Antonin ARTAUD – Autograph letter signed to Marcel Bisiaux.

Antonin ARTAUD (1896.1948)

Autograph letter signed to Marcel Bisiaux.

Two pages in-12° in green ink. Autograph envelope.

Header stamped Health Center of Ivry-sur-Seine.

Ivry-sur-Seine [October 24, 1947]

"Have you seen Jacques Brenner in the last three months? Where is number 3 of 84?" 

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» Dear friend, If you can come and see me, send me a note. I received a check from René Lalou about the Salon des réalités nouvelles and this check has been lost. In any case, it has not been touched at the bank on rue de la Boétie. Would you give me René Lalou's address so that I can write to him and ask him to take the necessary action? You should come and see me in Ivry before Monday. Have you seen Jacques Brenner in the last three months? What is the status of No. 3 of 84? I'm waiting for you. Over to you. Antonin Artaud.

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In addition to the cover design, Artaud collaborated on the third issue of 84 with his text "Paris-Warsaw", a sublime poem among the last cries uttered by the accursed poet.

The magazine founded by the recipient of this letter, Marcel Bisiaux, gave Artaud a prominent place, during his lifetime and after his death. The first four deliveries correspond chronologically to the last two years of Artaud's life, spent at the Maison de Santé in Ivry, from where this letter was sent.