Loading Spinner
Don’t miss out on items like this!

Sign up to get notified when similar items are available.

Lot 75: Robert BENAYOUN.

Est: €4,000 EUR - €5,000 EURSold:
Pierre Bergé & AssociésParis, FranceJune 18, 2021

Item Overview

Description

Robert BENAYOUN.
Project for a film on surrealism. [1952-1970].
Voluminous file of documentation from the archives of Robert Benayoun.
Imposing collection of original and autographed documents concerning a documentary on Surrealism that remained unfinished.
In the last years of André Breton's life, Robert Benayoun and Jacques-Bernard
Brunius had formed the project of a film on the history of Surrealism intended for television. The documentary, produced by Pierre Braunberger, was to combine archival footage with sequences filmed with the members of the group.
Some scenes were thus shot in Saint-Cirq la Popie during the summer of 1964. The outcome of the project was undoubtedly compromised by the death of André Breton on 28 September 1966 and Elisa Breton's opposition to the use of the filmed sequences. Robert Benayoun was to use some of the footage shot in his
Passage Breton, which was broadcast on television in 1970.
The present collection contains ten autograph letters and postcards signed by André Breton to Robert
Benayoun, four autograph letters signed by Brunius to Robert Benayoun, the reworked screenplay, original sketches and photographs, documents used in the conception of the film, administrative correspondence relating to the production, etc.
Detail:
- Screenplay. 8 September 1964. Reproduction of a 20-page stapled typescript, reworked by the scriptwriter. With two original drawings, crayfish portrait, one in ballpoint pen, the other in India ink and watercolor and an introduction of one page 1/3 (double carbon). 2 draft notes.
- 10 autograph letters and postcards signed from André Breton to Robert Benayoun. September 19, 1952- September 6, 1965. 3 signed autograph letters of 5 pages in-4, 7 signed autograph postcards, 1 telegram, 5 envelopes.
Some letters, dating from the 1950s and early 1960s, are not yet related to the documentary, but to the life of the group.
Thus Breton wrote on 19 September 1952 about the life of the group on returning from holiday:
The 6 o'clock Conversation revolved mainly around the Sartre-Camus break, and then the sanctions taken in the "P.C.F." against Marty and Tillon, which, I believe, should lead to their exclusion shortly. There is agreement among us that Sartre and Jeanson put Camus in an almost untenable position. It is more difficult to determine the scope of the following disgrace, but it could have considerable repercussions.
There is also talk of various publishing projects; he mentions Jérôme Lindon, who has just taken over the publishing of Minuit and Le Sagittaire (located at 7 rue Bernard Palissy);
A postcard of July 25, 1960, approves the idea of consulting Brunius "concerning The Soothsayer's
Tournament". A letter of August 25, 1961 mentions the publication of his text on the Douanier Rousseau. A card of August 30, 1961 gives the caption of his portrait by Mimi Parent: Duc... la Montagne Noire. A letter written shortly before the shooting in Saint-Cirq (August 3, 1964) gives him advice about bulletin formulas:
References to Ubu are nowadays most worn. Elementary prudence, as soon as one approaches Belgium [cf. a certain "Daily-Bul" which has just reached me] advises against any allusion to... anal, which finds there the invasive echo that we know!
With a table of 16 illustrations by André Breton, 1 page in-12 and the death notice of André
Breton. 1966.
- Printed questionnaire "Enquête sur les représentations érotiques", offprint of La Brèche, n° 6.
2 copies with autograph note signed by André Breton and Vincent Bounoure, one addressed to Louis
Buñuel, the other to Christiane Rochefort.
- Autograph letter signed by Robert Benayoun to André Breton, dated December 19, 1965: full of bitterness, Benayoun deplores the absence of collective spirit in the group, several surrealists having shot a film at the gallery to general approval. He regrets not having been informed, even though he had just "worked for a year and a half according to a unanimously approved project, designed to represent the group's collectivity, and with its help, playing fair at every stage...". Obviously, the letter was not mailed, as is proved by the envelope enclosed with Breton's address, which is not cancelled.
- Double carbon copy of a typed letter from R. Benayoun to Édouard and Simone dated July 29, 1964.
- Typed text "Doublons la garde mais vérifions les identités" from the Belgian section of the movement
Phases, February 10, 1964, 1 ½ page in-4.
- Four autograph letters signed from Jacques-Bernard Brunius to Benayoun. 24 June 1953-17 November 1965. 22 pages in-4.
The first letter dates from 1953, after "six months of near despair" that Brunius had just spent in Morocco for his military service. Ell
