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ARTAUD Antonin (1896–1948). Autograph letter signed ‘Antonin…
See original version (French)
5
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ARTAUD Antonin (1896–1948). Autograph letter signed ‘Antonin…
See original version (French)
Estimate €400 - €500
Voluntary lot
Description
ARTAUD Antonin (1896–1948).
Autograph letter signed ‘Antonin Artaud’, [Ivry] Monday [1946], to Jacques PREVEL; 1 page, folio, with envelope.
Note:
Whilst convalescing at Dr Achille Delmas’s sanatorium in Ivry-sur-Seine (where he was given only very small doses), Artaud was suffering terribly from a lack of drugs and begged his friend to bring him a dose of laudanum.
‘I am ill and confined to bed in Ivry, where you have visited me twice. I thought I was going to die yesterday afternoon, Sunday, at about 3 o’clock. A tiny amount of 5 gr saved me. If you could find me something tomorrow and bring it to me, it would mean more to me than you can imagine. But what a wicked spirit had taken hold of you outside the St Germain des Prés metro station.”…
See original version (French)
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