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DEHARME - CAHUN. LE COEUR DE PIC, 1937. IN-4, CART. ILLUSTRÉ D'UNE GRANDE FRAÎCHEUR. ENVOI DE DEHARME À VILDRAC
Estimate
3,000 - 5,000 EUR
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Description
- Cahun, Claude -- Lise Deharme
- Le Cœur de Pic. Paris, José Corti, 1937.
In-4 (262 x 212 mm). Cartonnage de l’éditeur, dos de toile verte, plats illustrés chacun d'une photographie en couleurs.Coiffes à peine écrasées et coupes légèrement frottées. Édition originale de 32 poèmes pour enfants de Lise Deharme. Envoi autographe signé à Charles Vildrac, à l’encre rouge :"Avec toute mon admiration de toujours et mon enchantement et mon plaisir pour sa ‘chanson’ du Populaire de ce matin".Vildrac collabora régulièrement avec Le Populaire de Paris, journal socialiste dirigé par Léon Blum. Rare livre surréaliste pour enfants, préfacé par Paul Éluard. Illustré de 21 (20 en noir et blanc, celui de la couverture en couleurs) assemblages énigmatiques de Claude Cahun : "French Surrealist children must be made of sterner stuff than ordinary kids : Deharme's imagery is not just dark in an Alice in Wonderland sense, but positively disturbing." (Parr & Badger, The Photobook, I, p. 108). Très bel exemplaire d'une remarquable fraîcheur.
Condition
Coiffes à peine écrasées et coupes légèrement frottées.
"In response to your inquiry, we are pleased to provide you with a general report of the condition of the property described above. Since we are not professional conservators or restorers, we urge you to consult with a restorer or conservator of your choice who will be better able to provide a detailed, professional report. Prospective buyers should inspect each lot to satisfy themselves as to condition and must understand that any statement made by Sotheby's is merely a subjective, qualified opinion. Prospective buyers should also refer to any Important Notices regarding this sale, which are printed in the Sale Catalogue.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF BUSINESS PRINTED IN THE SALE CATALOGUE."
"In response to your inquiry, we are pleased to provide you with a general report of the condition of the property described above. Since we are not professional conservators or restorers, we urge you to consult with a restorer or conservator of your choice who will be better able to provide a detailed, professional report. Prospective buyers should inspect each lot to satisfy themselves as to condition and must understand that any statement made by Sotheby's is merely a subjective, qualified opinion. Prospective buyers should also refer to any Important Notices regarding this sale, which are printed in the Sale Catalogue.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF BUSINESS PRINTED IN THE SALE CATALOGUE."