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Artist's Manuscripts

Autograph letters from painters, sculptors, musicians, choreographers, dancers, manuscripts, signed notes and postcards

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Artist's Manuscripts
  1. Ensemble complet du manuscrit et du tapuscrit de la chanson de Boris Vian intitulée "Premier bal"
    Boris VIAN

    Ensemble complet du manuscrit et du tapuscrit de la chanson de Boris Vian intitulée "Premier bal"

    S. n.|s. l. 1958|13.50 x 21 cm|3 feuillets
    Complete set of Boris Vian's manuscript and working typescripts, genesis of the song "Premier bal".
    - two perforated white sheets, slightly creased, handwritten in blue ballpoint pen by Boris Vian with numerous deletions and corrections
    - one perforated sheet typed on machine, fair copy of the manuscript.
    This waltz was never performed by an interpreter.

    Elle est devant sa coiffeuse
    Dans sa robe à falbalas
    Les yeux pleins d'éclat
    Et l'air si heureux
    Premier bal...grand gala

    ["She stands before her dressing table / In her dress with flounces / Eyes full of sparkle / And looking so happy / First ball...grand gala"]
    €1,200
  2. Ensemble complet du manuscrit et du tapuscrit de la chanson de Boris Vian intitulée "Un bateau"
    Boris VIAN

    Ensemble complet du manuscrit et du tapuscrit de la chanson de Boris Vian intitulée "Un bateau"

    S. n.|s. l. 27 mars 1958|20.90 x 27 cm|2 feuillets et 2 autres contrecollés sur carton
    Complete set of the working manuscript and typescript by Boris Vian, genesis of the song "Un bateau".
    - two perforated white sheets handwritten in blue ballpoint pen by Boris Vian on the verso of "Jazz-Programmes" letterhead paper with numerous deletions and corrections
    - two perforated sheets typed and mounted on cardboard, fair copy of the manuscript.
    This song had no interpreter during Boris's lifetime, but was sung in 2009 by the group Les Marche-Pied.

    Un bateau
    Et de l'eau
    Et du vent pour gonfler la grand'voile
    Une amie
    Près de moi
    Sur les mers de saphir tout là-bas



    Provenance: Boris Vian...
    €1,800
  3. Ensemble complet du manuscrit et du tapuscrit de la chanson de Boris Vian intitulée "Demandez à l'intérieur"
    Boris VIAN

    Ensemble complet du manuscrit et du tapuscrit de la chanson de Boris Vian intitulée "Demandez à l'intérieur"

    S. n.|s. l. s. d. [entre 1954 et 1959]|21.30 x 27 cm|2 feuillets et 2 autres contrecollés sur carton
    Complete set of the working manuscript and typescript by Boris Vian, genesis of the song "Demandez à l'intérieur".
    - two perforated squared sheets handwritten in blue ballpoint pen by Boris Vian with numerous deletions and corrections
    - one perforated sheet typed and mounted on cardboard, fair copy of the manuscript.
    This song, evoking crustaceans and a sexually transmitted disease received from a young waitress, was never performed.

    Demandez à l'intérieur
    C'que vous n'voyez pas en d'vanture
    Venez tenter l'aventure
    Nos produits sont les meilleurs



    Provenance: Boris Vian Foundation.
    €2,200
  4. Politically incorrect - poetically incorrigible
    Une bonne paire de claques. Important manuscrit autographe en partie inédit complet du tapuscrit et de la partition de cette chanson irrévérencieuse interprétée notamment par Salvador, Mouloudji, Les Charlots et Boris Vian lui-même.
    Boris VIAN

    Une bonne paire de claques. Important manuscrit autographe en partie inédit complet du tapuscrit et de la partition de cette chanson irrévérencieuse interprétée notamment par Salvador, Mouloudji, Les Charlots et Boris Vian lui-même.

    S. n.|s. l. s. d. [1958]|21.20 x 27 cm|5 feuillets (13,5x21cm) + 1 feuillet (20,8x27,1cm) + 2 feuillets cartonnés (20,9x27,9cm) + 2 feuillets de partition (19,9x27,5cm)
    Complete set of the working manuscript and typescript by Boris Vian, genesis of the song "Une bonne paire de claques".
    - five perforated sheets of white paper     written in blue ballpoint pen in Boris Vian's hand presenting the complete text of the song. Numerous deletions and corrections.
    - one perforated sheet of graph paper written in blue ballpoint pen in Boris Vian's hand of an unpublished verse never added to the song.
    - two perforated sheets mounted on cardboard, transcriptions of the complete text and the unpublished verse.
    - two sheets of piano-vocal score printed by Éditions de la Lyre in 1962.
    This song, whose gentle melody...
    €3,500
  5. Ensemble complet des manuscrits et du tapuscrit de la chanson de Boris Vian intitulée "Mambo mon coeur"
    Boris VIAN

    Ensemble complet des manuscrits et du tapuscrit de la chanson de Boris Vian intitulée "Mambo mon coeur"

    S. n.|s. l. s. d. [entre 1956 et 1959]|21.30 x 27 cm|trois feuilles perforées
    Complete set of Boris Vian's working manuscripts and typescripts, genesis of the song "Mambo mon coeur".
    - one perforated squared sheet written in pencil in Boris Vian's hand. Numerous deletions.
    - one perforated white sheet written in blue ink also by Boris Vian.
    - a fair copy typed on a typewriter on a perforated white sheet.
    This love song was never performed.

    Cela fait bien longtemps que je te connaissais, mon coeur
    Cela fait bien longtemps que je te connaissais
    Et tu ne savais pas ce que c'est que d'aimer, mon coeur
    Et tu ne savais pas ce que c'est que d'aimer

    ["It's been a long time since I knew you, my heart
    €2,500
  6. Ensemble complet du manuscrit et du tapuscrit de la chanson de Boris Vian intitulée "Le Quatrième Homme"
    Boris VIAN

    Ensemble complet du manuscrit et du tapuscrit de la chanson de Boris Vian intitulée "Le Quatrième Homme"

    S. n.|s. l. s. d. [entre 1950 et 1954]|21.20 x 27 cm|trois feuilles perforées
    Complete set of Boris Vian's working manuscripts and typescripts, genesis of the song "Le Quatrième Homme".
    - two perforated and slightly creased sheets written in green ink in Boris Vian's hand. Some annotations, also in his hand, in blue ballpoint pen in the margin.
    - one sheet of machine-typed text on onionskin paper. Manuscript annotations in pencil at top right: "ne figure pas au catalogue SACEM. Manque 1 ligne demander à Ursula." ["not listed in the SACEM catalogue. Missing 1 line ask Ursula."] Other annotations notably indicating the chorus text in green felt-tip pen.
    This song, referring to the music composed and recorded by Anton Karas for Carol...
    €2,500
  7. Ensemble complet du manuscrit et du tapuscrit de la chanson de Boris Vian intitulée "Si tu m'aimais" [Quelle surprise]
    Boris VIAN

    Ensemble complet du manuscrit et du tapuscrit de la chanson de Boris Vian intitulée "Si tu m'aimais" [Quelle surprise]

    S. n.|s. l. s. d. [1958]|21.80 x 27.20 cm|deux feuilles perforées
    Complete set of Boris Vian's working manuscript and typescript, genesis of the song "Si tu m'aimais".
    - one perforated squared sheet handwritten by Boris Vian with numerous crossings-out and corrections
    - one perforated sheet typed on machine, clean copy of the manuscript.
    This love song was set to music by Spartaco Andreoli and Jacques Gallicier, but never performed.

    Si tu m'aimais
    Si c'était vrai
    Quelle surprise
    Si tu voulais
    Si tu venais
    Quelle surprise
    Si j'entendais
    Dans l'escalier
    Tes pas timides
    Tes pas rapides
    Qui se décident



    Provenance: Boris Vian Foundation.
    €1,400
  8. "Piano-bar ou Piano cocktail. Ensemble complet du manuscrit et du tapuscrit de cette chanson jamais interprétée avant 2012
    Boris VIAN

    "Piano-bar ou Piano cocktail. Ensemble complet du manuscrit et du tapuscrit de cette chanson jamais interprétée avant 2012

    S. n.|s. l. s. d. [entre 1954 et 1959]|21.20 x 27 cm|trois feuilles perforées
    Complete set of Boris Vian's working manuscript and typescript, genesis of the song "Piano-bar ou Piano cocktail".
    - two perforated white sheets handwritten in blue ballpoint pen by Boris Vian with numerous crossings-out and corrections
    - one perforated sheet typed on machine, clean copy of the manuscript.
    This song, whose title recalls the famous "Pianocktail" from L'Ecume des jours, was not performed during the author's lifetime. The hip hop fanfare NMB Brass Band only gave a version of it in 2012.

