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Gaston CHAISSAC, “poor as a job” and “in pitiful condition”.
"My tragedy is continuing its course with full force. More than ever I am as poor as... 900€ Add to Cart
Louis ARAGON – Autograph poem from his youth – “Fugue” 1919.
"Turn heads Turn laughter / for whose love / for what's love / for... 4.500€ Add to Cart
Struck with poverty, Paul VERLAINE lived in bohemian times. 1887.
“It’s high time this misery ended!” I'm dying of boredom! what a... 1.800€ Add to Cart
Marcel PROUST and the publication of “On the side of Swann”.
“The general title of my two volumes is: In Search of Lost Time. The p ... 35.000€ Add to Cart
Juliette DROUET and her infinite love for Victor HUGO.
“I bless you and love you from the bottom of my grateful heart. » ... 1.500€ Add to Cart
Eugénie KRANTZ despaired by the death of Paul VERLAINE.
“What you will do for me will give me courage to work without having to... 1.500€ Add to Cart
Giorgio De CHIRICO – Collezionisti americani. Signed autograph manuscript.
Remarkable working manuscript, in Italian, of an article devoted to the... 9.000€ Add to Cart
RAIMU reprimands his friend Marcel PAGNOL for writing "César". 1935.
"After the success of Fanny and Marius, I am afraid of failure and I must say... 1.800€ Add to Cart
CHATEAUBRIAND admits its power and defends itself from its superiority. 1824.
"It is very certain that I do not regret the power but it is also certain... 1.200€ Add to Cart
CHATEAUBRIAND gives his support to “his old comrade in arms”.
“I have difficulty understanding how what is just and honorable cannot be... 1.200€ Add to Cart
CHATEAUBRIAND renounces his right to chair the Society of Good Letters. 1826.
“My occupations unfortunately prevented me from fulfilling the functions of Pres... Read more
Kees VAN DONGEN – The exhibition of his paintings in Rotterdam. 1949.
"The director of the Boymans Museum in Rotterdam (Holland) would like to organize an exp ... 450€ Add to Cart
Anatole FRANCE wants to recover his debt from Calmann-Lévy. 1898.
Immersed in the writing of his Contemporary History, Anatole France sends a ... 350€ Add to Cart
Very rare manuscript by Claude CAHUN, “Sophie la Symboliste”. Heroines.
"Before the age of five we had exhausted all the games of love: when we... Read more
Samuel Beckett authorizes the adaptation of his play "Endgame." 1962.
"I am happy to give you the authorizations you ask for. We... 900€ Add to Cart
Jean Cocteau. The Child Thieves. Manuscript decorated with original drawings.
"The dream of flying accustoms us / The child flies over a memory / This flight awakens... 6.000€ Add to Cart
The Tonkinese painter LE PHO exhibits his works in South America.
“I do not plan to exhibit my works this year in France because I already have ... 3.500€ Add to Cart
Raymond RADIGUET changes the title of his novel “Le Diable au corps”.
“I think I told you that Grasset asked me to change the title of my... 4.500€ Add to Cart
Poignant letter from René Char to Paul ÉLUARD shortly before his death. 1952.
"This revolt of my youth against injustice or the fatal comes back to me because... 2.500€ Add to Cart
Death and love covered in poetry by the pen of Marcel PROUST.
"And when I see disappearing into a flower of youth which had a fresh grace... Read more
Marcel PROUST admits that grief is a constituent part of his life.
"I know that we regret until the end those we knew from the beginning... 7.500€ Add to Cart
Tribute to José Maria de HEREDIA, by Camille Mauclair.
"I instantly loved this man of whom I only knew a few groups of... 450€ Add to Cart
The Stendhals and the Chateaubriands by Marcel PROUST.
"Here are the Stendhals. Thank you a thousand times for the Ste Beuves but I'm doing precisely... 3.500€ Add to Cart
Marcel PROUST – Letter to his friend Georges de Lauris.
"Your letter takes an inevitable weight off my heart. Alas, I have another... 4.500€ Add to Cart
Marcel PROUST deeply sorry for the suffering of his friend.
