‎Biography‎

‎Brodsky, Joseph‎

‎Erinnerungen an Leningrad. Aus d. Amerikan. von Sylvia List u. Marianne Frisch / Edition Akzente.‎

‎München ; Wien : Hanser, 1987. 119 S. ; 20 cm, kart.‎

‎Gutes Ex. - Joseph Brodsky (gebürtig Iossif Alexandrowitsch Brodski, * 24. Mai 1940 in Leningrad; ? 28. Januar 1996 in New York) war ein russisch-US-amerikanischer Dichter und Nobelpreisträger für Literatur. ... (wiki) // Die eineinhalb Zimmer, von denen in diesem Buch erzählt wird, befinden sich in einem riesigen Gebäude der Jahrhundertwende in Leningrad und waren die Wohnung, in der Joseph Brodsky zusammen mit seinen Eltern vom Ende des Zweiten Weltkrieges bis zu seiner Ausreise nach Amerika gelebt hat. Eigentlich war es nur ein Zimmer, dem der Sohn mit einer gewagten Konstruktion aus Brettern, Schränken, Ziegeln und Koffern ein halbes abgezwackt hatte, seinen >Lebensraum<, der nur durch eine Schranktür zu betreten war. Auf diesen zehn Quadratmetern wurden Pläne geschmiedet und Ideen ausgeheckt, die allesamt den sowjetischen Behörden Kopfzerbrechen bereiteten. Aber es wurden auch viele Hoffnungen begraben. Denn Joseph Brodsky war alles andere als ein folgsames Kind: mit fünfzehn verließ er die Schule, mit zweiunddreißig den Staat, für den er im Rückblick nur Hohn aufbringen kann. Für die Stadt (die für ihn immer noch Petersburg ist), für das Land und vor allem für die Eltern hingegen kennt er nichts als Verehrung und Liebe. So sind die beiden Texte dieses Bandes Vergegenwärtigung und Liebeserklärung zugleich. (Verlagstext) ISBN 9783446136502‎

Bookseller reference : 1167101

‎Brodt, Bodo‎

‎Parlez-moi d'amour. Kleine Biographie des Schlagers. Illustriert von Bele Bachem‎

‎Offenbach am Main: Verlag Liselotte Kumm, 1957. 20 cm ; kart.‎

‎11. bis 15 Tausend. Illustriert von Bele Bachem. Paperbackausgabe, 43 Seiten. Gutes Exemplar. jpw224‎

Bookseller reference : 87338

‎BRODY, SIDNEY IRVING‎

‎1932 1934 and 1935 ORIGINAL ARCHIVE OF MANUSCRIPT DIARIES INTIMATELY REVEALING THE EARLY FORMATIVE HIGH SCHOOL AND UNIVERSITY YEARS OF A JEWISH BOY WHO WILL BECOME A HEROIC MAN OF MANY FIRSTS: NAVAL CAPTAIN FLIGHT SURGEON TEST PILOT AND MUCH MORE‎

