AUTOGRAPH LETTERS & MANUSCRIPTS
Tuesday 6 October 2020 at 14:00
9, rue Drouot, 75009 Paris
312 lots
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1 - AUTOGRAPH ALBUM. About 90 P.A.S., signatures and drawings, 1938-1948, to Pierre Constantin-Weyer; on 53 leaves of an in-8 booklet bound red basane (used binding). Attached is a pencil drawing by Fernand Maillaud (ox team ). Album of the son of the writer Maurice Constantin-Weyer, with numerous autographs of personalities from the arts, literature, music, dance and cinema (notably during the shooting of the film La Loi du Nord in 1939): Maurice Asselin (drawing), Maurice Bedel, René Benjamin, G
Result €665Estimate €400 - €500 -
2 - ARCHITECTS. 25 letters or coins, most of them L.A.S. Jean-Antoine Alavoine (1825), Louis-Martin Berthault (1820, in Rondelet), Alexandre-Théodore Brongniart (1802, to his mother ; plus one of his son the mineralogist, 1826), Auguste Caristie (1827, to visit the work of the Bourse), Jacques Cellerier (1806, in Amaury-Duval, hoping to obtain a vacant position as architect of the Bâtiments civils after the death of Jallier de Savault, recalling his previous achievements, Veterinary School, Opera
Result €768Estimate €300 - €400 -
3 - George AURIOL (1863-1938) cartoonist, singer, writer, one of the personalities of the Black Cat. 15 L.A.S. and 3 L.A. (4 incomplete), 1911-1924, to Georges Maurevert; 46 pages in various formats, some with his monogram, others on the back of postcards, qqs addresses and envelopes. A leaflet of his Second Book of Monograms is attached . (1908), an excerpt from L'Art, le boulevard et la vie (1911), and an l.a.s. by Jean Georges Auriol, teaching Maurevert the circumstances of his father's death (F
Result €384Estimate €300 - €400 -
4 - Victor BALTARD (1805-1874) architect. L.A.S., March 8, 1858, to Aristide Cavaillé-Coll; 1 page in-8, address. One joins L.A.S. of Léon Breuil, Gabriel Davioud and Hippolyte Moreau, and an autogr. business card of Paul Gasq. About the organ case of the Saint-Louis d'Antin church, for which Cavaillé-Coll built the organs in 1858. "One of the necessities that we did not think of in the combination of our organ case is the operation and location of the clock, which is indispensable for the servi
Result €384Estimate €100 - €150 -
5 - BEAUX-ARTS. 36 letters or coins, most of them L.A.S., 17th-early 19th century. Jean-Baptiste Alliaud (p.s., commitment to complete a marble statue of General Spain conforming to the plaster model of the late Charles-Antoine Callamard, countersigned by the statuary Cartellier and the bronze maker Delafontaine, 1815). Joseph Aved (l.s., Saintry 1756). Jean de Boullongne (l.s., concerning the portrait of his father Louis de Boullogne by Rigaud which he had engraved by Lépicié, 1737). Jean-Franç
Result €2,688Estimate €2,000 - €3,000 -
6 - fine arts. 6 L.A.S. or P.A.S. Ernest Beulé, Nicolas-Toussaint Charlet, Auguste Comte de Forbin, Théodore Gudin, James Pradier, Émile Signol.
Result €192Estimate €60 - €80 -
7 - BEAUX-ARTS. 15 letters or coins, most of them L.A.S. David d'Angers, Antoine Étex (to Mme Poupart de Hauteville), Gavarni (to Dutacq), Jean-Léon Gérôme (1852), Henri Harpignies (to Chennevières, 1865), Jean-Baptiste Isabey (to Pixerécourt, 1826), Nélie Jacquemart (at Haro, 1873), Jean-Paul Laurens, Philippe Lemaire (1860), Mathieu-Meusnier (at Champfleury, 1864), Ernest Meissonier (at Tedesco, 1856), Luc-Olivier Merson (at H. Roujon), Achille Oudinot (to L. de La Sicotière, 1858), Horac
Result €384Estimate €250 - €300 -
8 - BEAUX-ARTS. 31 letters or coins, most of them L.A.S. John Christoforou (2, inter. on Francis Bacon), Maxime Dethomas, Hermann-Paul (3), André Mary (12, including an autogr. manuscript Le Doctrinal des preux), Jean Messagier (3), Étienne Moreau-Nélaton (2), Alexis Poliakoff, Paul Renouard (7).