Projet de film consacré au surréalisme. [1952-1970].
Volumineux dossier de documentation provenant des archives de Robert Benayoun.
Imposante réunion de documents originaux et autographes autour d'un documentaire consacré au surréalisme demeuré inachevé.
Dans les dernières années de la vie d'André Breton, Robert Benayoun avait formé avec Jacques-Bernard
Brunius le projet d'un film sur l'histoire du surréalisme destiné à la télévision. Le documentaire produit par Pierre Braunberger devait mêler images d'archives et séquences filmées avec les membres du groupe.
Quelques scènes furent ainsi tournées à Saint-Cirq la Popie durant l'été 1964. L'aboutissement du projet fut sans doute compromis par la disparition d'André Breton le 28 septembre 1966 et l'opposition d'Elisa Breton à l'utilisation des séquences filmées. Robert Benayoun devait se servir de certaines images tournées dans son
Passage Breton, diffusée à la télévision en 1970.
Le présent ensemble réunit dix lettres et cartes postales autographes signées d'André Breton à Robert
Benayoun, quatre lettres autographes signées de Brunius à Robert Benayoun, le scénario retravaillé, des croquis et photographies originaux, des documents ayant servis à la conception du film, des courriers administratifs autour de la production, etc.
Détail :
- Scénario. 8 septembre 1964. Reproduction de dactylogramme de 20 pages agrafées, retravaillée par le scénariste. Avec deux dessin originaux, portrait à l'écrevisse, l'un au stylo bille, l'autre à l'encre de Chine et à l'aquarelle et une introduction d'une page 1/3 (double carbone). 2 papillons de brouillons.
- 10 lettres et cartes postales autographes signées d'André Breton à Robert Benayoun. 19 septembre 1952- 6 septembre 1965. 3 lettres autographes signées de 5 pages in-4, 7 cartes postales autographes signées, 1 télégramme, 5 enveloppes.
Certaines lettres, datant des années 50 et du début des années 1960 n'ont pas encore trait au documentaire, mais à la vie du groupe.
Ainsi Breton tient compte le 19 septembre 1952 de la vie du groupe au retour des vacances :
La Conversation de 6 heures a surtout tourné autour de la rupture Sartre-Camus, puis des sanctions prises dans le "P.C.F." contre Marty et Tillon, qui, je crois, doivent entraîner leur exclusion sous peu. On s'accorde parmi nous à penser que Sartre et Jeanson ont mis Camus en posture presque intenable. Plus difficile est de dégager la portée de la disgrâce suivante, mais elle pourrait avoir des répercussions considérables.
Il est par ailleurs question de différents projets éditoriaux ; il évoque Jérôme Lindon qui vient de prendre à sa charge les éditions de Minuit et du Sagittaire (installé 7 rue Bernard Palissy) ;
Une carte postale du 25 juillet 1960 approuve l'idée de consulter Brunius "en ce qui concerne The Soothsayer's
Tournament". Une lettre du 25 août 1961 évoque la publication de son texte sur le Douanier Rousseau. Une carte du 30 août 1961 donne la légende de son portrait par Mimi Parent : Duc... la Montagne Noire. Une lettre rédigée peu avant le tournage à Saint-Cirq (3 août 1964) lui donne des conseils à propos de formules de bulletin :
Les références à Ubu sont de nos jours des plus usées. La prudence élémentaire, dès qu'on approche de la Belgique [cf. encore certain «Daily-Bul» qui vient de me parvenir) déconseille toute allusion à... l'anal, qui y trouve l' écho envahissant que l'on sait !
Avec une table de 16 illustrations de la main d'André Breton, 1 page in-12 et le faire part de décès d'André
Breton. 1966.
- Questionnaire imprimé "Enquête sur les représentations érotiques", tiré-à-part de la Brèche, n° 6.
2 exemplaires avec note autographe signée d'André Breton et Vincent Bounoure, l'un adressé à Louis
Buñuel, l'autre à Christiane Rochefort.
- Lettre autographe signée de Robert Benayoun à André Breton, datée du 19 décembre 1965 : plein d'amertume, Benayoun déplore l'absence d'esprit collectif dans le groupe, plusieurs surréalistes ayant tourné un film à la galerie à l'approbation générale. Il regrette de ne pas avoir été mis au courant, alors qu'il venait de "travailler un an et demi selon un projet approuvé à l'unanimité, conçu pour représenter la collectivité du groupe, et avec son concours, jouant franc-jeu à chaque étape...". D'évidence, la lettre n'a pas été postée, comme le prouve l'enveloppe jointe à l'adresse de Breton, non oblitérée.
- Double carbone d'une lettre dactylographiée de R. Benayoun à Édouard et Simone du 29 juillet 1964.
- Texte dactylographié "Doublons la garde mais vérifions les identités" de la section belge du mouvement
Phases, 10 février 1964, 1 page ½ in-4.
- Quatre lettres autographes signées de Jacques-Bernard Brunius à Benayoun. 24 juin 1953-17 novembre 1965. 22 pages in-4.
La première lettre date de 1953, après "six mois de quasi-désespoir" que Brunius venait de passer au Maroc pour son service militaire. Ell

