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HENRI GÖETZ (United States, 1909 - France, 1989)."Composition", 1980.Oil on canvas.Signed in the lower right corner. Signed and dated on the back.Size: 55 x 65 cm; 73 x 84 cm (frame).French-American painter and engraver, Henri Goetz is as well known for his work as for his invention of the carborundum engraving process, a process that uses carbon silicide as an abrasive. Born in New York, he began to draw as a child, although he was frustrated by the clumsiness of his drawings. He later began his training at the Grand Central School of Art in New York, and after completing his studies there, he went to Paris in 1930 to broaden his knowledge. In the French capital he attended courses at the Colarossi, Julian and Grande Chaumière academies, where he met his wife, the Dutch painter Christine Boumeester, who was born in Java. Around this time Goetz was already developing a personal surrealist style, which influenced his wife's work. In 1934, thanks to his friend Victor Bauer, an Austrian artist, Goetz held his first solo exhibition in London. It was also at this time that he met Hans Hartung, who introduced him to his circle of friends. Through him he came into contact with Fernand Léger and Wassily Kandinsky. In 1937 he held his first exhibition in Paris at the Bonaparte gallery. After the outbreak of the Second World War, Goetz and his wife collaborated with the French Resistance by printing pamphlets and posters, although their main occupation was to create identity cards. In 1939 Goetz, Christian Dotremont and Raoul Ubac created "La Main à Plume", the first surrealist publication under the occupation. After the war, Goetz spent every week visiting the studio of a different artist, meeting Picasso, Brancusi, Julio González, Picabia and Max Ernst. In 1947 he became the protagonist of Alain Resnais's short film "Portrait de Henri Goetz", made for the Musée National d'Art Moderne. Two years later, he began teaching, first independently and shortly afterwards at the Académie Ranson. Later he also taught at the Grande Chaumière, and finally founded his own academy, although he never charged for his lessons. In the meantime, he continued to exhibit his work in leading European galleries. In 1968 he accepted a teaching post at the École des Beaux-Arts in Paris, but when the school closed due to student strikes two weeks later he moved to Paris 8 University. After her death Goetz came across her diaries, which he published in a book with a foreword by himself. After being hospitalised for illness, the artist committed suicide by jumping from a window on the fifth floor of the hospital in Nice in 1989. He is currently represented in the Goetz-Boumeester Museum in Villefranche-sur-Mer on the Côte d'Azur, as well as in the Centre Georges Pompidou in Paris, the Miró Foundation in Barcelona, the San Francisco Museum of Art, the French State Museum, the Budapest Museum, the National Museum of Modern Art in Brussels and many others around the world.
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HOCKNEY DAVID: (1937- ) British Painter, Printmaker and stage Designer. One of the most influential British artists of the 20th century. In 1972 his work Portrait of an Artist became the most expensive painting by a living artist sold at auction. A good signed 10 x 8 colour photograph by Hockney, the image showing the British artist in a half-length pose at the MOCA museum in Los Angeles, before the exhibited work “The Grand Canyon Looking North II, September 1982”, during the “David Hockney Retrospective Ohotoworks”. Signed in bold black ink to the clear bottom left corner of the image. EX
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SARGENT JOHN SINGER: (1856-1925) American artist, considered the leading portrait painter of his generation. A.L.S., with his initials J. S. S., on one side of his correspondence card, Tite Street, Chelsea, n.d. ('Friday'), to Philip [Sassoon]. Sargent writes, in full, 'I am returning your "Duchesse d'Orleans" for I had an old copy of it here, and I am aghast yours might get lost'. About EX Philip Sassoon (1888-1939) British politician, art collector and social host. Sargent painted Sassoon's portrait in 1923.