“Life is so awful that we should all end up there.” » ... 3.500€ Add to Cart
Karl LAGERFELD – Original drawing for the house of Chloé. #13
Magnificent study, for Maison Chloé, depicting a single-storey woman, carrying ... 6.500€ Add to Cart
Abbot PIERRE – Autograph manuscript on God.
"God? The Eternal…who is Love – Full of Joy – Demanding everything. Recognizing Him… 950€ Add to Cart
Marcel PROUST obsessed with Georges de Lauris. 1905.
"Tell me if you don't want anything, if you don't need any books, any... 4.000€ Add to Cart
The Marquis de SADE worries about his manuscripts from his prison.
“I did not believe myself to be either lovable enough or attractive enough to have ever thrown... 7.500€ Add to Cart
Madame de LA FAYETTE – Autograph receipt signed “De la Vergne”.
Rare and precious autograph document signed by Madame de La Fayette. ... 4.500€ Add to Cart
Marie LAURENCIN – Set of 5 signed autograph letters.
Set of 5 autograph letters signed to Count François de Gouy d'Arcy Very ... 750€ Add to Cart
Franz LISZT and his dramatic museum for solo piano.
"Before long you will receive the Studies tests which I hope you will not ... 20.000€ Add to Cart
Claude MONET is delighted with the article published on his painter friend WHISTLER.
“This evocation of Whistler nightlife is an exquisite find. » ... Read more
Francis BACON refuses to be classified among the expressionists.
“I do not think my painting is expressionist and I do not like expressionism. » ... Read more
Charles BAUDELAIRE gives news of DELACROIX and GAUTIER.
“It is claimed that Gautier will leave Le Moniteur and receive functions in the ... Read more
Keith HARING and his sculptures at Heritage Park in Stamford.
Haring poses, transistor in hand, leaning on one of his two installed sculptures ... 850€ Add to Cart
Marcel PROUST – Autograph letter signed to the Baroness de Pierrebourg.
“I believe more and more that the artist has before him his work to which he does not... 6.500€ Add to Cart
René DESCARTES – Signed autograph letter of the greatest rarity. 1643.
“Besides, I am very remorseful for what I recently proposed the question of... Read more
Salvador DALÍ – Autograph manuscript signed on his Genius.
"Since my early childhood I have played at wanting to be a genius and I became one! ... Read more
Serge GAINSBOURG – Rare signed autograph card. 1964.
“happy new year to little sonia gainsbourg” ... 2.000€ Add to Cart
Jean Paul BELMONDO – Original numbered photograph.
Original photograph. Jean-Paul Belmondo on the set of Pierrot le fou in ... 1.500€ Add to Cart
Georges SIMENON – 5 original photographs.
5 original photographs with autograph annotations Moving photos, with ... 450€ Add to Cart
Joséphin PELADAN – L’Initiation sentimentale and Stanislas de Guaita.
Autograph letter signed to Gabriel Mourey. Beautiful letter from Peladan evoking the p... 850€ Add to Cart
André BRETON and his friend Marcel DUCHAMP.
Autograph card signed to Jean Suquet. A page in-12° on the back of a card representing ... 1.500€ Add to Cart
Louis-Ferdinand CELINE – “I owe everything to Thorwald Mikkelsen! »
“I owe everything to Thorwald Mikkelsen, including my life!” » ... 1.700€ Add to Cart
Arthur RIMBAUD organizes, in secret, his departure to Harar.
"I have prepared everything to leave by the “Tuna”, which will arrive on Saturday [...] Useless ... 45.000€ Add to Cart
Albert GLEIZES analyzes his artistic youth and his Cubist colleagues.
"Who is now discussing the Impressionists, Van Gogh, Cézanne… etc.? Almost t ... 950€ Add to Cart
Serge Gainsbourg – Signed photo. “Woe to the beardless” – 1959.
Autograph card signed to his pianist friend Lucien Merer. ... Read more
Hans HARTUNG – Autograph card signed in Descargues
“Dear Catherine and Pierre, we have been to Paris, I have tried several times... 250€ Add to Cart
René MAGRITTE, his painting, surrealism and Dali.
