René CHAR Autographed letter signed Surrealism Mario Prassinos

  

René Char prefaces, in the early months of 1938, the first solo exhibition (drawings and gouaches) of Mario Prassinos at the Billiet-Vorms gallery. The latter will move away from surrealism starting in 1939.

A volunteer in the war, he is wounded and receives the Croix de guerre. In 1942, he becomes associated with Raymond Queneau and collaborates with the NRF publishing house for which he creates book designs and NRF covers that bibliophiles know well. Size: Letter: 20 x 13.5 / Envelope: 11 x 14.5 cm. Here are drawings and gouaches. You would be kind enough to sign the one you are offering me - featuring 2 characters and 2 animals - thank you. I hope that your exhibition brings you the rewards you rightfully expect. Below from left to right: Mario Prassinos, André Breton, Henri Parisot, Paul Eluard, Benjamin Peret, René Char, Gisèle Prassinos. The surrealist group listens in 1935 to Gisèle Prassinos reading her poems.