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FOUJITA – Original signed drawing – Woman with an amphora.
A magnificent preparatory study for The Enchanted River, a work illustrated by Fo... Read more
Joséphin PELADAN – Unguibus and Morsu
"I will proceed impassively towards the common ideal goal.". Read more
Nicolas de Staël – Original signed work – Landscape, 1952.
Original signed work - Landscape, 1952. Extraordinary work, in spectacular format... Read more
Salvador Dalí – Original Signed Drawing – Self-Portrait – Camouflage
Original signed drawing - Camouflage - Self-portrait - Garcia Lorca. Signed five times... Read more
ELIZABETH II – Autographed letter signed to her midwife, Helen Rowe.
Autographed letter signed. A very beautiful and intimate letter from the Queen evoking the mo... Read more
Jean MOULIN – Autographed letter signed to the aviator Maurice Bellonte.
My sincerest wishes for 1940. Jean Moulin. Read more
Shortly before his death, Marcel Proust was no longer able to read or write. 1922.
"Unable to read, write, or speak […] I was unable to correct the proofs of…". Read more
Georges Brassens – Original autographed photograph.
Magnificent vintage silver gelatin print depicting Brassens, smiling, playing... Read more
Juliette DROUET – Autograph letter to Victor Hugo with Hugo's relic
Autograph letter to Victor Hugo. A beautiful letter from Drouet, sad, and thankful... Read more
Gustave CAILLEBOTTE – Autographed letter signed to Claude Monet.
Autographed letter signed to Claude Monet. Gustave Caillebotte declines a request for help... Read more
Shepard FAIREY – OBEY – Original signed artwork.
Civil Disobedience – 2019. Original and unique artwork. Stencil, spray paint... Read more
C215 – Serge Gainsbourg – Original stencil on a 500 franc note.
Christian GUEMY – C215 – French artist born in 1973, Serge Gainsbourg... Read more
Michel HOUELLEBECQ – Signed photograph.
Print featuring a close-up of the French writer. Enhanced with his original signature... Read more
Adolphe THIERS – Autographed letter signed and original drawing.
Autograph letter signed. One page, octavo, no place or date. We enclose an original drawing... Read more
Napoleon BONAPARTE – Autograph letter signed to André Ramolino.
Autographed letter signed to André Ramolino, cousin of Letizia Bonaparte. Very rare... Read more
Frédéric Chopin sends his Preludes from Valldemossa. 1839
Autographed letter signed to Camille Pleyel. Charterhouse of Valldemosa, near Palma... Read more
Jules Verne kindly offered an autograph to an admirer.
"It was simply through forgetfulness that I didn't reply to your first letter. I...". Read more
Victor Hugo – Photograph cdv.
Business card photograph depicting Hugo standing, leaning on a chair. C ... Read more
Shepard FAIREY – OBEY – Original signed artwork. 2013.
Original signed artwork - Sedation Pill, 2013. Screen print, stencil and color... Read more
Sigmund Freud and the International Psychoanalytical Association.
Autographed letter signed. A fine letter from Freud, very circumspect regarding the ten... Read more
Jean CHAPTAL recounts an episode of Napoleon's anger towards his brother Lucien.
"The Emperor sharply reproached Lucien for his marriage, and the argument grew heated...". Read more
The NADAR Pantheon, signed by its author.
A vintage lithographic print enhanced with a dedication by Nadar in black ink. Read more
Oscar WILDE – Original photograph by Napoléon Sarony. 1882.
One of the most famous portraits of Wilde in the United States. Read more
ALAIN – Autograph manuscript signed – The War.
"All able-bodied men will have to be killed, and this idea will put an end to the game of...". Read more
Victor Hugo comments on his masterpiece, Les Misérables.
"This is our duty: to calm by enlightening. To destroy hatred and evil through...". Read more
Louis ANQUETIN – Original signed drawing – CYRANO.
Original signed drawing - Cyrano. Preparatory study for the magazine cover... Read more
BUFFET Bernard – Original drawing – Songs of Maldoror.
Original drawing – “The Songs of Maldoror” Grease pencil on paper, with annotations... Read more
Gioachino ROSSINI congratulates CHERUBINI on his latest musical work.
“I will begin (…) by congratulating you on the success of your latest…”. Read more
Jacques Offenbach finalizes his "Notes of a Musician on a Journey".
"I'm definitely putting my literary pride aside – you're making a fine mess of it...". Read more
Frédéric BARTHOLDI and the Statue of Liberty.