Artist or Maker

Payment & Shipping

Payment

Accepted forms of payment: MasterCard, Other, Visa, Wire Transfer

Shipping

From the moment the hammer falls, sold items will be in the exclusive responsability of the buyer. Transportation and storage will be invalided to the buyer. The buyer will be solely responsible for insurance, and Pierre Bergé & associés assumes no liability for any damage items may incur from the time the hammer falls. All formality procedures, including those concerning exportation as well as transport fall exclusively to the buyer.
- Sales at Richelieu - Drouot : Furniture, paintings and other voluminous objects which have not been retrieved by the buyer on the day following the sales, before 10 am, will be stored in the 3rd basement of the Hotel Drouot where they can be collected at the following hours : 1pm - 5pm from Monday to Friday, 8am - 12am on Saturday.
Hotel Drouot Store : 6 bis rue Rossini, 75009, Paris Tel : +33 (0)1 48 00 20 56
All due storage fees, according to the tariffs of Drouot SA, have to be paid at the Hotel Drouot's store before the retrieval of items and on presentation of the paid voucher.
- Sales at Atelier Richelieu : Furniture, paintings and other voluminous objects which have not been retrieved by the buyer on the day following the sales, before 10am, will be stored at the TSE furniture store where they can be collected at the following hours : 9am - 12am / 2pm - 6pm from Monday to Friday.
Furniture store TSE : 36 / 56 rue Louis David, 93170 Bagnolet Tel : +33 (0)1 48 58 36 06 Email : garde - meubles.tse@orange.fr
Storage fees will be taken care of by PBA for a duration of 15 days starting after the date of the sale. Past this period of time, the buyer will be responsible for the fees which will be of 30 euros per m³ per month. Please note that it will be compulsory to inform Pierre Bergé & associés 48h before collecting the acquired items so that Pierre Bergé & associés can authorize the delivery by the furniture store. Retrieval of purchases is done upon appointment and presentation of the paid voucher.