Result €320Estimate €250 - €300 -
9 - BEAUX-ARTS A. 11 L.A.S. Enclosed are 2 original Indian ink drawings signed Acer, 1880 (plus one print run) for the satirical newspaper Le Charivari: L'Arlequin Financier and Le Charivari Financier (16 x 26 cm each). Plus a small dossier on the Incoherent Arts with L.A.S. by Jules Lévy, 2 letters addressed to him, and invitation cards and tickets, program... Louise Abbéma (thanking for a kind note in Le Rappel; plus an engraved portrait). Victor Adam (to A. Magimel, 1864). Edmond Aman-Jean (2)
Result €704Estimate €200 - €250 -
10 - BEAUX-ARTS B. About 65 L.A.S., plus various documents. Jean Baffier (to journalist Charles Laurent). Valdo Barbey. Jacques-Jean Barre (4, concerning statuettes for the Duchess of Orléans, corner essays...). Albert Barre (3, one concerning the statuette of Mrs. Delaroche, one to Emma Guyet-Desfontaines). Albert Bartholomé (16, to Mireille Dubufe-Contant, 1909-1918). Paul Baudry (2, to Francisque Sarcey for an article against the army, and to Auguste de Girardot). Joseph Beaume (to Zimmermann,
Result €576Estimate €400 - €500 -
11 - BEAUX-ARTS C. About 60 L.A.S., plus various documents. Georges Cain (10, several at Noël Charavay for autograph purchases, another at Émile Augier; photograph of his portrait of the actor Lhéritier with pen sketch in the margins and dedication a.s.; engraved card; plus 2 of his brother Henri). José de Cala y Moya. Antoine Calbet. Leonetto Cappiello. Étienne Carjat (to a painter friend, whose watercolours he tries to place). Carolus-Duran (3). René Carrère (2 cards, one with drawing). Pi
Result €640Estimate €400 - €500 -
12 - BEAUX-ARTS D. About 55 L.A.S., plus various documents. Isidore Dagnan (2 to J. Zimmermann). Jules Dalou (in Charavay). Jean Dampt. DANTAN Jeune (at Zimmermann). Adrien Dauzats (3 at Zimmermann). Pierre-Jean David d'Angers (1848). Hermine David (to the publisher Henri Jonquières, 1952, on his illustrated books). Maxime David (2, to Mareste and the sculptor Mathieu Meusnier). Henri Decaisne (2, to Mrs Zimmermann and Prosper Mérimée). Paul Delaroche (4, to an engraver, making remarks on an eng
Result €768Estimate €400 - €500 -
13 - FINE ARTS E-F. 26 L.A.S. Harod Stanley Ede (2 in Maurice Sachs, Tate Gallery 1935). Antoine Etex (on his statue of Rossini for the Opera). Georges d'Espagnat (to Frantz Jourdain, 1923). Paul d'Estournelles de Constant (on the Louvre's acquisition of the Venus de Chassériau). Abel Faivre (5, to his friend Lhermite, and to R. Alphandéry). Léon Feuchère. Eugène Feyen. François Flameng (2, one with an amusing drawing). Eugène Flandin (to Zimmermann, who buys a painting from him). Léon Fleur
Result €320Estimate €250 - €300 -
14 - BEAUX-ARTS G. About 62 L.A.S. Gabriel-Rousseau (to Frantz Jourdain, 1923). Paul Gallimard. Édouard Gatteaux. Gustave Geffroy (7, to R. Binet, F. Clerget and Henri Béraud). Waldemar George (to Maurice Sachs, 1928). Jean-Léon Gérôme (6, to Chérif Pacha, Bénédict Masson..., 1872-1902). Henri Gervex (2). Félix Giacomotti. Giraldon-Bovinet. Karl Girardet. Jules Girardet (Champex 1892). Pierre Girieud. Léon Glaize (12 LAS to Noël Charavay et Mme, 1908-1921). Marie-Eléonore Godefroid (7, m
Result €768Estimate €400 - €500 -
15 - FINE ARTS H-K. About 55 L.A.S. or documents. Alice Halicka. Henri Harpignies (in Japy, 1879, about La Bourboule; plus letter from Rose Maireau, and ms article by Pierre Mille, Le peintre Harpignies et les corbeaux). Hortense Haudebourt-Lescot (2 to the Count of Forbin). François-Joseph Heim (2, claiming a down payment on the painting commissioned for the cathedral of Strasbourg, and to Zimmermann in 1842). André Hellé (postcard with watercolour drawing). Paul Helleu (3). Louis Hersent (2, on
