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- Gertrude
Stein
- American
Author
- Lyrical
Autograph Note Signed
- Gertrude Stein (1874-1946). Legendary American writer, long a resident
of Paris, associated with Picasso, Matisse; coined the phrase
"The Lost Generation," describing the ex-patriate American
writers such as Hemingwayand Thornton Wilder, who lived in Paris
between the wars. Extremely charming, eloquent, cheerful and
overweight, indeed cheerfully overweight, she had a large circle
of friends and tirelessly promoted herself. Her judgments in
literature and art were highly influential.
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- An Lyrical Autograph Quote
Signed, "Gertrude Stein, Eriel Dodge, Gertrude Stein,
Gertrude Stein, Gertrude Stein, Gertrude Stein.", being
a play on her most famous verse, "Rose is a rose is a
rose is a rose," which was written by Stein as part
of the 1913 poem Sacred Emily, which appeared in the 1922
book Geography and Plays. In that poem, the first "Rose"
is the name of a woman. Stein later used variations on the phrase
in other writings, and "A rose is a rose is a rose"
is probably her most famous quote, often interpreted as "things
are what they are".
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- In Stein's view, the sentence
expresses the fact that simply using the name of a thing already
invokes the imagery and emotions associated with it. The "Eriel
Dodge" may be a reference to Mabel Dodge Luhan (1879-1962);
American writer, salon hostess, patron saint, and inspiration
to an assortment of talented artists, writers, and political
radicals in the early decades of the 20th century, and a leading
symbol of the "New Woman." She and Stein had a long,
rocky relationship. The verse is on an approximate 5 in. by 7
in. slip of paper, folds, very light, marginal foxing, overall,
a very fine example. Accompanied with an approximate 5 in. by
7 in. black and white photograph. $1,950.00
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