SUARÈS, André (1868-1948)

SUARÈS, André (1868-1948)

Autograph manuscript signed « Suarès »
N.p.n.d, 1 p. in-16°
Light old trace of tape on upper margin

A fine eulogy about Botticelli, excerpt from his most famous story: Voyage du condottière

« Botticelli est un inventeur de beauté qui n’a pas de maître, s’il a même un égal. On n’a pas vu beaucoup d’artistes avoir un sens si exquis de la ligne et de la forme la plus rare. Les formes de Botticelli sont des fleurs.
Suarès »

Published in 1932, Le Voyage du condottière is Suarès’ most famous story. Written following his travels in Italy between 1893 and 1928, the author vividly expresses his impressions of Italian places and artists.
There is a variant at the end of the manuscript: “Botticelli’s forms are flowers” does not appear in his published work.