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Pierre De Massot

Pierre de Massot, born in 1900 , was a writer French, related to Dadaism and Surrealism. He died in Paris in extreme poverty by 1969.

Summary

Biography

Sixth child of the Count and Countess de Lafond Massot, Pierre de Massot his classes at the Sainte-Joseph Lyons, the current Lyce Saint-Marc.

It has perpetuated in many of his works with the memory of Erik Satie , he knew through his friend Dadaist painter Francis Picabia - Francis Picabia, whom he has also devoted a monograph, published late in his life , ditions Seghers.

Near Jean Cocteau , Max Jacob and Andre Gide , whose secretary he was for some time, it has also been linked with the painter Marcel Duchamp and the writer Tristan Tzara.

On 6 July 1923 , an evening Dada organized by Tristan Tzara , theater Michel, is heckled by the surrealist Andr Breton , Robert Desnos , Paul Eluard and Benjamin Peret. Pierre de Massot's arm is broken stroke of a cane Breton, Tzara, while calls to the police. The evening, called the "Heart-bearded" for posterity, marks the final break between the Dadaists and Surrealists. Works

Bibliography

  • The life and work of Pierre de Massot have been in 1975 a doctoral thesis by Gerard Pfister as the Study of Pierre de Massot (1900-1969).

References

  1. Michel Sanouillet Dada in Paris, ed. CNRS 1965-2005, page 333

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