    Dans un quartier fréquenté par des gens argentés
    Où le client ne boit que du whisky cent pour cent
    Y'a un p'tit bar genre acajou...

    €2,500
  9. Carte postale photographique dédicacée à Alice Rim représentant l'Empire State Building à New York
    Maurice CHEVALIER

    Carte postale photographique dédicacée à Alice Rim représentant l'Empire State Building à New York

    S. n.|New York 17 Octobre 1955|9.50 x 14 cm|une feuille
    Photographic postcard inscribed by Maurice Chevalier to Alice Rim showing the imposing Empire State Building in New York.
    The postcard is addressed, from New York, in telegraphic form, to Caro Canaille, pen name of Alice Rim, Carlo's wife:
    "Première manche - la scène - gagnée - Il reste la TV - épreuve capitale - le 4 Déc. Mille pensées amicales. Maurice. Waldorf Astoria N.Y." ["First round - the stage - won - TV remains - crucial test - Dec 4th. A thousand friendly thoughts. Maurice. Waldorf Astoria N.Y."]
    Carlo Rim was a Provençal writer, author of "Ma belle Marseille", a caricaturist, a filmmaker and was notably the friend of Fernandel, Raimu and Marcel...
    €150
  10. "Je ne compte pas ce que j'ai fait et continue de faire pour de vieux copains dans le malheur. Votre radin et ami Maurice"
    Maurice CHEVALIER

    "Je ne compte pas ce que j'ai fait et continue de faire pour de vieux copains dans le malheur. Votre radin et ami Maurice"Humorous Signed Autograph Letter Addressed to Alice Rim

    S. n.|Marnes-la-Coquette 12 Décembre 1954|21 x 13.50 cm|une feuille + une enveloppe
    Autograph letter dated and signed by Maurice Chevalier addressed from his property "La Louque" in Marnes-la-Coquette to Alice Rim (20 lines in blue ink, envelope included).
    Fold mark inherent to envelope insertion.
    The letter is addressed to Caro Canaille, pen name of Alice Rim, Carlo's wife:
    "12 - 12- 54,
    Chère Caro,
    Pour ne pas qu'il y ait d'obscurités dans ce que vous me proposez si affectueusement de faire savoir au public - vous pouvez absolument dire que "entre ce que j'ai gagné par mes concours aux galas que j'organisais - entre ce que j'ai obtenu d'amis généreux - entre ce que j'ai souvent versé de ma propre poche pour - la maison de...
    €250
  11. Carte postale photographique dédicacée à Alice Rim représentant Mistinguett en 1903
    Maurice CHEVALIER

    Carte postale photographique dédicacée à Alice Rim représentant Mistinguett en 1903

    La cité des livres|8 Juin 1963|10.50 x 14.50 cm|une feuille
    Photographic postcard inscribed by Maurice Chevalier to Alice Rim, whose pen name was Caro Canaille, depicting Mistinguett in 1903.
    "Chère Caro Canaille, comme vous êtes généreuse de vous donner le mal de me faire savoir une si touchante opinion de petite fille. Mais vous m'avez toujours montré votre amitié. Bonnes vacances. Maurice Chevalier. 8.6.63." ["Dear Caro Canaille, how generous you are to take the trouble to let me know such a touching opinion from a little girl. But you have always shown me your friendship. Happy holidays. Maurice Chevalier. 8.6.63."]
    Carlo Rim was a Provençal writer, author of "Ma belle Marseille", a caricaturist, a filmmaker and was...
    €300
  12. Carte postale photographique dédicacée à Alice Rim représentant un policier de la garde royale montée canadienne
    Maurice CHEVALIER

    Carte postale photographique dédicacée à Alice Rim représentant un policier de la garde royale montée canadienne

    S. n.|Montréal [Montreal] 2 Avril 1956|9 x 14 cm|une feuille
    Photographic postcard inscribed by Maurice Chevalier to Alice Rim depicting a Canadian Mounted Police guard.
    The postcard is addressed, from Montreal, to Caro Canaille, pen name of Alice Rim, Carlo's wife.
    Carlo Rim was a Provençal writer, author of "Ma belle Marseille", a caricaturist, a filmmaker and was notably the friend of Fernandel, Raimu and Marcel Pagnol but also of Max Jacob and André Salmon whom he met in Sanary.
    €100
  13. Carte postale photographique dédicacée à Alice Rim représentant une femme du Swaziland peinte par Kent Cottrell
    Maurice CHEVALIER

    Carte postale photographique dédicacée à Alice Rim représentant une femme du Swaziland peinte par Kent Cottrell

    Johannesburg 15 Juin 1955|10.50 x 14.50 cm|une feuille
    Photographic postcard inscribed by Maurice Chevalier to Alice Rim depicting a woman from Swaziland painted by Kent Cottrell.
    The postcard is addressed, from Johannesburg, to Caro Canaille, pen name of Alice Rim, Carlo's wife.
    Carlo Rim was a Provençal writer, author of "Ma belle Marseille", a caricaturist, a filmmaker and was notably the friend of Fernandel, Raimu and Marcel Pagnol but also of Max Jacob and André Salmon whom he met in Sanary.
    €100
  14. Carte postale photographique dédicacée à Alice Rim représentant sa propriété "La Louque" à Marnes-la-Coquette
    Maurice CHEVALIER

    Carte postale photographique dédicacée à Alice Rim représentant sa propriété "La Louque" à Marnes-la-Coquette

    S. n.|Marnes-la-Coquette 10 Octobre 1954|10.50 x 10.50 cm|une feuille
    Photographic postcard inscribed by Maurice Chevalier to Alice Rim depicting his property "La Louque" at Marnes-la-Coquette:
    "Chère Caro" ["Dear Caro"] (le pseudonyme de plume d'Alice Rim était Caro Canaille) ["the pen name of Alice Rim was Caro Canaille"] ,
    vous savez que je suis surchargé de travail et qu'en plus je ne pas très bien le bonhomme des cocktails ou expositions ou autres signatures. Je n'y suis jamais à l'aise. Je suis très heureux de notre nouvelle sympathie et suis certain que la vie nous permettra de le confirmer."     ["you know that I am overloaded with work and that furthermore I am not very good at being the fellow for...
    €100
  15. "En 1954, année où le cinéma a été placé sous le signe des cuisses de Lollobrigida et des boites à lait de Martine Carol..."
    Saturnin FABRE

    "En 1954, année où le cinéma a été placé sous le signe des cuisses de Lollobrigida et des boites à lait de Martine Carol..."Humorous autograph letter dated and signed addressed to filmmaker and screenwriter Carlo Rim

    s. l. 10 Janvier 1955|21 x 27 cm|une feuille
    Humorous autograph letter dated and signed addressed to filmmaker and screenwriter Carlo Rim (17 lines in blue ink) presenting his wishes for the beginning of 1955.
    Fold marks inherent to postal handling, a small tear at the head of the letter at the fold level.
    Saturnin Fabre lavishes praise on the resistance of humor cinema embodied by Carlo Rim's achievements against the eroticization of cinema: "... in 1954, a year when cinema was placed under the sign of Lollobrigida's thighs and Martine Carol's milk boxes, you remained one of the last talented authors, a survivor of the funny ones. You stayed afloat!"
    Carlo Rim was a Provençal writer "Ma belle...
    €100
  16. Carte de voeux lithographiée dédicacée à Georges Raillard
    Émile GILIOLI