Result €1,024Estimate €400 - €500 -
16 - BEAUX-ARTS L. Approx. 95 L.A.S. Jean-Émile Laboureur. Alexandre Laemlein. Georges Lafenestre (39 to his "dear little one", 1882-1906; plus Léon Godard at Sully-Prudhomme sur Lafenestre in 1870, Camille Doucet at Lafenestre, etc.). Louis-Eugène Lambert. Prosper Lafaye (in Zimmermann, 1838). Charles Landelle (before his departure to the Orient, 1875). Henry Lapauze. Pierre Laprade (to Joachim Gasquet, talking about Tristan Derème and Fénéon). Gaston La Touche (2). Léon Lebègue, giving his
Result €832Estimate €400 - €500 -
17 - BEAUX-ARTS M-O. 40 letters or pieces, most of them L.A.S. Achille Louis Martinet (2 to Charles Jourdain, 1875). Jean-Baptiste Mauzaisse (to Zimmermann, 1833). Pierre-Jules Mène (to Dumas fils to attend L'Étrangère, 1876). Yvonne Mille. Lizinska de Mirbel (6, including 3 in Zimmermann). Antonin Moine (2, to the publisher Krabbe, 1839: biographical card with a list of his works, and to Joseph Zimmermann by offering a pastel). Charles Monginot (with watercolour, 1883). Frédéric Montenard (2).
Result €576Estimate €400 - €500 -
18 - BEAUX-ARTS P. 27 letters or coins, most of them L.A.S. Paulin-Guérin (to the Count of Forbin, 1827, about a full-length portrait of the King which he agreed to execute for only 1200 F). Alexis-Joseph Pérignon. Alphonse Périn (to Albert Magimel, 1864). Aimé Perret. François-Édouard Picot (7, mostly to Zimmermann). Eugène Pirodon (3). Claudius Popelin (long letter to a friend, 1881, talking about Princess Mathilde, her son Gustave, friends Benedetti and Primoli and his edition of Le Songe
Result €320Estimate €250 - €300 -
19 - BEAUX-ARTS R. 33 letters or pieces, most of them L.A.S. Auguste Racinet (3, about his book on the history of costume, 1890). Joséphine Redouté. Jean-Baptiste Regnault (applying for the position of drawing inspector at the École Polytechnique, 1816). Ary Renan. Pierre Revoil (to the Duke de Maillé, 1822, offering a drawing to the Duchess and exposing the subject of the painting commissioned by Monsieur: "My hero will be François I conferring chivalry on his grandson François II, on his ret
Result €896Estimate €300 - €400 -
20 - FINE ARTS S-T. 34 letters, most of them L.A.S. Louis Sabattier (membership of the Ligue de la Patrie Française). Émile Sabouraud. Ary Scheffer (5, most of them to Zimmermann and Mme). Jean-Gabriel Scheffer (Geneva 1864, to Albert Magimel). Victor Schnetz (3, 2 of them at Zimmermann, on his intention to apply for the post of Director of the Academy of Rome). François Sicard (7 to Noël Charavay, 1912-1924, on Anatole France, his monument to the Pantheon, etc.). Xavier Sigalon (1827, to the C
Result €448Estimate €300 - €400 -
21 - FINE ARTS V-Z. 25 letters or pieces, most of them L.A.S. A few photographs of painters are attached, and various documents, including a set of 10 letters addressed to the painter Jules Contant or his wife née Mireille Dubufe (G. Duruy, René-Xavier Prinet, Henry Roujon, Hélène Vacaresco, Jean-Joseph Weerts , etc.). Jules Valadon. Jean Veber (plus an illustrated programme). Horace Vernet (2). Jean-Georges Vibert (to the publisher Heilbuth). Daniel Vierge. Édouard Vuillard (to Mme Fontaine).
Result €576Estimate €300 - €400 -
22 - FINE ARTS AND MISCELLANEOUS. 10 letters or pieces, most of them L.A.S. René Besset (3, and attached doc.), Leonetto Cappiello (to J. Boulenger), Jules Chéret (to G. Montorgueil), Paul Colin, Foujita (signature with small drawing on the program of the Kermesse aux Étoiles, with Dadzu, Mistinguett, Touchagues, Paulette Dubost, N. Roquevert, Ph. Hériat, R. Bussières, Cami, A. Préjean, Y. Chauviré, etc.), Conrad Kickert, Raymond Peynet (signature with small drawing), Touchagues (signature).
