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[Paul Valery, Francis Picabia]
Author
Author André BretonPeople cited Pierre Legrain, Paul Valéry, Michel Carrouges, Paul Éluard, Valentine Hugo, Francis Picabia
Description
Undated handwritten manuscript by André Breton.
Handwritten manuscript, sd.
- 2 pages in-4° with erasures and corrections of handwritten notes by Breton and relating to Paul Valéry, cubism, Picabia, and so on.
‘In 1913 Picabia conceived of forms and colours as the syntax of a language able not just to render emotions but also the subtleties of thought. Picabia declared that the colour purple imposes itself oh him when he hears black people singing and it pleased to learn from Stieglitz that purple is the favourite colour of many black people.’ [sale catalogue, 2003]
‘(...) Reading notes on painting which could also be connected to the work Le Surréalisme et la peinture.’ [André Breton website, 2005]
Various reading notes on a copy of Valéry's Poésies annotated by Eluard and on a file on the Carrouges affair. [Atelier André Breton website, 2023]
| Creation date | sd (post 1951) |
| Bibliographical material | Ms, black ink - 2 pages in-4° with erasures and corrections. |
| Languages | French |
| Number of pages | 2 p. |
| Reference | 1463000 |
| Breton Auction, 2003 | Lot 2426 |
| Keywords | Criticism, Work notes, Painting, Poetry |
| Categories | Andre Breton's Manuscripts |
| Permanent link | https://cms.andrebreton.fr/en/work/56600101000433 |