BRETON André. FRANCIS PICABIA AND PIERRE ANDRÉ BENOÎT. Autog - Lot 23

BRETON André. FRANCIS PICABIA AND PIERRE ANDRÉ BENOÎT. Autograph manuscript [1954]: 1 p. in-4 (270 x 210 mm) in ink on the verso of a letterhead for Médium magazine. Apparently unpublished text on the collaboration between Pab and Picabia: "Pierre Albert [sic] Benoît, in Alès, composes and prints the last poems or short writings by Francis Picabia, in platelets or minuscules, in very small numbers, one by one if necessary, so as to make all the drops sparkle, as if without touching them but with the gift of making the ace and the ten of hearts spring from the game every time, free of any other attentions than to entertain and please himself by making the most of what he loves. For bibliographic and other purposes, here is a list of these small, precious works. André Breton then drew up a detailed bibliography of Picabia's works published by Pab, followed by a brief text on the publisher's latest news