    Carte de voeux lithographiée dédicacée à Georges Raillard

    S. n.|s. l. 1979|10.50 x 15 cm|une feuille
    New Year's greetings card for 1979 illustrated with a lithograph by Emile Gilioli on the front cover and bearing this autograph inscription signed by the painter to his friend, art critic Georges Raillard, who is not named:
    "Merci de vos voeux l'article était très bien. Bonne année 1979. Bonne santé. Babet et Emile Gilioli." ["Thank you for your wishes, the article was very good. Happy New Year 1979. Good health. Babet and Emile Gilioli."]
    Fine copy.
    €150
  17. Amusant dessin original au stylo bille bleu représentant Carlo Rim passant devant une librairie
    Maximilien VOX

    Amusant dessin original au stylo bille bleu représentant Carlo Rim passant devant une librairie

    s. l. s. d. [circa 1930]|20.50 x 25 cm|une feuille
    Original drawing in black ink signed depicting Carlo Rim, in golf attire and smoking a pipe, strolling in front of a bookshop displaying Emile Ludwig's recently published work entitled "Colloqui con Mussolini", Carlo Rim saying to himself "Tiens, voilà maintenant que je sais l'italien !" ["Well, now I know Italian!"]
    In the upper right corner of the drawing, Maximilien Vox has inscribed, quoting a phrase from Nouvelles littéraires "... tous les journaux italiens consacrent des articles enthousiastes du livre de E. Ludwig "Colloqui con Mussolini" qui vient de parâtre en librairie" ["... all Italian newspapers are devoting enthusiastic...
    €150
  18. Dessin original au feutre noir et rehaussé au crayon de bleu et au pastel rose représentant son ami Tristan Bernard sur son lit mortuaire
    Carlo RIM

    Dessin original au feutre noir et rehaussé au crayon de bleu et au pastel rose représentant son ami Tristan Bernard sur son lit mortuaire

    s. l. 1947|27 x 21 cm|une feuille
    Original drawing signed in black felt-tip pen and heightened with blue pencil and pink pastel, by Carlo Rim depicting his friend Tristan Bernard on his deathbed.
    A pinhole in the lower left corner of the sheet and some small marginal tears of no consequence.
    The drawing is captioned in blue felt-tip pen "Carlo Rim. Tristan Bernard 7 dec. 1947".
    Carlo Rim was a Provençal writer "Ma belle Marseille", a caricaturist, a filmmaker and was notably the friend of Fernandel, Raimu and Marcel Pagnol but also of Max Jacob and André Salmon whom he met in Sanary.
    €80
  19. 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
  20. Carte postale autographe signée adressée à Emile Straus
    Frédéric-Auguste CAZALS

    Carte postale autographe signée adressée à Emile Straus

    S. n.|Paris 7 avril 1904|14.10 x 9.10 cm|une carte postale
    Autograph postcard signed by Frédéric-Auguste Cazals addressed to Emile Straus: "Souvenir amical - F. A. Cazals Paris 7/4/04" ["Friendly remembrance - F. A. Cazals Paris 7/4/04"]
    Some stains.
    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
  21. Carte postale autographe signée adressée à Emile Straus
    Auguste BARTHOLDI

    Carte postale autographe signée adressée à Emile Straus

    A. Bartholdi|Paris 15 février 1899|13.90 x 8.90 cm|une carte postale
    Autograph signed postcard from sculptor Auguste Bartholdi addressed to Emile Straus: "All my compliments to Papyrus [one of Straus's pseudonyms] for the highly original work he sent me, with my thanks for the friendly sentiment that inspired his sending it". The front shows a reproduction of a black and white drawing depicting 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, the newsletter of the association he had just launched, the International Poste-Carte Club.
    €480
  22. 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
  23. Carte postale photographique signée par Willy et Polaire
    Aaron GERSCHEL, WILLY [Henry GAUTHIER-VILLARS]

    Carte postale photographique signée par Willy et Polaire

    A. Gerschel|Paris 17 novembre 1903|9 x 14 cm|une carte postale photographique
    Photographic postcard by Aaron Gerschel showing Willy and Polaire, the former having written in black ink the first name of each protagonist in the photograph. On verso: "17-onze-03 Monsieur, Voudrez-vous me faire envoyer un numéro spécimen de la Carte-postale Illustrée ? Salutations distinguées. Willy" ["17-Nov-03 Sir, Would you please send me a specimen copy of the Illustrated Postcard? Distinguished salutations. Willy"] Some minor surface losses to recto.
    In 1902, Polaire - friend of the couple formed by Colette and Willy - landed the role of Claudine at the Bouffes-Parisiens. The show was immensely successful and was performed in the United States in...
    €200
  24. Carte postale autographe photographique dédicacée de Maurice Chevalier adressée à l'écrivain Caro Canaille, la femme de Carlo Rim
    Maurice CHEVALIER

    Carte postale autographe photographique dédicacée de Maurice Chevalier adressée à l'écrivain Caro Canaille, la femme de Carlo Rim

    s. d. [circa 1950]|14.50 x 10.50 cm|une carte postale
    Autograph picture postcard signed by Maurice Chevalier with 10 lines addressed to his friend Caro Canaille, wife of the Provencal writer, filmmaker and caricaturist Carlo Rim.
    Handsome copy.
    Maurice Chevalier is depicted facing forward and smiling, in a tuxedo with his famous hat in his right hand.
    "Ah... oui. Chère Caro. J'irais bien vous visiter à Rome - en plus. Mais je n'ai pas même de vacances cet été. Maurice." ["Ah... yes. Dear Caro. I would very much like to visit you in Rome - moreover. But I don't even have holidays this summer. Maurice."]
    €100
  25. Carte postale autographe dédicacée de Maurice Chevalier adressée à l'écrivain Caro Canaille, la femme de Carlo Rim
    Maurice CHEVALIER

    Carte postale autographe dédicacée de Maurice Chevalier adressée à l'écrivain Caro Canaille, la femme de Carlo Rim

    1971|14 x 10.50 cm|une carte postale
    Autograph signed photographic postcard with 9 lines by Maurice Chevalier addressed to his friend Caro Canaille, wife of the Provençal writer, filmmaker and caricaturist Carlo Rim.
    Handsome copy.
    The postcard represents Maurice Chevalier's property in the Paris region at Marles-la-Coquette, with a photograph of him in a medallion in the upper left corner of the card.
    "Merci chère Caro Canaille. Votre lettre est belle affectueuse et touchante. Bien des années se sont passées sans devoir changer la sympathie qui nous avait rapprochés. Affectueusement. Maurice Chevalier 1971." ["Thank you dear Caro Canaille. Your letter is beautiful, affectionate...
    €100
  26. "24h à Venise pour rencontrer Boulez."
    Maurice BÉJART

    "24h à Venise pour rencontrer Boulez."Signed autograph postcard addressed to André-Philippe Hersin

    Venise [Venice] 25 mai 1973|14.80 x 10.40 cm|une carte postale
    Autograph postcard signed by Maurice Béjart addressed to André-Philippe Hersin, written in black ink pen on the verso of a color photographic reproduction of the Viale alla Chiesa in Venice on which two monks reading appear.
    "Brother Maurice and brother A. Philippe walk while reading the latest issue of Les Saisons de la Croix...! 24 hours in Venice to meet Boulez. Tomorrow Milan. I think of you very much - M."
    Journalist, dance critic and editor-in-chief of Les Saisons de la danse, Hersin was a great defender of Béjart's choreographic style and devoted laudatory articles to him in his review as well as monographic fascicles on his work.

    €230
  27. " Ici la saison d'été a été un gros succès. "
    Maurice BÉJART

    " Ici la saison d'été a été un gros succès. "Signed autograph postcard addressed to André-Philippe Hersin

    Londres [London] 14 avril 1974|13 x 18.10 cm|une carte postale
    Autograph postcard signed by Maurice Béjart addressed to André-Philippe Hersin, written in blue ballpoint pen on the verso of a photographic reproduction of Vermeer's painting titled A Lady Standing at a Virginal.
    "Before leaving London I think of you. Impossible to reach Paris by telephone at normal hours. I leave tomorrow for Venice. Here the summer season has been a great success. Kiss - Maurice"
    Journalist, dance critic and editor-in-chief of Les Saisons de la danse, Hersin was a great defender of Béjart's choreographic style and devoted laudatory articles to him in his review as well as monographic fascicles on his work.

