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Marcel PROUST sends his best wishes in memory of the death of Paul Hervieu.
“An autumn rose is more exquisite than any other” ... Read more
Charles de GAULLE – Card autographed in the margin by the General.
Card showing the General in bust, enriched with an autograph dedication signed... Read more
Long and beautiful letter from Edgar DEGAS about his family in Buenos Aires.
"I always feel with emotion that you have kept something faithful and... Read more
Rare letter from Abraham-Louis BREGUET, father of modern watchmaking.
“Here is the invoice for the works which are my masterpieces (...) it is the work ... Read more
Raymond RADIGUET – Signed autograph poem – Cheeks on fire.
Signed autograph poem. Magnificent and precious poetic manuscript, first... Read more
Léopoldine HUGO and the representation of the Burgraves.
Rare and moving letter from Léopoldine Hugo - one of the last of her life - in ... Read more
Stefan ZWEIG supports the memory of Marceline Desbordes-Valmore
“We will recognize everywhere the greatness of this suffering soul. » ... Read more
Joachim MURAT is worried about Napoleon I's new measures.
“I hope that he will be struck by our position and that he will not want our ruin... Read more
TURENNE – Autograph letter signed to the Chevalier de Lorraine.
"I have received, Sir, the letter that you did me the honor of writing to me. Please... Read more
Émile ZOLA remembers his naturalist friends and the evenings in Médan.
“My old friends from “Soirées de Médan” all have great talent that I admire... Read more
Paul ÉLUARD is working on the verses for his collection “Uninterrupted Poetry”.
"The blood of a man is horrifying. The blood of a man answers no to every question... Read more
André GIDE, at death's door, disillusioned, gives his news.
“My heart is sinking, but still allows me to kiss you. » ... Read more
Victor HUGO – Original photograph in cabinet card format.
One of the most famous portraits of the great man produced by Lucien Walery in 187... Read more
Winston Churchill in the gardens of the White House. 1942.
Era silver print appearing churchill, cigar in hand, in the gardens ... Read more
The delicious wishes for Colette happiness in three words.
"Happiness! Happiness! Offly. Colette." ... Read more
Gustave GEFFROY – Set of letters on his action at the Gobelins.
"You will have something more explicit to say about the work that I have attempted... Read more
Antonin ARTAUD is asking for help for his literature.
"I have been collaborating with the Nouvelle Revue Française since 1924. In 1927 I founded the t ... Read more
Marcel PAGNOL launches his candidacy for the French Academy.
“My candidacy for the Academy makes it my duty to ask for an audience with you.” ... Read more
Rare ticket from Serge GAINSBOURG's concerts at the Palace in 1979.
"Le Palace Theater. Gainsbourg. et cætera... et cætera... et cætera..." ... Read more
Pablo PICASSO and Jacques Prévert at La Colombe d’Or.
Pablo Picasso and Jacques Prévert sign the menu of the legendary inn of Saint-... Read more
Maurice UTRILLO and the affair of his false paintings.
“I had a certain number of businesses and contracts with Mr. Paul Pétridès... Read more
Suzanne VALADON reveals the colors of her palette.
“Colors that Utrillo and I used (…) Blue, chrome yellow, verm... Read more
Richard WAGNER and his musical contracts with Meser.
"Please allow the bearer of this document to read the contra... Read more
Jean JAURÈS launches the publication of Socialist History.
“It is, as you wished, the whole history of the century from 1789 until... Read more
Karl LAGERFELD – Original drawing for Maison Chloé. #2
Study of a fitted suit jacket, for Maison Chloé, depicting a woman of... Read more
Honoré DAUMIER delivers his drawings late.
“My dear Mr. Fournier, here are your two drawings at last!” ... Read more
HERGÉ sends TINTIN drawings for American students.
“Beneath the apparent simplicity of the finished drawings, there is a long search for... Read more
Paul SIGNAC writes to Claude MONET about his Water Lilies.
“I would have been happy to go to Giverny to present my wishes to you. » ... Read more
Victor HUGO mourns, alongside George SAND, the death of his wife Adèle.
Autograph letter signed to George Sand. Very moving letter from Hugo, signed by ... Read more
Andy WARHOL – Brad DAVIS – Signed autograph dedication.
Portrait of the actor Brad Davis, enriched with a dedication by Warhol in the left margin... Read more
Andy WARHOL – Signed autograph dedication.
