MOLINIER Pierre - Lot 215

MOLINIER Pierre AUTOGRAPH CARD SIGNED to André BRETON AND TWO ORIGINAL COLLAGES [1956]. Autograph card addressed to André Breton signed by Pierre Molinier and Monique. Monique, a prostitute, whom Molinier claimed was his natural daughter. The card is dated 1956, the date of the Molinier exhibition organized by André Breton at his gallery L'Étoile Scellée. Attached are two original collages by Molinier, the first with a cutout revealing the face of a woman, possibly Monique, against a photographic background of a Molinier painting. 12.5 x 9 cm. The two parts of the collage are joined together by Molinier using a light adhesive. Notes by Molinier on the reverse of both photographs. The second original features a central cutout revealing the face of Michèle Sesques, known as Le Petit Vampire, one of Molinier's favorite models. 8.5 x 5.5 cm. The overlay photograph shows Molinier's legs from behind. Annotations by Molinier on verso