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Autographs of the Centuries
Manuscripts, letters and exceptional works

By browsing the pages of our gallery, you will discover a large and eclectic choice of signed autograph letters and original manuscripts; prestigious signatures from past centuries, from those who brought glory to the Arts, Literature, our History and Science, throughout the world. We also present a selection of unique works of art, artist drawings and many original period photographs.

We are constantly looking for new autograph pieces and graphic works. So, if you wish to have a signed autograph letter, an original manuscript, a photograph, or a work of art that you own, appraised, valued or parted with, do not hesitate to contact us.  

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Autographs - Arts & Letters

Autographes des Siècles invites you to leaf through several hundred rare autograph letters and original manuscripts, written by the great names in Literature and the Fine Arts; from Victor Hugo to Camille Claudel, from Rimbaud to Magritte, from Proust to Picasso, Zweig, or Miró, you will discover the intimacy, creativity and passions of these glorious and sublime artists of past centuries.
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Works of art

Paintings, drawings, sketches…. Autographes des Siècles presents original works of art by the greatest artists from the 19th century to today. The purity of Amedeo Modigliani's drawings, the colors of Albert Marquet, of Sonia Delaunay; the surrealism of Dalí; the graphics of Keith Haring or Obey, the studies of Delacroix or Vasarely can be discovered here among many other unique masterpieces.
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Photographs

Photography offers a fascinating richness and variety. In less than two hundred years, the art of the image has developed in a dazzling manner. The daguerreotypist precursors, followed by the first professionals such as Nadar or Carjat, freezing the faces of the 19th century; from the surrealist photomontages of Man Ray or Molinier to portraits of Picasso, Rodin, Churchill, Staël… this is what we invite you to discover here.
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Autographs - History & Sciences

Einstein validating his Theory of Relativity, Napoleon considering the Republic before the Consulate, Churchill and the disaster of the Dardanelles, or the psychoanalytic studies of Freud, Autographes des Siècles is pleased to present to you numerous historical and scientific autograph documents from the 17th century to These days. A look at our past inviting us to understand our present.

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Serge Gainsbourg
The flame of scandal

NON-COMMERCIAL EDITION NUMBERED TO 77 COPIES.

WITH A UNPUBLISHED ORIGINAL PHOTOGRAPH BY SERGE GAINSBOURG.

You can order, upon simple request, the luxury non-commercial version of Serge Gainsbourg – La Flamme du scandal. Hard cover, mottled edges, the work is numbered in 77 copies and enriched with an original unpublished photograph by Michel Giniès featuring Serge Gainsbourg on the set of 7/7.

Julien Paganetti's book reveals, in a fascinating investigation and in the light of previously unpublished archives, behind the scenes of the scandal of the 500 franc note burned by Serge Gainsbourg during the show 7 sur 7 on March 11, 1984. Photographs, manuscripts , documents never published as well as the discovery of the remainder of the 500 franc note enrich this work which reveals, in addition to the scandal of 1984, the paths of conscience and artistic influences of Serge Gainsbourg.

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Expert in autograph letters and manuscripts

All the documents presented on our site have been studied and appraised in order to provide you with a guarantee of their perfect authenticity. This is how, with complete confidence, you can acquire an autograph from our catalog, whether it was signed by the pen of the Marquis de Sade or that of Flaubert, Picasso or Charles Baudelaire. Letters, autographed photographs, works of art: our collection will take you back to the times of the men and women who marked our History.  

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