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René CHAR. *Les Compagnons dans le jardin*.
See original version (French)
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René CHAR. *Les Compagnons dans le jardin*.
See original version (French)
Estimate €600 - €800
Voluntary lot
Description
René CHAR. *Les Compagnons dans le jardin*. 1956. Typescript with handwritten corrections and additions, titled, signed and dated, 4 pages in-4 (minor tears to the margins of the leaves).
Working draft of the first poem opening the eponymous collection, published by Louis Broder in 1957 and illustrated by Zao Wou-Ki: around fifteen handwritten corrections, including nine lines on a pasted-in tab, with handwritten title, signature and date.
Among the variations are a few words crossed out and corrected, including a paragraph that has been entirely rewritten: “Turn, leap, newly wedded, it was the lightning, the opulence; it is, at most, the rose”, becoming: “Lightning and rose, within us, in their fleetingness, for our fulfilment, touch, join, add, join.” In the final version, Char will retain “add”.
Several lines have not yet been composed (corresponding to 11 printed lines); the poem, which ends here with: “In our gardens, forests are taking shape”, will be followed by two further stanzas in the final text.
See original version (French)
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About the sale
Henri Michaux, the Sven Pitsey collection
Auction location
Auction time
10/29/2026 at 2:00 PM
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