André Breton (1896-1966) Le torrent automobile (Poème-assemblage) signed and dated 'André Breton 26-12-34.' (lower right); inscribed 'château de Fougères Pour Valentine.' (on a card attached to the reverse of the mount) handwritten poem in ink on paper with twine-bound penknife mounted on card 4 x 5 1/8 in. (10.1 x 12.8 cm.) Executed on 26 December 1934 Provenance Valentine Hugo Paris, a gift from the artist, in 1934. Jean Petithory, Paris, by whom acquired from the above. Private collection, Paris, by whom acquired from the above. Timothy Baum, New York, by whom acquired from the above. Acquired from the above, on 4 November 2013.
André Breton (1896-1966) Le torrent automobile (Poème-assemblage) signed and dated 'André Breton 26-12-34.' (lower right); inscribed 'château de Fougères Pour Valentine.' (on a card attached to the reverse of the mount) handwritten poem in ink on paper with twine-bound penknife mounted on card 4 x 5 1/8 in. (10.1 x 12.8 cm.) Executed on 26 December 1934 Provenance Valentine Hugo Paris, a gift from the artist, in 1934. Jean Petithory, Paris, by whom acquired from the above. Private collection, Paris, by whom acquired from the above. Timothy Baum, New York, by whom acquired from the above. Acquired from the above, on 4 November 2013.
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