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René Char
In our darkness, there is no place for the Beauty. All the place is for the Beauty.
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Le Martinet
1947 Autograph poem "Le Martinet", signed and dated 1947, in lower page a later dedication dated May 17. 1980. This poem has been published in 1948 in the... Without
L'Âge Cassant
1965 Book, bound, cover with flaps. Collection of René Char's aphorisms, enriched by an autograph dedication of the author on the title page :... Without
Recherche de la...
1965 Partly first edition. Book, bound. A copy from the regular edition, with an autograph dedication by René Char to Jean Clamen on the fly leaf page.... Without
Lied du Figuier
1964 Book, loose as issued. Poem by René Char, in frontispiece illustrated with an original drypoint by Jean Hugo, signed in pencil by the artist. The... Cat. "Les livres réalisés par P.A. Benoît", Musée Fabre Montpellier, n° 432
La parole en...
1962 Partly first edition. Book, bound. A deluxe copy numbered and printed on Hollande Van Gelder wove paper, with an autograph dedication by René Char... Without
Le deuil des...
1954 Book in sheets. Poem by René Char "Le deuil des Névons", text by Yves de Bayser "Horoscope d'un poète", illustrated with an original drypoint by... Catalog Loudmer "D'une bibliothèque l'autre" (1st and 2nd December 1995), Lot n° 198
Le monde de l'art...
1974 Book, loose as issued. Texts by René Char dedicated to the artists from 1934 to 1972, illustrated with 68 reproductions of Braque, Kandinsky, Max... Monod n°2624
L'Issue
1961 Book under folded up cover. René Char's text, the etching of the author is missing. Page of justification signed and numbered in pencil by Pierre... Catalog of the Fabre Museum n°393, PAB n°110
Anthologie
1960 Book, collection of poems chosen by René Char, extracted from several collections. Edition GLM (Guy Lévis Mano), Paris. Without
L'Age cassant
1965 Book, under folded up cover. Collection of René Char's aphorisms, enriched by a signed (monogram) dedication of the author on the title page. Ed.... Without
Le Monde de l'Art...
1974 Book in sheets under slipcase. René Char's text, illustrated with numerous reproductions. Title page dedicated in pen by René Char. Copy enriched... Cramer n°178 and 951 (Miro), Tonneau Ryckelynck n°7430 (Lam), Agerup n°251 (Zao Wou Ki), Rivière n°136 (Vieira da Silva)
L'allégresse
1960 Book in sheets under folded up cover. 4 sheets, not paginated. Text by René Char, illustrated with an original unsigned etching on celluloid by... PAB n°380, PAB/Char n°103, L'Herne n°284
La Carotide II
1956 Second number (II) of the 7 numbers published of the revue "La Carotide" published by Pierre Andre Benoît in Alès. Three sheets with bonds red.... Without
Crible
1968 Book in bent sheets under folded cover, 3 sheets, not paginated. Text by René Char. Copy dedicated and signed with the monogram in pencil by the... P.A.B. n°473
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Jouvence des Névons
1949 Poem of René Char, free sheet, printed text. Copie dedicated and signed with the monogram in ink on verso by the artist "Pour Janine, sur le mur du... Without
L'une et l'autre
1957 "Minuscule". Book in bent sheets under folded cover, 3 sheets, not paginated. Poem by René Char illustrated with the reproduction of a drawing... PAB/CHAR n°80, P.A.B n°3003
Dansons aux...
1964 Book in lose sheets under folded up cover, 4 sheets not paginated. Poem by René Char, illustrated with a original gouache signed in pencil... P.A.B n°440
A Braque
1955 "Minuscule". Book in bent sheets under folded cover, 5 sheets, not paginated. Poem by René Char illustrated with 3 reproductions of drawings in... P.A.B n°255
Le terme épars
1966 Soft book in sewn sheets, 36 unpaginated pages. Text by René Char illustrated by 13 " décharges" (Mansat's photo-engravings) from the Imprimerie... Without
Aliénés
1968 Book with sewn sheets, 3 sheets, not paginated, blue cover. Text by René Char not illustrated. Copie nicely dedicated in pencil by the author on the... P.A.B n°476/L'Herne 368
L'allégresse
1960 Book in sheets under folded up cover. 4 sheets, not paginated. Text by René Char, illustrated with an original unsigned etching on celluloid by... PAB n°380, PAB/Char n°103, L'Herne n°284
Songer à ses dettes
1964 Book in sheets under folded up cover. 6 sheets, not paginated. Text by René Char, illustrated with an etching on celluloid enriched with... PAB n°427, L'Herne n°308b
Rengaines d'Odin le...
