Description

Manuscript of two automatic texts by Joseph Delteil, which can be dated 1924. "But don’t tell me…”; so ends the first of Delteil's two automatic texts, which can safely be dated to 1924. His novel Choléra, the scandalous verve of which was noted by Breton, enabled him to join the Surrealist group in 1923. He is included with the surrealists arranged in homage around a police photograph of Germaine Berton (the anarchist who murdered one of the far-right Camelots du Roi), and we know that he participated in various meetings. Excluded as early as 1925 (see La Révolution surréaliste, no. 4), Delteil soon moved away from the misguided ways of his youth in order to celebrate Joan of Arc and, as a consequence, to be celebrated in turn by Claudel. [Atelier André Breton website, 2005] Autograph manuscript, 1924 - Eight-page exercise book, handwritten in red ink: "Colombin Colombine, books, stationery, leather goods, 82 Boulevard de la gnolle Paris. Monsieur Colombin said to Madame Colombine: you have a charming beard, Madame... she was beautiful and petite with a nose as wide as her thighs, although her face was quite different. Her mouth was as green as a parrot's, which wholly explains why she was so indolent." Breton wrote Delteil's name on the cover of the exercise book. (Cover detached). [Auction Catalogue, 2003]

Bibliography

Georges Sebbag éd., Dix cahiers surrréalistes, avril 1924, Jean-Michel Place / Dilecta, Albias / Paris, 2021. Rep. p. 45 - 52.

 

Creation date	1924
Languages	French
Physical description	Ms - encre rouge cahier in-8° de 8 pages
Library	Bibliothèque municipale de Nantes : Ms 3487
Size	17,50 x 22,40 cm
Number of pages	18 p.
Reference	169000
Breton Auction, 2003	Lot 2067
Keywords	Work notes, Automatic Writing
Categories	Surrealists Manuscripts
Set	[Archives] textes surréalistes ; cahiers surréalistes ; cachet
Permanent link	https://cms.andrebreton.fr/en/work/56600100032710