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SARGENT JOHN SINGER: (1856-1925) American painter. A good A.L.S., John S. S., two pages, 4to, n.p., n.d. ('Friday'; 1918), to Philip [Sassoon]. Sargent states that he received his correspondent's message yesterday 'to say that you could help me to run to earth the Americans, either in the Ypres direction or farther south', adding that he must take advantage of the opportunity and remarking 'I shall try to find out from the Tank Commandant this morning whether you are still within reach and whether the roads are available and perhaps go to see you today and consult which Army would be the best to go to. I have an idea that there is more movement and more actual fighting going on, and that there could be more to see'. Sargent concludes by reporting 'There has been tremendous cannonading going on since 4 this morning, and distant drum fire'. VG Philip Sassoon (1888-1939) British politician, art collector and social host. Sassoon served as a staff officer and private secretary to Field Marshal Sir Douglas Haig from 1915-18 during World War I. Sargent painted Sassoon's portrait in 1923. Sargent was commissioned as a war artist by the British Ministry of Information in 1918. He visited the Western Front in July 1918 spending time with the Guards Division near Arras, and then with the American Expeditionary Forces near Ypres.
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PENN IRVING: (1917-2009) American fashion and portrait photographer. A brief A.L.S., Irving Penn, on one side of his personal blind embossed correspondence card, n.p. (New York), n.d. (18th June 1978), to Burt Britton of the Strand Book Store. Penn thanks his correspondent for their kind invitation although asks to be excused. Accompanied by the original envelope hand addressed by Penn. VG
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SEARLE RONALD: (1920-2011) English artist, satirical cartoonist & illustrator, the creator of St. Trinian's School. A good original black pen and ink portrait drawn and signed by Searle, one page, 4to, n.p. (Singapore?), n.d. (c.1944-45). In bold ink Searle has drawn a head and shoulders study of a military officer in his uniform. Signed ('Ronald Searle') at the base. Some light overall creasing and minor age wear and a small area of paper loss to the lower right corner, not affecting the drawing or signature, otherwise about VG
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COLETTE: (1873-1954) French author of the novella Gigi (1944). A vintage signed 4.5 x 7 portrait, being a page removed from a book, the image depicting Colette in a head and shoulders pose. Signed ('Colette') in black fountain pen ink with her name alone to the lower white border. Also signed by Paul Poiret (1879-1944) French fashion designer, to the verso, the image showing Poiret standing in a three-quarter length profile pose (and featuring a facsimile signature). Signed by Poiret with his name alone in fountain pen ink to the lower white border. Some light, minor age wear, a few light wrinkles and minor stains to the edges, G
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MAILER NORMAN: (1923-2007) American Novelist, Playwright and political Activist. Twice awarded with the Pulitzer prize, he is best known for his work The Executioner´s Song (1979). Mailer has had eleven best-selling books, more than any other post-war American writer. Signed and inscribed 4 x 6 photograph, the image depicting Mailer in a close-up portrait pose. Signed in bold black ink to the lower white border of the image. G
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SAPKOWSKI ANDRZEJ: (1948- ) Polish Writer. A fantasy writer, best known for his book series The Witcher. Sapkowski has sold over 15 million books. A good signed 8 x 10 photograph, the image showing Sapkowski in a close-up portrait pose. Signed in bold black ink to a partially clear area of the image. VG
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TAGORE RABINDRANATH: (1861-1941) Indian Poet, Nobel Prize winner for Literature, 1913. Signed oblong 1.5 x 4 card piece (3 cm x 10 cm), in Hindi and light purple colour, [circa 1925]. Affixed at the base of a 6 x 8 portrait photograph of Tagore, to an overall 8 x 10 page. Small traces of a former mounting to the sides. About G
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TAGORE RABINDRANATH: (1861-1941) Indian Poet, Nobel Prize winner for Literature, 1913. Signed 5 x 2.5 envelope, `Rabindranath Tagore´, the bold dark ink signature has been matted, 4 x 1.5, beneath an attractive 5 x 6.5 portrait pose image of Tagore, unsigned, to an overall of 8 x 12 (20 cm x 30 cm). Easily removable. The matted signature is to the printed stationery envelope of “Doctor Jakab-Fele, Liget Szanatorium, Budapest” Very small overall minor age wear, otherwise G to VG
