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59 - Georges ANNENKOV (1889-1974) Typescript of the literary port…
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Georges ANNENKOV (1889-1974) Typescript of the literary portrait of Boris Pasternak. 17 pages in French with handwritten corrections in blue ink, describing the artistic and literary context before the revolution, then containing a long passage on Vladimir Nabokov, alluding to J.-P. Sartre's criticism. Annenkov also says that he designed the sets for two Russian-language plays by Nabokov that were performed in Paris in 1939, without being paid, before the war interrupted the performances. Nabokov later came back to him to ask him to illustrate the first version of Lolita, which was being performed in Paris, and to recommend him to J.-L. Barrault (a renowned director): "Today Nabokov, for whom I still have very friendly feelings, fortunately for him, no longer needs my recommendations".
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About the sale EASTERN EUROPEAN ART - Atelier Léon LEVKOVITCH (1936-2025)
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Auction time 06/16/2026 at 2:00 PM
Pictures credits:
MAGNIN WEDRY/THIERRY JACOB
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