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Weiller, Paul-Louis - A signed typewritten letter from Paul-…
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Weiller, Paul-Louis - A signed typewritten letter from Paul-…
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Estimate
€120 - €220
Voluntary lot
Description
Weiller, Paul-Louis - A signed typewritten letter from Paul-Louis Weiller dated 12 March 1985, followed by a page paying tribute to André Malraux - A 13-line signed typewritten letter from Paul-Louis Weiller dated 12 March 1985: ‘My friendship with Malraux dates back to before the war. It was in 1933 that he came to see me to ask for a plane and a pilot to take him to Arabia to find the ruins of the palaces of the Queen of Sheba. He brought back spectacular photographs of his adventure and an account which he reproduced in part in his *Anti-mémoires*…”, followed by a page entitled “Note on Malraux” by Paul-Louis Weiller: “A fighter, always for noble causes, wounded, imprisoned, an escapee and a member of the Resistance under the pseudonym Berger, he willingly embraced danger. His nature was one of sheer bravery, but his lucid mind took pleasure in the infinite variety of things…”. Paul-Louis Weiller (1893–1993) was a French businessman and patron of the arts. He was an aviation hero during the First World War. He witnessed the signing of the Treaty of Versailles as aide-de-camp to the commander-in-chief of the Allied forces. As an industrialist, he saw his companies nationalised: Gnome et Rhône became Secma, and his airlines became Air France. He was one of the great patrons of the arts, culture and French charitable causes.
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ID: 88412654
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