    €200
  28. "Votre visite m'a fait tant de plaisir."
    Maurice BÉJART

    "Votre visite m'a fait tant de plaisir."Signed autograph postcard addressed to André-Philippe Hersin

    s. l. s. d. [ca 1970]|8.90 x 13.60 cm|une carte postale
    Autograph postcard signed by Maurice Béjart addressed to André-Philippe Hersin, written in black felt-tip pen on the verso of the photographic reproduction of a black and white photograph by H. Manuel.
    "Votre visite m'a fait tant de plaisir. Je pense à vous - Maurice" ["Your visit gave me such pleasure. I think of you - Maurice"]
    Journalist, dance critic and editor-in-chief of Les Saisons de la danse, Hersin was a great defender of Béjart's choreographic style and devoted laudatory articles to him in his magazine as well as monographic fascicles of his work.

    €180
  29. Carte postale autographe signée adressée au poète Jean Ott
    Georges POLTI

    Carte postale autographe signée adressée au poète Jean Ott

    Paris 1912|14 x 9.50 cm|une carte postale

    Autograph postcard signed by Georges Polti addressed to poet Jean Ott, written in black ink (8 lines) on the verso of the photographic reproduction of a painting by Nicolas Lancret entitled "L'été".
    Georges Polti wishes his fellow poet a prompt recovery as well as an excellent year 1913: "... je vous envoie toujours un peu de soleil : ce la ne peut nuire. Belle et saine et triomphale année !" ["... I always send you a little sunshine: this can do no harm. A beautiful, healthy and triumphant year!"]

    €100
  30. Lettre autographe signée adressée au Docteur Francis Mars
    Romaine BROOKS

    Lettre autographe signée adressée au Docteur Francis MarsHandwritten signed letter addressed to Doctor Francis Mars

    Nice 13 mars 1963|14.90 x 20.80 cm|une page sur un feuillet, enveloppe jointe
    Handwritten signed letter addressed to Doctor Francis Mars
    Nice 13 March 1963 | 14,9 x 20,8 cm | one page on a leaf, envelope attached
    Handwritten signed letter from Romaine Brooks addressed to Dr Francis Mars, one page written in black ballpoint pen on a leaf. Envelope attached. “My dear Doctor, I am sorry that you have been so ill and Miss Barney and I hope to hear from you. How are you since your fever fell, something which always leaves us a little weak, don't you think? [...] Your grateful patient Romaine Brooks”.

    Natalie Clifford Barney and Romaine Brooks met in 1915 and maintained a relationship of almost fifty years.
    €1,000
  31. "Je suis à Sion, que vous connaissez déjà sans doute un peu par Lettrines 2 ; il y fait beau et un peu frais, et hélas !, il y a beaucoup de monde"
    Julien GRACQ

    "Je suis à Sion, que vous connaissez déjà sans doute un peu par Lettrines 2 ; il y fait beau et un peu frais, et hélas !, il y a beaucoup de monde"Autograph postcard signed by Julien Gracq addressed to his close friend and monographer Ariel Denis

    Sion-sur-l'Océan [Sion-sur-l'Océan] s. d. [circa 1995]|15 x 10.50 cm|une carte postale
    Autograph signed postcard from Julien Gracq with 16 lines addressed to his friend and monographer Ariel Denis, written in black felt-tip pen, on the reverse of a photograph showing the beach of Saint-Hilaire-de-Riez in Vendée, not far from his apartment in Sion-sur-l'Océan.
    Julien Gracq thanks Ariel Denis for the news he sent him from Constantinople : "... je suis heureux que votre voyage se soit terminé sans hostilités..." ["... I am happy that your journey ended without hostilities..."] while lamenting the August crowds disturbing his peaceful retreat in Vendée: "... Je suis à Sion...et hélas !, il y a beaucoup de...
    €450
  32. 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
  33. Queneau's Awards List
    Dossier des fiches du jury remplies par Raymond Queneau pour le Festival de Cannes de 1952 - et résultats autographes des scrutins
    Raymond QUENEAU

    Dossier des fiches du jury remplies par Raymond Queneau pour le Festival de Cannes de 1952 - et résultats autographes des scrutins[File of the jury score sheets completed by Raymond Queneau for the 1952 Cannes Film Festival — with autograph voting results]

    Cannes 1952|20.90 x 27 cm|90 feuillets
    File of jury sheets completed by Raymond Queneau for the 1952 Cannes Film Festival, comprising 90 leaves almost all filled in by his hand. Only one film is unfortunately missing, Dans la tempête (Arashi no naka no hara) by Kiyoshi Saeki; otherwise the set is complete with reviews of all 35 feature films and 50 short films in the official competition that year. Included as well are 4 pages in pencil and one page in ink of autograph notes recording the results of every vote for all prizes awarded.
    An entertaining collection of Raymond Queneau’s reviews, as a member of the Cannes jury. These sheets capture the...
    €3,800
  34. La Grèce, notre mère
    Yves BRAYER, Roger PEYREFITTE

    La Grèce, notre mère[Greece, Our Mother]

    Michèle Trinckvel|Paris 1982|31 x 29 cm|reliure de l'éditeur sous coffrets toilé et cartonné
    First edition, one of 10 numbered copies properly containing an original watercolor and lithograph signed by Yves Brayer, deluxe copies.
    Publisher's full orange cloth binding, smooth spine, marbled paper boards, complete with illustrated dust jacket, its orange full cloth slipcase with flaps as well as its full kraft-style paper box.
    Work decorated with illustrations by Yves Brayer.
    Very handsome copy.
    The signed original lithograph and watercolor are placed under separate chemises within the orange full cloth chemise with flaps.
    Autograph inscription dated and signed by Yves Brayer to Bernard Gauche enriched with an original...
    €1,200
  35. Quand les Mystères sont très malins...
    Yves BRAYER, Jean GIONO

    Quand les Mystères sont très malins...[When the Mysteries Are Very Cunning]

    Aux dépens d'un groupe de bibliophiles|Neuilly-sur-Seine 1973|38 x 30.50 cm|en feuilles sous double chemise et étui
    Strictly hors commerce edition illustrated with 64 original etchings by Yves Brayer and printed in 100 copies, all numbered on Arches wove paper, ours being one of 20 containing the suite on Japon Torinoko, and among these, one of the few copies enriched with 5 cancelled copperplate matrices.
    Our copy is exceptionally enhanced with two original watercolors by Yves Brayer which he signed: one on a sheet of 27x19.5cm mounted on cardboard and presented under mat, representing an equestrian scene; the second, a Camargue landscape, on the half-title page and dedicated in pencil by the artist to Bernard Gauche.
    The copy is also enriched with a greeting card for the...
    €1,500
  36. "Est-ce possible, chère Madame ! Vous m'invitez à goûter !"
    Reynaldo HAHN (to Dominique ANDRE)

    "Est-ce possible, chère Madame ! Vous m'invitez à goûter !"Signed autograph note addressed to Dominique André

    Paris 14 décembre 1925|10.60 x 15.70 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.
    Reynaldo Hahn declines an invitation from his friend: "Est-ce possible, chère Madame ! Vous m'invitez à goûter ! Hélas, je ne pense pas aller nulle part dans la journée ! Un soir à l'Escargot d'Or on avait projeté de se voir : Lacretelle devait me faire signe - que sais-je ?" ["Is it possible, dear Madame! You invite me for afternoon tea! Alas, I don't...
    €300
  37. "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
  38. Correspondance de 4 lettres autographes signées adressée à Paul de Fleury
    Emile LE NOIR

    Correspondance de 4 lettres autographes signées adressée à Paul de Fleury

    s. d. [ca 1865]|13.40 x 20.80 cm|4 lettres sur 16 pages
    Correspondence of 4 autograph letters signed by Émile Le Noir, written in black ink on 16 pages and addressed to the young chartist and paleographer Paul de Fleury (1839-1923) author of several works on organs and who also made the inventory of manuscripts at the library of Poitiers. Discreet transverse folds inherent to mailing.
    Interesting friendly correspondence evoking mutual acquaintances (the organists Dessane, Joseph Franck and Lefébure) and compositions by Émile Le Noir.
    "M. Dessane [this is probably Léon-Auguste Dessane, chapel master, organist of the great organ of Saint-Ambroise, second organist of Saint-Sulpice, one of the sons of violinist...
    €1,000
  39. Cham sa vie son oeuvre
    Félix RIBEYRE, CHAM [pen name of Amédée de NOE]