Autographed letter signed to Georges Glaenzer. A superb letter from Bartholdi evoking... Read more
Claude DEBUSSY – Autograph musical manuscript signed.
Unpublished document. A little song for the love of Lilly. ... Read more
Rare letter from Horace SEBASTIANI on France in 1830 and on the capture of Algiers.
"I don't think English jealousy would go so far as to declare war on us...". Read more
Wilfredo LAM – Signed letter to André Breton.
A charming letter from Lam, enhanced with a small, original drawing in the margin. Read more
THATCHER Margaret – Signed letter.
Signed letter (with handwritten notes) to Mrs. Judy Adams. I was unable to... Read more
Raoul DUFY – Original signed drawing – “Deauville, horse in a race”
Signed lower right Raoul Dufy. Circa 1934. Read more
Marceline DESBORDES VALMORE sends her first poems.
"I have been very distressed, sir. Heaven never tires of testing my heart. ...". Read more
Original bronze of the skull of the Marquis de Sade – Signed and numbered.
Original bronze cast of the Marquis de Sade's skull. One of only 99 numbered copies... Read more
Jean COCTEAU – Two autograph letters signed to Sacha GUITRY.
"Friends who are 'academic' are asking me to be there this week. I'll be leaving again...". Read more
André BRETON approached Ferdinand Alquié and mentioned Jacques LACAN.
"I finally agreed to take on, in collaboration with Vaillant-Couturier, the...". Read more
Émile DURKHEIM – Four letters on his teaching at the Sorbonne.
"I confess, I'm eager to be certain that no one is listening to me, contrary to what I'd hoped for...". Read more
The affirmation of life beyond death according to Marcel Proust.
"If later you could read my third volume, you would see in it something about death...". Read more
Marcel Proust discourses on the art of the novel, style and Beauty.
“I have always been amazed every time I have seen a writer tear out a ‘... Read more
Marcel Proust mentions Odette to Madame de Pierrebourg.
"And that feeling, or at least Odette's feeling for her mother, from pages already...". Read more
Marcel Proust marvels at the beauty of Alfred de Musset's verses.
"I don't feel that the violence of desire can change anything around...". Read more
Marcel PROUST – The First World War, his pastiches and André GIDE.
"You know that however tenderly I love you, I don't believe you're for me...". Read more
Marcel Proust blends his mystical tones with the glory of work.
"If life brings setbacks, we find solace in them because real life is elsewhere...". Read more
Marcel Proust imagines his mother near his bed.
"Mom would come to my bedside and I would tell her about an article I want to write...". Read more
Alain-FOURNIER and Jacques RIVIERE write to their friend Jean Tronche.
"You know that I write literary letters which have earned me the respect of...". Read more
Paul ELUARD – Autographed letter signed on Picasso's exhibition
"Thank you very much for sending me the catalogue for the P exhibition...". Read more
Charles Baudelaire – “I received the wages of opium”
"These are the Notices, the Raven, the Angel of the Bizarre, Eleonora, and Evene...". Read more
Claude Monet was desperate because he couldn't paint as he pleased.
"I am saddened by the weather. I can do nothing. The wind destroys my motivations...". Read more
Eugène CARRIERE was sorry not to be able to see RODIN and MIRBEAU.
"I would have been there with two friends I'm particularly fond of, Rodin and...". Read more
Stefan ZWEIG – One of the last letters of his life.
Autographed letter signed to Count Carnaxides. A moving letter from Zweig from... Read more
Original announcement of the funeral of Théophile GAUTIER.
Original funeral announcement for the impeccable poet. Copy ay... Read more
René Magritte and the mysteries of life and death.
"We truly live in an incomprehensible world!". Read more
Charles-Augustin SAINTE-BEUVE – His autographed will.
"Furthermore, the small volume of secret verses (printed in 205 copies) is located in pr...". Read more
Carl Gustav Jung, humble in the face of the mystery of the human unconscious.
"All my books and articles are still just fragments flying away from the...". Read more
Baudelaire resumed his work on Artificial Paradises.
Autographed letter signed to Auguste Poulet Malassis. ... Read more
Marcel Proust – “The prospect of being interned…”
Autograph letter signed to Max Daireaux. Seven pages, octavo. (Paris, May 1909) "... Read more
André DERAIN – Letter with original drawing. Self-portrait.
A superb letter from Derain, enhanced with an original drawing depicting him in self-portrait... Read more
Renaud CAMUS – Autographed letter signed to Madeleine Chapsal.
