Jean COCTEAU (1889-1963) - Lot 46

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Jean COCTEAU (1889-1963) - Lot 46
Jean COCTEAU (1889-1963) Autograph poem signed, Hommage noir, [October 30, 1958]; 1page in-4 on Santo-Sospir letterhead. Beautiful poem of three quatrains in tribute to Lucien Clergue's photographs. "Towards the darkness where the sky seeks a haughty refuge The foam delivers a little of its divinity [...]. This gypsy perch represented a yardarm Dead in the storm and mourning seaweed And I don't know which rooster from Arles gives Clergue The order to bury the pearl of his eye." CCC p. 56. Œuvres poétiques complètes (Pléiade), p.1248-1249. Lots 24 to 68 are sold by provisional auction with the option of reunion.
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