Copy showing the portrait of the actress Rachel Ward and enriched with a dedication ... Read more
Jacques BREL- Artist's work permit. 1964
Handwritten document. Paris. July 9, 1964. Moving document issued by the bu... Read more
Raymond RADIGUET – Autograph letter signed to Irène Lagut.
Autograph letter signed to Irène Lagut. Very beautiful letter from Radiguet to his friend... Read more
During the war, General de GAULLE cited Georges CLEMENCEAU.
“When you only have one hand, you have to keep it clean. Clemenceau. » ... Read more
Edmond ROSTAND. Signed autograph poem. Chantecler.
I think of light and not of glory. Singing is my way of fighting... Read more
Georges SIMENON – Autograph letter signed on youth.
“With the warm sympathy of a very old gentleman, however in full agreement with ... Read more
Victor Brauner recounts a surreal evening in memory of SADE.
“One of the most extravagant things was this evening in memory of your... Read more
Benito MUSSOLINI reorganizes the ministries of fascist Italy. 1942.
Rare document signed by the Italian dictator formalizing the installation of the sie... Read more
Jacques MESRINE kills time at La Santé prison. 1976.
“I'm not a man to worry. Plus I've never been so calm... Read more
Jean-Baptiste CHARCOT exposes his wisdom and his freedom of spirit. 1912.
“I am a believer without being clerical, a very friend of the people without being a socialist re... Read more
Serge GAINSBOURG – Autograph manuscript – Tandem
Exceptional manuscript, first draft, of the legendary song performed by V... Read more
Raymond RADIGUET – Beautiful meeting of two signed autograph poems.
"Since the Earth is round / I will not go to the end of the world / Since ... Read more
Pierre MOLINIER – Original photograph. The Time of Death.
Silver print of the last painting painted by Molinier: Le Temps de la Mort. ... Read more
Jacques MESRINE, imprisoned, is saddened by the prison situation.
“By removing all hope from a man we initiate violent revolt. » ... Read more
COLETTE remembers with emotion her female serval from Chad, Bâ-Tou.
"A pure fawn, from Chad with its intact fawn character, a marvel that ... Read more
Romain GARY – Jean SEBERG – Original numbered photograph.
Very beautiful shot taken from life showing the couple in full discussion. ... Read more
Ernest HEMINGWAY – Original photograph.
Original photograph. Silver print showing Hemingway in bust. ... Read more
Romain GARY, rue du Bac in June 1971.
Original contact sheet. Unique silver photographic print, showing 36 ... Read more
Romain GARY is preparing the publication of his novel Les Racines du ciel.
Typed letter to her friend and agent, Odette Arnaud. “I have great pros... Read more
Romain GARY – Original contact sheet. 1971
Original contact sheet. Silver photographic print, showing 36 views of ... Read more
Forced into exile, Benjamin PÉRET sails towards Mexican lands. 1941.
“We are sailing towards the Americas, we left Marseille 6 weeks ago... Read more
Original drawing. Naked and languid woman by André DERAIN.
Magnificent study depicting a naked and languid woman, her gaze fixed and penetrating... Read more
Raoul DUFY – Signed autograph letter
Autograph letter signed to Madame Letourneaux. Refugee with Roland Dorgelès in A... Read more
Victor HUGO launches the fire of revolt against Napoleon III. 1852.
“It is indeed a fire that I would like to light, a fire of all hatred... Read more
André BRETON justifies the exclusion of Victor BRAUNER from the surrealist group.
“No mediocre interest can oppose me to Brauner […] What opposes me to him has... Read more
Paterne BERRICHON, his claims and Stéphane MALLARMÉ
Autograph letter signed to the poet Francis Vielé-Griffin. Moving letter from po... Read more
Serge GAINSBOURG – Signed You’re Under Arrest brochure.
Program of the 1988 You're Under Arrest tour autographed by Serge Gainsbour... Read more
Charles de GAULLE foresees victory over Nazi Germany. 1945.
“In war as in Peace, the tasks will be numerous” ... Read more
At the dawn of 1941, Charles de Gaulle worked towards "the liberation of France."
“We must concentrate all our efforts and devote our last energies... Read more
Paul JOUVE – Signed autograph letter and original photographs.
“In about ten days I [will] return to Paris and will see you then. ... Read more
Francis BACON – Original photograph by D. Kasperine. 1985
Original photograph. Silver print on vintage cartolina paper (1985)... Read more
Ossip ZADKINE – Original signed drawing. Totem.