Result €371Estimate €200 - €250 -
23 - Hans BELLMER (1902-1975). L.A.S., Castres December 24, 1946, to Joë Bousquet; 2 pages in-4 on fine pink paper. Interesting letter about his work.... "The Doll's Games are set in motion. As for their sequel L'Anatomie, I will publish an extract in the next issue of 4 Vents and another passage (with three drawings) in Vrille. In the latter there will be the part devoted to your experience and which closes on the two Love Letters. What prevents me for the moment from completing the Anatomy and th
Estimate €1,000 - €1,500 -
24 - Jacques-Émile BLANCHE (1861-1942). Signed autograph manuscript; 2 pages in-4. Attached is a small portrait of Blanche in profile in pen. On Albert Besnard, about an exhibition at Georges Petit's. "What generosity of a prodigal, what strong health, what variety! ...] They are mother-of-pearl flesh, iridescent glass, oriental scarves, ... robust or slender nudes, portraits ingeniously combined, in interiors lit from all sides, by doors to the garden and by lamps; ... Besnard is in the line of ou
Result €153Estimate €200 - €300 -
25 - Pierre BONNARD (1867-1947). L.A.S. ,Dimanche, à une amie [l'actrice Marthe Mellot, Mme Alfred Athis?] ; 1 page in-8. " This morning Marthe just had a little spit-up of blood. I hope it's not serious, but it's at least eight days of immobility. So we'll have to postpone this lunch. We look forward to spending some time with you. It's only a rain check, I'm counting on it"... In postscript: "The Thadee [Natanson] wrote to us that they would come to my country on Monday to settle down.
Estimate €400 - €500 -
26 - Léon BONNAT (1833-1922). L.A.S., and annotated photograph; 3 pages in-8, and 27 x 35 cm. Saturday, to a friend, asking for technical advice on how to use Damar's gum. Photograph of the students of the Bonnat workshop posing in the Cour du Mûrier of the École des Beaux-Arts in January 1898 (Pons photograph; 17.2 x 23.4 cm, glued on cardboard 27 x 35 cm), abundantly annotated in the margins by one of them, who wrote down the names or quality of most of the students : "Jacquot de France, logist
Result €640Estimate €250 - €300 -
27 - Camille BRYEN (1907-1977). L.A.S., [November 1960, to Jacques Polieri, organizer of the 3rd Festival de l'Art d'avant-garde]; 1 page in-4 (small slit). Attached is a sheet of 3 original black pen drawings, improvisations or automatic drawings, on the back cover of the cover of Edith Galliner's exhibition at Galerie Jacques Massol in June 1968 (23.5 x 18.5 cm); plus 2 photographs of Camille Bryen: one by André Villers (signature and stamp on the back), the other in the process of painting (plus
Result €256Estimate €150 - €200 -
28 - Alexander CALDER (1898-1976). L.A.S. "Sandy Calder", Roxbury, January 11, 1957, to Ray Sutter in Montmorency; 1 page in-4 stamped with his name and address, envelope with red grease pencil underlining and stamps. Amusing letter of greetings to his friend from Saché the painter and master glassmaker Raymond Sutter. "Dear Ray, We're glad you have the water. But don't drink too much of it! It's bad for your beautiful teeth! Happy New Year to all of you"... Above Sutter's address in Montmorency, h
Estimate €800 - €1,000 -
29 - Gaston CHAISSAC (1910-1964). L.A.S., [circa 1950?], to André Bloc; 2 pages petit in-4 on a squared sheet of school notebook. Very nice letter on his painting. "I am thinking about your cardboard and that it is quite possible that what I painted on it is too undignified and I must hesitate to deliver it to you like that but there is something I can do to fix it: it is that I paint on the other side with gouache something, something with traces of peelings, peelings and breaks because that is th
Estimate €700 - €800 -
