Nov 29, 2007 - Sale 2130

Sale 2130 - Lot 139

Price Realized: $ 960
?Final Price Realized includes Buyer’s Premium added to Hammer Price
Estimate: $ 600 - $ 900
FOR TZARA (SURREALISM.) Bellmer, Hans. Vingt-Cinq Reproductions 1934-1950. Texts and criticism by Nora Mitrani, Gisèle Prassinos, Jehan Mayoux, Jean Brun, André Pieyre de Mandiargues, Jacques de Caso, Yves Bonnefoy, and the artist. 24 reproductions of Bellmer's paintings, drawings and photographs including a self-portrait frontispiece. 4to, contents loose as issued in cream wrappers lettered in black and violet, spine browned, separating, and missing 2-inch portion at center. Paris, 1950

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signed by bellmer for fellow surrealist tristan tzara in a small, neat hand, in pencil, at top of front endpaper: "exemplaire de Tristan Tzara / H. Bellmer / 1952." Bellmer also made a single correction to Mitrani''s essay on page 11; in the sentences "Réaction désespérée de la motricité à la sensibilité? Ou bien, si naturel, libérant réflexe-clef de l''Humain qui s''exprime" he crossed out "si naturel, libérant" and added "simplement." A wonderful association.