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46400No date or place but likely the LBJ Ranch Stonewall Texas ca. 1968. Original color photographic print 10.75" x 7.5" on 14" x 11" card mount; in gallery mat. Inscribed on mount beneath photo: "For Deke De Loach / with appreciation for his dedicated service" signed in Johnson's hand undated. Mild surface abrasions to image; mild soil to mount; photographer's serial stamp to verso of mount "5 JY 68 D897-35." Photographer unidentified but based on location and outfit likely taken during a 1968 photo session at the LBJ Ranch by Frank Wolfe LBJ's official White House photographer. An attractive large-format professional portrait of LBJ in casual dress kneeling in a pasture with his trademark Stetson resting on his knee. An excellent association; Cartha "Deke" De Loach was Deputy Associate Director of the FBI during the Hoover era and a close associate of LBJ's; in 1963 immediately after the assassination of John F. Kennedy Johnson had De Loach assigned to permanent duty at the White House. As described by New York Times reporter Tim Weiner "De Loach was always at L.B.J.'s beck and call night and day he was a talented political hatchet man a trusted deputy to Hoover. He was also crucial to intelligence investigations conducted during the Johnson presidency." Based on the tenor of the inscription we surmise that the portrait was presented to De Loach at the end of Johnson's presidency in 1968. unknown
199120338-120Northridge California: Lord John Press 1991. No. 135 OF 150 DELUXE COPIES and 400 numbered copies and 26 lettered copies. 195 x 265 mm. 7 3/4 x 10 3/4". xi 1 pp. 1 leaf blank 1-16 15a 16a 17-38 pp. 3 leaves 41-75 1 pp. 2 leaves. <br/> Publisher's navy quarter morocco over gray buckram cover titled in blue spine lettered in gilt. In a slightly worn navy buckram slipcase. With 40 photographs of the authors whose signatures appear plus an additional 55 photos of signatures from other authors and public figures. SIGNED BY 41 AUTHORS. Essentially as new.<br/> <br/> An autograph collector's delight this unusual fine press production is perhaps of importance mainly as the vehicle for the first printing of an essay by Stephen King on autograph collecting signed by King of course. In addition the book features the signatures of 41 important figures including alphabetically John Barth Ray Bradbury Harry Crews Gerald R. Ford Jim Harrison Tony Hillerman Ursula LeGuin Elmore Leonard Norman Mailer Joyce Carol Oates Reynolds Price Anne Tyler John Updike and Eudora Welty. The Lord John Press was founded in 1978 by Herbert Yellin 1935-2014 with the purpose of publishing modern authors in signed limited editions. Yellin had long been a collector of books and autographs before he became a publisher and he kept his collector's sensibility as a publisher always concerned with excellent printing and of course with signatures. Lord John Press unknown
1991ST20338-120Northridge California: Lord John Press 1991. No. 135 OF 150 DELUXE COPIES and 400 numbered copies and 26 lettered copies. 195 x 265 mm. 7 3/4 x 10 3/4". xi 1 pp. 1 leaf blank 1-16 15a 16a 17-38 pp. 3 leaves 41-75 1 pp. 2 leaves. <br/> Publisher's navy quarter morocco over gray buckram cover titled in blue spine lettered in gilt. In a slightly worn navy buckram slipcase. With 40 photographs of the authors whose signatures appear plus an additional 55 photos of signatures from other authors and public figures. SIGNED BY 41 AUTHORS. Essentially as new.<br/> <br/> An autograph collector's delight this unusual fine press production is perhaps of importance mainly as the vehicle for the first printing of an essay by Stephen King on autograph collecting signed by King of course. In addition the book features the signatures of 41 important figures including alphabetically John Barth Ray Bradbury Harry Crews Gerald R. Ford Jim Harrison Tony Hillerman Ursula LeGuin Elmore Leonard Norman Mailer Joyce Carol Oates Reynolds Price Anne Tyler John Updike and Eudora Welty. The Lord John Press was founded in 1978 by Herbert Yellin 1935-2014 with the purpose of publishing modern authors in signed limited editions. Yellin had long been a collector of books and autographs before he became a publisher and he kept his collector's sensibility as a publisher always concerned with excellent printing and of course with signatures. Lord John Press unknown
