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Manuscript signed by André Breton, sd.

Intended for the catalogue of the International Exhibition of Surrealism (1959-1960), this note written by André Breton is devoted to the Latin-French erotic dictionary of Nicolas Blondeau, a work published under the cover of erudition at the end of the nineteenth century, and which takes on even more charm.

Manuscript signed by André Breton, sd.
Titled in ink by André Breton on the letterhead of the International Exhibition of Surrealism, two pages handwritten by Breton:
‘We tend to share the aversion of many people for these words that we are told are the language of love, and that smell bad and form on the paper like dirty stains. We readily agree with La Fontaine: ‘Love is naked, but not dirty’. [Sale Catalogue, 2003]

*This entry was translated from the French by Michael Richardson.

Creation datesd
Bibliographical material

2 pages in-4° - Ms - blue ink

LanguagesFrench
Library

Bibliothèque Kandinsky, Centre Pompidou, Paris : BRET 2.14

Number of pages2 p.
Reference1827000_9 et 10
Breton Auction, 2003Lot 2475
Keywords, , ,
CategoriesArchives, Andre Breton's Manuscripts
Set[Exhibitions] 1959-1960, [E.R.O.S.] Exposition internationale du Surréalisme
Permanent linkhttps://www.andrebreton.fr/en/work/56600100986920