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627 - Louis-Marie-Julien VIAUD known as Pierre LOTI (1850-1923).
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Estimate €500 - €1,000
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Louis-Marie-Julien VIAUD known as Pierre LOTI (1850-1923). A very fine set of more than 150 autographed documents signed "P. Loti" and one "J. Viaud", comprising letters, notes, business cards and photographic cards addressed to Doctor Étienne Durruty and his wife. There is also a copy of Pierre Loti's La Hyène Enragée, signed in 1919 and sent by the author to Madame Gain. This private correspondence bears witness to the close friendship between Pierre Loti and Dr Durruty, a doctor from Henday, and his wife, who were among the writer's closest friends during his stays on the Basque coast. These exchanges consist mainly of friendly and family messages (travel announcements, dates of arrival in Hendaye, warm thanks for the hospitality received, requests for appointments for medical advice, invitations). Pierre Loti alternated between expressions of affection, strokes of humour, delicate attentions and occasional mild reproaches addressed to his correspondents. Several documents mention his regular stays in Hendaye, as well as his travels. There are also a few references to his son Samuel, his preoccupations with the First World War and his family life. Around twenty captioned photographs accompany these exchanges. They illustrate the play "La Fille du Ciel". This Chinese drama, written by Judith Gautier (1845-1917) and Pierre Loti in the early 20th century and published in 1911, was originally written for Sarah Bernhardt. The play plunges the audience into a legendary imperial China, with its sumptuous palaces, besieged citadels, lotus gardens, court ceremonies and ancestral tombs. The plot is loosely based on major episodes in Chinese history, including the Taiping revolt and the final days of the Qing dynasty.
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About the sale COLLECTION: stamps and old letters, dispersal of a major collection on the Liberation, marcophily, autograph letters, coins and banknotes
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Auction time 06/09/2026 at 9:30 AM
Ref. : C00596 - 257
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