"Dalí is too submissive to respectable ideas to deserve any title other than "... 9.500€ Add to Cart
Henry de MONTHERLANT and his writings on d'Annunzio.
Letter signed to Guy Tosi. "I plan to insert in my new Notebooks, from ... 150€ Add to Cart
Gustave FLAUBERT marvels at the genius of La Fontaine and Hugo.
“Have you read The Legend of the Ages? How beautiful it is ! I was amazed... Read more
Original work. Oil on canvas. Victor Hugo and absinthe.
Charming still life depicting a work by Victor Hugo alongside a glass of ... Read more
Renaud CAMUS – Autograph letter signed to Madeleine Chapsal.
Autograph letter signed to Madeleine Chapsal. “Meaning is what leaves us. ... 350€ Add to Cart
Patti SMITH – Before Easter After. Signed copy & original photo.
One of 140 artist proof copies, signed by Patti Smith and Lynn Golds... Read more
Exceptional portrait of Victor HUGO on his deathbed, by NADAR.
Like other artists, painters, sculptors, Nadar went to Vict's bedside... Read more
Jacques BREL, in the Marquesas, shortly before his death. May 1978.
Moving missive from Jacques Brel, one of the last sent from his land... Read more
Eugène BOUDIN – Original watercolor – Study of sky over the sea.
Magnificent study of the pre-impressionist master revealing his genius in painting ... Read more
Arthur RIMBAUD – Signed autograph manuscript. Harar, 1889.
"I received from Ato Tesamma on behalf of Mr. Savouré three hundred and thirty thalaris... Read more
Lucien CLERGUE – Signed autograph letter.
Autograph letter signed to Raymond Hoffsummer. “J. Cocteau told me so… 350€ Add to Cart
Albert CAMUS – Original photograph. November 1945.
Vintage silver print made by photographer Bernard Rouget in November... Read more
Karl LAGERFELD – Original drawing for Maison Chloé. #26
Charming sketch of a pants-jacket-belt outfit, titled Etudiante. ... 3.500€ Add to Cart
Karl LAGERFELD – Original designs for Maison Chloé. #23
Magnificent studies of jackets, bustiers and hats, for Maison Chloé, entitled ... 5.500€ Add to Cart
Victor HUGO – Original photography by Deplanque.
Original photograph. Vintage albumen print laminated on cardboard, figura ... 450€ Add to Cart
Lucien CLERGUE – “Photography will have to triumph…”
Autograph letter signed to Raymond Hoffsummer. "We must be wary of glory,... 450€ Add to Cart
Alexandre DUMAS Fils identifies the signature of Count Dumas.
Signed autograph letter. Alexandre Dumas identifies the signature of Count Dumas... Read more
Georges MATHIEU – Signed autograph card.
I would like to point out my latest book “The Response to Lyrical Abstraction”... 250€ Add to Cart
André GIDE – Letter signed to the writer Louis-Raymond Lefèvre.
Letter signed to the writer Louis-Raymond Lefèvre. A page in-4°. Paris. Jul 26... 250€ Add to Cart
Michel HOUELLEBECQ and “The Memory of the Sun”
Autograph letter signed to a reader. Beautiful letter from the French writer representing ... Read more
Salvador DALI – Original signed drawing – “Hands and sons”
Magnificent and rare surrealist drawing from DALI's youthful years leaving ... Read more
Victor HUGO – Original signed drawing. – Landscape at the Castle
Splendid drawing suggesting a castle lost in the distance of a landscape... Read more
André MALRAUX sends his new work La Création Artistique.
"Understood: you will receive the Creation through Caulaincourt. I will return, I think... Read more
André MALRAUX – Manuscript, first draft, for his novel, L’Espoir.
"On the walls and the lowered storefronts, the shadows moved forward leaning... 950€ Add to Cart
Salvador DALI – Original signed drawing for his Mystical Manifesto.
Surrealist drawing by Dalí showing two altars with atomic decorations embl... Read more
René MAGRITTE writes to the collector Joseph Capel.
“I think I will do a variation of this painting again…” ... 2.500€ Add to Cart
Jean COCTEAU announces the “Dîner de têtes”, his imitation show.
