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Manuscript of a speech given by André Breton on 23 May, 1935 in Santa Cruz de Tenerife.

Thursday, 23 May 1935. After arriving in Tenerife with Jacqueline and Péret, Breton spoke at the Circle of Friendship of 14 April (Circulo de amistad XIV abril). Since he did not speak Spanish, he only gave an introduction for Augustin Espinosa's speech, summarising his position as explained in the talk he gave in Prague in April ("The Political Position of Art Today"). Here, Breton straightforwardly insisted on the need for a common front against fascism. The manuscript also has a graphite portrait of Péret and the "Declaration of the Arrival at Tenerife", written at the very beginning of May. [Atelier André Breton website, 2005]

Handwritten Manuscript, undated [May 1935]
- 2 pages in-12, ink, foliated with strike-outs and corrections by Breton.
Text for speech given by Breton at the "Circulo de amistad de XIV abril" in Puerto de la Cruz on 23 May 1935 on the theme "Art and Politics".
Double portrait in graphite depicting the face of Benjamin Péret asleep.
- 1 page in-12 in green ink with several strike-outs and corrections relating to the speech. [auction catalogue, 2003, translation by Christina Heflin, 2023]

 

Bibliography

- André Breton, (Édition de Marguerite Bonnet avec la collaboration de Philippe Bernier, Étienne-Alain Hubert et José Pierre), Inédits I, Œuvres complètes, tome II, Bibliothèque de la Pléiade, Paris, Gallimard, 1992, pages 582-584

 

Creation date23-mai-35
LanguagesFrench
Place of origin
Reference437000
Breton Auction, 2003Lot 2198
Keywords, ,
CategoriesAndre Breton's Manuscripts
Set[Albums] Album Prague Ténérife circa 1935, [AB's Manuscripts] Miscellaneous Manuscripts
ExhibitionDiscours du 23 mai 1935
Permanent linkhttps://cms.andrebreton.fr/en/work/56600100173650
Place of origin

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Preface for the Copenhagen and Tenerife Surrealist Exhibitions

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André Breton

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Manuscript titled "Preface for the Copenhagen and Tenerife Surrealist Exhibitions" excerpt from the Prague conference, The Political Position of Surrealism.
Three images, a description, a bibliography.

[AB's Manuscripts] Miscellaneous Manuscripts, [Journal] Cahiers d'art