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FONDA HENRY: (1905-1982) American actor, Academy Award winner. Signed 10 x 8 photograph of Fonda in a head and shoulders pose, in costume as Tom Joad, alongside actress Dorris Bowdon, in costume as Rose of Sharon 'Rosasharn' Joad, from the American drama film The Grapes of Wrath (1940). The re-issue publicity portrait dates from 1956 and is signed by Fonda in blue ink with his name alone to the image. Some very light, minor creasing to the corners and borders, VG
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MUSSOLINI RACHELE: (1890-1979) Second wife of Benito Mussolini. Vintage signed 4 x 6 postcard photograph of the elderly Mussolini seated in a half-length pose at a table, perhaps in her restaurant in her native village of Predappio. Signed to the verso in blue ink with her name alone. Together with Edda Mussolini (1910-1995) Daughter of Benito and Rachele Mussolini, wife of Count Galeazzo Ciano, the fascist propagandist and Foreign Minister. Blue ink signature (‘Edda Ciano Mussolini’) and a few additional words and the date, April 1983, in her hand to the verso of a colour picture postcard showing multiple views of the hotel Eden Gigli. A small magazine portrait of Mussolini is neatly affixed above the signature. Also including Vittorio Mussolini (1916-1997) Italian film critic and producer, son of Benito and Rachele Mussolini. Black ink signature (‘Vittorio Mussolini’) and date, 18th June 1981, to the verso of a colour picture postcard depicting an Italian church. A small magazine portrait of Mussolini is neatly affixed above the signature. VG, 3
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GOEBBELS JOSEPH: (1897-1945) German Nazi politician who served as Reichsminister of Public Enlightenment and Propaganda 1933-45. Bold, dark fountain pen ink signature ('Dr. Goebbels') on a plain postcard with a small sepia magazine portrait of Goebbels neatly affixed above the signature. Dated Berlin, 19th April 1933 in an unidentified hand. One small, minor corner crease, otherwise VG
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ELTZ-RUBENACH PAUL VON: (1875-1943) German politician who served as Reich Postal Minister 1932-37 and Reich Minister of Transport 1932-37. Ink signature ('Frhr. v. Eltz') on a plain postcard with a small newspaper portrait neatly affixed above the signature. Dated Berlin, 13th September 1933, in another hand. Accompanied by the original envelope. VG
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SCHOENEBECK CARL-AUGUST VON: (1898-1989) German Major General with the Luftwaffe during World War II. Small collection of three T.Ls.S. and one A.L.S., v. Schoenebeck, each one page, 8vo and 4to, Munich, February – December 1972, all to the aviation philatelist Hans Rossbach, in German. Schoenebeck writes concerning his correspondent’s request to sign some commemorative covers, agreeing to undertake the task if the work will benefit a social fund, asking him to be patient until the beginning of May as he has to fly to South Africa and won’t be able to devote the time until then, suggesting that Rossbach use a different portrait and proposing one of him in an Albatros aircraft, and also thanking him for recommending the RAF museum close to London, which he will visit next time that he is in England. Two file holes to the left edge of the three T.Ls.S., not affecting the text or signatures, VG, 4
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MAGNANI ANNA: (1908-1973) Italian Actress, Academy Award winner. Rare vintage signed and inscribed 6 x 8.5 photograph, the Grafica Fotocolor image from Rome showing an attractive painting of Magnani´s portrait. Signed in blue ink `To my friend George, with all my love, Anna´, to the partially dark lower border of the image. G to VG
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MALENKOV GEORGY: (1902-1988) Soviet politician, Communist Party leader, a close collaborator of Joseph Stalin. Premier of the Soviet Union 1953-55. Bold blue ink signature, in Cyrillic, and date, 30th March 1956, in his hand, on an oblong 12mo card. Matted in light, pale green beneath a small reproduction image of a Time magazine which features a head and shoulders portrait of Malenkov upon its cover. 7.5 x 10.5 overall. VGMalenkov featured upon the cover of Time magazine in both 1952 and 1953. The magazine considered Malenkov to be Stalin's apprentice and successor.