‎PHILADELPHIA PENNSYLVANIA PA. Very Good. 1932. On offer is an amazing archive of three 3 original manuscript diaries 1932 1934 and 1935 handwritten by Sidney Irving Brody future medical doctor Naval Captain flight surgeon and the first commanding officer at the Naval Hospital at Quonset Point. Sidney was born in Philadelphia Pennsylvania. Extensive biographic notes follow the description. The first diary was written during his senior year at Northeast High School where he was an excellent student. The other two diaries were written while he was attending the University of Pennsylvania with the latter written during the author's senior year at U of P and he wrote of taking an aptitude test for a medical career and making application to medical school. He eventually graduated from the Hahnemann Medical College in Philadelphia. This diary is a stand out for a number of reasons. On the one hand this is a truly unique study in the beginnings of a young man's adulthood with a considerable future ahead of him that will require him to perform great physical and emotional feats. The author reveals himself intimately expressing his feeling and even base desires. Researchers and historians of men's studies or gender studies of this era will be appreciative of the opportunity to see his psyche revealed even before he ever began his studies of medicine we do note however that Sidney studied anatomy and chemistry in relation to the opposite sex with gusto and successfully so it seems. It really is quite unique to read a young man so expressive in a diary. The 1932 book is quite full and there is an entry for every day. He wrote about his daily activities both school and social. He was an avid tennis player and included in this lot is a framed Tennis Team award. His father bought him a car in his senior year of high school and while attending college the author lived at home. In the summer he was a camp counselor and also traveled to NYC and Atlantic City where his family vacationed each year. Dr. Brody was very interested in all sports and wrote about meeting some baseball greats: April 13."Babe" Ruth and his wife came to school today. We gave him a cup April 19."Mickey" Cochrane came up to school today. Interviewed him. He gave a nice talk Jun 19.Got up early and went to school. The St Louis Cards were there. Met them." He had many girlfriends throughout these years and seemed to put them in two categories - those he took on formal dates and treated with the utmost respect and those that he either picked up in his car or those that would "neck": Jan 24 1932 Got up late and lounged around. Went down to the library about 4:00. After supper went over to Stan's. Took Rochelle to Beth Sholom dance. Was pretty nice. She seemed to take more interest in the other guys. I guess I'll take someone else out next time I go out. Feb 1 Arose late as usual - lounged around in the afternoon. Today was Rochelle's 17 th birthday and I had the extreme honor of taking her out. Bought her an expensive box of candy and we went out with Milt and Eleanor. Went to the State and the Golden Gate. Spent a lot of money tonight. Had a nice time. Sep 21 Drove Stan to the doctor. Then we went to Ethel Horvanti's where I saw Adelle. I then painted the fenders and lights on my car. At night I went over Cooper's where the gang was. Walked Rochelle home. Sat and talked to her. She said that she thought she was in love with me !!! Believe it or not !!!!! Dec 31 Went over to Rochelle's in the afternoon. Had it out with her. Then went to Ruth Koppenheim's. Wright took Rochelle to Harry Grossman's affair at the Ben Franklin. Kissed Rochelle for the first time in over a year. Got in at 9:30 Had a swell time. July 30 Got up at a reasonable hour. Then went to Dittenfast and played tennis with Mort. Had a nice match. After supper at Mort's we went around trying to pick up some broads. Cruised around the whole city including Woodside. Finally got two near home. Took them for a ride and got a good feel. Aug 5 Arose late and sent over to Rochelle's for about an hour with Lena. Left and drove her to get her bathing suit. After supper took family for a ride. Then got Mort and we took the Germantown girls for a ride. Got a good feel and was stopped for driving one handed. May get a summons." A couple of times the author described his sexual experience in clinical terms once adding he didn't have a very good time. He also wrote of problems with girls: "Aug 24 Up early. Was Bernice's birthday. Went over Ruth Koppenheims with Stan Rochelle and Audrey. Audrey fainted on account of Stan not loving her. At night called for Rochelle and Audrey at the Colby theater. Went up to Rochelle's apartment. Audrey tried to take iodine and commit suicide the dope because Stan didn't love her. He had to do some tall convincing to get her to believe him. Took them for a ride. Dec 25 Lounged around in the afternoon. Had the family and friends over for dinner. At night took Mimi to RI . Rochelle was was there and I had my hands full." Although the author wrote much about his experiences with girls social activities parties etc. he approached adulthood with a sense of purpose in both his education and his path towards becoming a doctor. He often wrote about someone named Martin in the diaries. Martin must have been a physician as the author occasionally wrote of going to Philadelphia General with Martin. He once observed an autopsy and wrote of assisting in a couple of very minor surgeries. Martin seemed to have an influence on the author's decision to become a doctor: "Apr 6 Nothing much doing in school. After school went with Harry Green to Convention Hall. Saw General Motors exhibit. Went in Phila General Hospital and saw Martin. Went all around Psychopathic department. Ate supper with him in the hospital. He then gave me material for talk. Came home and did lessons. Aug 11 Got up slightly late. Rochelle called up so I went over there. Stayed there all afternoon. At night got Mort and went over to Rochelle's. Went for a ride and stopped at Kemmer's. Came home and Uncle Steve and Martin and all the girls were here. Took them home. Martin showed me his place at the Hospital. It's swell. Mar 17 Arose pretty early and went to the Philadelphia General Hospital. Saw an autopsy. Apr 20 After school went over to Martin's. We then went to the Phila Gen Hospital and I made the rounds with him. Attended a conference led by Dr. Robinson." Sidney Irving Brody went on to graduate from the Hahnemann Medical College in 1941 He was affiliated with the Frankford Hospital in Philadelphia. The three diaries are all hardcover one is a Wanamaker the other two are slightly larger at 8 1/2" x 5 1/2" and both cover are attached but have detached from the spine on the front hinge. All three diaries have an entry for everyday of the year. Overall VG. BIO NOTES: Obituary: Sidney Brody 1st commanding officer of Quonset Naval Hospital dies at 96. Capt. Sidney I. Brody the first commanding officer of the Naval Hospital at Quonset Point and the first physician to pilot a Navy jet and land on an aircraft carrier died Saturday at his home in Brookline Mass. at the age of 96. A native of Philadelphia and the husband of the former Muriel Myers to whom he was married 69 years Brody was a pioneer in the field of aerospace medicine. When the Navy developed its F-9 jet he was the first to take it to an altitude of 60000 feet. Commissioned a Navy lieutenant junior grade in the Navy Medical Corps in 1942 Brody worked as a Navy flight surgeon in several venues including China and the Philippines when he developed his interest in flying according to his wife. By 1947 he had undergone training as a naval aviator and became the medical officer for Carrier Air Group 4 serving aboard the aircraft carrier Franklin D. Roosevelt. After becoming a physician and test pilot he served as a liaison to the Naval Bureau of Aeronautics and the Bureau of Medicine and Surgery and in the early 1950s was part of team that developed the first pressurized flight suit for pilots for high-altitude flights. Brody eventually became the first senior medical officer aboard the Saratoga. Then influenced by President John F. Kennedy's physician Janet Travell he developed innovative treatments for myofascial pain discovering that sore throat pain often originates in the neck muscles. In 1966 he became the first commanding officer at the Naval Hospital at Quonset Point continuing there until his retirement as a Navy captain in 1970. It was then that he moved to Cumberland where he continued to practice internal medicine for 28 years focusing on chronic pain and immune disorders. He also taught for a short time at Brown Medical School and made rounds at Rhode Island Hospital. Burial with military honors in B'nai Israel cemetery. ; 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall; KEYWORDS: HISTORY OF USN UNITED STATES NAVY PHYSICIAN FLIGHT SURGEON SIDNEY IRVING BRODY PHILADELPHIA PENNSYLVANIA UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA HAHNEMANN MEDICAL COLLEGE QUONSET POINT NAVAL BUREAU OF AERONAUTICS BUREAU OF MEDICINE AND SURGERY MYOFASCIAL PAIN BROWN MEDICAL SCHOOL DEPRESSION ERA JEWISH JUDAICA JEWISH DOCTORS JEWISH SERVICEMEN JEWISH AMERICAN SERVICEMEN DOCTORS MEDICINE TEST PILOTS PRE WORLD WAR II HANDWRITTEN MANUSCRIPT AMERICANA DOCUMENT LETTER AUTOGRAPH DIARY JOURNAL LOG KEEPSAKE WRITER HAND WRITTEN DOCUMENTS SIGNED LETTERS MANUSCRIPTS HISTORICAL HOLOGRAPH WRITERS DIARIES JOURNALS LOGS AUTOGRAPHS PERSONAL MEMOIR MEMORIAL PERSONAL HISTORY antiquité contrat vélin document manuscrit papier Antike Brief Pergament Dokument Manuskript Papier oggetto d'antiquariato atto velina documento manoscritto carta antigüedad hecho vitela documento manuscrito . hardcover‎

