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Topor, Roland, 1938-1997

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Dates

  • Existence: 19380107 - 19970416

Found in 8 Collections and/or Records:

Editions Camomille: Cons de Fees. No.1 / Roland Topor ; Freddy De Vree., 1988

 Item
Identifier: CC-14354-14663
Scope and Contents The title translates to "Cunt of Fairies." Topor painted faces onto color photographs of women with their legs spread apart to expose their genitalia. These were then rephotographed for the edition. Wilkipedia: Roland Topor (January 7, 1938 -- April 16, 1997), was a French illustrator, painter, writer and filmmaker, known for the surreal nature of his work. He was of Polish Jewish origin and spent the early years of his life in Savoy where his family hid him from the Nazi peril. Topor published several books of drawings, including Dessins panique (1965) Quatre roses pour Lucienne (1967) and Toporland (1975). Selections from Quatre roses pour Lucienne were reprinted in the English language collection Stories and Drawings (1967). His carefully detailed, realistic style, with elaborate crosshatching, emphasises the fantastic and macabre subject matter of the images. Roland Topor wrote the novel The Tenant (Le Locataire chimerique, 1964), which was adapted to film by Roman Polanski...
Dates: 1988

Editions Originales 1988-1993 / Editions Camomille ; Voss J ; Topor R ; Francois M ; Hirai Y ; Zush ; Anull I ; Pepermans A ; Mulkers U ; Pazos C., 1993

 Item
Identifier: CC-13544-13847
Scope and Contents

The Sackner Archive holds a complete run of these serialized artist books. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 1993

Je t'aime: A Pillow Talk / Topor, Roland ; Michael Knight, translator., 1999

 Item
Identifier: CC-32610-34191
Scope and Contents

This book consists of an amusing listing of phrases that might be spoken during sexual intercourse accompanied by surrealistic erotic images. First published in Paris in French in 1998 by Editions Hoebeke. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 1999

[Untitled] / Topor, Roland., 1990

 Item
Identifier: CC-01394-1427
Scope and Contents

The lithographic print entitled "Laid Poulet" (1977) that is held by the Sackner Archive is depicted in this catalogue as item 23. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 1990

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