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PORTMAN NATALIE: (1981- ) Israeli-American Actress, Academy Award winner. Very attractive signed colour 8 x 10 photograph of Portman, the colourful image depicting the awarded actress in a close-up portrait pose, wearing a red beret. Signed by Portman in bold blue ink with her name alone to a clear area of the image. EX
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SENNETT MACK: (1880-1960) Canadian-American film director, producer, actor and studio head, known as the 'King of Comedy'. Book signed and inscribed, being a hardback edition of Father Goose - The Story of Mack Sennett by Gene Fowler, First Edition published by Covici Friede, New York, 1934. Signed by Sennett to the recto of the frontispiece portrait in bold black ink, 'For Ric Carpenter, Best wishes, Mack Sennett (Keep Laughing)'. Bound in the publisher's original green cloth and with gold title to the cover and spine (faded). Some light overall age wear, about VG
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KUSTURICA EMIR: (1954- ) Serbian-French film Director, Screenwriter and Actor. A renowned multiple awarded filmmaker expressing in his works his sympathies for people from the margins. Signed 8 x 10 colour photograph, the image depicting Kusturica in a close-up portrait pose. Signed in bold black ink to a clear area of the image. Together with GORAN BREGOVIC (1950- ) Bosnia and Herzegovina Composer and Musician. Well-known for his film scores for Emir Kusturica´s films Time of the Gypsies, Arizona Dream and Underground. Signed 10 x 8 colour photograph, the image showing Bregovic in a head and shoulders pose, celebrating with a glass and bottle of wine. Signed in bold blue ink across the image. VG, 2
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FIELDS W.C.: (1880-1946) American film comedian. Vintage signed sepia 8 x 10 photograph of Fields standing in a full-length pose pushing a reel mower across his lawn. The original Paramount Pictures publicity portrait is signed by Fields with his name alone in fountain pen ink to a clear area of the image. A few very light, minor surface and corner creases, otherwise VG
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SCOTT RANDOLPH: (1898-1987) American actor, remembered for his roles in Western films. Signed and inscribed 8 x 10 photograph of Scott in a head and shoulders pose. The Paramount Pictures publicity portrait dates from 1938 and is signed, in later years, by Scott in bold black ink to a clear area of the background. A couple of very slight, minor corner creases, VG
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MCQUEEN STEVE: (1930-1980) American actor. Vintage signed and inscribed 6.5 x 9 photograph, the image depicting McQueen in a close-up head and shoulders portrait. Signed ('To Guy from Steve McQueen') in black ink to the image, his surname largely over a darker area. Some corner and surface creasing, G Provenance: The present photograph of McQueen was apparently signed for the son of Alberto Santilli, a chauffeur who served as McQueen's personal driver in London in June 1969.
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FRENCH CINEMA: A small good selection of signed postcard photographs and one 4 x 6 photograph by various French Actors and Actresses, comprising Alain Delon (1935- ) the image depicting a young Delon in a head and shoulders pose, and signed in bold blue ink largely to the lower white border, Juliette Greco (1927-2020) French Singer and Actress, the image showing Greco outdoors, seated, in a three-quarter length pose, and Lino Ventura (11919-1987) Italian Actor who mostly starred in French films. A close-up signed and inscribed portrait pose. VG, 3
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WEST MAE: (1893-1980) American actress and sex symbol. An excellent vintage signed 10 x 8 photograph of West, the original 1933 Paramount Pictures publicity portrait showing the actress in a seductive head and shoulders pose, wearing diamond earrings, in costume as Lady Lou from the American crime/comedy film She Done Him Wrong (1933). Signed by West in bold black fountain pen ink to a clear area at the centre of the image, 'Come up and see me sometime, Mae West'. Signed photographs of West incorporating her famous signature line are scarce and desirable and this is a particularly good example. A few very light, minor corner creases, VG
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SCHNEIDER ROMY: (1938-1982) German actress. A good vintage signed 5 x 7 photograph of the actress in a head and shoulders pose. A German credit stamp to the verso indicates that the publicity portrait was issued for the film Kitty and the Great Big World (1956) in which she starred in the role of Kitty Dupont. Signed by Schneider in blue ink with her name alone to a clear area of the image. VG
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MARCEAU SOPHIE: (1966- ) French Actress and Author. A James Bond Girl. Unusual signed 8 x 10 colour photograph by the French artist, the image showing a young Marceau, in a head and shoulders pose. Signed in bold black ink across the image. Together with Brooke Shields (1965- ) American Actress and model. Signed and inscribed 8 x 10 photograph, the attractive image depicting Shields in a close-up portrait pose saying `Thank you so much for the lovely graduation card. Love + Kisses, Brooke Shields´ VG, 2
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FOSSE BOB: (1927-1987) American actor, choreographer, dancer and film & stage director, Academy Award winner. Signed and inscribed 8 x 10 photograph of Fosse in a head and shoulders pose, the 1979 publicity portrait issued for the American musical drama film All That Jazz (1979) directed by Fosse. Signed in black fountain pen ink to a clear area of the image. EX Provenance: The present photograph originates from the collection of Pierre Goulliard, a French gentleman who, for over 50 years, dedicated himself to obtaining in person autographs of British, American and European movie stars, always obtaining the signatures in fountain pen ink.