Auction Details

A THOUSAND NIGHTS OF DREAMS - GENEVIÈVE & JEAN-PAUL KAHN COLLECTION III

by
Pierre Bergé & Associés
June 18, 2021, 02:00 PM CET

9, rue Drouot, Paris, Paris Ile de France, 75009, FR

Terms

Live bidding may start higher or lower

Buyer's Premium

€0 - 150,000:33.0%
€150,001 - 500,000:28.8%
€500,001+:24.6%

Bidding Increments

From:To:Increment:
€0€59€10
€60€99€20
€100€119€20
€120€179€30
€180€219€20
€220€279€30
€280€319€20
€320€379€30
€380€399€20
€400€799€50
€800€1,499€100
€1,500€1,799€300
€1,800€2,199€200
€2,200€2,799€300
€2,800€3,199€200
€3,200€3,799€300
€3,800€4,199€200
€4,200€4,799€300
€4,800€4,999€200
€5,000€9,999€500
€10,000€19,999€1,000
€20,000€21,999€2,000
€22,000€27,999€3,000
€28,000€31,999€2,000
€32,000€37,999€3,000
€38,000€39,999€2,000
€40,000€79,999€5,000
€80,000€99,999€5,000
€100,000+€10,000

CONDITIONS OF SALE

The auction will be conducted in euros and payment will be due immediately. In addition to the hammer price, buyers will pay the following fees : up to 150 000 euros, 30% incl. VAT of the hammer price (25% excl. VAT + 20% VAT), above 500 000 euros and up to 500 000 euros, 25,8%
incl. VAT (21.5% excl. VAT + 20% VAT) and above 500 000 euros, 21,6% incl. VAT (18% excl. VAT
+ 20% VAT). This calculation applies to each lot per tranche.

Payment is due immediately after the sale. This rule applies even if the buyer wishes to export the lot and an export license is, or may be, required. Payment must be made by wire transfer and in Euros. As a courtesy we accept payment by Visa, MasterCard as well as Amex (with additional fees of 2.75%). In cash and in Euros up to 1 000 euros (incl. fees and taxes) for French private residents and up to 15 000 euros (incl. fees and taxes) for foreign residents. The auction operating officer is adherent to the Registre Central de prévention des impayés des Commissaires Priseurs (Auctioneers Central Registry to prevent overdue payments) to which payment incidents may be addressed. Rights of access, rectification and opposition on legitimate grounds can be exercised by the debtor involved by addressing to Symey 15 rue Freycinet 75016 Paris.

IMPORTANT NOTICE : Concerning lots sold by foreign resident sellers, buyer will pay a 5.5% VAT in addition to the hammer price (lots marked with ) or 20% (lots marked with ) plus legal fees (VAT may be reclaimed upon proof of export outside the EU within a maximum one month period). In accordance with the provisions of Article 321 - 4 of the Commercial Code, the asterisk ( ) marking some lots indicates that they are owned by an associate of Pierre Bergé & Associates.

RIGHT OF CONTINUATION
Pierre Bergé & associés is legally obliged to collect the sums due under the resale right for the sale of the lots and to return them to the collecting agency or the beneficiary of the right.
The buyer shall be responsible for the payment of the resale charge and shall be invoiced at the same time as the tender price and the costs referred to in the first paragraph.
In the event that PBA becomes aware that a sale is subject to the resale duty only after the lot has been tendered, that duty will be invoiced to the buyer separately.
The selling price used as the basis for collecting the resale duty shall be calculated, excluding taxes, on the hammer price. It is calculated work by work. The applicable rate is:
- 4% for the price range up to 50,000 euros
- 3% for the price range between EUR 50,000.01 and EUR 200,000
- 1% for the price range between EUR 200,000.01 and EUR 350,000
- 0.5% for the price range between EUR 350,000.01 and EUR 500,000
- 0.25% for the part of the price exceeding EUR 500,000.01. The amount of the resale right is capped at 12,500 euros.


WARRANTY
In accordance with the law, the auctioneer is legally responsible for the contents of the catalogue, subject to any adjustment announced during the presentation of the lot and duly noted in the official sale record. Condition reports describing damage, imperfection or restoration are done to facilitate the prospection and shall remain subject to the discretion of personal examination by the buyer or his representative. The absence of such reference in the catalogue does not imply that an object is exempt from any defect or restoration. The pre - sale exhibition allows prospective buyers to inspect property and therefore, no claim will be registered regarding usual restorations and small accidents.


