Manuscript signed by André Breton and dated 7 February 1953.
‘In the sands of dream there will always be a shovel in the wind.’ Again taking up some striking sentences like those in 1924 he said had ‘tapped at the window’, in 1960 Breton presented a kind of anthology of these strange sayings that appear in the course of a dream or upon awakening. The collection, entitled Le La, would be published in November 1961 in P.-A.B. editions, in Alès, with a lithograph by Jean Benoît.
The scraps of the manuscript gathered here are of interest in giving clues as to how Breton materially conceived this work of bibliophilia. So we have the different states of a collection conceived as a beautiful object, the wager of which would be to highlight and emphasise the singular strength of each of the sentences. [site Atelier André Breton, 2005]
Manuscript signed by André Breton dated 7 February 1953.
- 1 page in 4° manuscript written in ink on the back L'Étoile scellée letterheaded paper: ‘The moon begins where the cherry finishes with the lemon (a waking sentence from 7 February 1953, 7 in the morning)’, and comprising the original drawing in black pencil of a feminine face. [Auction Catalogue, 2003]
– André Breton, Le La, P.-A. B., Alès, 1961.
- André Breton (Édition publiée sous la direction d'Étienne-Alain Hubert avec la collaboration de Philippe Bernier et Marie-Claire Dumas), Le La, Œuvres complètes, tome IV, Écrits sur l'art et autres textes, Bibliothèque de la Pléiade, Paris, Gallimard, 2008, p. 343.
| Creation date | 07/01/1953 |
| Bibliographical material | 1 page in-4° - Ms - black ink on Etoile scellée letterhead |
| Languages | French |
| Number of pages | 1 p. |
| Reference | 644000 |
| Breton Auction, 2003 | Lot 2488 |
| Keywords | Work notes, Dream, surréalisme (littérature), Automatic Writing |
| Categories | Andre Breton's Manuscripts |
| Set | [AB's Manuscripts] Manuscripts 1958-1966 |
| Permanent link | https://cms.andrebreton.fr/en/work/56600101002167 |
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Manuscript signed by André Breton dated the night of 6-7 February 1953.
An image, a descriptive note, a bibliography.
[AB's Manuscripts] Manuscripts 1958-1966, [AB's Manuscripts] Poems-objects
