BRETON André (1896-1966)

BRETON André (1896-1966)
MANUSCRIT signed "André Breton" and by twelve others, written by
Gérard LEGRAND, Les Masques de la Mi-Carême, [1957]| 4 pages in-4 on gray paper.
Protest against the attempts of Christian recuperation of surrealism.
This violent manifesto protests against the exhibitions of the Galerie Kléber, in particular against the one devoted to Judit REIGL, "this upstart bas-bleu"| against the annexation of Celticism| the attempts of recuperation of surrealism by a "Capetian group", etc.: "Surrealism will not let a fascist clericalism develop on the theoretical level, sheltered from the ramblings of a few painters in search of profitable gigantism. [...]
From every artist, we have the right to demand today that he takes a minimum of moral commitment, but without equivocation, towards the foul tyranny whose head, whatever the mask, is in Rome".
Signed, in addition to André Breton and Gérard Legrand, Robert Benayoun, Adrien Dax, Georges Goldfayn, Pierre Marteau, Pierre de Massot, Jehan
Mayoux, Benjamin Péret, José Pierre, Jean Schuster| plus (p.p.) Charles
Flamand and Jean-Claude Silbermann.
PROVENANCE Former collection Jean BÉLIAS (October 13, 2008, n° 53).