 original photographs, silver gelatin prints of the period, in 24x30cm format depicting scenes from the filming of the movie.
Le mort en fuite is a film by André Berthomieu, assisted by André Zwobada with Carlo Rim as dialogue writer and adapter; the main roles were played by Michel Simon, Jules Berry and Marie Glory.
- Paris 1970, 19.5x30cm, 15 photographs. -
"Le 28 juin 1970, j'assistais à la première Gay Pride de New York. La date correspond au premier anniversaire des émeutes de Stonewall, qui ont lancé le mouvement de libération LGBTQ+ aux États-Unis. Nous sommes partis de Christopher Street, haut lieu de la culture gay de Greenwich Village, et nous avons remonté la 6e Avenue jusqu'à Central Park. Pour clôturer la journée, un concours du plus long baiser a eu lieu au milieu du parc ! C'était un grand moment de joie, d'amour et de liberté. Ce couple, qui s'embrassait depuis des heures sous un parasol, ne se souciait manifestement pas des photographes !" ["On June 28...
Original photo from Christopher Street Liberation Day March, New York - "Master and Slave""On June 28, 1970, I attended the first New York Gay Pride March. The date marks the first anniversary of the Stonewall riots, which launched the LGBTQ+ liberation movement in the U.S. We left from Christopher Street, a gay cultural mecca in Greenwich Village, and walked up 6th Avenue to Central Park. To end the day, a kissing contest was held in the middle of the park! It was a great moment of joy, love and freedom. This couple, who kissed for hours under an umbrella, obviously didn't care about photographers" (Interview with Clément Thierry, 2021)
Original photo from Christopher Street Liberation Day March, New York - "Perverts' Union for Gay..."On June 28, 1970, I attended the first New York Gay Pride March. The date marks the first anniversary of the Stonewall riots, which launched the LGBTQ+ liberation movement in the U.S. We left from Christopher Street, a gay cultural mecca in Greenwich Village, and walked up 6th Avenue to Central Park. To end the day, a kissing contest was held in the middle of the park! It was a great moment of joy, love and freedom. This couple, who kissed for hours under an umbrella, obviously didn't care about photographers" (Interview with Clément Thierry, 2021)
Original photo from Christopher Street Liberation Day March, New York - "Activist in a Wheelchair""On June 28, 1970, I attended the first New York Gay Pride March. The date marks the first anniversary of the Stonewall riots, which launched the LGBTQ+ liberation movement in the U.S. We left from Christopher Street, a gay cultural mecca in Greenwich Village, and walked up 6th Avenue to Central Park. To end the day, a kissing contest was held in the middle of the park! It was a great moment of joy, love and freedom. This couple, who kissed for hours under an umbrella, obviously didn't care about photographers" (Interview with Clément Thierry, 2021)
"On June 28, 1970, I attended the first New York Gay Pride March. The date marks the first anniversary of the Stonewall riots, which launched the LGBTQ+ liberation movement in the U.S. We left from Christopher Street, a gay cultural mecca in Greenwich Village, and walked up 6th Avenue to Central Park. To end the day, a kissing contest was held in the middle of the park! It was a great moment of joy, love and freedom. This couple, who kissed for hours under an umbrella, obviously didn't care about photographers" (Interview with Clément Thierry, 2021)
