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.