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La Relève du matin

Henri de Montherlant

Bibliothèque Grasset. 1939

6 original drypoints – limited edition of 500 copies

"I remember when I first met Montherlant. The man was rather cold and distant. But his novel was beautifully written. I had to depict the sad poetry of a Parisian boarding school with its young boys' innocent faces. I had many drawings of children I had cast aside. I used them..."