PAUL ELUARD (1895-1952) POÈME AUTOGRAPHE EN 10... Lot 48

PAUL ELUARD (1895-1952) POÈME AUTOGRAPHE EN 10 STROPHES SUR PARIS. [1945]. 1 page in-4. Cor... PAUL ELUARD (1895-1952) AUTOGRAPH POEM IN 10 STANZAS ABOUT PARIS. [1945]. 1 page in-4. Corrections and erasures in ink and pencil. This poem about the occupation in Paris, entitled Pour l'Amour de la Vie, published in Les lettres Françaises on April 28, 1945. It presents numerous variants with the printed text. I see Paris as it was Yesterday barely shaded Paris empty and desperate Paris as a punctured painting... The city was occupied By infamous sovereigns And those who revolted And those who were slaughtered Were the only ones to save This city with a sensitive heart This absurd poetry Which will dissolve the misfortune... We all and for all times The spring keeps us upright They shiver on the ruins It plays with our children. AUTOGRAPH POEM ON THE OCCUPATION OF PARIS, [1945]. 1pp. corrections and erasures in ink and pencil, 4to. This poem about the occupation of Paris, entitled Pour l'Amour de la Vie, was published in Les lettres Françaises the 28th of April 1945. It presents many variants from the printed text. I see Paris as it was Yesterday barely shaded Paris empty and desperate Paris like a broken painting... The city was occupied By infamous sovereigns And those who revolted And those who were slaughtered Were the only ones to save This city with a sensitive heart This absurd poetry Which will dissolve the misfortune... We all and for all times Springtime keeps us upright They shiver on the ruins It plays with our children. Footnotes: Provenance Private collection, France. For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com