Author André Breton
Manuscript of a poem (from 1931 or 1932 according to sources) that André Breton will include in Le Revolver à cheveux blancs with a title.
Handwritten poem, sd [1931 - 1932].
- ‘It’s barely credible’..., 1/2 page in-4° in black ink with some erasures and corrections. (Oeuvres complètes, Volume II, Le Revolver à cheveux blancs, page 81, published under the title ‘The orange peel pavement’) [sale catalogue, 2003].
This item is in folder 31 although it is from 32 (P.-Y. A.).
*This entry was translated from the French by Michael Richardson.
André Breton, « Le trottoir de pelure d'orange », Le Revolver à cheveux blancs, Œuvres complètes, Volume II, Paris, Gallimard, Bibliothèque de la Œuvres complètes, page 81.
| Creation date | 1925-1930 d'après le catalogue de la vente sd [1931 - 1932] |
| Date of publication | 1932 |
| Languages | French |
| Physical description | Ms - encre 1/2 page in-4° |
| Library | |
| Reference | 6416000 |
| Breton Auction, 2003 | Lot 2084 |
| Keywords | Work notes, Poetry |
| Categories | Andre Breton's Manuscripts |
| Set | [AB's Manuscripts] Miscellaneous Manuscripts |
| Permanent link | https://cms.andrebreton.fr/en/work/56600100078271 |
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Handwritten notebook by André Breton, dated May 1931, composed of poems, some of which were published in Le Revolver à cheveux blancs (The White-Haired Revolver). One of them will thereafter be entitled ‘L'Union libre’ (Free Union).
24 images, a descriptive note, a bibliography, a collection.
Plaque de cuivre de 1932 ayant servi à l'impression de la gravure de Dalí, frontispice du texte éponyme d'André Breton.
Une image, une notice descriptive.