30 - Gaston CHAISSAC. L.A.S. with 2 autograph poems signed, To Mr. Francis Legrand, Ste-Florence February 18, 1960; 2 pages in-4. He sends him new poems and announces that some of them will be published in magazines; he started painting again, but feels exhausted On the sheet, two amusing poems, a kind of drinking songs: "3 femmes d'ivrognes"..., and "Monsieur Flênejine aime la chopine"... The first one (12 verses) appears alone on the whole first page, dated and signed : " 3 femmes d'ivrognesS'en
Estimate €800 - €1,000 -
31 - Nicolas-Toussaint CHARLET (1792-1845). 5 L.A.S., 1832-1844; 8 pages various formats, addresses. August 7, 1832, to his colleague Jacques-Jean Barre, to retire from the artistic circle of the Ten, after having been appointed "President of the Political and Literary Society of the Saviours of the Capitol" . July 25, 1834, to a colonel of the Paris National Guard, in favor of Sergeant Major Leroy-Ladurie. March 5, 1840, to Hippolyte Bellangé, on the subscription to the monument to Géricault. Jul
Estimate €300 - €400 -
32 - Jules CHÉRET (1836-1932) painter and poster artist. 2 L.A.S., Paris 1890-1912; 1 page in-8 (mourning) and 4 pages in-12 (portrait attached). An L.A.S. by Pierre Carrier-Belleuse, co-signed by Auguste Gorguet (1915) is attached . April 3, 1890, thanking for "the beautiful article published about me in your esteemed newspaper"... June 9, 1912, to Georges Normandy. He owes him some exquisite pages: "I am almost confused but also how much I am touched by it because I also feel such flattering thi
Result €102Estimate €100 - €150 -
33 - Giorgio de chirico (1888-1978). L.A.S., Paris May 24, 1924, to Jacques Rouché; 2 pages in-4 (some small marginal cracks). On his sets for Albert Roussel's ballet Bacchus et Ariane (premiered at the Opera on May 22, 1931). "I am very surprised (not to say disgusted) by the way I was treated at the Opera on the occasion of the premiere of Bacchus and Ariadne; the speacker who came at the end of the ballet to announce the names of the authors avoided pronouncing mine; yet it seems to me that when
Estimate €1,000 - €1,500 -
34 - Camille COROT (1796-1875). L.A.S., Sainte-Reine (Côte d'or) [10 August 1864], to the English painter Eyre Crowe (1824-1910); 3/4 page in-8, envelope. He waits for her on the 15th at his workshop, "r. paradis poissonnière 58 at 3:00 p.m. in the afternoon. We will have dinner together & at Brandon's company [his former student Jacob Edward Brandon (1831-1897)], to whom I will write a note. I would be very happy to spend a few hours with you..."...
Estimate €400 - €500 -
35 - Henri-Edmond Delacroix, known as Henri-Edmond CROSS (1856-1910). 12 autograph leaves of which 8 with drawings; 18 pages in-12 or in-16 in pencil, 4 bearing the workshop stamp. Notes and sketches. Accounts, list of books, notes for a trip to Milan and Verona, train timetables, list of works exhibited at Vollard's in 1901 (Le Bal villageois, La Lavandière, Vue de Menton, etc.).), list of paintings to be seen at the Lyon Museum with a drawing of Bathsheba at Veronese's bath; reflections: "Nothing
Result €1,024Estimate €800 - €1,000 -
36 - CURIOSA. Approximately 55 woodcuts, etchings, lithographs, photos or prints; various formats. Set of images and texts of an erotic nature, including about fifteen plates for Fanny Hill, six for Femmes de Verlaine sur Chine (1917), menus (including the heckling Morpion restaurant) and satirical prints (including the Code de la Biroute)...
Result €256Estimate €150 - €200 -
37 - Honoré DAUMIER (1808-1879). L.A.S., Wednesday, to the painter Jules Dupré; 3/4 page in-8 (framed with portrait). "My dear Dupré, you can tell Cleophas his painting is done. Best regards and see you soon. "... [Cléophas was the pseudonym of the actor Vincent-Alfred Baron (1820-1892), also a sculptor and collector; the drawing The Collector (Boijmans Van Beuningen Museum, Rotterdam) is dedicated to him].