Bookseller reference : 0001553

‎BROFFERIO A.‎

‎Giacomo Durando‎

‎BROFFERIO A. Giacomo Durando. Torino, Ute 1862, In 16°, bross. muta, bel ritratto a piena pag. in antiporta inc. in rame, pp. 92. Numero 51 della collana "I contemporanei italiani". Galleria nazionale del secolo XIX Buono (Good) . <br> <br> <br>‎

‎BROFFERIO Angelo‎

‎GIACOMO DURANDO.‎

‎In-24 (cm. 13.70), brossura originale, pp. (2), 91 (5), con incisione in antiporta che riproduce un ritratto del Generale. Pagine brunite. Piccole mancanze alle cuffie. Macchia alla prima carta. Lievissime tracce d’uso; peraltro, volumetto in buono stato di conservazione (good copy).‎

‎BROGLIE (Emmanuel de)‎

‎Mabillon et la société de l’abbaye de Saint-Germain des Prés à la fin du dix-septième siècle.‎

‎1888 Paris, E. Plon, Nourrit et Cie, 1888.‎

‎2 volumes in-8 (22 x 14 cm), demi-veau fauve (reliure de l’époque), couverture conservée, dos à nerfs orné, pièces de titre et de tomaison en maroquin rouge, filet à froid en bordure, tranche de tête marbrée, [4]-xi-[1]-429-[1] ; [4]-390 pages (complet). Taches aux dos, quelques frottement sur le plat supérieur du tome I, pages 157-158 du tome I déchirées sans manque, rousseurs éparses. État correct. ÉDITION ORIGINALE. Emmanuel de Broglie (1854-1926) est un historien français, qui relate ici la vie de Dom Mabillon (1632-1707), moine bénédictin de la congrégation réformée de Saint-Maur, vivant à l’abbaye de Saint-Germain des Prés à partir de 1664. Bon exemplaire.‎

