Paul ELUARD writes to Jean COCTEAU about Beauty and the Beast.
« I highly recommend Raïnof Boyan, a Bulgarian artist, who has created some very beautiful illustrations of Beauty and the Beast
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« I highly recommend Raïnof Boyan, a Bulgarian artist, who has created some very beautiful illustrations of Beauty and the Beast
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Paul ELUARD (1895.1952)
Autographed letter signed to Jean Cocteau.
One page in-8° on brown paper. Two pinholes.
No location. June 7, 1948.
Éluard recommended to his friend Cocteau the work of the sculptor Raïnof Boyan, suggesting his works of Belles et de Bêtes.
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"My dear Jean, I highly recommend Raïnof Boyan, a Bulgarian artist, who has created some very beautiful drawings of Beauty and the Beasts , exclusively, and who is exhibiting them at Ariel's gallery on rue de Messine on the 17th of this month. He would like a few words from you for his invitation cards. Thank you. I hope to see you soon. Very affectionately, Paul Éluard."
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The Franco-Bulgarian sculptor Rainof Boyan (1921-2005), who emigrated to France in 1946, remains famous for his monumental sculptures. Close to the collectors Christian and Yvonne Zervos, he also illustrated numerous works by his friend René Char.