Result €704Estimate €600 - €800 -
38 - Edgar Degas (1834-1917). L.A.S., Thursday 13 June 1889, to Albert Bartholomé; 3 pages in-12 (small mourning). Nice letter on his sculpture The Tub. He regrets not having taken advantage of the departure of Bartholomew's sculpture of Christ: "We would have followed to Dammartin, had lunch, and taken the train to sleep more gently until Paris"; he will go to see him at Crépy on Saturday. Then he talks about his sculpture Le Tub: "I worked a lot on the little wax. I made a base for it with cloth
Result €1,984Estimate €1,500 - €2,000 -
39 - Maurice DENIS (1870-1943). Manuscript autograph signed, Renoir, and 5 L.A.S., 1892-1943; 9 pages petit in-4, and 5 pages and quarter various sizes, one address. Renoir, article published in La Vie of February 1, 1920 under the title "La Mort de Renoir", and reprinted in 1922 in Nouvelles théories, sur l'art moderne, sur l'art sacré, 1914-1921. Tribute to Auguste Renoir (died December 3, 1919). Maurice Denis eulogizes the funeral oration of the parish priest of Cagnes, gives reflections and an
Result €1,984Estimate €500 - €700 -
40 - André DERAIN (1880-1954). Signed autograph manuscript, Hommage à Jacques-Émile Blanche, splendid painter and admirable critic; 9 infol. pages, with erasures and corrections. An amusing article against Jacques-Émile Blanche, a fake homage built on irony, published in the magazine Signaux de Belgique et de France in September 1921 . It takes a lot of courage to pay homage to "a rich, decorated, official man who portrays modern high society (presidents, marshals, barons, geniuses, etc.) and wh
Estimate €1,500 - €2,000 -
41 - Achille DEVÉRIA (1800-1857). L.A.S., [1827?], in Alcide de Beauchesne; half-page in-4, address (small tear by breaking the seal). An L.A.S. of his brother Eugène DEVÉRIA (1805-1865) is attached to Alcide de Beauchesne (1 page in-8), concerning a procedure for a "postulant": "render me the service of doing all that you can. You will be doing your friend a favour"... He sent him a drawing for Sosthenes de La Rochefoucauld (1785-1864, director of fine arts) "in exchange for my drawing of the Go
Estimate €150 - €200 -
42 - Gustave DORÉ (1832-1883). L.A.S., January 1, 1878, to the Reverend Frederick Kill Harford in London; 4 pages in-8, envelope. Beautiful letter to his English friend Frederick Kill Harford (1832-1906), clergyman, poet and musician, pioneer of music therapy. "Good day, Happy New Year and good wishes, dear friend ... But with what deep regret I hear that you are unhappy with your health. Make haste then, dear friend, for your nature is full of renewal and your temperament is naturally better, so m
Result €896Estimate €300 - €400 -
43 - Jean DUBUFFET (1901-1985). Original serigraph on Arches wove paper signed and dated " J.D. 75 " and marked " E.A. " in red ink ; 14 x 22 cm. This silkscreen, here in artist's proof, printed by the workshop Kizlik & De Broutelles, was intended for the head print of the book by Jean-Luc Parant : Les Yeux CIII CXXV (Fata Morgana, 1975).
Result €896Estimate €500 - €600 -
44 - Émile Othon FRIESZ (1879-1949). Autograph manuscript; 1 page and a half in-4 (slit at the fold). Enclosed is a photograph (by Guy Le Boyer), and 2 photographs of his studio (by Marc Vaux). Souvenirs of the Douanier Rousseau and Boulevard Montparnasse of 1900, where he had his "first small workshop in the rue Campagne-première [...] Then was pierced the Boulevard Raspail. The rush began that day - soon the misery became golden, splashed with light; the large cafés developed [...] The Douanier
Result €576Estimate €400 - €500 -
45 - [Paul GAUGUIN (1848-1903)]. Original photograph of Tahitienne, with autograph inscription on the back by George Daniel de MONFREID; 16 x 10 cm, albumen paper pasted (stains, folds and slits, small lacks in the lower corners). Rare portrait of the young Tahitian Tahura, the artist's model. On the back, his friend George Daniel de MONFREID noted: "Portrait of the Vahiné de Gauguin 1/2 white. Found in his papers after his death (disinfected because of the leprosy he had)".
