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171 - GUITRY (Sacha). Love poem to his wife.
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Estimate €500 - €800
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GUITRY (Sacha). Love poem to his wife. Exceptional file on Sacha Guitry compiled by Jacques Crépineau (1932-2017), containing among other things a love poem handwritten and signed by the artist, accompanied by 3 original photos of the couple. This poem, most likely written after his imprisonment in 1944, was addressed to his last wife, Geneviève de Séréville, and combines memories of real imprisonment with memories of voluntary love: "One year! A whole year! And how right I was to flee from prison to be chained in the collar of your two arms...". - and he finishes - "...and with a kiss you set me free." Circa 1944. Folio (330 x 250 mm). Letter on double sheet, old pearly paper, with a central fold, prepared with 3 photos mounted on wove paper, cover with a sticker decorated with a reproduction of Guitry's signature, tricolour ribbon. All in a double cardboard slipcase, with the title "Le Sacre de Sacha Guitry" on the spine of the folder. Also included: - Indian ink drawing signed "MP" showing Sacha Guitry in profile, smoking a pipe. - Printed plate in black of the caricature of the composer Reynaldo Hahn by Georges Bastia (1904-1980). - HAHN (Reynaldo). O my beautiful stranger. Musical in 3 acts by Sacha Guitry. Music by Reynaldo Hahn (Éditions Salabert, 1933). Score for piano and vocals of 5 arias from the score of this musical first performed at the Bouffes-Parisiens on 5 October 1933, with Suzanne Dantès, Arletty and Simone Simon in the female roles: Strophes d'Antoinette, Couplets de Félicie (À la chalcographie), Ô mon bel inconnu (valse chantée), Chanson à deux voix (Qu'est-ce qu'il faut pour être heureux), and Couplets de Marie-Anne. The cover is illustrated by Uzelac. The illustrated programme for the Bouffes-Parisiens premiere is included. - Hommage à Sacha Guitry, exhibition at the Théâtre Édouard VII, 1984. - Offprint of a poem by Guitry illustrated by Émile Compard. [Paris, Raoul Solar - Collection Les Voix célèbres, 1947, In-4, 6 ff. - The issue of Paris Match of 3 August 1957 devoted to Guitry's death, in exceptional condition, containing only the articles devoted to Guitry and full of numerous newspaper cuttings. Provenance: ex-libris of Jacques Crépineau (1932-2017), director of the Théâtre de la Michodière, theatre historian and well-known and much-loved collector.
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About the sale Prestige sale - Antiquarian and collectible books
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Auction time 06/15/2026 at 2:00 PM
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