BIDDINGS
The sale will follow the lot numbers according to the catalogue. PBA has discretion to set the increment of the bids and all bidders must comply with this. The highest and final bidder will be the buyer. In case of a double bidding declared by the auctioneer, the lot will be immediately reoffered for sale and all present prospective buyers will be able to bid a second time. At the striking of the hammer, risk and responsibility for the lot passes to the buyer. He is therefore responsible for insuring his lots as soon as the auction is final.


ABSENTEE AND TELEPHONE BIDS
Bidders who cannot attend the auction in person and who are wishing to bid by absentee or telephone bid are required to submit bids on the Absentee Bid Form of which a copy is printed in the last pages of the catalogue. This form must be received at least two days in advance of the sale, with the bidder's bank details. Pierre Bergé & Associates provides telephone bids as a convenience to bidders who cannot attend the auction in person and therefore will not be held responsible if a phone connection problem occurs , under no circumstances Pierre Bergé & Associates employees will be held responsible if an error shall occur in the execution of the telephone bids.



REMOVAL OF PURCHASES
From the moment the hammer falls, sold items will be in the exclusive responsability of the buyer. Transportation and storage will be invalided to the buyer. The buyer will be solely responsible for insurance, and Pierre Bergé & associés assumes no liability for any damage items may incur from the time the hammer falls. All formality procedures, including those concerning exportation as well as transport fall exclusively to the buyer.
- Sales at Richelieu - Drouot : Furniture, paintings and other voluminous objects which have not been retrieved by the buyer on the day following the sales, before 10 am, will be stored in the 3rd basement of the Hotel Drouot where they can be collected at the following hours : 1pm - 5pm from Monday to Friday, 8am - 12am on Saturday.
Hotel Drouot Store : 6 bis rue Rossini, 75009, Paris Tel : +33 (0)1 48 00 20 56
All due storage fees, according to the tariffs of Drouot SA, have to be paid at the Hotel Drouot's store before the retrieval of items and on presentation of the paid voucher.
- Sales at Atelier Richelieu : Furniture, paintings and other voluminous objects which have not been retrieved by the buyer on the day following the sales, before 10am, will be stored at the TSE furniture store where they can be collected at the following hours : 9am - 12am / 2pm - 6pm from Monday to Friday.
Furniture store TSE : 36 / 56 rue Louis David, 93170 Bagnolet Tel : +33 (0)1 48 58 36 06 Email : garde - meubles.tse@orange.fr
Storage fees will be taken care of by PBA for a duration of 15 days starting after the date of the sale. Past this period of time, the buyer will be responsible for the fees which will be of 30 euros per m³ per month. Please note that it will be compulsory to inform Pierre Bergé & associés 48h before collecting the acquired items so that Pierre Bergé & associés can authorize the delivery by the furniture store. Retrieval of purchases is done upon appointment and presentation of the paid voucher.

PRE-EMPTION
In certain cases, the French State may exercise its pre - emptive right on works of art put up for sale, in accordance with the provisions of the Article 37 of the Law of December 31, 1921, amended by section 59 of the Law of July 10, 2000. State then replaces the last bidder. In such cases, the representative of the State must express its intention after the striking of the hammer to the company authorized to organize the public auction or private sale. The pre - emption decision must then be confirmed within fifteen days. Pierre Bergé & Associates will not assume any liability for administrative decisions of pre-emption.

Contract

The auction will be conducted in euros and payment will be due immediately. In addition to the hammer price, buyers will pay the following fees : up to 150 000 euros, 30% incl. VAT of the hammer price (25% excl. VAT + 20% VAT), above 500 000 euros and up to 500 000 euros, 25,8%
incl. VAT (21.5% excl. VAT + 20% VAT) and above 500 000 euros, 21,6% incl. VAT (18% excl. VAT
+ 20% VAT). This calculation applies to each lot per tranche.

