COLETTE’s tulips and pointed snout.
"How I enjoyed the pointed snouts of those tulips! They're still very much alive."
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"How I enjoyed the pointed snouts of those tulips! They're still very much alive."
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Sidonie Gabrielle Colette , known as COLETTE (1873.1954)
Autographed photograph signed by Elvire Choureau, known as "Patron".
Alongside a silver gelatin print depicting the author at her work table.
Size: 9 x 11.50 cm.
Tulips and Colette's pointed snout.
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"My dear Boss, how I enjoyed the pointed snouts of those tulips! They are still very much alive. All my best wishes, my dear Boss. I send you my warmest regards, Maurice too. Colette."
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Elvire Choureau (1892-1986) – founder of the bookshop L'Artisan du livre, which she ran for over fifty years – met Colette at the dawn of the Second World War. The two friends remained close until Colette's death.