1957 Book in sheets with white bond and blue cover. 2nd edition. 3 sheets, not paginated. Poem by René Char illustrated in frontispiece with a signed... PAB/Char n°56, L'Herne n°200b
Outrages
1967 Book in sheets with tricolour bond. 4 sheets, not paginated. Text by René Char illustrated with an original unsigned etching in black by the poet.... PAB n°460, L'Herne n°355
La montée de la...
1961 Book in sheets under folded up cover. 6 sheets, not paginated. Poem by René Char illustrated with 4 original unsigned etchings by Jesse Reichek.... PAB n°388, PAB/Char n°105, L'Herne n°287b
La fleur est dans...
1987 Print, technic Jacomet, after a gouache by Rene Char, signed in pencil by the poet, realized on the occasion of the exhibition of works by the artist... UnknownCatalogue(s) raisonné(s)
Catalogue(s) raisonné(s)
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To read about the artist :
- « Cahier René Char », dir. Par Dominique Fourcade, Ed. L'Herne, 1975
- « R. Char - Le sel de la splendeur », J.-C. Mathieu, 2 vol., Ed. José Corti, Par
- « Oeuvres complètes », J. Roudaut, La Pléiade, Ed. Gallimard, 1983, puis 1995
- « Dans l’atelier du poète », Marie-C. Char, Quarto, Ed. Gallimard, Paris, 1996
- « Commune présence », préf. Georges Blin, coll.Poésie, Ed. Gallimard, Paris, 1998
- « L'Eclair au front », Laurent Greilsamer, Ed. Fayard, Paris, 2004
- « René Char », cat. exposition, Antoine Coron, Ed. BNF et Gallimard, 2007
- « René Char », D. Fourcade et autres, Les Cahiers de l’Herne, Ed. L’Herne, 2007
- « René Char dans le miroir des eaux », E. Duperray, Ed. Beauchesne, Paris, 2008
- « René Char », O. Belin et autres, in La Quinzaine littéraire n°1170, avril 2017
To read from the artist :
- « Les Feuillets d’Hypnos », Col. Espoir, Ed. Gallimard, 1946 & rééditions
- « A. Camus & R. Char, Correspondance 1946-1959 », F. Planeille, Ed. Gallimard, 2007
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Stamp by René Char
The publication of a postal stamp is often a homage paid by a nation to a place, an event, a remarkable cause or a character which count. The painters and other artists do not escape from this rule. Some are however "forgotten" of postal art. Here, gathered below (French or foreign), emitted stamps (206) or simple studies of stamp (224) in homage to the artists represented on our website. The first French stamp was emitted in 1849, England preceded us by ten years. There is often a share of voyage in this small form of shape paper. The stamp circulates, sails, flies away, it makes dream, then dream a little. M.C.
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Original handwritten text by René Char
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A tribute to René Char
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Il avait écrit : « L'éclair me dure. La poésie me volera de la mort ». Foudroyé par une crise cardiaque, René Char s'éteint à Paris le 19 février 1988 ; il avait 81 ans. L’immense poète repose dans la sépulture familiale du petit cimetière de l’Isle-sur-la-Sorgue, Vaucluse (allée n°1 du cimetière). Pour lui, en son hommage et avec respect, un lierre en fleurs.
"Char est l'homme de la liberté et de la solitude, mais d'une solitude un peu apprivoisée ; il est aussi l'homme de l'approfondissement. Il creuse aussi droit qu'il peut, aussi loin qu'il a la force." - José Corti
"A tous les repas pris en commun, nous invitons la liberté à s’asseoir. La place demeure vide mais le couvert reste mis." - René Char
"La foudre n’a qu’une maison, elle a plusieurs sentiers." - René Char
"Vous regardez les choses en face et vous avez le pied ferme. Tout l’héroïsme est là." - Georges Braque
"Au plus fort de l’orage, il y a toujours un oiseau pour nous rassurer. C’est l’oiseau inconnu. Il chante avant de s’envoler." - René Char
"L'éternité n'est guère plus longue que la vie." - René Char
Mouvements de l'art
- + SURREALISM / 1924-1969 / Marcel Duchamp, Dora Maar, Kurt Schwitters, Taro Okamoto, Antonio Berni, etc.
- + SINGULAR ARTISTS / XXème siècle /
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