Time is the great interpreter. How clear everything is with it! So clear, and... Read more
François Mauriac and his novel The Desert of Love.
"My novel is structured in a baroque style.". Read more
Two photographs of COLETTE playing tenderly with her cat.
Vintage silver gelatin prints – probably unique – depicting Colette playing with... Read more
A moving letter from Guillaume Apollinaire on his deathbed.
"I was one step away from death. My friendly hand. Guillaume Apollinaire.". Read more
Georges CLEMENCEAU finally marvels at the sculptures of Pierre Puget.
"I am at the end of a long life and, as tired as I am at certain times, I...". Read more
Émile ZOLA participated in the opening of the Musée Grévin. 1882.
Zola sends clothes to help his friend with the upcoming opening of the museum... Read more
Alphonse Daudet wrote to his friend Émile Zola about his play "Nana".
Daudet is concerned about the performance date of the play Nana, adapted... Read more
Paris Commune – 1871
Autographed letter signed by a certain Brune to the publisher PM Laroche. Superb t... Read more
Upon returning from exile, Emile ZOLA receives his Dreyfusard friend Gabriel Monod.
"I will be waiting for you, deeply touched by the visit of such an honest and valiant spirit...". Read more
Kees VAN DONGEN, in Cannes, does not wish to work.
The Fauvist master strolls through the south of France, not wanting to be bothered. Read more
Serge GAINSBOURG – Original signed drawing. The horizontal tree.
A few weeks after recording his legendary album, Melody Nelson, G... Read more
Jane Birkin – Original signed drawing. The roots.
Birkin drew a tree for the journalist Pierre Lhoste. Read more
HERGÉ – Original signed drawing. The abundant foliage.
Tintin's father draws a tree with lush foliage. Read more
Jean Cocteau evokes JP Sartre, Max Jacob and Paris.
"I asked that they write on my tombstone: 'At last, I live.'". Read more
Claude Monet was distressed at losing his ability to see colors.
"All I see are altered colors, at best nothing but yellow and white...". Read more
François-Vincent RASPAIL, imprisoned, fights for his release.
"All the documents relating to the illegality of my arrest are located at the courthouse...". Read more
Raymond RADIGUET and his friends Jean Cocteau and Georges Auric.
"Why do you think Jean is angry? It's madness and I hope my faith...". Read more
STE BEUVE Charles – Signed letter.
Signed letter to Mrs. Pauline Duchanlage. Following her appointment to the Academy... Read more
Eugène DELACROIX wished to discover the Indian bayadères.
"Dauzats had promised to show me the bayadères before my departure." ... Read more
André GIDE – Autograph letter signed to Marcel JOUHANDEAU.
"Why this sadness? Has something hurt you? Or is it just a... Read more
BERNHARDT Sarah – Photograph cdv by NADAR.
Business card-sized photograph of the French actress. Photographer: ... Read more
Charles VACQUERIE – Autographed letter signed to his mother.
"My dear mother, you know that when I was in Villequier..." ... Read more
Charles de Gaulle in the early hours of his British exile. 1940.
Signed letter to Miss McNeill. London. 4 Carlton Gardens. August 28, 1940. Remarks... Read more
FREEMASONRY 19th Century – Apprentice's Manuscript.
Apprentice and Journeyman Catechism. Complete 15-page manuscript, presented... Read more
George Sand works on theatre and commedia dell'arte.
"My son was at home, in my presence, working on a story from the commedia dell'arte...". Read more
Karl Lagerfeld – Original drawing signed KL
A magnificent study for the House of Chloé, depicting a woman standing on one level, the... Read more
Karl Lagerfeld and his arrival at Chanel in 1984.
"They have just signed Inès de la Fressange, who will be the face of Chanel and...". Read more
Marc Chagall created stained glass windows for the city of Jerusalem.
"I'm still in Reims where I'm making large stained-glass windows for Jerusalem.". Read more
The curator of Longwood and his honor to serve Napoleon.
"The well-composed society that is received by him is entirely filled with admiration for the gra...". Read more
DELACROIX inaugurates "Apollo Victorious over the Python"
Rare period plaque issued by Delacroix for the presentation of Apollo Vanquished... Read more
Émile ZOLA – Photograph in carte-de-visite format.
A magnificent photograph of Zola in bust form, by Félix Tournachon, known as Nadar. Read more
Marcel PAGNOL and his film "The Secret of the Iron Mask".