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MILLAND RAY: (1907-1986) Welsh-born American actor, Academy Award winner. A good vintage signed 8 x 10 photograph of Milland in a head and shoulders pose, in costume as Tony Wendice, alongside actress Grace Kelly, in costume as Margot Mary Wendice, in a publicity portrait for Alfred Hitchcock's crime thriller film Dial M for Murder (1954). Signed by Milland in bold blue fountain pen ink with his name alone to a clear area of the image. About EX Provenance: The present photograph originates from the collection of Pierre Goulliard, a French gentleman who, for over 50 years, dedicated himself to obtaining in person autographs of British, American and European movie stars, always obtaining the signatures in fountain pen ink.
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BARDOT BRIGITTE & BIRKIN JANE: Brigitte Bardot (1934- ) French Actress & Sex Symbol; & Jane Birkin (1946- ) English Actress and Singer. Best known for her relationship with Serge Gainsbourg. A good multiple signed 10 x 8 colour photograph by Bardot and Birkin, the unusual image showing both French actresses together in close-up portrait poses. Individually signed in bold black ink to largely clear areas of the image. VG
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CALLOWAY CAB: (1907-1994) American jazz singer and bandleader, associated with the Cotton Club in Harlem. Signed 8 x 10 photograph of Calloway standing in a three-quarter length pose and holding a baton in one hand. The publicity portrait was issued to promote Calloway and his Cotton Club Orchestra. Signed by Calloway in bold black ink with his name alone to a clear area of the image. About EX
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BASIE COUNT: (1904-1984) American jazz pianist, bandleader and composer. Signed 8 x 10 photograph of Basie in a head and shoulders pose. Photograph by James J. Kriegsmann and issued by the William Morris Agency as a publicity portrait for Count Basie and his Orchestra. Signed by Basie in bold black ink with his name alone to a clear area of the image. One very minor, small light stain to the upper border, otherwise about EX
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COOPER ALICE: (1948- ) American Singer and Songwriter. Signed colour 8 x 10 photograph, the image depicting Cooper in a close-up portrait pose with a snake. Signed in bold blue ink, his surname running across a darker area of the image. Autograph obtained in person by a collector in Bratislava. EX.
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BOY GEORGE: (1961- ) English singer, songwriter & fashion designer, lead singer of the pop band Culture Club. An excellent original colour pen and ink self-caricature drawn and signed by Boy George, one page, 4to, n.p., n.d., the portrait image reminiscent of the British New Romantic movement. Signed ('Love you, Boy George') in bold blue ink. About EX
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CALLAS MARIA: (1923-1977) American-born Greek soprano. An unusual printed folding 8vo menu for a dinner in honour of Callas at the River Restaurant of the Savoy Hotel, following a recital by the soprano at the Festival Hall, London, 31st May 1963, signed and inscribed by Callas in black fountain pen ink to a clear area of the cover beneath a photographic reproduction image of the singer from a portrait by Christos Simatos. Dated 1963 in her hand. Some very light, extremely minor age wear, VG Callas gave a recital at the Royal Festival Hall in London on 31st May 1963, accompanied by the Philharmonia Orchestra conducted by Georges Pretre.
