Description

Manuscript of a preface by André Breton dated 19 December 1950 for an exhibition of Henri and No Seigle at Greuze in 1951. 

Henri and No Seigle: a couple of painters who worked together on the same canvas. They met André Breton in the mid-1940s. He entrusted them with the alveolus dedicated to the Condylure, ou taupe étoilée (The Star-Nosed Mole) during the international exhibition of surrealism organised at the Maeght gallery in 1947.

The text presented here is the preface written by Breton for their solo exhibition at Greuze (1951). [Atelier André Breton website, 2005]

 

Signed autograph manuscript, 19 December 1950.

One handwritten page, titled, dated, and signed in black ink by Breton, with erasures and corrections:

"They embody that hour of the year when the earth imperceptibly relaxes the arm folded under its head before opening its eyes... 

"Send us springtime again. Eat some rye bread." [Auction Catalogue, 2003]

 

Bibliography

André Breton (Édition publiée sous la direction d'Étienne-Alain Hubert avec la collaboration de Philippe Bernier et Marie-Claire Dumas), « Mes amis Seigle », Le Surréalisme et la Peinture, Œuvres complètes, tome IV, Écrits sur l'art et autres textes, Bibliothèque de la Pléiade, Paris, Gallimard, 2008, pages 634-635, notice p. 1331.

 

Creation date	19-déc.-50
Bibliographical material	1 page in-4°
Date of publication	1951
Languages	French
Physical description	Ms - encre noire
Number of pages	1
Reference	516000
Breton Auction, 2003	Lot 2327
Keywords	Exhibitions, Work notes, Painting
Categories	Manuscripts, Andre Breton's Manuscripts
Set	[Breton's Manuscripts and Drawings] dossier Le Surréalisme et la peinture, [AB's Manuscripts] Miscellaneous Manuscripts
Exhibition	Exposition Seigle
Permanent link	https://cms.andrebreton.fr/en/work/56600100203450

See also