Bookseller reference : 105

‎BROGLIE (Louis de).-‎

‎Savants et découvertes.‎

‎P., Albin Michel (Collection "Les savants et le monde"), 1951, in 8° broché396 pages ; petits manques à la couverture .‎

‎PHOTOS sur DEMANDE. Fermeture du 1er au 23 Août‎

Bookseller reference : 19250

‎BROGLIE EMMANUEL DE‎

‎CATINAT, L'HOMME ET LA VIE, 1637-1712‎

‎Librairie Victor Lecoffre, Paris. 1902. In-12 Carré. Broché. Etat d'usage. 1er plat abîmé. Dos satisfaisant. Intérieur acceptable. 303 pages. Etiquette de code sur le dos. Tampons de bibliothèque en page de titre. Quelques rousseurs et légères salissures sur les plats. (Rare) La rue de la Sorbonne et les premières années. Casal. Italie. Le bâton de Maréchal...‎

‎BROGLIE Emmanuel De‎

‎ST VINCENT DE PAUL 1576-1660‎

‎Paris Victor Lecoffre 1917 In-12 Broché Bon‎

‎Couverture bien fraiche, titre bleu sur fond gris ; 234pp+8pp (catalogue d'éditeur) ; 4ème édition ; publié dans la collection "Les saints"‎

Bookseller reference : 004332

‎Broglie Gabriel de‎

‎Madame de Genlis‎

‎Perrin 1985 In-8 broché. 528 pages. Bon état d’occasion.‎

‎Bon état d’occasion‎

Bookseller reference : 128204

‎BROGNOLI A.‎

‎Elogi di bresciani per dottrina per dottrina eccellenti del secolo XVIII‎

‎BROGNOLI A. Elogi di bresciani per dottrina per dottrina eccellenti del secolo XVIII. Bologna, Forni 1972, In 8°, tela edit. con titoli oro al dorso, pp. VIII + 446. Ristampa anastatica dell'ediz. di Brescia del 1785. Coll: Italica gens n°39 Buono (Good) . <br> <br> <br>‎

‎Broido, Lucy‎

‎The Posters of Jules Chéret: 46 Full-Color Plates and an Illustrated Catalogue Raisonné. First edition.‎

‎Dover Publications, Incorporated, 1980. 60 Seiten. Mit zahlreichen farbigen Abbildungen. Originalbroschur. 31cm‎

‎Schönes Exemplar der ERSTAUSGABE. Very good copy.‎

Bookseller reference : 270891

‎BROM Gerard‎

‎Alfons Ariëns [2 delen]‎

‎Amsterdam, Urbi et Orbi 1941 2 vols.: xv + 631 + 741pp.+ buitentekstills., linnen banden met stofwikkel‎

Bookseller reference : R34586

‎BROMBERGER (Merry).‎

‎Le destin secret de Georges Pompidou.‎

‎P., Fayard, 1965 ; in-8, br. 349pp. -1f. Pliure angulaire à la couverture. Bon état.‎

‎Première biographie sur l'homme politique, "puisée à des sources entièrement inédites, et qui nous apporte des révélations étonnantes sur l'histoire secrète de la Vème République".‎

Bookseller reference : 4624

‎BROMBERGER Merry‎

‎COMMENT ILS ONT FAIT FORTUNE‎

‎PLON. 1954. In-8. Broché. Etat d'usage, Couv. légèrement passée, Dos abîmé, Intérieur frais. 315 pages. Photos noir et blanc hors texte.. . . . Classification Dewey : 920-Biographie générale et généalogie‎

‎Classification Dewey : 920-Biographie générale et généalogie‎

Bookseller reference : R160018509

‎BROMBERGER MERRY.‎

‎LE ROMAN DE L'ELYSEE. COLLECTION L'HISTOIRE ILLUSTREE N° 20.‎

‎FAYARD.. 1953.. In-12 Carré. Relié, Jaquette. Bon état. Couv. convenable. Dos satisfaisant. Intérieur acceptable. 125 pages. Jaquette illustrée en couleurs. Frontispice illustré en noir et blanc. Nombreuses illustrations en noir et blanc, dans le texte et hors texte.‎