194776435Paris 1947. Fine. Paris 16 février 1947 20.80 x 27 cm une page sur un feuillet enveloppe jointe Unpublished autograph letter signed by André Breton addressed to Michel Fardoulis-Lagrange written in black ink on a sheet with letterhead of the International Surrealist Exhibition 1947. Envelope included. Transverse folds inherent to mailing. Interesting letter evoking the review Troisième Convoi founded by Jean Maquet and Michel Fardoulis-Lagrange written shortly before the second surrealist exhibition at the Maeght gallery: ""Dites-moi : IIIe Convoi ne nous a tout de même pas habitués à cette allure ! "" ""Tell me: IIIe Convoi has not exactly accustomed us to this pace!"". The review whose title was inspired by Vases communicants ""Nous voyageurs du second convoi."" ""We travelers of the second convoy"" had five issues between 1945 and 1951. We have found no trace of Breton's collaboration with this review but the letter we offer demonstrates that it may have been discussed: ""Et vous savez que je reste en assez mauvaise condition avec cette séquelle de sinusite. . Il me faudrait aussi être un peu plus éclairé peut-être sur l'axe de votre quatrième numéro pour ne pas partir à côté ou faire malgré moi trop divergent. Ne pensez-vous pas "" ""And you know that I remain in rather poor condition with this sequel of sinusitis. . I would also need to be perhaps a little more enlightened about the direction of your fourth issue so as not to go off track or despite myself be too divergent. Don't you think"" unknown
180068537Paris 1800. Fine. Paris s. d. circa 1800 23.50 x 18.30 cm une feuille Brevet d'invention Caisse d'Horloge Patent of Invention Clock Case Paris ca 1800 23.5 x 18.3 cm single sheet A curious manuscript comprising fifteen or so lines in pencil on lined paper bearing the title «Brevet d'invention Caisse d'Horloge». «A noted physiognomist tells us that women of ill repute have the mark of their behavior on their faces. In giving over their bodies to a shameful use the blood changes and becomes watery decomposition begins and colors fade. The skin grows wrinkled dark rings appear under the eyes and the blood as changed by vice has no more of a sex than the case of a clok sic. It is for this reason that an Association has been formed against the corruption of morals which leads to the degeneration of the human race. It marks the easy of virtue with a clok case sic so that they will be exposed to public vilification. They can be recognized by their unusual toilet the product of their criminal behavior and the shame of honest girls. The Repairer of Morals is dispatched by the Association whose seat is in Paris.» A very rare manuscript document. unknown
195476427Paris 1954. Fine. Paris janvier 1954 29.10 x 18.20 cm une carte pliée et une enveloppe Wedding announcement of Boris Vian and Ursula Kübler. On the left panel is mounted a photograph of Vian and his wife in their famous 1911 Brasier Torpedo. Included is the envelope written in Boris Vian's hand in purple ink. Manuscript calculations in green ink on verso. Passionate about mechanics and driving Boris Vian owned numerous car models; his favorite was undoubtedly his 1911 Brasier Torpedo a former Marne taxi which he acquired in spring 1950. The marriage finally took place on February 8 1954 at the town hall of the 18th arrondissement of Paris. unknown
192375257Marseille 1923. Fine. Marseille s. d. novembre 1923 13.70 x 18.70 cm une page sur un double feuillet Autograph letter signed by Colette addressed to her friend the man of letters and lawyer Adrien Peytel one page written in black ink on a double sheet with letterhead from the Grand Hôtel de Noailles et Métropole in Marseille. A central fold inherent to the mailing of the letter. Handsome letter addressed from Marseille while Colette was conducting a lecture tour: ""I'm finishing my tour. I'll be in Paris on Sunday and we'll take care of this matter - which I still haven't understood anything about."" ""In November 1923 she dealt with . a subject she knew by heart Le Théâtre vu des deux côtés de la rampe. Her very young lover Bertrand de Jouvenel joined her in Marseille at the Grand Hôtel de Noailles et Métropole. Scandal: Bertrand de Jouvenel was none other than the son of her second husband the diplomat Henry de Jouvenel; guaranteed uproar around the fifty-year-old writer while her husband's son had just celebrated his twentieth birthday. Colette had two years earlier initiated the future economist and political scientist into love in this scandalous liaison which provided the theme and situations for Blé en herbe published in that same year 1923."" Rémi Duchêne L'Embarcadère des lettres unknown
