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Antonin ARTAUD. *The Theatre and Its Double*.
See original version (French)
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Antonin ARTAUD. *The Theatre and Its Double*.
See original version (French)
Estimate €500 - €700
Voluntary lot
Description
Antonin ARTAUD. *The Theatre and Its Double*. Paris, Gallimard (Métamorphoses series), 1944.
In-12, paperback.
The book was first published in 1938.
Significant full-page autograph dedication:
To Mr Hermann Toussaint
The double of the theatre / is no longer life, / it is man / lost in the midst / of his
grotesque / alchemy—I mean / his anatomy / caught up in the storms (?) that / gave him
life / Antonin Artaud / 11 February 1947
The Flemish poet Hermann Toussaint van Boelaere (1875–1947) was the partner of the Belgian painter
and photographer Rachel Baes. Cover shows signs of wear.
See original version (French)
Auto-translation. Refer to original language for legal validity.
About the sale
Henri Michaux, the Sven Pitsey collection
Auction location
Auction time
10/29/2026 at 2:00 PM
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