Result €3,584Estimate €1,000 - €1,500 -
46 - [Paul GAUGUIN (1848-1903)]. Handwritten accounts, Taiohae 1901-1903; 6 pages in folio, ink stamp of the Société Commerciale de l'Océanie (wetted with small lacks in the upper left corner). Enclosed is an important documentary file compiled by Bernard Villaret (1909-2006), doctor and man of letters, author of novels and photographic albums: handwritten notes, copies of the sales minutes after Gauguin's death, typed and reworked articles by Villaret on the painter's last years; plus the book G
Estimate €1,500 - €2,000 -
47 - [Paul GAUGUIN]. George Daniel de monfreid (1856-1929) painter, friend of Gauguin. L.A.S. (incomplete from the beginning), [after 1903, to Mrs. Paul Gauguin, née Sophie Gad] ; 3 pages in-8. He encouraged him with regard to his son Jean Gauguin, who went into business: "There is nothing to say that he follows in the footsteps of his father, whose temperament he may have, but whose education he did not receive. ... he cannot have the same mentality. If he takes after his father, he may well excel
Result €384Estimate €150 - €200 -
48 - [Paul GAUGUIN] 7 original photographs of his wife Mette and their children; various formats. Enclosed are 20 photographs (reprints) of Gauguin and his entourage (various formats): the young Gauguin; his wife Mette; his daughter Aline; his son Émile; the painters Paul Sérusier, Émile Bernard and Émile Schuffenecker; the cellist Fritz Schneklud; the collector Gustave Arosa ... Beautiful ensemble from Pola Gauguin, the youngest of Gauguin's sons. Pictures of Mette Gad, as a child, with her bro
Result €3,584Estimate €800 - €1,000 -
49 - [Paul GAUGUIN] Judith GÉRARD ARLBERG (1881-1954) painter and translator, daughter-in-law William Molard, Gauguin's neighbour in 1893-1894, she undoubtedly had an affair with the painter. L.S., Boulancourt (Loiret) 7 November 1947, to Pola Gauguin; 2 typed pages. To Gauguin's youngest son (1883-1961). She rectifies some material errors in her article; as to the substance, "Gauguin is so above and beyond all justice and judgment that the question cannot be asked. He was a force of nature, one of
Result €896Estimate €200 - €300 -
50 - Antoine François GELÉE (1796-1860) draftsman and engraver. L.A.S., and 17 L.A.S. to him, 1819-1852. Very interesting together. Choisy-le-Roi October 17 [1819], to engraver Benoît Taurel, resident at the Villa Medici (4 p. in-4). Amusing and long letter in the form of an article written about himself, evoking his projects: a great etching "of the grandeur of Daphnis and Chloé and of Monsieur Laugier's Léandre" whose subject was given to him by the late Félix Boisselier. This is followed by
Result €768Estimate €500 - €700
About the sale
On October 06, 2020 at 2:00 pm
/> PRIVATE EXHIBITION :
by appointment with the expert until Friday, October 2, 2020
PUBLIC EXHIBITIONS :
Favart Sales Room:
Monday, October 5, 2020 from 11:00 am to 6:00 pm:
Tuesday, October 6, 2020 from 11:00 am to 12:00 pm:
Wednesday, October 7, 2020 from 11:00 am to 12:00 pm:
Telephone during the exhibition: 01 53 40 77 10
SALES RESPONSIBLE :
Marc GUYOT
marc.guyot@ader-paris.fr
01 53 40 77 10
>br />Based on :
Clementine DUBOIS
cdubois@ader-paris.fr
EXPERT :
Thierry BODIN, Les Autographes
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La vente se fera expressément au comptant.
Aucune réclamation ne sera recevable dès l’adjudication prononcée, les expositions successives permettant aux acquéreurs de constater l’état des objets présentés.
L’adjudicataire sera le plus offrant et dernier enchérisseur et aura pour obligation de remettre ses nom et adresse. En cas de contestation au moment des adjudications, c’est-à-dire s’il est établi que deux ou plusieurs enchérisseurs ont simultanément porté une enchère équivalente, soit à haute voix, soit par signe, et réclament en même temps cet objet après le prononcé du mot « adjugé », ledit objet sera immédiatement remis en adjudication au prix proposé par les enchérisseurs et tout le public sera admis à enchérir à nouveau.
La date indiquée entre crochets […] correspond à la création du modèle. La pièce présentée ayant été réalisée postérieurement.
Les éventuelles modifications aux conditions de vente ou aux descriptions du catalogue seront annoncées verbalement pendant la vente et notées sur le procès-verbal.
Frais de vente et paiement :
L’adjudicataire devra acquitter, en sus du montant de l’enchère, par lot, les frais et taxes suivants :
- 28 % TTC (20 % de TVA) sauf pour les livres 26 % TTC (5,5 % de TVA).
- 5,5 % de frais additionnels au titre de la taxe à l’importation temporaire, pour les lots dont le numéro est précédé d’un astérisque.
Dans certains cas, ces frais pourront faire l’objet d’un remboursement à l’acheteur.
