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Description
Handwritten poem by André Breton composed between 1920 and 1923.
Handwritten manuscript, sd [1920 - 1923]. ‘Ah! Stop racing and breathless dogs...’, 1 page in-4°, unpublished handwritten poem of 5 quatrains:
‘The dogs we call on spider’s legs
‘Near ponds among deer always without tears
‘At the time when the jewels in the hands of thieves
‘Bleed, where the naked arm takes the star for an axe.’ [auction catalogue, 2003]
Bibliography
- André Breton, Poèmes, Inédits II, Œuvres complètes, Bibliothèque de la Pléiade, Tome I, Paris, Gallimard, p. 603, notice p. 1468.
| Creation date | sd [1925 - 1929] d'après le catalogue de la vente sd [1920 - 1923] d'après Marguerite Bonnet (Pléiade I, 1988) |
| Bibliographical material | Ms - ink
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| Languages | French |
| Library | |
| Reference | 1728000 |
| Breton Auction, 2003 | Lot 2086 |
| Keywords | Work notes, Poetry |
| Categories | Manuscripts, Andre Breton's Manuscripts |
| Set | [AB's Manuscripts] Miscellaneous Manuscripts |
| Permanent link | https://www.andrebreton.fr/en/work/56600100065700 |