    Cham sa vie son oeuvre

    Librairie Plon|Paris 1884|13 x 19 cm|relié
    First edition of this monograph on the caricaturist Cham with a preface by Alexandre Dumas Fils illustrated with sixteen compositions and facsimiles hors-texte (two in color).
    Autograph inscription signed by the author: "Offerte à la tombola par l'auteur Félix Ribeyre" ["Offered to the raffle by the author Félix Ribeyre"].
    Contemporary half brown morocco binding, spine with five raised bands, compartments decorated with gilt tools depicting quills and pencil holders, gilt date at foot, marbled paper boards, combed paper endpapers and pastedowns, covers preserved, top edge gilt on deckled edges. Some light rubbing to upper joint.
    Scattered foxing, more...
    €450
  40. "...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
  41. Aquarelles
    Yves BRAYER, Pierre MAZARS

    Aquarelles

    Ides et Calendes|Neuchâtel 1978|30.50 x 29.50 cm|reliure de l'éditeur sous étui toilé + 1 aquarelle de 54x40cm sous marie-louise et cadre
    First edition, one of 20 numbered copies on deluxe paper, the only deluxe copies.
    Handsome copy complete with its cloth slipcase, publisher's full cream cloth binding, smooth spine, complete with its illustrated dust jacket.
    Work illustrated with reproductions of works by Yves Brayer, text by Pierre Mazars.
    Manuscript signature of Yves Brayer below the justification page at the end of the volume.
    Our copy, like the 20 deluxe copies, is complete with its large original watercolor by Yves Brayer, framed and signed by him, ours, reproduced in this work is entitled: "L'Arrivée à l'Ile de Rhodes, 1975".
    €1,500
  42. Hector Berlioz sa vie ses oeuvres
    Adolphe JULLIEN, Hector BERLIOZ

    Hector Berlioz sa vie ses oeuvres

    Librairie de l'art|Paris 1888|24.50 x 32.50 cm|relié
    First edition, one of 30 numbered copies on Japan paper, deluxe issue.
    Work illustrated with 14 original lithographs by Adolphe Fantin-Latour printed on China paper as well as 12 portraits of Hector Berlioz, 3 plates hors-texte and 122 engravings, facsimiles of autographs, caricatures...
    Binding in full red morocco, spine with five raised bands, gilt rolls on headcaps, endpapers and pastedowns of combed paper, fine engraved bookplate mounted on one pastedown, gilt dentelle border on pastedowns, covers preserved, all edges gilt, double gilt fillets on edges, perfect contemporary binding signed Cuzin.
    Our copy is enhanced with an autograph note signed by Hector Berlioz...
    €2,300
  43. 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
  44. 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
  45. 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
  46. Portrait à l'aquarelle et à l'encre de Paul Verlaine
    Marie CRANCE (Paul VERLAINE)

    Portrait à l'aquarelle et à l'encre de Paul Verlaine

    Paris S.d (Circa 1893)|19.20 x 22.50 cm|une feuille sous marie-louise

    Ink and watercolour portrait of the poet Paul Verlaine by his friend Marie Crance, bearing the artist's signature and the handwritten caption “Paul Verlaine à l'hôpital”.

    A single sheet, presented in a frame with a mount. An inscription on the back of the frame—“written in the margin (by the framer): ‘For Messrs. Thénot and Lercey, 25 April 1894’”—provides a likely terminus post quem for the drawing.
     
    Marie Crance (1860–1945), nicknamed Marie-aux-fleurs, was at the time the companion of the illustrator Frédéric-Auguste Cazals, whom she married in 1912. A laundress, maid, and occasional singer in the poet’s favourite...

    €2,000
  47. Contes des Pays-Bas
    Henri CASSIERS, Cyriel BUYSSE

    Contes des Pays-Bas

    L'Edition d'art H. Piazza|Paris 1910|16.50 x 23.50 cm|relié sous chemise et étui
    Edition ornamented with 50 original illustrations colored by pochoir by Henri Cassiers, one of 250 numbered copies on handmade vellum, the only issue after 50 Japan variously enriched.
    Full midnight blue morocco binding, spine with four raised bands, date gilt at tail, gilt roulettes on headcaps, framing of quadruple gilt fillets on brown morocco doublures enhanced with green almond mosaiqued morocco pieces forming rectangles and, at corners, blue, green almond and red mosaiqued morocco pieces embodying stylized floral motifs, painted silk endpapers representing a scene of Flemish life for the first: fishermen's wives waiting on the shore for the return of a fishing boat framed...
    €1,500
  48. "Eve" Dessin original préparatoire à l'encre
    Constantin BRANCUSI

    "Eve" Dessin original préparatoire à l'encreEva, original drawing signed

    s. d. [ca 1937]|9 x 12.90 cm|Une feuille
    Eva, original drawing signed
    [ca 1937] | 9 x 12,9 cm | one drawing
    Original drawing signed by Constantin Brâncuși in brown ink on cream paper, from the collection of Ion Alexandrescu, a stone mason who worked with the sculptor in 1937-1938 on the creation and installation of the monumental ensemble at Târgu Jiu, and more specifically on The Door of the Kiss and The Table of Silence.
    Brâncuși's preparatory drawings for his sculptures are extremely rare, as opposed to most of the few drawings by the artist seen on auctions, which are mainly...
    €28,000
  49. 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
  50. 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
  51. 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
  52. "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
  53. 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
  54. "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
  55. "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
  56. Unique ensemble de documents et manuscrits relatifs à la confidentielle adaptation théâtrale d'Au beau rivage par un admirateur manceau de René Fallet
    René FALLET

    Unique ensemble de documents et manuscrits relatifs à la confidentielle adaptation théâtrale d'Au beau rivage par un admirateur manceau de René Fallet

    Le Mans • , Paris • & Jaligny-sur-Besbre 1972|divers|divers supports

    Unique collection of documents (photographs, posters, etc.) and manuscripts relating to the confidential theatrical adaptation of Au beau rivage by an admirer from Le Mans of René Fallet.
    In 1972, Claude-Denis Renard from Le Mans, a great admirer of René Fallet, contacted the latter so that he would accept a theatrical adaptation of his novel Au beau rivage published in 1970 and for which he received the Humor Prize. Animated by his usual kindness, the writer joyfully accepted, forgetting to inquire about the contingencies linked to the exploitation rights of the novel held by the production company Prothea, whose reaction was not long in coming...

    €1,400
  57. "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
  58. Carte postale autographe signée adressée à Juan Luis Buñuel ; "La paix ! la paix ! la paix !"
    Sandra CALDER

    Carte postale autographe signée adressée à Juan Luis Buñuel ; "La paix ! la paix ! la paix !"Handwritten signed postcard addressed to Juan Luis Bunuel

    s. d. [ca 1967]|15.70 x 10.80 cm|une carte postale
    Handwritten signed postcard addressed to Juan Luis Buñuel
    s.d(ca 1967), 15.7 x 10.8 cm, a postcard
    Handwritten postcard signed by Alexander Calder addressed to Juan Luis Buñuel on the back of a reproduction of a painting by Georges de La Tour.
    Two small perforations in the left margin of the card, as is usual in Juan Luis Buñuel's collection.
    "La paix ! la paix ! la paix ! pour 1968
    Vanvis - I don't understand why I'm always leaving messages and never getting an answer. I was sorry not to see you in Barcelone. It is a beautiful snow. Love to you and Carmen and children. Sandro"

    In 1939, Luis Buñuel, who had just received an offer to work...
    €100
  59. Carte postale autographe signée adressée à Raymond Queneau
    Jean HÉLION

    Carte postale autographe signée adressée à Raymond Queneau

    Venise [Venice] 13 septembre 1949|17.40 x 13.80 cm|une carte postale
    Autograph postcard signed by Jean Hélion addressed to Raymond Queneau, written in blue ink on the verso of a color reproduction of an old engraving depicting the Palio race on the Piazza del Campo in Siena.
    Marginal lacks and creases.
    "Ne vous ayant trouvés ni à Sienna, ni en Calabre, ni au Harris-Bar, ce sont les Rousset je crois que je ramène samedi prochain ! [...] Nous avons fait un tour invraisemblable, Sicile incluse et je reviens remonté à claquer." ["Not having found you either in Siena, nor in Calabria, nor at the Harris-Bar, I think it's the Roussets that I'm bringing back next Saturday! [...] We took an incredible trip, Sicily included, and I'm...
    €400
  60. Lettre autographe signée au peintre Armand-Tranquille Vastine
    David d' ANGERS