1931741241931. Fine. 17 juin 1931 12.20 x 16.90 cm 1 page sur 1 feuillet remplié Autograph letter signed by Edouard Vuillard addressed to the architect and designer Bolette Natanson written in blue ink on a paper framed in black : ""My dear Bolette Sorry to have kept you waiting on my reply I kept hoping to have the time to come see you. It is not me who adjusts the frame so I find it fair to pay this price for it"". A friend of the painter Edouard Vuillard Bolette Natanson framed several of his works. Bonnard was a longtime friend of the Natansons Thadée and Reine whom he continued to see throughout his life in Normandy or in Paris. Their niece Bolette Natanson daughter of Alexandre whom Bonnard knew as a child became a well-known decorator. She worked with the architect and decorator Jean-Charles Moreux and recommended Bonnard in 1927 for a series of paintings set to adorn a private mansion that Moreux was decorating including the Vue du Cannet now at the Musée Bonnard le Cannet France. unknown
195575873Paris 1955. Fine. Paris s. d. 17 décembre 1955 20.80 x 26.80 cm une page sur un feuillet Autograph letter signed by Jean Cocteau addressed to Michael Smithies. One page written in blue ballpoint pen. Two transverse folds inherent to the mailing. Interesting letter filled with disappointment: ""Here is one of my dreams: to speak at Oxford and once again fate opposes it. I have just been very ill."" One easily understands Cocteau's state of health following the sentence very confused: ""on me me chambre la montagne vers ces dates"". ""Think of the sentence I underline and let us organize something for the near future."" The poet's dream would be fulfilled the following year; promoted to the rank of doctor of letters honoris causa by Oxford University on June 12 1956 he would deliver the Discours d'Oxford on the 14th. unknown
1955844221955. Fine. s. d. circa 1955 13.50 x 21 cm une feuille Autograph letter signed by Jean Giono addressed to Roger Nimier 11 lines in black ink in which he justifies his delay in responding to a request for an article submitted to him by the author of Hussard Bleu. Trace of fold inherent to envelope insertion. ""Pour Mars ça me paraît difficile. Au surplus je n'ai pas le texte et j'ai oublié mes anciennes lectures."" ""For March that seems difficult to me. Moreover I don't have the text and I have forgotten my previous readings"" but Jean Giono does not give up on all production: "". je vais m'efforcer de faire quelque chose pour Arts."" "". I will endeavor to do something for Arts."" He also rejoices at the publication of a new work by Antoine Blondin great friend of Roger Nimier probably the bookstore release of L'humeur vagabonde in 1955 or Un singe en hiver in 1959 with a thunderous: ""Enfin Blondin ! "" ""Finally Blondin!"" unknown
196587859s. l.: S. n. 1965. Fine. S. n. s. l. s.d. ca 1965 10 x 7.50 cm une feuille une enveloppe Autograph card from Maurice Blanchot to his niece Annick 5 lines in black ink. Manuscript envelope included. ""Pour Annick on the envelope ce livre ne t'apportera rien de consolant mais du moins reçois-le comme le témoignage de mon affection qui ne te manquera pas aussi longtemps que vivre sera possible - et peut-être au-delà par le souvenir."" For Annick this book will bring you nothing consoling but at least receive it as testimony of my affection which will not fail you as long as living remains possible - and perhaps beyond that through memory. S. n. unknown
191174273s. l.: S. n. 1911. Fine. S. n. s. l. 9 Juin 1911 13.50 x 21 cm quatre pages sur deux feuilles Remarkable autograph letter dated and signed by the dandy count four pages on two large sheets 16 lines written in black ink to his ""dear friend"" Henri Lapauze denouncing his failure to keep his word and provoking the poet's epistolary ire. Henry Lapauze was to celebrate Robert de Montesquiou in a tribute book regarding the latter and to his great chagrin he forgot him thus stinging his impulsive pride: "". it is not to recriminate even less to complain - both incompatible with pride - but to record what compensates for misunderstandings."" and additional affront to the dandy-poet's pride : "". you spoke. only of Lavedan !"" while double and supreme betrayal Robert de Montesquiou honored his promise by dedicating his latest work to him: ""At the very moment when I was inscribing for you the dedication promised by me I received the fascicle where the comments promised by you were to be expressed for the book that pays tribute to me."" The poet and writer Robert de Montesquiou would be very grateful to him: "". the poet and friend who both in one thank you affectionately in advance."" Henry Lapauze 1867-1925 was a journalist art critic then in 1905 curator of the Petit Palais converted four years earlier into a museum whose collections he considerably enriched by acquiring notably the Courbet Henner Falguière collections with at the twilight of his life a marked predilection for the Decorative Arts of which he was one of the ardent promoters. S. n. unknown