Payment is due immediately after the sale. This rule applies even if the buyer wishes to export the lot and an export license is, or may be, required. Payment must be made by wire transfer and in Euros. As a courtesy we accept payment by Visa, MasterCard as well as Amex (with additional fees of 2.75%). In cash and in Euros up to 1 000 euros (incl. fees and taxes) for French private residents and up to 15 000 euros (incl. fees and taxes) for foreign residents. The auction operating officer is adherent to the Registre Central de prévention des impayés des Commissaires Priseurs (Auctioneers Central Registry to prevent overdue payments) to which payment incidents may be addressed. Rights of access, rectification and opposition on legitimate grounds can be exercised by the debtor involved by addressing to Symey 15 rue Freycinet 75016 Paris.

IMPORTANT NOTICE : Concerning lots sold by foreign resident sellers, buyer will pay a 5.5% VAT in addition to the hammer price (lots marked with ) or 20% (lots marked with ) plus legal fees (VAT may be reclaimed upon proof of export outside the EU within a maximum one month period). In accordance with the provisions of Article 321 - 4 of the Commercial Code, the asterisk ( ) marking some lots indicates that they are owned by an associate of Pierre Bergé & Associates.

PREMIUM

In addition to the hammer price, buyers will pay the following fees : up to 150 000 euros, 30% incl. VAT of the hammer price (25% excl. VAT + 20% VAT), above 500 000 euros and up to 500 000 euros, 25,8%
incl. VAT (21.5% excl. VAT + 20% VAT) and above 500 000 euros, 21,6% incl. VAT (18% excl. VAT
+ 20% VAT). This calculation applies to each lot per tranche.


- 3.60% VAT (20% VAT) of the auction price for auctions via INVALUABLE.

Shipping Terms

From the moment the hammer falls, sold items will be in the exclusive responsability of the buyer. Transportation and storage will be invalided to the buyer. The buyer will be solely responsible for insurance, and Pierre Bergé & associés assumes no liability for any damage items may incur from the time the hammer falls. All formality procedures, including those concerning exportation as well as transport fall exclusively to the buyer.
- Sales at Richelieu - Drouot : Furniture, paintings and other voluminous objects which have not been retrieved by the buyer on the day following the sales, before 10 am, will be stored in the 3rd basement of the Hotel Drouot where they can be collected at the following hours : 1pm - 5pm from Monday to Friday, 8am - 12am on Saturday.
Hotel Drouot Store : 6 bis rue Rossini, 75009, Paris Tel : +33 (0)1 48 00 20 56
All due storage fees, according to the tariffs of Drouot SA, have to be paid at the Hotel Drouot's store before the retrieval of items and on presentation of the paid voucher.
- Sales at Atelier Richelieu : Furniture, paintings and other voluminous objects which have not been retrieved by the buyer on the day following the sales, before 10am, will be stored at the TSE furniture store where they can be collected at the following hours : 9am - 12am / 2pm - 6pm from Monday to Friday.
Furniture store TSE : 36 / 56 rue Louis David, 93170 Bagnolet Tel : +33 (0)1 48 58 36 06 Email : garde - meubles.tse@orange.fr
Storage fees will be taken care of by PBA for a duration of 15 days starting after the date of the sale. Past this period of time, the buyer will be responsible for the fees which will be of 30 euros per m³ per month. Please note that it will be compulsory to inform Pierre Bergé & associés 48h before collecting the acquired items so that Pierre Bergé & associés can authorize the delivery by the furniture store. Retrieval of purchases is done upon appointment and presentation of the paid voucher.

Warranty

In accordance with the law, the auctioneer is legally responsible for the contents of the catalogue, subject to any adjustment announced during the presentation of the lot and duly noted in the official sale record. Condition reports describing damage, imperfection or restoration are done to facilitate the prospection and shall remain subject to the discretion of personal examination by the buyer or his representative. The absence of such reference in the catalogue does not imply that an object is exempt from any defect or restoration. The pre - sale exhibition allows prospective buyers to inspect property and therefore, no claim will be registered regarding usual restorations and small accidents.