Henriette GRÖLL (1906-1996) "Portrait of Philippe... Lot 117

Henriette GRÖLL (1906-1996) "Portrait of Philippe JULLIAN Pen and ink drawing, signed at the bottom right on the right. H. 38,5 cm L. 29,5 cm Reproduced p.103 in : G. Dalloz-F. Roussier : H. Gröll - Le pinceau et la plume. Ed. Noesis Paris 2001. Author, worldly and artistic chronicler, draughtsman and engraver Bordeaux 1919 - Paris 1977 Born Philippe Simounet, he took the name of his grandfather, the historian Camille Jullian. Gifted for writing, he was also a great drawer; he illustrated Dickens, Rilke, Morgan, Dostoyevsky, Colette, Proust He ended his life on September 25, 1977. Main works : Dictionnaire du Snobisme (1958) - Delacroix (1963) - Robert de Montesquiou (1964) - Oscar Wilde (1967) - Esthetes and Magicians: Art Fin de Siècle (1969) - D'Annunzio (1971) - The Symbolists (1973) - The Triumph of Art Nouveau (1974).