25 - René CHAR. Le Poème pulvérisé.
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Estimate €3,000 - €4,000

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René CHAR. *Le Poème pulvérisé*. Paris, Fontaine, 1947. Large 8vo, tab-bound, black morocco, smooth spine, title in red letters on mosaic-patterned marbled calfskin panels on the front cover, black morocco linings, burgundy suede endpapers, cover and spine preserved, presentation box in half black morocco (Annie Boige, 2008). First edition: limited print run of 1,265 copies. One of the 65 first-impression copies on Johannot pure-thread paper (no. 19 HC), accompanied by an original engraving by Matisse, unsigned here. Antoine Coron notes Matisse’s disappointment upon receiving the book: “hence, no doubt, the small number of proofs signed by him.” (Coron, René Char, no. 145: “The most significant collection of the immediate post-war period.” – John Bidwell, *Graphic Passion. Matisse and the Book Arts*, 2016, no. 33.) The frontispiece is reprinted on the title page; the cover and spine are made of paper and have been reattached.

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About the sale Henri Michaux, the Sven Pitsey collection

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25 - René CHAR. *Le Poème pulvérisé*. See original version (French)

25 - René CHAR. Le Poème pulvérisé.
See original version (French)