189574355s. l.: S. n. 1895. Fine. S. n. s. l. s. d. circa 1895 12.50 x 20 cm quatre pages sur une feuille rempliée Autograph letter signed by the dandy count four pages 43 lines written in black ink thanking his friend Henry Lapauze and one of his acquaintances for having procured for him: ""l'intéressant document"" ""the interesting document"" which his overwhelming activity has not yet allowed him to read: "". avec autant d'application que je l'aurais voulu."" "". with as much attention as I would have wished."" Robert de Montesquiou therefore relies on his friend's indulgence also transmitting his apologies and gratitude to the unknown person who helped him through Henri Lapauze: "". je compte sur votre obligeance et celle de votre ami pour me permettre une autre fois de compléter cette lecture. veuillez bien lui transmettre ma gratitude en même temps que le surplus de mon désir."" "". I count on your kindness and that of your friend to allow me another time to complete this reading. please convey to him my gratitude along with the remainder of my desire."" A small brown stain at the top of one page a light crease at the foot of another without significance. Henry Lapauze 1867-1925 was a journalist and art critic who became in 1905 curator of the Petit Palais converted four years earlier into a museum and whose collections he considerably enriched by acquiring notably the Courbet Henner and Falguière collections with at the twilight of his life a marked preference for the Decorative Arts of which he was an ardent promoter. S. n. unknown
31963When France's King Henry II died in 1559 and his sickly 15-year-old heir Francis II followed the next year the throne went to 10-year-old Charles Maximilian who became Charles IX; his mother Catherine de' Medici dominated his reign which is noted for the Wars of Religion and for the infamous St. Bartholomew's Day Massacre of 1572. Partial vellum DS 1p 11" X 8" n.p. n.y. September 1570 lightly pencilled in another hand. Very good. Folds and mild bit of wear evident but overall handsome and boldly penned. Though penned in difficult early French which is to modern French what Elizabethan English is to modern English and not accompanied by a translation this is a probate approval legal document. Below six lines of finely penned legalese Charles signs at left with his usual enormous signature in a different and somewhat lighter ink. Below this appears another sentence in a large flamboyant hand which appears to refer to Provence and huge ornate signature of an official. This atmospheric piece has been archivally free-floated against a cream matte with a surrounding raised cream matte framed in a contemporary 1" walnut frame overall dimensions 18½" X 16". A beautiful display item. unknown
189064360s. l. 1890. Fine. s. l. s. d. 10 x 6 cm une carte Signed autograph card of Alphonse Daudet 7 lines in black ink erasure of the hand of the author. Letter of praise addressed to Jean Jullien playwright precursor of the theatrical revolutions of the twentieth century about one of his pieces which Daudet emphasizes the naturalistic aesthetic: "" what admirable acts of a moving and wide poetry of observation "" . unknown
17516This legendary R & B tenor hit the charts in the mid-50s with the Drifters and such hits as "Money Honey" "Such a Night" and "Honey Love" before going solo. ALS 1p 8½" X 11" New Rochelle NY 1958 January 2. Addressed to Donald. Very good. Yellowed tape stain at each corner and one 1¼" at each side. On delightfully corny letterhead of "Clyde McPhatter's Tune Shop" this rare letter was written shortly after his split from the Drifters and the height of his fame as a soloist. A gracious letter to an admirer reading in part: "Hope that you will like the little verse that I am sending you. Very sorry that I don't have any pictures at this time hope when you write again I'll have some on hand. So until then be good." Bold full signature. McPhatter who suffered from alcoholism died of a heart attack at age 39 making his autograph material quite uncommon. unknown