“My masterpiece, I will admit, will be Louis Armstrong’s trumpet that... 1.800€ Add to Cart
C215 – Serge Gainsbourg. Original stencil on a 500 franc note.
Serge Gainsbourg. Original stencil on an authentic 500 franc Pasc ... 1.500€ Add to Cart
Paul VERLAINE and his absinthe. Original photograph by Dornac.
Verlaine slumped on the bench of the François I café, his soul drunk and his ... Read more
MAURRAS Charles – His entry into the French Academy.
Autograph letter signed to a colleague. Beautiful letter on the preparation of his... 750€ Add to Cart
Paul VERLAINE – Autograph letter and original drawing by his hand.
“You will only be an eggplant if you haven’t seen Ponchon.” ... 1.800€ Add to Cart
Xavier PRIVAS regrets not being able to celebrate the memory of VERLAINE.
"My wife and I intended to attend the day in honor of... 450€ Add to Cart
MODIGLIANI Amedeo – Drugs and Montparnasse.
“I can only explain what happened by the mixture of poisons. » ... Read more
Camille CLAUDEL – Very rare autograph business card
Moving card of Camille, alone, fragile, and in search of protection. ... Read more
Lucian FREUD and his painting under the Jamaican sky.
"Clouds only appear when I need them for my picture… I now start work at sunrise ... 7.500€ Add to Cart
Edmond JALOUX pays tribute to the greatness of CHATEAUBRIAND.
“The great French prose is that of Rabelais, Montaigne, Bossuet, ... 750€ Add to Cart
Jacques-Germain SOUFFLOT and the homes of Mirabeau.
“I was in Luxembourg the day before yesterday morning without finding M. de Mirabeau.” ... 3.500€ Add to Cart
Francis BACON – Original photograph of his legendary workshop.
Silver print revealing the artist's legendary studio at Reece Mews, in Long... 650€ Add to Cart
George SAND wants the Cadio proofs to be sent to him.
“Take this as a note so they can send me the Cadio proofs.” ... 650€ Add to Cart
COLETTE mourns the death of her friend and protector.
“It was last night that I learned of the terrible event (...) I never believed in... 750€ Add to Cart
Colette and her worries during the First World War.
"This, dear friend, is what a Jouvenel is used for, - whom you know, I have not... 650€ Add to Cart
Karl LAGERFELD – Original drawing for Maison Chloé. #7
Markers and pastel pencils on paper. Magnificent evening dress study for the ... 8.500€ Add to Cart
Karl LAGERFELD – Original drawing for Maison Chloé. #3
Magnificent study of a shirt jacket with handwritten annotations by Lagerfeld. ... 4.500€ Add to Cart
C215 – Egon Schiele – Original signed stencil.
Original stencil signed on an authentic 1000 Austro-Hungarian crown banknote... 3.500€ Add to Cart
Serge GAINSBOURG – Original photograph with autograph signature.
Vintage film photograph showing Serge Gainsbourg in a tuxedo, bow tie ... 2.500€ Add to Cart
Frédéric-Auguste CAZALS and the death of Paul VERLAINE
Autograph letter signed to Edmond Lepelletier, Verlaine's lifelong friend. Imp... 1.800€ Add to Cart
André BRETON and the InteRnatiOnal Exhibition of Surrealism, EROS.
Set of 9 letters from painters and artists, requested for the EROS exhibition... 2.500€ Add to Cart
Paul VERLAINE and the first poems of Fêtes Galantes.
“I address to you some verses which do not seem to me unworthy of the honors of ... 2.500€ Add to Cart
Georges CLEMENCEAU – Autograph manuscript – Secularism and Dominicans.
Autograph manuscript of the article published on the front page of L'Aurore on January 7, 1906. ... 1.800€ Add to Cart
Pierre MOLINIER – Original photomontage – “The Time of Death”
Photo montage. The Doll in front of the painting “The Time of Death” Silver print ... 4.800€ Add to Cart
CALAFERTE Louis – Signed autograph letter.
Signed autograph letter. Calaferte gives a book to his dentist. ... 160€ Add to Cart
René de OBALDIA – Autograph manuscript – And at the end was the bang.
