![Roger BOUTET DE MONVEL, Set of documents, Memoirs, diary and handwritten letters by Roger Boutet de Monvel or exchanged with him, first half of the 20th century.
[Approx. 100 documents - bound typescript memoirs and handwritten letters].
Roger Boutet de Monvel, Bernard Boutet de Boutet's brother, wrote his memoirs over several years, completing them in 1946. Comprising 7 chapters and 517 pages, they contain a wealth of anecdotes about Paris in the first half of the 20th century. He portrays his friends and acquaintances, and describes wild Parisian soirées, such as Paul Poiret's mille et deuxième nuit on rue du Faubourg Saint-Honoré, June 24, 1911.
"It was 1911, in his salons and gardens on Faubourg St-Honoré, when Poiret threw his first party. La mille et deuxième nuit. I remember we were received as if at the theater by a flock of old gentlemen in suits, who didn't joke with etiquette []. The guests [] climbed a few steps to see, in a golden cage, the favorite sultana, the Queen of the Harem (Madame Poiret), surrounded by her ladies-in-waiting. In the next room, dressed all in black, covered in pearls and diamonds (an admirer had lent him three million worth that evening), Max's actor told the onlookers an episode from the Arabian Nights. [] The entertainment didn't end until broad daylight. "
The lot also includes a diary by Roger Boutet de Monvel, which mentions Bernard Boutet de Monvel's exhibition at the Salon sous la nef du Grand Palais in 1950. It reads: "I dragged myself to this salon, leaning on two canes. I would have gone there on my head to see Bernard's ten paintings, which were prominently displayed and seemed to attract a lot of attention".
Enclosed is a collection of correspondence received by Roger Boutet de Monvel, as well as his novel Pérou et Chili (Le Divan, 1937), his identity card dated August 21, 1951, and some of his feathers. These letters include exchanges with numerous friends and intimates. Last but not least, a folder containing early drawings by Roger and his cousin, Jacques Brissaud.
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Roger BOUTET DE MONVEL, Set of documents, Memoirs, diary and handwritten letters by Roger Boutet de Monvel or exchanged with him, first half of the 20th century. [Approx. 100 documents - bound typescript memoirs and handwritten letters]. Roger Boutet de Monvel, Bernard Boutet de Boutet's brother, wrote his memoirs over several years, completing them in 1946. Comprising 7 chapters and 517 pages, they contain a wealth of anecdotes about Paris in the first half of the 20th century. He portrays his friends and acquaintances, and describes wild Parisian soirées, such as Paul Poiret's mille et deuxième nuit on rue du Faubourg Saint-Honoré, June 24, 1911. "It was 1911, in his salons and gardens on Faubourg St-Honoré, when Poiret threw his first party. La mille et deuxième nuit. I remember we were received as if at the theater by a flock of old gentlemen in suits, who didn't joke with etiquette []. The guests [] climbed a few steps to see, in a golden cage, the favorite sultana, the Queen of the Harem (Madame Poiret), surrounded by her ladies-in-waiting. In the next room, dressed all in black, covered in pearls and diamonds (an admirer had lent him three million worth that evening), Max's actor told the onlookers an episode from the Arabian Nights. [] The entertainment didn't end until broad daylight. " The lot also includes a diary by Roger Boutet de Monvel, which mentions Bernard Boutet de Monvel's exhibition at the Salon sous la nef du Grand Palais in 1950. It reads: "I dragged myself to this salon, leaning on two canes. I would have gone there on my head to see Bernard's ten paintings, which were prominently displayed and seemed to attract a lot of attention". Enclosed is a collection of correspondence received by Roger Boutet de Monvel, as well as his novel Pérou et Chili (Le Divan, 1937), his identity card dated August 21, 1951, and some of his feathers. These letters include exchanges with numerous friends and intimates. Last but not least, a folder containing early drawings by Roger and his cousin, Jacques Brissaud. (Lot sold as is)
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Roger BOUTET DE MONVEL, Set of documents, Memoirs, diary and handwritten letters by Roger Boutet de Monvel or exchanged with him, first half of the 20th century.
[Approx. 100 documents - bound typescript memoirs and handwritten letters].
Roger Boutet de Monvel, Bernard Boutet de Boutet's brother, wrote his memoirs over several years, completing them in 1946. Comprising 7 chapters and 517 pages, they contain a wealth of anecdotes about Paris in the first half of the 20th century. He portrays his friends and acquaintances, and describes wild Parisian soirées, such as Paul Poiret's mille et deuxième nuit on rue du Faubourg Saint-Honoré, June 24, 1911.
"It was 1911, in his salons and gardens on Faubourg St-Honoré, when Poiret threw his first party. La mille et deuxième nuit. I remember we were received as if at the theater by a flock of old gentlemen in suits, who didn't joke with etiquette []. The guests [] climbed a few steps to see, in a golden cage, the favorite sultana, the Queen of the Harem (Madame Poiret), surrounded by her ladies-in-waiting. In the next room, dressed all in black, covered in pearls and diamonds (an admirer had lent him three million worth that evening), Max's actor told the onlookers an episode from the Arabian Nights. [] The entertainment didn't end until broad daylight. "
The lot also includes a diary by Roger Boutet de Monvel, which mentions Bernard Boutet de Monvel's exhibition at the Salon sous la nef du Grand Palais in 1950. It reads: "I dragged myself to this salon, leaning on two canes. I would have gone there on my head to see Bernard's ten paintings, which were prominently displayed and seemed to attract a lot of attention".
Enclosed is a collection of correspondence received by Roger Boutet de Monvel, as well as his novel Pérou et Chili (Le Divan, 1937), his identity card dated August 21, 1951, and some of his feathers. These letters include exchanges with numerous friends and intimates. Last but not least, a folder containing early drawings by Roger and his cousin, Jacques Brissaud.
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