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BARYSHNIKOV MIKHAIL: (1948- ) Russian-American Dancer, Choreographer & Actor. Signed 8 x 10 photograph, the promotional Pathe image depicting the artist in a close-up portrait pose in a scene of Patriots (1991). Signed in bold black ink to a clear area of the image. Signed in person in Paris, 1997. VG
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`..I have there in my studio for several days a large canvas still all white and blank..´DELACROIX EUGENE: (1798-1863) French Painter. Regarded as the leader of the French Romantic school, he is also considered one of the last old Masters of painting, and one of the few who was ever photographed. Rare lengthy A.L.S., `E. Delacroix´, four pages, 4to, n.p., 1st of December [1829], to Monsieur Felix Guillemardet, in French. Delacroix commences referring to the women and soirées that his correspondent, who is on holiday out of Paris, mentioned in his letter, and states in part `Depuis longtemps tu n´avais tant pris de vacances…je t´avertis que tu es mortel et que les plaisirs sont mêlés d´amertume. Encore, ne sont-elles pas toutes si insipides… tu trouveras, je n´en doute pas, quelques infidélités à faire à ta belle Parisienne, que ta discretion couvre d´un voile mystérieux et louable. On trouve en province de certaines beautés… Il n´est pas rare d´y trouver au milieu de ces troupeaux de niaises prétentieuses… quelque caractère singulier et saillant dans de jolis petits corps´ (“It's been a long time since you took so many vacations… I warn you that you are mortal and that pleasures are mixed with bitterness. Still, aren´t they all so insipid… you will find the way, I have no doubt, to make some infidelities to your beautiful Parisian couple, whom your discretion covers with a mysterious and praiseworthy veil. You can find in provinces certain beauties… It is not rare to find there in the middle of these herds of pretentious fools… some singular and salient character with pretty little bodies”) Delacroix further refers to a painting he is not starting yet, and refers to his mood and his artist self-esteem, and states `J´ai là dans mon atelier depuis plusieurs jours une grande toile encore toute blanche et vierge;…Tu chatouilles mon amour-propre d´artiste avec le succès… je me croirai bientôt moi-même un ancient..´ (“ I have there in my studio for several days a large canvas still all white and blank;... You tickle my self-esteem as an artist mentioning success... I will soon believe myself an ancient...”) Delacroix writes his fourth page to the upper and lower borders of the address leaf, bearing a red wax seal in fine condition, showing a bust portrait. Overall creasing, otherwise G
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`..I could perhaps do your drawn portrait; but my eyes, already very tired, refuse..´INGRES JEAN-AUGUSTE: (1780-1867) French Painter. A Painter of History, and a renowned portraitist. Acknowledged as the leader of the Neoclassic school in France, he is a precursor of modern art, influencing Picasso, Matisse and other modernists. A.L.S., `J. Ingres´, one page, 8vo, Paris, 5th December 1855, in French. Ingres confesses the reason why he cannot paint his correspondent´s portrait, and states `Il est vrai que ma bonne volonté m´a entrainé au dela de la possibilité, lorsque je vous ai laisse entrevoir que je pourrais peut-être faire votre portrait dessiné; mais mes yeux déja tres fatigués se refusent de plus en plus a ce genre de travail et je me vois dans l´impossibilité de répondre a votre désir..´ (“I have to say that my good will carried me beyond the possibility when I made you believe that I could perhaps do your drawn portrait; but my eyes, already very tired, refuse more and more this kind of work and I find myself unable to respond to your desire”) Very small overall minor creasing, with a water stain to the right bottom corner, not affecting the text or signature. G
Los 595
MATISSE HENRI: (1869-1954) French Artist. Rare signed and inscribed printed 9.5 x 12 photograph by Matisse. Signed `Henri Matisse´ in bold black ink to the white lower border above his printed full name. Also dated 28th July 1939 in his own hand. Matisse has inscribed it to `Monsieur Chlomovitch´. The printed photograph has been removed from a painting catalogue and shows to the verso a close portrait of French painter Georges Braque. Light crease to the right white border, not affecting the signature, and small scratch to the upper left corner, otherwise G to VG Erich Slomovic (1915-1942) Yugoslavian Jewish art Collector. Slomovic was personal secretary and protégé of one of the most important art dealers of the 20th century Ambroise Vollard. When Vollard died in 1939, at the time of Nazi invasion of France, Slomovic left over 200 artworks in a bank vault in Paris and shipped the rest to Belgrade. Slomovic died in a concentration camp victim of holocaust at the very early age of 27. In 1979 the French bank opened the vault with the artworks, including paintings of Renoir and Matisse. The legal dispute of the ownership is still ongoing.