    Lettre autographe signée au peintre Armand-Tranquille Vastine

    Paris 23 décembre 1850|11 x 16.80 cm|une page sur un double feuillet
    Autograph letter signed by David d'Angers to the painter Armand-Tranquille Vastine, one page written in black ink on a double sheet.
    Transverse folds inherent to mailing.
    "Je ne puis résister au plaisir de vous dire que je viens de voir votre tableau à l'exposition, et que la puissante impression qu'il avait produit sur moi lorsque je l'ai vu dans votre atelier n'a fait que s'accroître, j'espère bien qu'il sera remarqué comme il le mérite, et qu'il vous ouvrira un avenir heureux et brillant." ["I cannot resist the pleasure of telling you that I have just seen your painting at the exhibition, and that the powerful impression it made on me when I saw it in...
    €400
  61. Manuscrit autographe inédit et complet intitulé "Cinq semaines de vacances - Journal d'un voyage en Suisse et dans le Sud de l'Allemagne avec les élèves de mon bien cher et regretté institut"
    Jules MALIGNON

    Manuscrit autographe inédit et complet intitulé "Cinq semaines de vacances - Journal d'un voyage en Suisse et dans le Sud de l'Allemagne avec les élèves de mon bien cher et regretté institut"Complete and unpublished handwritten manuscript

    s. l. 1836|22 x 27 cm|relié
    Complete and unpublished handwritten manuscript entitled “Cinq semaines de vacances - Journal d'un voyage en Suisse et dans le Sud de l'Allemagne avec les élèves de mon bien cher et regretté institut”
    s.l1836, 22 x 27 cm, bound
    Complete and unpublished 240-page manuscript neatly handwritten in black ink and entitled “Cinq semaines de vacances - Journal d'un voyage en Suisse et dans le Sud de l'Allemagne avec les élèves de mon bien cher et regretté institut” Our manuscript is filled with a herbarium sheet, an original colour watercolour, an original pencil drawing and 25 engravings including one erased and in colour. The engravings illustrate the different stages of the journey...
    €2,800
  62. Carte postale autographe signée adressée à Juan Luis Buñuel
    Sandra CALDER

    Carte postale autographe signée adressée à Juan Luis BuñuelHandwritten signed postcard addressed to Juan Luis Bunuel

    s. d. [ca 1967]|15.70 x 10.80 cm|une carte postale
    Handwritten signed postcard addressed to Juan Luis Buñuel
    s.d(ca 1967), 15.7 x 10.8 cm, a postcard
    Handwritten postcard signed by Alexander Calder addressed to Juan Luis Buñuel on the back of a reproduction of his work On the High Wire.
    Two small perforations in the upper margin of the card, as is usual in Juan Luis Buñuel's collection.
    ”What an incredible face Luis had, I was glad to see “Belle de Jour” for the first time.”

    In 1939, Luis Buñuel, who had just received an offer to work in Hollywood, decided, with his wife and child, to leave the chaotic situation in Europe to go and live the American Dream. The penniless Buñuels initially spent a few precarious...
    €100
  63. Axelle
    Lucien BOUCHER, Pierre BENOIT

    Axelle

    Editions Mornay|Paris 1923|16.50 x 20.50 cm|relié sous étui
    Edition decorated with color illustrations by Lucien Boucher, one of 50 numbered copies on Japan paper, deluxe issue after 3 old Japan copies.
    Full chocolate brown morocco binding, spine with four raised bands, gilt date at foot, endpapers and pastedowns of marbled paper, gilt fillet frame and double hazelnut brown mosaicked morocco fillet on pastedowns, covers and spine preserved, top edge gilt retaining deckled edges, slipcase with chocolate brown morocco entry, marbled paper boards, hazelnut brown felt lining, contemporary binding signed J. Van West.
    Handsome copy beautifully bound in full morocco by J. Van West.
    Our copy is exceptionally expanded with three...
    €1,200
  64. Aphrodite
    Edouard CHIMOT, Pierre LOUŸS

    Aphrodite[Aphrodite]

    Editions d'Art de l'Intermédiaire du Bibliophile|Paris 1929|25 x 33 cm|relié sous étui
    Edition illustrated with 16 original color etchings by Edouard Chimot, one of 25 copies on Imperial Japan paper, deluxe copy after 46 other Japan copies variously enhanced.
    Full red morocco binding, spine with four large raised bands set with gilt fillets, burgundy watered silk endpapers and pastedowns, frame of triple gilt fillets on the pastedowns, following endpapers of marbled paper, all edges gilt, original wrappers preserved, slipcase with red morocco entry, moiré-effect paper boards, marbled paper interior, superb full morocco binding signed Vaissière relieur castrais.
    Our copy contains the three states of the 16 plates hors-texte and an original color drawing signed...
    €2,000
  65. Exceptional copy enriched with 12 original drawings
    Les dieux ont soif
    Pierre-Georges JEANNIOT, Anatole FRANCE

    Les dieux ont soif[The Gods Are Thirsty]

    Le livre contemporain|Paris 1925|22.50 x 28.50 cm|relié sous étui
    Edition illustrated with 33 original etchings by Pierre-Georges Jeanniot, including 30 full-page plates, 1 title vignette and 2 headpieces, together with 37 wood engravings by Paul Bornet after Pierre-Georges Jeanniot, comprising 29 initials heightened in red and 8 tailpieces.
    Printed in 124 numbered copies on vellum, all bearing a nominative dedication, this copy issued for Henri Legendre.
    Full burgundy morocco binding, spine with four raised bands decorated with a fasces of the lictor in red morocco mosaic set within gilt fillets, date and place gilt at foot, gilt rolls on the caps, front cover ornamented at center with a circle enclosing a Phrygian cap in red morocco mosaic...
    €2,000
  66. Lettre autographe datée et signée d'une page et demie à un ami (son protégé le photographe Jean-Louis Nou)
    Thérèse LE PRAT

    Lettre autographe datée et signée d'une page et demie à un ami (son protégé le photographe Jean-Louis Nou)

    S. n.|s. l. 27 Décembre 1963|13.50 x 21 cm|une feuille
    Autograph letter dated and signed, 20 lines in blue ink thanking his correspondent (the essential specialist photographer of Indians Jean-Louis Nou) for his wishes and presenting his own.
    She apologizes for her late response to his mail and proposes a meeting as benevolent protector of his work: "... que vous me racontiez où vous en êtes..." ["... that you tell me where you are..."]
    Finally, she congratulates him: "... la photo de P. Casals est fort belle..." ["... the photo of P. Casals is quite beautiful..."]
    €100
  67. Deux manuscrits autographes complets de la chanson de Boris Vian intitulée "Depuis le jour où devant monsieur le maire" accompagné d'un manuscrit de travail et au verso des deux premiers manuscrits, celui complet de la chanson "C'est jeudi"
    Boris VIAN

    Deux manuscrits autographes complets de la chanson de Boris Vian intitulée "Depuis le jour où devant monsieur le maire" accompagné d'un manuscrit de travail et au verso des deux premiers manuscrits, celui complet de la chanson "C'est jeudi"

    S. n.|s. l. 1956-1958|21 x 27 cm|trois feuillets perforés recto-verso
    Two complete autograph manuscripts on two perforated leaves of 20 and 26 lines written in pencil for the song entitled "Depuis le jour où devant monsieur le maire" and on their versos the manuscript of the song "C'est jeudi".
    Both manuscripts conform to the final text of the song, the second containing numerous deletions and corrections.
    On the versos of the first two leaves is found the manuscript of the song "C'est jeudi" of approximately 60 lines, written in blue ballpoint pen very extensively corrected, crossed out and corresponding to the final text of "C'est jeudi".
    The third manuscript, of 27 lines, written in black ink and pencil is entirely...
    €1,500
  68. Manuscrit autographe complet de la chanson de Boris Vian intitulée "C'était une pauv' gosse des rues "
    Boris VIAN