195662716s. l. 1956. Fine. s. l. 11 mai 1956 21 x 27 cm 2 pages sur un feuillet Autograph letter signed Roland Barthes written in black ink. Date at the top of the letter and signature at the bottom of the letter. Folds caused by mailing. One erasure and two additions from the author's hand.Roland Barthes sends this letter to warn his addressee that he will not send him the article he had announced on realism because what he wrote does not satisfy him: ""I can not decide to give you this text on realism and I just ask you to give it up: it does not satisfy me enough "" . He then proposes a theme of reflection for the journal of his correspondent which would be the study of the stakes of the debates between intellectuals: ""its limits its hopes its failures its action what one expects etc."" 1956 is the year of the writing of the Mythologies of Barthes which appear at Seuil in 1957. unknown
31143The dean of Columbia Law School went on to serve as attorney general under Coolidge before joining the U.S. Supreme Court as associate justice 1925-41 and chief justice 1941-46. Partly-printed AMS 4pp 5 3/4" X 9¼" Englewood NJ 1913 November 24. Very good. "Who's Who in America" questionnaire filled out entirely in Stone's hand starting with full name occupation address birthdate and going into education marital status professional associations clubs etc. Most printed questions bear brief responses and a few namely military record and list of books written did not apply and were left blank. Truly unique a fascinating and exceptionally early biographical record by the future chief justice. Accompanied by a striking 6" X 8" steel engraving of Stone. Fine. unknown
19633972New York: Original Letter 1963. Original Letter. Near Fine. 5 3/4 X 7 3/4 Inches. Typed Signed Letter TLS from Actress Vivien Leigh of Gone with the Wind fame. On Leigh's personal "Broadway Theatre New York" stationery. Signed in ink by Vivien Leigh. In part: "Thank you. for sending me the resume of your thesis on the death of Falstaff. With every good wish. Yours sincerely Vivien Leigh."Unobtrusive horizontal fold. <br /> <br /> Vivian Leigh 1913-1967 was a two-time Academy Award Winner. The first was for her starring role as "Southern Belle" Scarlett O'Hara in Gone with the Wind and the second was for her Blanche DuBois in "A Streetcar Named Desire." Her only Tony Award was won in 1963 for Best Actress in a Musical in the Broadway version of "Tovarich" the year of this letter.<br /> <br /> NOTE: Ralph Edward Schroeder's Thesis for his M.A. at San Diego State College was filed in 1964 under the title "The Holy Dying of Falstaff and its Implications." OCLC locates only one copy at San Diego State. Original Letter unknown
195484002Boulogne-sur-Seine Boulogne-Billancourt: S. n. 1954. Fine. S. n. Boulogne-sur-Seine Boulogne-Billancourt 28 Décembre 1954 13.50 x 21 cm une feuille Autograph letter signed and dated by André Malraux 20 lines in blue ballpoint pen from his Boulogne home on avenue Victor Hugo thanking him for his favorable review either of Des bas-reliefs aux grottes sacrées or of Le Monde chrétien both published in 1954. He apologizes for not being able to respond quickly to his laudatory article before thanking him: "". it is certain that by emphasizing both the technical aspect and the other underlined words you render the book a great service and take the animal by the right end."" he also acknowledges the clairvoyance and pertinence of his article despite the difficulty of properly apprehending the work: "". for these essays are not conceivable within traditional art criticism."" while praising the attachment that binds them: "". this attitude which is the only just one did it not necessarily imply a friendship that shows through each line in a place where there is some merit in proclaiming it."" Fold mark inherent to the mailing process. Resistance fighter and participant in Combat André Parinaud is a journalist columnist art critic and writer. From 1959 to 1967 he held the position of editor-in-chief of the important weekly Arts bringing together the elite of French creation in all artistic fields: literature painting theater cinema. He then conducted more than 1000 radio interviews with the greatest writers and artists including Salvador Dali Louis-Ferdinand Céline Colette Paul Léautaud André Breton Georges Simenon and André Malraux. While continuing to work at O.R.T.F. and radio he founded several festivals or artistic events such as The International Art Film Festival the National Academy of Street Arts. S. n. unknown
