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MERMOZ Jean
See original version (French)
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MERMOZ Jean
See original version (French)
Estimate €1,000 - €1,200
Voluntary lot
Description
MERMOZ Jean
Signed autograph POEM, To the painter Merodack-Jeaneau, Arcachon, August [1918?]; 1 page, large 8vo.
A poem of 32 lines, dedicated to the painter Alexis Mérodack-Jeaneau (1873–1919).
‘The beautiful setting suns
That fade upon the shores
And lend the silver waves
A dreamlike languor […]
All these sombre beauties
And all this majesty
Of the sea as it dies
In its final splendour
Are worthy of the man who loves
That supreme delight
Which we call Art’…
Provenance: - Jean Mermoz (1901–1936);
- Gabrielle Gillet-Mermoz (1880–1955);
- Then passed down through the family
See original version (French)
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