Pastel on strong bluish cardboard, dated and signed in the margin: OZ 65 ... Read more
Alix AYMÉ – Original drawing – Maternity with a scarf.
Superb drawing by the French artist which emanates a fine and delicate nostalgia... Read more
Jean-Baptiste CARPEAUX – Original drawing. Elongated figures.
Superb study of two reclining and entwined figures. Probable fronto project... Read more
Carl Gustav JUNG and FREUD's sexual and analytical theories.
“The neurotic problem cannot be solved by a reduction of sexuality. ... Read more
Jules PASCIN – Original signed drawing – Watercolor.
Original signed drawing. Pencil and watercolor on paper. Circa 1918. Charming... Read more
Raymond RADIGUET and his affection for Irène Lagut.
Autograph letter signed to Irène Lagut. Radiguet and his affection for Irène. ... Read more
Émile ZOLA launches his campaign to support Alfred DREYFUS.
Autograph letter signed to a collaborator of Le Figaro. Important letter from Zol... Read more
Edgar P. JACOBS – Original drawing – “The U-Ray”
Autograph letter signed to his colorist. Superb document from the creator of Blake... Read more
HERGÉ – Tintin and the Dupondts’ investigation
Letter signed. Delicious letter from Hergé featuring the Dupondts in full ... Read more
Raymond RADIGUET and Constantin BRANCUSI write to Irène Lagut.
Autograph card signed to Irène Lagut. Important document testifying to friendship... Read more
Louis-Ferdinand CELINE is organizing the reissue of Voyage au bout de la nuit.
"He's going to release the Voyage one of these days in Brussels. That's all. We'll see at that point... Read more
Karl LAGERFELD – Signed autograph letter – Karl and his boots.
“Thank you for the two lovely bags and also for the boots.” ... Read more
Francis BACON – Original photograph.
Original photograph. Magnificent silver print depicting the artist, seated... Read more
The masters of the Italian Renaissance analyzed by André MALRAUX.
"No masterpiece has been created in imitation of an antique style; nor by N... Read more
Jacques MESRINE does not worry about his future. 1976.
“The only master of my future is me” and I have no worries about that... Read more
Raymond RADIGUET and Jean COCTEAU – Signed autograph letter.
Autograph letter signed to Irène Lagut. Remarkable letter fully written... Read more
André LHOTE – Original signed drawing. Notre Dame de Paris.
Original signed drawing. Our Lady. Superb view of Notre-Dame de Paris created... Read more
Georges BRASSENS and his first songs.
“I went to see Guy Berry to whom I presented “No one will ever know”. This ... Read more
Georges BRASSENS – Original autographed photograph
Original photograph autographed by Brassens. Signed in blue ink by the artist... Read more
Jacques BREL – Original autographed photograph.
Period silver print, signed in the margin, depicting Brel leaning on a small bim... Read more
Charles BAUDELAIRE and his work on Edgar Allan Poe.
"I'm missing 4 issues, Morella Metzengerstein, The Devil in the Belfry, dead... Read more
François MAURIAC – Autograph letter signed to Marcel Thiébaut
Mauriac recommends the work of Bernard Barbey, prefaced by him, La Maladère. ... Read more
Sophie de MONNIER – Autograph letter signed to MIRABEAU.
Autograph letter signed to Mirabeau. Important document written on the first two ... Read more
Salvador DALI and his illustrations of Don Quixote.
Vintage silver print - Dali, cane in hand and mustache raised. ... Read more
Pierre BONNARD is considering entrusting his works to the Galerie Bernheim. 1938.
“I’ll see if I can think of giving something to the Bernheim house.” ... Read more
Louise MICHEL – Revolutionary autograph manuscript.
“This is the revolution they are calling for with their stupidity and infamy. » ... Read more
HERGÉ with a cigarette - Original photograph.
Original photograph. Vintage silver print representing Hergé in bust, ... Read more
Albert CAMUS – Signed autograph letter
Autograph letter signed to Mr. Dynham. “It’s a modern dream to want to re... Read more
Nicolas de STAËL – Original photograph by Denise Colomb.
Original photography by Denise Colomb. Silver print depicting the artist... Read more
Serge GAINSBOURG – Signed autograph note.
Surprising note from Gainsbourg telling his young friend to find him in this r... Read more
Antoine BLONDIN dedicates his masterpiece, A Monkey in Winter.
