Jean Hélion Autograph Letter Signed to Raymond Queneau, 1966

  
Autograph letter signed to Raymond Queneau, 1966. Autograph letter signed by Jean Hélion, addressed to Raymond Queneau, dated July 29, 1966. Written in black ink on a sheet of blue vellum paper. Jean Hélion speaks about the preparation of his major exhibition at the Galerie du Dragon by Max Clarac-Sérou, scheduled for October 1966, and asks his friend for a new text for the exhibition catalog.

He also mentions the importance of literary support throughout his career and refers to the Louis Carré gallery. “July 29, 1966 My dear Raymond, Is it the wind from Belle-Île blowing in my head? I no longer remember whether I wrote to you some time ago that Max Clarac-Sérou was preparing, in his Galerie du Dragon, an exhibition of various works by me, chosen from all my periods - as one pompously says - and of 5 or 6 very recent ones; all of this fairly large and intended, he says, as a tribute to me.

He has chosen the month of October, and is also arranging to publish a substantial catalog, bringing together reproductions and texts by those who have supported me with their understanding and friendship. I gave him your 1938 text, which, already reused by Louis Carré for his 1962 catalog, has been widely circulated. Max Clarac, who admires you, would very much have liked to have another text from you, if possible, even a very short one - but perhaps that is too much to ask of you, exhausted as you surely are by so much work and so many responsibilities, and deserving of a peaceful vacation that a friend should not disturb.

In any case, you know that your contribution would give me great pleasure and would help make this exhibition a success; but also that I will readily understand if that is not possible. Would you let me know quickly what you think? In any case, we expect to see you at Bignonnette, where we will arrive on August 3 - Affectionately to both of you.

” Dimensions: 21 x 26.9 cm. See photos and description for more details. Number of pages: 2 pages. Jean Hélion, pseudonym of Jean Bichier, was a French painter and printmaker born on April 21, 1904 in Couterne and died on October 27, 1987 in Paris 14? His complex artistic path moved, in a rather uncommon case, from abstract art sometimes close to Piet Mondrian to figurative art.

Raymond Queneau, born on February 21, 1903 in Le Havre and died on October 25, 1976 in Paris, was a French novelist, poet, playwright, and translator, and co-founder of the Oulipo literary group. Autograph letters, old papers, antique books, photographs, engravings, stamps... We appraise and/or buy throughout France your letters, letter collections, and antique books. Careful shipping in a rigid, waterproof package within three days. Usual postal delays apply in addition.

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