189164384s. l. 1891. Fine. s. l. 3 avril 1891 10 x 13 cm un feuillet remplié Autograph letter signed by Edouard Drumont dated April 3 1891 40 lines in black ink on headed paper bearing the address ""157 rue de l'Université"" Fold inherent to postal sending. Challenged because of his radical anti-Semitic positions Drumont addresses to an abbot a singular letter on the question of dueling: ""I understand everything a priest must think about dueling and I agree with you but it is a necessity in certain cases"" Far from renouncing his opinions ""All the Jews in the world send me challenges"" the author defends himself by adopting a sarcastic position regarding dueling: ""The best way to avoid them is to declare oneself ready to accept them"". The humor that closes the letter notably through the insertion of a fictional dialogue shows all the derision with which Drumont considers his situation: ""'ah you don't fight Are you sure - quite sure. - Well! I want to fight until death ensues!' Let us laugh a little! It provides distraction."" unknown
191675947s. l. 1916. Fine. s. l. s. d. vers 1916-1918 12.40 x 17 cm 2 pages sur un feuillet remplié Autograph letter signed by Georges Auric addressed to Bolette Natanson. Two pages written in black ink on a folded sheet. Folds inherent to mailing. Beautiful poetic letter with Rimbaldian influences: ""Alchimistes Rimbaud ! Eclair ouvre le ciel de mon adolescence ! Je me sens poète et c'est bien le moment de m'arrêter !"" ""Alchemists Rimbaud! Lightning opens the sky of my adolescence! I feel like a poet and this is the right moment to stop!"" Auric mentions a concert he must give at Mme Japy de Beaucourt's who held a salon in honor of the review directed by Ricciotto Canudo Montjoie ! : ""Je dois jouer - encore ! vendredi chez Mme J. de B. non point n'est ce pas Mme Jean de B mais Mme Canudo de Beaucourt"" ""I must play - again! Friday at Mme J. de B.'s not isn't it Mme Jean de B but Mme Canudo de Beaucourt"". He adds: ""Montjoie et Canudo gras et bête italboche."" ""Montjoie and Canudo fat and stupid Italian."" Having moved in artistic circles since her earliest childhood - she was the daughter of Alexandre and niece of Thadée Natanson creators of the famous Revue Blanche - Bolette Natanson 1892-1936 became friends with Jean Cocteau Raymond Radiguet Georges Auric Jean Hugo and Colette. Passionate about fashion she left Paris for the United States with Misia Sert close friend of Coco Chanel and was hired at Goodman. With her husband Jean-Charles Moreux they created the gallery Les Cadres on boulevard Saint-Honoré in 1929 and frequented numerous artists and intellectuals. Their success was immediate and they multiplied projects: creating the fireplace for Winnaretta de Polignac decorating the château de Maulny designing Baron de Rothschild's private mansion creating frames for industrialist Bernard Reichenbach and finally creating the storefront for Colette's beauty institute in 1932. Bolette Natanson also framed works by her prestigious painter friends: Bonnard Braque Picasso Vuillard Man Ray André Dunoyer de Segonzac etc. Despite this meteoric rise she took her own life in December 1936 a few months after her father's death. unknown
191675943s. l. 1916. Fine. s. l. s. d. vers 1916-1918 12.40 x 17 cm 2 pages sur un feuillet remplié Signed autograph letter from Georges Auric addressed to Bolette Natanson. Two pages written in black ink on a folded sheet. Deletions and underlinings. Fold marks inherent to mailing. Very fine letter in which the composer dissertates on friendship: ""I simply wanted to tell you this important thing. I recommend that you not invite Florent Schmitt nor any 'artist'. Otherwise I declare myself incapable of resisting the vision of these evil geniuses. For more than ever people disgust me except you naturally. I would like to press a button and destroy Humanity. Then we will be at peace and I will tell you the truth about Art and the truth about all the things in which you have faith."" Auric also evokes music in this letter: ""Only Ravel's waltzes are noble and sentimental."" Having evolved from her earliest childhood in artistic circles - she is the daughter of Alexandre and the niece of Thadée Natanson the creators of the famous Revue Blanche - Bolette Natanson 1892-1936 befriended Jean Cocteau Raymond Radiguet Georges Auric Jean Hugo and Colette. Passionate about couture she left Paris for the United States with Misia Sert great friend of Coco Chanel and was hired at Goodman. With her husband Jean-Charles Moreux they created in 1929 the gallery Les Cadres on boulevard Saint-Honoré and frequented numerous artists and intellectuals. Their success was immediate and they multiplied projects: the creation of Winnaretta de Polignac's fireplace the decoration of the château de Maulny the layout of baron de Rothschild's private mansion the creation of frames for industrialist Bernard Reichenbach and finally the realization of Colette's beauty institute storefront in 1932. Bolette Natanson also framed the works of her prestigious painter friends: Bonnard Braque Picasso Vuillard Man Ray André Dunoyer de Segonzac etc. Despite this meteoric rise she took her own life in December 1936 a few months after her father's death. unknown
