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[For want of ever being able to speak with you...]
Letter of 11 December 1951
Author
Author André BretonPeople cited René Bertelé, Arthur Cravan, Marcelle Ferry, Alfred Kubin, René Laporte, Jérôme Lindon, Léon Pierre-Quint, Pierre Probb, André Breton, Raymond Roussel
Description
Handwritten letter from André Breton to Gaston Gallimard dated 11 December 1951.
December 1951: as the end of the year approaches, Breton takes the opportunity to do his accounts, especially his dealings with the Sagittaire publishing house, whose affairs are quite muddled. He methodically reminds Jérôme Lindon and René Laporte about the figures and agreements he would like to be respected more accurately. A letter to Gaston Gallimard follows, showing how difficult Breton was finding it to get attention at Éditions Gallimard on rue Sébastien-Bottin. [Atelier André Breton website, 2005]
Handwritten letter signed from André Breton to Gaston Gallimard, December 11, 1951.
- 2 pages in-4°, dated and signed on the back of a letterhead of the journal Arts, in which Breton renounces his collaboration with Gallimard:
"I thought - and Bertelé led me to hope - that through this movement, editions Gallimard could give my name a little emphasis, something that would be in our common interest..." [sale catalogue, 2003]
*This entry was translated from the French by Michael Richardson.
| Creation date | 11/12/1951 |
| Bibliographical material | 2 pages in-4° - Ms - black ink on letterhead from Arts |
| Languages | French |
| Number of pages | 2 p. |
| Reference | 527000 |
| Breton Auction, 2003 | Lot 2334 |
| Keywords | Letter, Publication |
| Categories | Correspondence, Letters from André Breton |
| Permanent link | https://cms.andrebreton.fr/en/work/56600100867590 |