COCTEAU (Jean). Autograph letter signed to... - Lot 97 - Osenat

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COCTEAU (Jean). Autograph letter signed to... - Lot 97 - Osenat
COCTEAU (Jean). Autograph letter signed to his "dearest Mary" [probably the actress Mary Marquet]. S.l., February 23, 1951. 1 p. in-folio. "If... GIDE's death has caused me a lot of pain. He teased me and he loved me. HE WAS TOO LOCKED UP IN HIMSELF FOR EXCHANGES, BUT A DOOR THAT CLOSES ALWAYS MAKES US JUMP. And the bridge of our crossing empties little by little. Yes, you're starting to live. Do you think it's on purpose if I answer your letters with a light feather and pastiche Lewis Carroll. You have to be stripped of your mist and keep only your inner night. Your little letter this morning gives me great pleasure. I want you to look as clear as the February skies over our mountains. Which Nietzsche loved. The snow above and the tears below. The apple and almond trees are in bloom. I try to paint them - and I think of you - and I embrace you... »
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