Photograph enriched with a dedication by the author in blue ink... Read more
Serge GAINSBOURG and his parabolic tale Evguenie Sokolov.
Copy enriched with a full and beautiful signature of the artist... Read more
Keith HARING – Signed autograph photography card
Document enriched with two original drawings by Keith Haring in black felt-tip pen. ... Read more
Albert CAMUS – Signed letter – His trip to Algeria.
Sir, I found your card upon returning from a trip to Algeria... Read more
Victor HUGO and his Miserables under the regime of Napoleon III
This article would be excellent in every way under a regime of freedom... Read more
DAVID D'ANGERS and the statues of Molière and Joan of Arc.
Signed autograph letter. Very beautiful letter from the sculptor about the statues of ... Read more
COLETTE exhausted by her lecture tour.
“It is true that I am romantic. But all the same!”... Read more
COLETTE is suspected of adultery by her husband Jouvenel.
“I kiss you while bathing you in tears. Colette, alas, from Jouvenel.” ... Read more
COLETTE is elected to the Royal Academy of Belgium.
"I dream of a Brussels (...) where there would be neither academies nor disco between us... Read more
Jean JAURÈS reports on the legislative monitoring of philanthropic works.
"The Chamber which was seized of the question of additional costs to be created for ... Read more
Gérard PHILIPPE leads the TNP theatrical adventure.
"You know that I am part [sic] of the TNP team. Any choice of part is... Read more
Giacomo MEYERBEER and his missed appointment with the minister.
"Dare I ask you to want to have the extreme complacency of being near me... Read more
Nicolas de STAËL – Original photograph by Denise Colomb.
Extraordinary print showing the artist on one level, staring at the lens of ... Read more
Max JACOB – Signed autograph manuscript with original drawings.
Signed autograph manuscript – “Climat d’Algiers” Magnificent manuscript, enriched with ... Read more
COLETTE and the publication of her essay The Pure and the Impure.
“The director of Gringoire has just interrupted my soap opera…” ... Read more
Jacques FRANÇOIS – Moving letter during the war.
Autograph letter signed to Olga Barbezat. Very moving letter from the actor ... Read more
Salvador DALÍ – Original signed drawing – Ant and two rocks.
Original signed drawing - Ant and two rocks. Indian ink on fo... Read more
Nicolas de STAËL – Original photograph signed by Denise Colomb.
Original photograph signed by Denise Colomb. Vintage silver print on ... Read more
Alberto GIACOMETTI – Eleven autograph letters signed on his art.
Set of eleven autograph letters signed to the artist Constant Rey-Millet. E ... Read more
Serge GAINSBOURG – Signed autograph dedication.
33 rpm album enriched with a dedication from the artist in red marker: Gainsbourg... Read more
Serge GAINSBOURG – Autograph manuscript with musical scope.
“For nothing I would give everything, even to the no man’s land of disgust”… Read more
Original announcement announcing the death of Gustave FLAUBERT.
“The death of Gustave Flaubert was love at first sight for all of us! » ... Read more
Louis-Ferdinand CELINE – Set of twelve letters from prison – 1947.
“What right do these morons have to throw my days away to the pigs, to the orders... Read more
The creativity of Alfred de MUSSET valiantly defended by his brother.
“... let my brother be left alone and not try to break his statue... Read more
Rudyard KIPLING invites a viscount to his home in Etchingham.
"Dear Viscount, I 'm glad to learn that you are in England again." ... Read more
Camille PISSARRO – His painting and the burial of Emile ZOLA.
Autograph letter signed to his son Rodolphe. Pissarro and the burial of his... Read more
Michel HOUELLEBECQ – “Anything can happen in life, and especially nothing.”
Signed autograph aphorism. Houellebecq takes up here one of his most famous... Read more
George SAND – Photography in business card format by NADAR.
Rare albumen print laminated on cardboard showing Sand in profile, leaning on ... Read more
Marcel PROUST – Painting, John Ruskin, Giotto and William Turner.
"I don't know how I had the strength to copy this page for you, I then... Read more
Coco CHANEL Signed document. Chanel and its Cannes boutique.
Signed typewritten document. Signed and initialed by Gabrielle Chanel, with mention ... Read more
DE GAULLE Charles – Letter signed – 1946.
Typewritten letter signed to the Curé of Vaux sous Aubigny. Colombey-les-Deux-Eglises ... Read more
Jean COCTEAU invites SARTRE and BEAUVOIR to Milly-la-Forêt.