    Manuscrit autographe complet de la chanson de Boris Vian intitulée "C'était une pauv' gosse des rues "

    S. n.|s. l. 1947|21 x 27 cm|deux feuillets perforés
    Complete autograph manuscript on two perforated sheets of 64 lines written in black ink of the song entitled "C'était une pauv'gosse des rues" with two deletions and one correction.
    The manuscript conforms to the final text of the song.
    We include, on two perforated sheets, the complete typescript of the song.
    Fine ensemble of this song written in 1947, with music composed by Albert Assayag, Yves Gilbert and Marcel Mouloudji who performed it in 1971.
    Provenance: Boris Vian Foundation.
    €1,500
  69. Manuscrit autographe complet de la chanson de Boris Vian intitulée "A la manière de Brassens"
    Boris VIAN

    Manuscrit autographe complet de la chanson de Boris Vian intitulée "A la manière de Brassens"

    S. n.|s. l. 1954-1959|21 x 27 cm|un feuillet perforé
    Complete autograph manuscript on a perforated sheet of 24 lines written in blue ink and pencil of the song entitled "A la manière de Brassens" ["In the manner of Brassens"] containing corrections, deletions and additions while conforming to the final text of the song.
    Small marginal tears on the sheet which has been restored at the head with an adhesive piece.
    We include, on a perforated sheet, the complete typescript of the song.
    A fine ensemble of this song composed between 1954 and 1959.
    Provenance: Boris Vian Foundation.
    €2,500
  70. Manuscrit autographe complet de la chanson de Boris Vian intitulée "Taxi ! "
    Boris VIAN

    Manuscrit autographe complet de la chanson de Boris Vian intitulée "Taxi ! "

    S. n.|s. l. 1958|21 x 27 cm|un feuillet perforé
    Complete autograph manuscript on one perforated leaf of 27 lines written in blue ballpoint pen of the song entitled "Taxi ! "
    The manuscript conforms to the definitive text of the song.
    We include, on a perforated leaf, two complete typescripts of the song, one of which is mounted on flexible cardboard.
    Manuscript and typescripts are accompanied by a reproduction of the song's sheet music.
    Handsome collection of this song written in 1958, the music for which was composed by Henri Salvador who performed it the same year.
    Provenance: Fondation Boris Vian.
    €1,200
  71. Trois manuscrits autographes complets de la chanson de Boris Vian intitulée "Robert "
    Boris VIAN

    Trois manuscrits autographes complets de la chanson de Boris Vian intitulée "Robert "

    S. n.|s. l. 1957|10 x 21 cm|5 feuillets perforés
    Three complete autograph manuscripts on 5 perforated sheets in three different formats (of 55, 48 and 38 lines) written in blue ink for the song entitled "Robert".
    The manuscript on the largest sheet conforms to the final text of the song, the other two contain major differences and important variants from the final text.
    These latter are abundantly corrected and crossed out.
    We include, on a perforated sheet mounted on flexible cardboard, a complete typescript of the song.
    Handsome collection of this song written in 1957, whose music was composed by Henri Salvador who performed it the following year.
    Provenance: Boris Vian...
    €1,500
  72. Manuscrit autographe complet de la chanson de Boris Vian intitulée "Ce soir"
    Boris VIAN

    Manuscrit autographe complet de la chanson de Boris Vian intitulée "Ce soir"

    S. n.|s. l. 1955-1957|20 x 21 cm|trois feuillets perforés
    Complete autograph manuscript of two perforated sheets of 51 lines written in blue ink for the song entitled "Ce soir" with four corrections and deletions while conforming to the final text of the song.
    This manuscript is completed by a third sheet which corresponds to a working manuscript covering the third and fourth (and final) verses of the song.
    We include, on two perforated sheets, the complete typescript of the song.
    Fine collection for this song composed between 1955 and 1957 and which was never performed.
    Provenance: Boris Vian Foundation.
    €1,500
  73. Manuscrit autographe complet de la chanson de Boris Vian intitulée "Bientôt"
    Boris VIAN

    Manuscrit autographe complet de la chanson de Boris Vian intitulée "Bientôt"

    S. n.|s. l. 1958-1959|21 x 27 cm|un feuillet perforé
    Complete autograph manuscript on one perforated leaf of 34 lines written in pencil for the song entitled "Bientôt" with one correction and conforming to the final text of the song.
    We include, on a perforated leaf, the complete typescript of the song.
    Handsome ensemble of this song composed between 1958 and 1959 and which was performed by Jane Birkin in 2009.
    Provenance: Boris Vian Foundation.
    €1,200
  74. Deux manuscrits autographes complets de Boris Vian dont un de la chanson inédite intitulée "Cha cha Siné" et l'autre de la chanson "Un jour un vieux prof de maths"
    Boris VIAN

    Deux manuscrits autographes complets de Boris Vian dont un de la chanson inédite intitulée "Cha cha Siné" et l'autre de la chanson "Un jour un vieux prof de maths"

    S. n.|s. l. s. d. [circa 1958]|20.50 x 27 cm|deux feuilles perforées
    Complete autograph manuscript on two perforated sheets of 22 lines written in pencil of the unpublished song entitled "Cha cha Siné" with deletions and corrections although it presents the definitive text of the song.
    We include, on two perforated sheets, the typescript of the song "Cha cha Siné".
    On the verso of one of the sheets, appears the manuscript of 20 lines, in pencil, of the song "Un jour un vieux prof de maths" with, also, numerous corrections and deletions.
    The latter was performed by Les Marche-pied in 2009 who also composed the music for it.
    Provenance: Boris Vian Foundation.
    €1,500
  75. Manuscrit autographe complet de la chanson de Boris Vian intitulée "J'étais amoureux"
    Boris VIAN

    Manuscrit autographe complet de la chanson de Boris Vian intitulée "J'étais amoureux"

    S. n.|s. l. 1953-1956|21 x 27 cm|une feuille perforée
    Complete autograph manuscript on a perforated sheet of 25 lines written in blue ink for the song entitled "J'étais amoureux", with some deletions, additions and corrections.
    We include, on a perforated sheet the complete typescript of "J'étais amoureux".
    Fine collection relating to this song which was never performed.
    Provenance: Fondation Boris Vian.
    €1,200
  76. Manuscrit autographe complet de la chanson de Boris Vian intitulée "La java des Pussy-cats"
    Boris VIAN

    Manuscrit autographe complet de la chanson de Boris Vian intitulée "La java des Pussy-cats"

    S. n.|s. l. 1956-1958|13.50 x 20 cm|deux feuillets perforés
    Complete autograph manuscript on two perforated sheets of 33 lines written in black ink for the song entitled "La java des Pussy-cats" with four corrections while conforming to the definitive text of the song.
    We include, on a perforated sheet, the complete typescript of the song.
    Fine collection relating to this song composed between 1956 and 1958 and which was only performed by Benoît Deyrat in 1999 and les Marche-pied ten years later.
    Provenance: Fondation Boris Vian.
    €1,500
  77. Deux manuscrit autographes complets dont un de la chanson de Boris Vian intitulée "Douce et pure" et un autre, de la main de Boris Vian, de la chanson d'Henri Salvador intitulée "Charleston que je t'aime"
    Boris VIAN

    Deux manuscrit autographes complets dont un de la chanson de Boris Vian intitulée "Douce et pure" et un autre, de la main de Boris Vian, de la chanson d'Henri Salvador intitulée "Charleston que je t'aime"

    S. n.|s. l. 1954-1959|17 x 22 cm|un feuillet perforé
    Complete autograph manuscript on a perforated leaf of 16 lines written in blue ink of the song entitled "Douce et pure" ["Sweet and pure"] whose text conforms with the definitive text of the song.
    On the verso of the first manuscript, appears a second signed Henri and bearing the title of the song "Charleston que je t'aime" ["Charleston how I love you"], comprising two versions, the first crossed out, abundantly corrected and altered.
    We include, on a perforated leaf, the complete typescript of the song "Douce et pure" ["Sweet and pure"].
    Handsome ensemble of this song composed between 1954 and 1959 and which was never performed.
    €1,200
  78. Manuscrit autographe complet de la chanson de Boris Vian intitulée "Bal des fadas"
    Boris VIAN

    Manuscrit autographe complet de la chanson de Boris Vian intitulée "Bal des fadas"

    S. n.|s. l. 1959|21 x 27 cm|une feuille perforée
    Complete autograph manuscript on one perforated sheet of 13 lines written in red ink of the song entitled "Bal des fadas", presenting despite the final text of this song, corrections, additions and amendments.
    We include, on a perforated sheet, the complete typescript of the song.
    Fine ensemble of this song which was written in 1959 and which was not performed and set to music until 2009 by Les Marche-Pied.

