LOT DETAILS

Materials:

ink on paper

Measurements:

4.25 in. (10.80 cm.) (height) by 5.43 in. (13.80 cm.) (width)

Markings:

monogramed A.B., dated 27 décembre 1945, minuit and inscribed par temps de neige et boue glacée (towards lower right) and stamped FRENCH SECTION 12/3/77 (towards upper left)

Literature:

Octavio Paz, Jean-Michel Goutier,. André Breton, Je vois, j'imagine, Paris, 1991, no. 61, illustrated p. 95

Provenance:

André Breton, Paris. Sale: Hôtel Drouot, Paris,. André Breton, 42, rue Fontaine , April 15, 2003, lot 4160. Acquired at the above sale by Dr. Arthur Brandt