"My dear Sartre, I am finally out of this harmful clinic. I wish you... Read more
Jules PASCIN – Original signed drawing. Cuba 1917.
Two men, one seated, the other standing leaning on a wall, in the streets of Cuba... Read more
Romain GARY and Jean SEBERG – Original numbered photograph.
Original photograph. Numbered silver print, depicting Gary and his wife... Read more
Pierre MOLINIER – Original photograph.
Original photograph. Vintage silver print on soft Agfa. 1965. Rare has... Read more
Émile ZOLA – Exile, Dreyfus and literature.
Autograph letter signed “Z” to Octave Mirbeau Superb letter from Zola, at the ... Read more
Marshal LYAUTEY – Important letter on the Colonial Exhibition of 1931.
Autograph letter signed to Marcel Olivier. Very beautiful letter from Lyautey Revenan... Read more
NAPOLEON – Signed autograph manuscript, written in Saint Helena.
Autograph manuscript signed Napoléon Longwood, Saint Helena. Extraordinary and... Read more
Jacques BREL – Autographed card. autograph signature.
Card autographed by Brel. Postcard depicting the young artist artist le re... Read more
Emil CIORAN – Autograph manuscript on the birth.
“To ruminate on birth is to sigh and pray for another error than that of... Read more
Elizabeth Gardner BOUGUEREAU – Signed autograph letter.
Signed autograph letter. “Dear Commander, My husband has asked me to write to you... Read more
Original photograph of Nicolas de STAËL's workshop by Denise Colomb.
Very moving vintage silver print showing a view of Nicola's workshop... Read more
Camille PLEYEL discovers the talent of Ernest Guiraud.
“I am keenly interested in the progress of piano studies. » ... Read more
Jacques DUTRONC – Original signed drawing. Self-portrait.
Self-portrait with cigar enriched with three signed autograph lines. ... Read more
Frédéric Auguste BARTHOLDI describes and designs a fountain for Bordeaux.
“We will arrange for the bronzes (…) both for the lion heads and for ... Read more
Jane BIRKIN & Serge GAINSBOURG, in the salon on rue de Verneuil.
Superb vintage silver print - large format - depicting the couple posing ... Read more
Jean COCTEAU – One of the last letters of his life enriched with drawings.
Autograph letter signed to Suzanne Odé. One of Cocteau's last letters,... Read more
André MALRAUX is preparing his work on art: The Imaginary Museum
"The art of the dead and the art of the living. The second has not undergone metamorphosis." ... Read more
Salvador DALI – Original pornographic drawing by E. Arsan.
Dali sends Emmanuelle Arsan a very explicit pornographic drawing... Read more
Louis ARAGON – Autograph poem – Lyon-les-mystères. 1943
"There are so many flowers that we lose our minds... Is it a monster passing th... Read more
Georges MÉLIÈS – Autograph letter signed to Auguste Drioux.
“The stock of memories of Robert Houdin's theater is not ready to be exhausted... Read more
Karl LAGERFELD – Original drawing – Study of Trench.
Magnificent study, for Maison Chloé, of a striped trench coat called Lester. ... Read more
Antonin ARTAUD, informed by Christ, announces the imminent Apocalypse. 1937.
“I entered into the mysteries of the World with the cane of Jesus Christ. » ... Read more
SANFOURCHE – Original signed work – “The Family”
Original signed work – “La Famille” Magnificent work by the French artist, ... Read more
Serge GAINSBOURG – Original photograph, October 1963.
Gainsbourg standing, backstage at the Théâtre des Capucines, in October 1963. ... Read more
GAINSBOURG Serge – Signed autograph letter.
Autograph letter signed to Fulbert RIBEAUT, his butler rue de Verneuil in Paris... Read more
François MITTERRAND – Long signed autograph letter.
“We must plunge back into our solitude that our dreams try to fill... Read more
Sir Winston CHURCHILL – Original signed photograph.
Extraordinary vintage silver print, signed by Churchill, after his defecti... Read more
Charles BAUDELAIRE by Etienne CARJAT
The poet's most famous photo, taken in 1862. Photoglyptie after a negative ... Read more
Claude LÉVI-STRAUSS describes the oriental customs of the Oki Islands.
“I received your letter of the 10th to the island of Oki, in the Sea of Japan. » ... Read more
Louis ARAGON sells paintings by Georges Braque and Masson.
"Here is the Braque dear friend, and all I can do [...] is to lay him up for you... Read more

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