Item #16-4920 Two original drawings in the Livre d'or of the Librairie "A la Balance," 2 rue des Beaux-Arts, Paris. Original manuscript. André Beaudin, 1895 - 1979.
Two original drawings in the Livre d'or of the Librairie "A la Balance," 2 rue des Beaux-Arts, Paris. Original manuscript.

Two original drawings in the Livre d'or of the Librairie "A la Balance," 2 rue des Beaux-Arts, Paris. Original manuscript.

Paris: 1946 and 1948. 4to. 23 x 30.5 cm. Original boards. The visitors' book and archive of the bookstore and gallery with hundreds of signatures and comments by artists and intellectuals from the post WWII years. There are also 2 original drawings by André Beaudin. Begins with the very first vernissage from March 9. 1946. Also included are invitations to book launches especially science fiction and gallery shows Among those signing are
Nathalie Sarraute ;
Tristan Tzara 3 times;
Andre Pieyre de Mandiargues
Yaacov Agam;
Françoise Gilot;
Jean Hugues;
Louise Leiris, 2 times;
Georges Hugnet;.
Jean Cassou;
Alain Brieux ..
Livre d’or de la librairie « La Balance « de 1946 à 1953
Inauguration de la librairie le 9 Mars 1946 : Belle encre sur papier exécutée sur un bout de nappe de bistrot par André Beaudin dédicacée à Jean Aubier, nombreuses signatures (Cassou, Hugnet, Queneau, Audiberti, Larguier…) Vernissages divers : Images du théâtre Espagnol, Œuvres de Gustave Doré, gravures de Suzanne Roger, Robert Ganzo, l’Araignée-Apollinaire (signatures de Tzara, Mandiargues, Leiris, Gilot…) présence du Futur (L’affichette de l’exposition est jointe), La tentation cosmique, l'Être multiple, L’Heure H. Item #16-4920

Price: $2,500.00

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