“Do you think there’s going to be war?” ... 3.000€ Add to Cart
René de OBALDIA – Autograph manuscript – Exobiography.
“When you think about it, our whole life is just an act of faith.” ... 4.500€ Add to Cart
Alix AYMÉ – Original drawing – Christ’s entry into Jerusalem.
Alix AYMÉ (1894.1989) Original drawing – Christ's entry into Jerusalem. Ink of... 3.500€ Add to Cart
Jacques BREL – Original numbered photograph.
Superb photo representing Brel, in Paris in February 1969, during the show Ai ... 450€ Add to Cart
Pierre MOLINIER – “Offertoire” – Photomontage with doll.
Original photograph. Offertory. Doll photomontage. Circa 1966. ... 6.500€ Add to Cart
Romain GARY – Original numbered photograph.
Extraordinary and moving photo of Romain Gary, at home in 1971. ... 1.800€ Add to Cart
NADAR sends his photographs to one of his friends.
"I am therefore sending you a letter that I do not have time, given your urgency, to f... 450€ Add to Cart
Sacha GUITRY organizes a dinner with a countess during his trip.
“Lunch: unfortunately impossible – but will you do us the favor of coming for dinner... Read more
Victor SEGALEN offers “Stèles” to his friend Maybon.
“I searched in vain in my luggage here for some decent copy of one of... 1.500€ Add to Cart
Tsugouharu FOUJITA – Signed autograph letter.
"I received your kind letter which gave me great pleasure. In general ... 350€ Add to Cart
André MALRAUX sends Franz HELLENS' manuscript to Grasset.
“I received your manuscript, I read it and took it to Grasset. » ... 550€ Add to Cart
The Marquise de Sade and her husband imprisoned in Vincennes.
Autograph piece signed to his mother, the president of Montreuil. Moving recognition... 950€ Add to Cart
NADAR – Signed autograph manuscript. Nadar's butts.
"Two kinds of people can not feel the offense. Some because they are... 450€ Add to Cart
Jean COCTEAU in despair at Mireille HAVET's descent into hell.
"Poor Mireille? What should I do? I begged Misia to go to rue R. I sent... 1.400€ Add to Cart
Camille SAINT-SAËNS judges the artists of the beginning of the century with severity.
“The only one who has great talent is Indy, but he has no nature and his... 950€ Add to Cart
Gérard de NERVAL – Autograph letter signed “G. Labrunie”.
Very beautiful letter from young Nerval, aged 22, thanking his interlocutor, ... 3.800€ Add to Cart
Jean COCTEAU and the immorality of children's songs.
“The pink library has worried mothers since Freud. » ... 550€ Add to Cart
Coco CHANEL refuses to be decorated with the Legion of Honor.
“Ribbon is not made for good traders and ultimately, I am only ... Read more
André BRETON – “The Cursed Novelist. Georges DARIEN »
Signed autograph manuscript – “The Cursed Novelist.” Georges Darien » Remarkable ... 4.500€ Add to Cart
HEREDIA delivers her autobiography from the mountains of Cuba to the Parisian circle.
“I was born on November 22, 1842 on a coffee plantation called La Fortuna in the mountains ... 1.400€ Add to Cart
Edgar DEGAS mourns the loss of his sister Marguerite.
“I am a hard bachelor, and the loss of children particularly disturbs me... 2.800€ Add to Cart
Salvador DALI admires a bust in his likeness.
Magnificent photo of Robert Descharnes, secretary and friend of Dalí. ... 1.500€ Add to Cart
Serge GAINSBOURG – Autograph manuscript of an unpublished song.
"All I know today / Is that it's at the finish / It's blackjack or... 15.000€ Add to Cart
Man RAY and his unwavering support for André BRETON.
“I would always be ready to collaborate on a surrealist magazine, as I never ... 2.500€ Add to Cart
Georges MATHIEU – Autograph letter signed to René Cornaud.
“What impressed me most about your recent activities is the quality of... 280€ Add to Cart
Man RAY – Autograph letter signed to H. Parisot.
“I didn't have time to sort through all my negatives, so didn't find the photo... 1.800€ Add to Cart
Fernand LEGER in his workshop – Original photograph.
