Photographie de Colette dédicacée

Original black and white silver print photographic portrait of Colette in conversation with one of her young admirers, Bernard Petiot.
Notes in blue ballpoint pen, one crossed out, followed by "Bernard Petiot 1957".
This photograph was taken on April 22, 1953, during the award ceremony of the Grand Officier de la Légion d'Honneur.
On the reverse, a humorous autograph inscription by the writer: "For Bernard Petiot, in memory of a ancient writer, Colette, to whom young visitors are sympathetic".