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Aristophil Collection Sale: Baudelaire Sharpens His Pen

Result EUR260,000
Published on , by Sophie Reyssat
Auction on 27 September 2021 - 14:15 (CEST) - 164 bis, avenue Charles-de-Gaulle - 92200 Neuilly-sur-Seine

At this new sale in the Aristophil collection series, the poet's reflections on sentiment about nature were as captivating as Les Fleurs du mal (Flowers of Evil).

Charles Baudelaire (1821-1867), signed autograph letter to Fernand Desnoyers, followed... Aristophil Collection Sale: Baudelaire Sharpens His Pen

Charles Baudelaire (1821-1867), signed autograph letter to Fernand Desnoyers, followed by the signed autograph manuscript of the poems "Les Deux crépuscules/Le Soir/Le Matin", [late 1853/early 1854], 3 folio pages in a cardboard folder and a portfolio ([Roger] Devauchelle).
Result: €260,000

Dedicated to 19th and 20th-century writers, this Aristophil sale put the spotlight on Charles Baudelaire. With a high estimate of €25,000, these three sheets finally flew up to €260,000, borne aloft by the exalted pen of a poet who refused to "get emotional about plants." Fernand Desnoyers…
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Monday 27 September 2021 - 14:15 (CEST) - Live
164 bis, avenue Charles-de-Gaulle - 92200 Neuilly-sur-Seine
Aguttes , Les Collections Aristophil