Le paiement devra être effectué immédiatement après la vente :
- en espèces (euros) jusqu’à 1 000 € pour les ressortissants français ou jusqu’à 15 000 € pour les ressortissants étrangers (sur présentation d’un justificatif de domicile, avis d’imposition, etc. ; en plus du passeport).
- par carte bancaire (Visa, Mastercard).
- par paiement « 3D Secure » sur le site www.ader-paris.fr
- par virement bancaire en euros à l’ordre de ADER.
Banque Caisse des Dépôts et Consignations, DRFIP Paris, 94 rue Réaumur, 75104 PARIS Cedex 02
RIB : 40031 00001 000042 3555K 89 - IBAN : FR72 4003 1000 0100 0042 3555 K89 - BIC : CDCGFRPPXXX
Le règlement par chèque n’est plus accepté.
Ordres d’achat :
Un enchérisseur ne pouvant assister à la vente devra remplir le formulaire d’ordre d’achat inclus dans ce catalogue et le signer.
ADER agira pour le compte de l’enchérisseur, selon les instructions contenues dans le formulaire d’ordre d’achat, ceci afin d’essayer d’acheter le ou les lots au prix le plus bas possible et ne dépassant, en aucun cas, le montant maximum indiqué par l’enchérisseur.
Ledit formulaire devra être adressé et reçu à l’étude au plus tard 24 heures avant le début de la vente.
Les ordres d’achat ou les enchères par téléphone sont une facilité pour les clients. ADER n’est pas responsable pour avoir manqué d’exécuter un ordre par erreur ou pour toute autre cause. Merci de vérifier après envoi que votre ordre d’achat a été dûment enregistré.
ADER se réserve le droit de ne pas enregistrer l’ordre d’achat s’il n’est pas complet ou si elle considère que le client n’apporte pas toutes les garanties pour la sécurité des transactions ; sans recours possible. Pour garantir la bonne volonté de l’acheteur, une consignation pourra être demandée avant la vente qui ne sera validée qu’en cas d’adjudication.
Drouot Live étant un service indépendant, nous déclinons toute responsabilité en cas de dysfonctionnement.
Transports des lots / Exportation :
Dès l’adjudication prononcée, les achats sont sous l’entière responsabilité de l’adjudicataire.
Aucun lot ne sera remis aux acquéreurs avant acquittement de l’intégralité des sommes dues.
Les achats de petit volume seront transportés chez ADER, 3 rue Favart 75002 Paris, où ils seront gardés en dépôt à titre gracieux pendant 14 jours.
L’étude est ouverte du lundi au vendredi, de 9 h à 18 h.
Les achats volumineux seront entreposés, à leurs conditions et frais, au magasinage de l’Hôtel Drouot, 6 bis rue Rossini 75009 Paris (Tél. : 01 48 00 20 18), où ils pourront être retirés sur présentation du bordereau acquitté.
Les acheteurs, souhaitant exporter leurs achats, devront le faire savoir au plus tard le jour de la vente. Ils pourront récupérer la TVA sur les honoraires d’achat à la condition qu’un justificatif de douane en bonne et due forme soit remis à ADER et que le nom de la Maison de Vente y soit mentionné en tant qu’exportateur.
Le bordereau d’adjudication est dû intégralement ; la TVA est remboursable par la suite sur présentation des références du compte bancaire.
L’envoi des lots achetés peut être organisé par ADER à la charge et sous la responsabilité de l’acheteur. C’est un service rendu par ADER qui se réserve la possibilité d’y renoncer si les conditions légales ou pratiques présentent le moindre risque. Les délais ne sont pas garantis et sont tributaires de l’activité de la Maison de Vente. Le coût de l’emballage et de l’expédition est à la charge de l’acheteur ; le règlement à l’ordre d’ADER.
Les acheteurs sont invités à organiser eux-mêmes le transport de leurs achats si ces conditions ne leur conviennent pas.
Défaut de paiement :
À défaut de paiement par l’adjudicataire de la totalité des sommes dues, dans le mois qui suit la vente, et après une seule mise en demeure restée infructueuse, ADER entamera une procédure de recouvrement. L’acheteur sera inscrit au fichier centralisé d’incidents de paiement du SYMEV (www.symev.org) et l’ensemble des dépens restera à sa charge. A compter d’un mois après la vente et à la demande du vendeur, la vente pourra être annulée sans recours possible.