196386003Fréjus 1963. Fine. Fréjus 17 Avril 1963 21.50 x 27.50 cm une page Autograph letter dated and signed by Jean Cocteau 20 lines in black ink on letterhead of the committee for the edification of the chapel of Notre-Dame de Jérusalem de Fréjus. Fold marks inherent to postal dispatch one tear in left margin of the letter at the level of the fold. Jean Cocteau offers profuse apologies while acknowledging mitigating circumstances regarding the emotional burden overwhelming him: ""J'accepte vos reproches avec beaucoup de honte. Mais si je pouvais vous raconter la période que je traverse votre coeur me comprendrait et m'absoudrait."" ""I accept your reproaches with great shame. But if I could tell you about the period I am going through your heart would understand and absolve me."" due to a recently deceased friendship about which he does not wish to reveal more: ""N'en parlons plus et priez pour moi."" ""Let us speak no more of it and pray for me."" Jean Cocteau prefers to discuss his projects: ""Actuellement je me consacre à mon travail de la chapelle du Saint-Sépulcre. Quand je l'aurai construite peinte et rendue digne des chevaliers de Jérusalem je me remettrait sic peut-être à écrire."" ""Currently I am devoting myself to my work on the chapel of the Holy Sepulchre. When I have built it painted it and made it worthy of the knights of Jerusalem I will perhaps start writing again."" and the prospects that delight him: ""Il est probable que je resterais après Pâques à Fréjus où les organisateurs m'offrent une petite villa."" ""It is likely that I will remain after Easter in Fréjus where the organizers are offering me a small villa."" unknown
195885233Saint-Jean-Cap-Ferrat 1958. Fine. Saint-Jean-Cap-Ferrat 4 N ovembre 1958 13.50 x 21 cm trois pages et demi sur deux feuillets Autograph letter signed by Jean Cocteau 52 lines in blue ink to Olivier Quéant sent from the Villa Santo-Sospir in Saint Jean Cap-Ferrat which he decorated. Fold marks inherent to the mailing. Jean Cocteau waxes bucolically enthusiastic about the place where he resides and works: "". chaque jour je travaille à flanc de colline dans une sorte de ferme exquise où ne fleurisse que les grains qui tombent d'ailleurs."" "". each day I work on the hillside in a sort of exquisite farm where only the seeds that fall from elsewhere flourish."" and rhapsodizes about the local craftsmanship: "". des artisans véritables. travailler chez eux c'est le contraire de lire un journal. On aime voir ce miracle de l'équilibre entre le coeur et la main."" "". true artisans. working with them is the opposite of reading a newspaper. One loves to see this miracle of balance between heart and hand."" He informs Olivier Quéant of his upcoming exhibition: ""J'expose le 15 13 pour la première 6 rue Bonaparte. je ne te demande pas de venir voir mes oeuvres mais leur besogne ils le méritent."" ""I'm exhibiting on the 15th 13th for the opening 6 rue Bonaparte. I'm not asking you to come see my works but their labor they deserve it."" and also explains the aesthetic causes he intends to defend henceforth: "". nous menons la même croisade : celle de soutenir ces braves types qu'on dédaigne comme des aristocrates du milieu ouvrier. Le drame c'est que l'artiste qui tournait amoureusement un pied de fauteuil Louis 15 apporte la même application mais froide à forger la pièce d'une machine qui fabriquera le fauteuil."" "". we wage the same crusade: that of supporting these good fellows who are disdained as aristocrats of the working class. The tragedy is that the artist who lovingly turned a Louis XV chair leg applies the same care but cold to forging the part of a machine that will manufacture the chair."" while lamenting that artisanal traditions and know-how are sinking into oblivion: "". les jeunes refusent d'apprendre le métier par exemple des femmes de soixante ans qui firent ce prodige : ma tapisserie de Judith et Holopherne. disaient : c'est la dernière."" "". young people refuse to learn the trade for example women of sixty who performed this miracle: my tapestry of Judith and Holofernes. said: it's the last one."" He hopes to see his friend Olivier Quéant soon: ""Tu en verras une chez les Weill si tu me fais la grâce de venir et si le déluge parisien cesse et si tu ne dois pas atteindre la rue Bonaparte en arche ou gondole."" ""You'll see one at the Weills' if you do me the grace of coming and if the Parisian deluge ceases and if you don't have to reach rue Bonaparte by ark or gondola."" unknown
