GEORGES SIMENON, portraits of Maigret's father, one reading - Lot 160

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GEORGES SIMENON, portraits of Maigret's father, one reading - Lot 160
GEORGES SIMENON, portraits of Maigret's father, one reading his manuscript. 1950s/80s 2 photos, one vintage silver print (1957) and the second on RC paper (1981) Stamps on both backs (one dated). Captioned/dated on one back Dimensions: 27 x 20.5 cm & 20 x 30 cm Sign of ageing on one photo Note: Georges Simenon (1903-1989), a naturalized French-Belgian writer, is one of the most prolific and widely read authors of the XXᵉ century. Creator of the famous Commissaire Maigret, first appearing in 1931, he published several hundred novels and short stories over the course of his career, translated into many languages. These photographs show the writer at work-related moments, including one showing him reading his manuscript. Dated 1957 for the vintage silver print and 1981 for the RC paper print, they bear witness to the author's iconography at different periods in his career, when his work enjoyed considerable international circulation.
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