Léon DAUDET (1868-1942). Autograph manuscript, En route pour le Panthéon, [1908]; 1page in-fol. numbered 44. Against Zola's entry into the Panthéon. "En route pour le Panthéon sur les fourgons de l'Étranger. Sad Zola begins to think he'll never be in the Académie. - Patience... Clemenceau has given his ashes, or to be more precise, his poudrette, a tomb worthy of an armchair. Can you imagine this lost sentinel of Dreyfusism, smoking next to Victor Hugo? I can see Hugo standing up [...] In the meantime, the illustrious dead need only hold their noses".
Estimate
€100 - €150
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Not sold
Buyer's premium
30%
Léon DAUDET (1868-1942). Autograph manuscript, En route pour le Panthéon, [1908]; 1page in-fol. numbered 44.
Against Zola's entry into the Panthéon.
"En route pour le Panthéon sur les fourgons de l'Étranger. Sad Zola begins to think he'll never be in the Académie. - Patience... Clemenceau has given his ashes, or to be more precise, his poudrette, a tomb worthy of an armchair. Can you imagine this lost sentinel of Dreyfusism, smoking next to Victor Hugo? I can see Hugo standing up [...] In the meantime, the illustrious dead need only hold their noses".
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Tuesday 18 June 2024・14:00 (Europe/Paris)
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3, rue Favart
75002 Paris