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VAN DONGEN KEES: (1877-1968) Dutch Painter, a member of the Fauves. A fine A.L.S., Van Dongen, one page, 8vo, Paris, 14th September 1934, on the printed stationery of the Royal Monceau Hotel in Paris, to Monsieur Bourgignon, Curator of the Malmaison Museum, in French. Van Dogen refers to one of his paintings and requests an appointment to negotiate conditions, stating in part `Madame Paul Clémenceau m´a fait part du désir d´amis du Président Painlevé don't j´ai peint le portrait, d´acquérir ce portrait pour les musées de Malmaison´ (“Madame Paul Clemenceau informed me of the desire of friends of President Painlevé, whose portrait I painted, to acquire this portrait for the museums of Malmaison”) Very small overall age wear with small creases to the lower corners, otherwise G to VG Paul Painlevé (1863-1933) French Statesman and Mathematician. Prime Minister of the French Third Republic in 1917 and 1925.Madame Paul Clemenceau was Georges Clemenceau´s sister-in-law.
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MAAR DORA: (1907-1997) Her real name being Henriette Theodora Markovitch. French Photographer, Painter and Poet. Dora Maar was one of Pablo Picasso´s muses and his romantic partner, and was depicted in a good number of his paintings such as Portrait of Dora Maar or Dora Maar au Chat. Unusual A.N.S., Dora Maar, one page, folio, 13th February 1957, to Henri Corbiere, in French. Maar responds to three questions written in the hand of a collector to the upper part of the document and responds `Difficiles´, to the first question related to her artistic debut, `Second métier et fortune personnelle´ (“Second job and personal fortune”) to the second question referring to how could she pay her day by day until she made money with her artistic works, and to the last question asking “Which painting made you best known? And which one do you consider your masterpiece?”, Maar answers `I ignore it. I am waiting for it´. VG
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[SURREALISTS]: PICASSO PABLO: (1881-1973) Spanish painter, a co-founder of the Cubist movement. Blue ink signature ('Picasso') to the verso of a postcard photograph depicting various sunbathers relaxing on the Cannes beach, n.p. (Cannes), n.d. ('le Samedi 28'; 28th August 1936?), addressed to Man Ray in Paris. The postcard also features an interesting selection of other signatures and autograph notes comprising Paul Eluard (1895-1952) French poet, one of the founders of the Surrealist movement, 'Ooooh!!!! Que faites-vous baron? Nous vous esperons! Ton Paul', his wife Nusch Eluard (1906-1946) French performer, model and surrealist artist, Rosemonde ('Alors! Envoyez-vous', possibly the signature of Rosemonde Wilms, the nom de plume of Rosemonde Gion de Romesnil whose portrait Man Ray had taken in 1935 for her book Reflexions d'une innocente), Roland Penrose (1900-1984) English artist, historian and poet, a major collector and promoter of modern art and an associate of the Surrealists, 'Roland P, Reviens toi-va!', and his wife Valentine Penrose (1898-1978) French Surrealist poet, author and collagist. Hand addressed by Rosemonde to Monsieur Man Ray at 8 Rue du Val de Grace, Paris. An excellent grouping of signatures associated with Surrealism, and a wonderful association piece. The light postal cancellations only very slightly affect the text and signatures, which remain perfectly legible. VG Man Ray (1890-1976) American visual artist, a significant contributor to the Dada and Surrealist movements and a renowned pioneering fashion and portrait photographer.
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HOCKNEY DAVID: (1937- ) British Painter, Printmaker and stage Designer. One of the most influential British artists of the 20th century. In 1972 his work Portrait of an Artist became the most expensive painting by a living artist sold at auction. A good signed 10 x 8 colour photograph by Hockney, the image showing the British artist in a full-length pose, painting a racing car. Signed in bold blue ink across the image. Autograph obtained by collector in person in Vienna. EX
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