"Gala tomorrow, with Churchill, the Duke of Westminster, the Prince, and I am very...". Read more
Henri Becquerel petitioned the Academy of Sciences for his son. 1904.
Recently awarded the Nobel Prize in Physics (with Marie and Pierre Curie) for... Read more
Rare original manuscript (13 pp.) by Françoise SAGAN – “Le Gigolo. »
"A weary woman who was walking in the woods without any real pleasure, simply p...". Read more
Charles BAUDELAIRE – Autograph letter signed in Lacaussade.
Baudelaire published *The Philosopher Painters* and *Literary Dandyism*. Read more
René CHAR – Autographed letter signed to the Gomès gallery owners.
"I have a car available to go to L'Isle because 'Mama Char' has no...". Read more
Karl LAGERFELD – Original Polaroid by Claudia Schiffer.
A touching snapshot of the designer photographing his muse, Claudia Schiffer. Read more
René Magritte and his considerations on the mysteries of art.
"Writing and painting seem to me to be worth considering in...". Read more
Pierre-Simon BALLANCHE – His last letter.
Autographed letter signed to his friend Justin Maurice. Remarkable letter from the academy... Read more
Karl LAGERFELD – Original designs for the House of Chloé.
Original sketches. Studies of skirts and jackets for the House of Chloé, featuring a... Read more
Michel HOUELLEBECQ – Photograph with autograph signature.
This print, enhanced with his original signature, depicts the French writer seated in... Read more
Karl LAGERFELD – Original drawings with fabric samples.
Original drawing. Magnificent study, for the House of Chloé, depicting a woman of... Read more
Eugène DELACROIX – Autograph letter signed to JJ Arnoux.
I've been locked up for three months now, I can't wait to get out of here. Read more
Emile ZOLA and the memory of MAUPASSANT.
Maupassant's friends will take care of it. Read more
Émile ZOLA – Autographed business card
With my warmest congratulations and a cordial handshake. Read more
Émile ZOLA – Autographed and signed business card.
Zola was delighted by the French verses of his friend Normand. Read more
Emile ZOLA supports the subscription for Guy de MAUPASSANT.
I receive donations almost daily, which I then pass on to the organization. Read more
Charles BAUDELAIRE – Autograph letter signed to Paul Meurice.
Did you receive Delâtre's package for Mr. Hugo?. Read more
COLETTE and her mad love of champagne.
Plums and champagne, I elevate them to the level of historical monuments. Read more
HERGÉ dedicates his album to his friend MATZNEFF.
Rare, out-of-print album enriched with a dedication from Hergé to his friend Gabriel Matzn... Read more
Coco CHANEL – Original signed photograph.
Magnificent silver gelatin print by Shahrokh Hatami. Read more
Emile Zola wanted a monument in memory of Maupassant.
"I read your letter, the part concerning the Maupassant subscription; and all...". Read more
Jean GENET – Autograph poem – Our Lady and Seck in bed.
A superb prison poem, first draft, with erasures and corrections. Read more
Romain GARY – Original photograph, signed and numbered.
A beautiful, candid shot of Gary with his arm raised above his head. Read more
Romain GARY and Jean SEBERG – Original photograph.
Gary and his wife Jean Seberg at the bar-tabac on Rue du Bac, in 1971. Read more
Sonia DELAUNAY – Original signed artwork.
Original signed artwork. Watercolor and gouache on graph paper. Read more
Gaston CHAISSAC – Autographed poem signed.
Signed autograph poem. Behind the fields at Vit. ... Read more
Pierre MOLINIER – Original photomontage. The Spur of Love.
Original photomontage. The Spur of Love. Plate 15 from The Shaman and His Creatures... Read more
Serge Gainsbourg – Autograph manuscript – Hey Man Amen
Magnificent autograph manuscript, a preparatory working document by the artist... Read more
Alice de BATTENBERG – Philip and Elizabeth II.
Autographed letter signed to Lady Crosfield. Princess Alice thanks her correspondent... Read more
Karl LAGERFELD – Original drawing for the House of Chloé.
Original drawing. Magnificent study of an evening gown for the House of Chloé, figure... Read more
Jules ROMAINS – Autographed letter signed.
Autographed letter signed to Mony Sabin. Jules Romains was particularly moved by the... Read more
Hans BELLMER exhibits his Doll to EROS.
Bellmer is organizing the participation of his Doll in the EROS exhibition... Read more
André CITROËN – Signed letter regarding The Yellow Cruise.
