Paul ELUARD writes to Jean COCTEAU on Beauty and the Beast.

Paul ELUARD (1895.1952)

Autograph letter signed to Jean Cocteau.

One page in-8° on brown paper. Two pinholes.

Without place. June 7, 1948.

Éluard recommended to his friend Cocteau the work of the sculptor Raïnof Boyan, suggesting his work on Belles et de Bêtes.

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“My dear Jean, I highly recommend Raïnof Boyan, Bulgarian, who has made very beautiful drawings of Belles and Beasts , only, and who is exhibiting them at Ariel, rue de Messine, on the 17th of this month. He would like 2 words from you for his invitation cards. THANKS. See you soon, I hope. Very affectionately, Paul Éluard. »

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The Franco-Bulgarian sculptor Raïnof Boyan (1921.2005), emigrated to France in 1946, remained famous for his monumental sculptures. Close to the collector couple Christian and Yvonne Zervos, he has also illustrated numerous works by his friend René Char.