AUTOGRAPHS, LETTERS & MANUSCRIPTS
Oct 30, 2019
Urbanizacion El Real del Campanario. E-12, Bajo B 29688 Estepona (Malaga). SPAIN, Spain
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LOT 369:

GENET JEAN: (1910-1986) French Novelist, Playwright, and political Activist. A good A.L.S., `Jean Genet´, one page ...

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GENET JEAN: (1910-1986) French Novelist, Playwright, and political Activist. A good A.L.S., `Jean Genet´, one page, 8vo, Paris, n.d., on the Hotel Lutetia, Boulevard Raspail, Paris printed stationery, to an unidentified woman, in French. Genet sends his best regards and friendship wishes to his correspondent, stating in part `..I have been very happy meeting you, and the friendship you have with Giacometti (and no doubt the admiration for his work) have deeply touched me.´ Matted in black, alongside an 4 x 5 photograph of Genet, the image depicting the French poet outdoors in a half length pose, with the printed text ''To achieve harmony in bad taste is the height of elegance'', to an overall of 18 x 12. VG £400-600