Letter signed to Mony Sabin, André Citroën, and the account of the Yellow Expedition. "... Read more
Robert BRASILLACH – Seneca the tragic.
Autograph manuscript signed - Seneca the Tragedian. Very beautiful manuscript from Brasí... Read more
Anton PRINNER – Original photomontage signed by Denise Colomb.
Original photomontage by Denise Colomb. 1957. Silver gelatin print featuring Prinn... Read more
Victor Hugo, the Assembly and the June Days of 1848.
Autographed letter signed to a Minister. A beautiful letter from Hugo demanding, in his capacity as... Read more
Romain GARY – Signed letter to his friend and agent, Odette Arnaud.
Signed letter on official letterhead of the French Delegation to the United Nations... Read more
Alexandre DUMAS Fils – Autograph letter signed to Count Primoli.
Autograph letter signed to Count Joseph Primoli. Four octavo pages on paper... Read more
Louis ARAGON – Autographed letter signed.
Autographed letter signed. On letterhead of La Révolution Surréaliste. ... Read more
Charles-Maurice de TALLEYRAND – Autograph letter signed.
Autographed letter signed to a General. "I would like to know if you have any...". Read more
Pete DOHERTY – “Kate MOSS” – Original work.
"Bloody Painting / Kate MOSS" Pencil, gouache, and the artist's blood on canvas. Read more
André HAMBOURG – Letter with original drawings. Venice.
Autographed letter signed to the gallery owner Paul Pétridès. A magnificent letter, embellished... Read more
Émile GALLÉ had his works published in the Gazette des Beaux-Arts.
Autograph letter signed with his monogram to Henri Guérard. A very fine letter... Read more
Joan MIRÓ entrusted his works to André BRETON for EROS.
Autographed letter signed to André Breton. A beautiful and long letter from Miró, full of enthusiasm... Read more
Karl LAGERFELD – Original drawing with fabric samples.
Original drawing. Magnificent study, for the House of Chloé, depicting a woman of... Read more
Édouard Manet – Photograph signed by Paul Nadar
Silver gelatin print. A very fine print made by Paul Nadar, here reproducing... Read more
VENTURA Lino – Autographed letter signed.
Autographed letter signed to Auguste Le Breton. Spain. December 5, 1964 (Stamp ... Read more
Auguste Rodin – Original photograph.
Rare original silver gelatin print depicting Rodin standing. Slight crack in the middle... Read more
Francis Bacon – Original photograph.
Original photograph. Splendid silver gelatin print featuring the artist in close-up... Read more
Alexandre DUMAS photographed by Etienne CARJAT
Photoglyptych from a wet collodion negative, mounted on the original cardboard... Read more
Nicolas de Staël – Original photograph signed by Denise Colomb.
Original photograph signed by Denise Colomb. Vintage silver gelatin print. 19... Read more
George Sand – Autograph letter signed to Victor Hugo. Les Misérables.
Autographed letter signed to Victor Hugo. George Sand marvels at the power... Read more
The research and lecture activities of Pierre Curie. 1904.
"Please thank your mother for the honor she bestowed upon me by...". Read more
Louis Napoleon Bonaparte uses censorship.
"Yes, I see a problem with the article being published.". Read more
Louis Napoleon BONAPARTE – Letter of condolence to Narcisse Vieillard.
"I would be very happy to offer you the consolations of friendship, whatever they may be...". Read more
Serge Gainsbourg & Jane Birkin – Original photograph. London 1970.
Vintage silver gelatin print depicting the couple embracing. Read more
Louis-Ferdinand Céline about to move to Meudon. 1951.
"As for Féerie, which is supposed to bail me out, I'm getting my thousandth migraine there... 10,000 euros...". Read more
Kees VAN DONGEN – Signed plaque from his exhibition in Paris in 1952.
Exhibition catalogue for the Van Dongen exhibition held at the Paul Pét gallery... Read more
Salvador DALÍ – Exquisite Corpse illustrated with five original drawings. c. 1940.
"Venus Wysky 3 Ginfis Pie de porc gratine Girafe explosive La cadavre exquis" ... Read more
Honoré de Balzac is working on his work "The Human Comedy".
"The eleven volumes published will be the first eleven of The Human Comedy"... Read more
André Gide wrote to Paul Claudel about his enthusiasm for "Protée".
"Gallimard had just received Protée… I couldn't resist my impatient desire…". Read more

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