"Here is the last photograph of the great painter Fernand Léger in his studio... 1.200€ Add to Cart
Thomas MANN entrusts the translation of “Tristan” and “Désordre”.
"I leave you “Désordre” and “Tristan” as well as Liebermann’s engraving to me... 1.700€ Add to Cart
Thomas MANN organizes the translation of his books into French.
"I am grateful in advance if you could tell me your thoughts on... 2.500€ Add to Cart
Gabriel MATZNEFF – Under sixteen and B. PIVOT.
Letter signed to Alfred Eibel. Matzneff goes on B. Pivot's show to... 950€ Add to Cart
Ljubica SOKIC – Correspondence of 200 illustrated letters.
“I will work – I will work all the time. » ... 95.000€ Add to Cart
Boris VIAN – Autograph letter signed to Roger Vincent. The music.
Autograph letter signed to Roger Vincent. Very interesting document from Vian sou... 1.800€ Add to Cart
Renaud CAMUS – Autograph letter signed to Madeleine Chapsal.
These joys which no longer exist must be written down. ... 350€ Add to Cart
Raoul DUFY – “I am quite tired of the work that I have still done. »
“I'm quite tired of the work I've done again this year. » ... 850€ Add to Cart
Gabriel MATZNEFF – Manuscript – The Three Little Pigs.
Signed autograph manuscript – The Three Little Pigs. Rich manuscript within ... 4.500€ Add to Cart
Camille CLAUDEL – “The desire to penetrate to the depths of things. »
Autograph letter signed to Judith Cladel. Precious letter from Camille Claudel d... Read more
Eugène DELACROIX – Signed autograph letter.
"All that remains for me to do is hope that the public sees me with the same eyes as you... 1.500€ Add to Cart
Gustave MOREAU and his small painting of Sappho.
Signed autograph letter. Charming letter from Moreau about a painting by ... 650€ Add to Cart
Jacques DUTRONC about Serge Gainsbourg.
"Serge? He had the know-how... and of course made it known. Etc. Jacques D. ... 1.200€ Add to Cart
Serge GAINSBOURG – Original photograph. Circa 1970.
Serge Gainsbourg in bust, pulling on his Gitane. ... 650€ Add to Cart
Jacques DUTRONC – It’s five o’clock, Paris is waking up.
"I am the dauphin Of Place Dauphine And Place Blanche Looks bad... ... 2.500€ Add to Cart
Alphonse DAUDET writes to his old man Abdelkader.
"I burn papers, like proofs; the big cleaning at the end of the year... 300€ Read more
Paul VERLAINE – Photograph for his application to the Academy.
Original photograph of the poet by Otto. Very rare photo of Verlaine, teacher ... Read more
Georges MATHIEU – Autograph letter signed to René Cornaud.
Georges Mathieu as critic and artistic advisor. ... 250€ Add to Cart
Serge GAINSBOURG – ECCE HOMO – Signed Ginzburg. ECCE HOMO.
“Ugliness is superior to beauty in that it lasts. » ... Read more
Serge GAINSBOURG and SCREAMIN JAY HAWKINS in the street in Paris.
Silver print depicting Gainsbourg and Screamin' Jay Hawkins in the street, in Pa... 750€ Add to Cart
François MITTERRAND – Signed autograph letter. 1939.
“And we were shaping the future to our will.” ... 1.300€ Add to Cart
François MITTERRAND – War letter. 1940.
“How sad if Germany took precedence over us; we, the civilized... 1.800€ Add to Cart
Karl LAGERFELD – Original drawing of an evening dress. #5
Magnificent study, for Maison Chloé, depicting a single-storey woman, carrying ... 8.500€ Add to Cart
Karl LAGERFELD – Original drawing. Markers and pastel on paper. #11
Superb study, for Maison Chloé, depicting a full-length woman, wearing a ... 8.500€ Add to Cart
Francis BACON – Bacon in my mirror #2
Collectible silver print on baryta paper, numbered 1/15. ... 1.800€ Add to Cart
Francis BACON – Bacon in my mirror #12
Collectible silver print on baryta paper, numbered 1/15. ... 1.800€ Add to Cart

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