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a drawing of a tree on a piece of paperan old photo - plate of a man and woman walking on a piersomeone is drawing a picture on a piece of paper with a pencilsomeone is drawing a tree on a piece of paper with a pencilan old envelope with a handwritten note on it sitting on a tablesomeone is drawing a picture on a piece of paper with a pencilan old photo of a book opened to reveal a collection of old photographsseveral old black and white photographs of trees and a postcard
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135 - Henri MICHAUX. Sketchbook. Undated [1939?].
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Estimate €4,000 - €5,000
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Description
Henri MICHAUX. Sketchbook. Undated [1939?]. Small 16mo, stapled (11.5 x 8.5 cm), in a green cloth slipcase. A valuable sketchbook comprising 34 pages covered with sketches and handwritten notes in pencil: references to works on travels in Persia, India, Tibet, Burma and Siam. The 29 drawings mainly depict trees and branches, sometimes featuring architectural elements, animals or silhouettes of figures. Some are unmistakably reminiscent of the illustrations in *Arbres des tropiques*. During his stay in Brazil in 1939, Michaux wrote a letter to Jean Paulhan in which he stated: “I draw trees wilder than those of the virgin forest.” Included are: 13 original black-and-white photographic prints (9 x 6.5 cm) and 7 negatives (5 of which correspond to some of the developed photographs); in a photographer’s pouch, Optica Lux, from Rio de Janeiro. Brazilian landscapes, featuring trees, rivers and rocks. Two photographs depict a woman on horseback. Two original black-and-white photographic prints (9 x 6 cm) and seven negatives; in a ‘Photo-Plait’ photographer’s folder, made in Paris. Series depicting a lady in a coat along a riverbank, amongst trees or on the deck of a ship.
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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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