Raymond Peynet, the creator of the "passionates", a symbol of French romanticism, exchanges favors with a colleague.
Letter written by Raymond Peynet.
In French.
One page.
13.4 cm x 20.7 cm.
Brassac-Les-Mines, France, March 3, 1944.
Excellent condition conservation, framed with a reproduction of a drawing by Raymond Peynet.
Unique piece.
Excerpts
Here is the drawing. I have made it simple and airy, with a line strong enough to make its impression clear. I hope you like it (...)
Regarding the price: I would like, if it is convenient, to exchange my drawing for a binding. Naturally, I will send you a straw hat (...).
R. Peynet
Raymond Peynet (1908 - 1999) was a French cartoonist, born in Paris, who created in 1942 a famous work showing a couple in love, "les amoureux de Peynet", which internationally symbolizes French romanticism, celebrating with great poetry love, lovers... values and feelings perhaps mistreated by society today.
Peynet's original drawings are extremely rare and highly sought after by collectors around the world, especially in Europe, the United States and Japan. There are four museums in the world dedicated exclusively to the works of Raymond Peynet, two in France and two in Japan.
This letter, written in 1944, in the midst of the Second World War, has very interesting content that allows us to understand the artist's technique for creating his drawings and how he worked with his partners; in this case, Raymond Peynet accepted an exchange of favors, a drawing for a binding. The artist also mentions a gift that he will send to the recipient of the letter, the book "The Chapeau de Paillé d'Italie", written by the famous French author Eugène Labiche, which Peynet illustrated.
