[TOYEN]. Jindrich HEISLER. - Lot 240

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[TOYEN]. Jindrich HEISLER. - Lot 240
[TOYEN]. Jindrich HEISLER. Hide your war! Cycle of nine drawings [by Toyen] 1944. Poem by J. Heisler. No Place [Paris, at Toyen's expense], May 1947. In-4 oblong, in sheets, publisher's portfolio in half star with title label mounted on first plate. The copy is preserved in a modern demimaroquin folder with slipcase. First French edition of J. Heisler's poem: it is illustrated with nine compositions by Toyen. A single edition of 300 copies (no. 55) printed at the authors' expense. One of the few copies enhanced in colour by Toyen. Only about ten copies were enhanced by the artist, all addressed to friends, like this one. Autograph signed: to Robert Benayoun very friendly Toyen 29/7 1950 Writer, critic, filmmaker and collagist, Robert Benayoun (1926-1996) was a member of the surrealist group from 1949 to 1969. He is notably the author of essays devoted to Surrealism: Érotique du Surréalisme (Pauvert, 1965) and Le Rire des Surréalistes (1988). A typewritten copy of the poem with J. Heisler's autograph signature is attached. André Breton had another typewritten copy of the poem, also signed by J. Heisler. Also attached is the original certificate issued to Robert Benayoun on July 26, 1950 by the Faculty of Law, University of Paris.
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