    "Léger comme une antilope / Il dansait, fumant son clope / Une java pleine de syncopes / Elle en eut le coeur cassé"



    Provenance: Fondation Boris Vian.
    €800
  79. Manuscrit autographe complet de la chanson de Boris Vian intitulée "Baisers de Tahiti"
    Boris VIAN

    Manuscrit autographe complet de la chanson de Boris Vian intitulée "Baisers de Tahiti"

    S. n.|s. l. 1958|21 x 27 cm|deux feuilles perforés
    Complete autograph manuscript on one perforated sheet of 40 lines written in blue ink of the song entitled "Baisers de Tahiti", presenting the final text of this song and two corrections.
    We include, on a perforated sheet, the complete typescript of the song.
    A small brown stain of no consequence at the head of the first sheet of the manuscript.
    Fine ensemble of this song, which was written in 1958 but was sadly never performed. Vian recounts the memories of a Frenchman from the North reminiscing about his Tahitian years.

    "Palmiers de Tahiti / Chansons des plages bleues / Soleil de Tahiti / Que j'étais heureux"


    €1,200
  80. Manuscrit autographe complet de la chanson de Boris Vian intitulée "Complainte d'Alphonse"
    Boris VIAN

    Manuscrit autographe complet de la chanson de Boris Vian intitulée "Complainte d'Alphonse"

    S. n.|s. l. 1959|13.50 x 21 cm|trois feuilles perforées
    Complete autograph manuscript on three perforated sheets of 65 lines written in blue ink of the salacious and antimilitarist song entitled "Complainte d'Alphonse", numerous deletions and corrections.
    We include, on two perforated sheets the complete typescript of "La complainte d'Alphonse".
    Fine ensemble of this song which was written in 1959, whose music was composed by Yves Gilbert and which was performed by Philippe Clay in 1971. The performer would moreover add the subtitle "La Complainte du Priapisme".

    Amis que je vous raconte / La vie triste et pleine de honte / D'un horrible mécréant / Qui mourut voici cent ans / Doué d'une...

    €1,500
  81. Manuscrit autographe complet pour chacune des deux versions de la chanson de Boris Vian intitulée "Place Blanche"
    Boris VIAN

    Manuscrit autographe complet pour chacune des deux versions de la chanson de Boris Vian intitulée "Place Blanche"

    S. n.|s. l. 1956|13.50 x 21 cm|5 feuillets perforés
    Two complete autograph manuscripts, on five perforated leaves, of 46 lines for the first and 52 lines for the second, written in blue ink, of the song entitled "Place Blanche" which exists in two versions both entitled "Place Blanche" but with varying text: the first beginning with "J'étais allé dimanche me promener" and the second with "Les amoureux l'dimanche vont deux par deux".
    Each manuscript in our possession corresponds to one of the two versions and is extensively corrected, crossed out and reworked while remaining consistent with the final state of the song.
    We include, on two perforated leaves (one mounted on flexible cardboard), a complete typescript for...
    €1,500
  82. Manuscrit autographe complet de la chanson de Boris Vian intitulée "T'as bien quinze ans passés"
    Boris VIAN

    Manuscrit autographe complet de la chanson de Boris Vian intitulée "T'as bien quinze ans passés"

    S. n.|s. l. 1954-1959|20.50 x 27 cm|une feuille perforée
    Complete autograph manuscript on one sheet (24 lines), written in blue ink, of the song entitled "T'as bien quinze ans passés", presenting the final text of this song.
    Finally, we include, on two perforated sheets, one of which pasted on flexible cardboard containing, at the head, the handwritten title of the song in pencil and, at the end of the song, this addition also by Boris Vian: "... commence ! , commence ! " in blue ink, two complete typescripts of "T'as bien quinze ans passés".
    Fine collection of this song which was written between 1954 and 1959 and which was never performed.
    Provenance: Boris Vian Foundation.
    €1,200
  83. 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
  84. Deux manuscrits autographes complets de la chanson de Boris Vian intitulée "Le fêtard"
    Boris VIAN

    Deux manuscrits autographes complets de la chanson de Boris Vian intitulée "Le fêtard"

    S. n.|s. l. 1958|21 x 27 cm|7 feuillets perforés
    Two complete autograph manuscripts, on seven perforated sheets, of 52 lines for the first and 75 lines for the second, written in blue ink, of the song entitled "Le fêtard" consisting, for the first, of the final state of the song and, for the second, of a draft very abundantly crossed out, corrected and presenting variants with the final text.
    We include, on three sheets, two of which are perforated (one pasted on flexible cardboard), a complete typescript and two printed and photocopied scores of "Le fêtard".
    Fine ensemble of this song which was written in 1958 and whose music was composed by Henri Salvador.
    The latter performed "Le fêtard" ["The...
    €1,500
  85. Manuscrits de travail et partition manuscrite complète de la chanson de Boris Vian intitulée "Ou... Ou... Ou... "
    Boris VIAN

    Manuscrits de travail et partition manuscrite complète de la chanson de Boris Vian intitulée "Ou... Ou... Ou... "

    S. n.|s. l. 1957-1959|13.50 x 21 cm|5 feuillets perforés + 3 feuillets
    Set of four working manuscripts, of nearly 90 lines on five perforated sheets written in blue ink and pencil, of the song entitled "Ou... Ou... Ou..." presenting differences from the final state of the song.
    Each manuscript is crossed out, corrected and therefore presents variants, sometimes significant, from the final text.
    Completing the set, a typescript of the song accompanies the manuscripts.
    We include, on three sheets, the manuscript score of "Ou... Ou... Ou..." written by Henri Salvador.
    A handsome set of this song which was written between 1957 and 1959 and whose music was composed by Henri Salvador.
    Provenance: Boris Vian...
    €1,200
  86. 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
  87. 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
  88. 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
  89. Manuscrit autographe complet de la chanson de Boris Vian intitulée "Cours ta chance"
    Boris VIAN

    Manuscrit autographe complet de la chanson de Boris Vian intitulée "Cours ta chance"

    S. n.|s. l. 1958|21 x 27 cm|5 feuillets perforés
    Complete autograph manuscript on four perforated sheets, approximately one hundred lines, written in pencil, of the song titled "Cours ta chance" very heavily crossed out and corrected, with the verso of one of the four sheets presenting variants from the final text.
    Our collection is completed with a manuscript draft of 16 lines written in blue ink with numerous corrections, additions and crossings out, also providing variants from the final text.
    Finally, we include, on two perforated sheets, one of which is pasted on flexible cardboard, two complete typescripts of "Cours ta chance".
    Handsome collection of this song which was composed in 1958.
    €1,500
  90. Manuscrit autographe complet (hormis le premier et court couplet de 4 lignes) de la chanson de Boris Vian intitulée "Ave Maria des pêcheurs"
    Boris VIAN

    Manuscrit autographe complet (hormis le premier et court couplet de 4 lignes) de la chanson de Boris Vian intitulée "Ave Maria des pêcheurs"

    S. n.|s. l. 1958|21 x 27 cm|2 feuillets perforés dont 1 recto-verso
    Autograph manuscript nearly complete, the first couplet of 4 lines being absent, on a perforated sheet, of 36 lines, written in pencil, of the song entitled "Ave Maria des pêcheurs".
    On the entire verso of this manuscript, Boris Vian copied out, still in pencil, 9 quotations from Paul Valéry extracted from his "Mauvaises pensées & autres" ["Bad Thoughts & Others"] for which he indicated pagination: "Un chef est un homme qui a besoin des autres, 208" ["A leader is a man who needs others, 208"] - "Ce qui est simple est toujours faux. Ce qui ne l'est pas est inutilisable. (ib. p 143)" ["What is simple is always false. What is not is unusable. (ib. p 143)"] - "Le grand triomphe de...
    €1,200
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