BIB_ID
451217
Accession number
MA 23874.2
Creator
Saint-Exupéry, Antoine de, 1900-1944.
Display Date
New York, 1942
Credit line
Purchased on the Drue Heinz Fund for Twentieth-Century Literature, 2023.
Description
1 drawing
Notes
This appears to be a “souvenir” drawing of the Little Prince walking the tamed fox, rather than a drawing related to the genesis of The Little Prince. The recipient of this drawing has not been identified, but its visual affinity with other “souvenir” drawings seem to suggest it was made casually for a friend rather than intended for the book.
11 x 8 1/2 inches (277 x 215 mm)
Provenance
Christie's, The Alphabet of Genius, 14 December 2023, lot 166; purchased in 2023.
Summary
Drawing shows the Little Prince walking the tamed fox.
Medium
Graphite on onionskin paper
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