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General instructions to be given to Marcel Duchamp (Working folder)

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André Breton's dossier for Marcel Duchamp for the special issue of Flair (1953).

In 1952 a project for an almanac of Surrealism was proposed, to be published by the American magazine Flairunder Marcel Duchamp’s supervision. At the end of that year, André Breton sent a few letters requesting permission to reproduce paintings, and in the spring of 1953 he drew up general instructions, addressed in particular to Duchamp. Despite meticulous and inventive preparation, the almanac was never published, though one of the notebooks was printed and bound in Chinese style. However, some of the ideas for it were re-used in organising the Exposition internationale du surréalisme at the Daniel Cordier gallery, from 15 December 1959 to 15 February 1960.

Set of documents relating to the inclusion in ‘Surrealism Flair Annual 1953’ of Jindrich Heisler's ‘Alphabet’ (layout by Pierre Faucheux), with a copy of a typescript letter from André Breton dated ‘Paris, March 29, 1953’ and headed ‘Translation of a letter from André Breton’ and addressed to Editions Flair Annual.

A typescript on yellow manila paper, titled: ‘Page layout by Pierre Faucheux’, ‘Alphabet by Jindrich Heisler’.

Another typescript on pink paper with handwritten notes signed by Benjamin Péret and a list of painting titles in André Breton's hand in ink: ‘Ask Marcel Duchamp to take a colour photograph of a painting by L. Carrington’. [André Breton website, 2005]

Set of documents relating to the insertion in ‘Surrealism / Flair Annual 1953’ of Jindrich Heisler's ‘Alphabet’ (page layout by Pierre Faucheux), all in a 4° cardboard folder titled in ink by Breton: ‘General Instructions’.

- 2 in-4° pages of a copy of a typed letter from André Breton dated ‘Paris, March 29, 1953’ and headed: ‘Translation of a letter from André Breton’ and addressed to Editions Flair Annual.

- 5 in-4° typewritten pages on yellow manila paper, titled in ink: ‘Page layout by Pierre Faucheux’, ‘Alphabet by Jindrich Heisler’, with erasures and corrections in black pencil in Breton's hand.

- 2 in-4° typewritten pages on pink paper with handwritten notes signed by Benjamin Péret and a list of painting titles in Breton's hand in ink: ‘Ask Marcel Duchamp to take a colour photograph of a painting by L. Carrington’. [Auction Catalogue, 2003]

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Translation of letter from Andre Breton

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Lettre signée d'André Breton et traduite en anglais, datée du 29 mars 1953.

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