‎Brome Vincent‎

‎Carl Gustav Jung : L'homme et le mythe‎

‎Hachette Littérature Dos carré collé 1986 In-8 (15,2 x 24 cm), dos carré collé, 395 pages ; marques d'usage sur les bord des plats, coiffe inférieure frottée, coin supérieur du quatrième plat corné et papier reliure décollé au même coin, corps d'ouvrage bruni, par ailleurs assez bon état. Livraison a domicile (La Poste) ou en Mondial Relay sur simple demande.‎

Bookseller reference : vf486

‎Bromme, G. Georg (Hrsg.)‎

‎Leidenschaft Jagd. Wolfgang Freiherr von Beck 1905 - 2005.‎

‎Miesbach, Bergemann + Mayr, 2006. Gr. 8°. XII, 330 Seiten. Mit schwarzweißen Abbildungen. Original-Leinen mit Original-Umschlag. (Gutes Exemplar).‎

Bookseller reference : 34772A

‎BRONNE Carlo‎

‎Hommes de cur et femmes de tête.‎

‎Bruxelles, Ad. Goemaere, 1958. 13 x 18, 206 pp., quelques illustrations en N/B, broché + jaquette, bon état (papier légèrement jauni).‎

Bookseller reference : 34172

‎BRONNE Carlo‎

‎Nouvelles esquisses.‎

‎Bruxelles, Charles Dessart, 1946. 12 x 19, 255 pp., 6 illustrations, reliure dos/coins cuir, couverture conservée, bon état (papier jauni).‎

Bookseller reference : 31746

‎Bronne, Carlo‎

‎Les roses de cire‎

‎André de Rache, Editeur, collection "Mains et chemins", Bruxelles, 1972. In-8, broché sous couverture rempliée et illustrée en noir, 115 pp. Il était une fois... - Sur le portrait d'une infante - Une amie belge de Balzac - Variations pour les deux mains - Angélique de Rouillé ou l'Histoire par correspondance - M. Sigogne, mentor du Prince Albert - Autour de ...‎

‎Avec un envoi autographe et signé de l'auteur. --- Plus d'informations sur le site archivesdunord.com‎

Bookseller reference : 2448

‎Bronnen, Barbara‎

‎Fliegen mit gestutzten Flügeln. Die letzten Jahre der Ricarda Huch 1933 - 1947.‎

‎Zürich ; Hamburg : Arche, 2007. 187 S. Originalhardcover mit Schutzumschlag.‎

‎Rücken leicht ausgebleicht. - Heute ist sie fast vergessen, die Historikerin und Dichterin Ricarda Huch (1864-1947). Zu ihrer Zeit war sie berühmt und vielgeachtet, saß neben Thomas Mann und Alfred Döblin als erste Frau in der Berliner Akademie der Künste, ihre Werke standen in den Bücherschränken der bürgerlichen Gesellschaft. Stolz und mutig, wie sie war, ließ sie sich nach 1933 nicht von den Nationalsozialisten vereinnahmen, hielt ihre Familie im Oberen Philosophenweg in Jena mit Schreiben über Wasser und wurde stundenlang wegen Vergehens gegen das Heimtückegesetz verhört. Als es keine Bomben und keine Nazis mehr gab, hatte sie sich verändert: Achtzigjährig entschloß sich Ricarda Huch, ein Gedenkbuch zum Widerstand zu schreiben. Daß das neue Regime der SBZ ihr huldigte, daß sie 1947 als Ehrenpräsidentin den Ersten Deutschen Schriftstel-lerkongreß eröffnete, hielt sie auch aus familiären Gründen nicht davon ab, jenes Land auf abenteuerliche Weise zu verlassen. Seit langem bewandert in Leben und Werk, begleitet Barbara Bronnen als Schriftstellerin behutsam und neugierig Ricarda Huch durch ihre letzten Lebensjahre, die voll Entbehrung, Erfahrung und Erneuerungwaren. Ein Porträt, das an eine mutige Frau erinnern will. ISBN 9783716023730‎

Bookseller reference : 1152448

‎Bronner, Franz Xaver‎

‎Ein Mönchsleben aus der empfindsamen Zeit. Von ihm selbst erzählt. In: Memoiren-Bibliothek, IV. Serie, 9. und 10. Bd.‎

‎Stuttgart, Robert Lutz, 1918. 2. Aufl. 2 Bde. Jeweils 1 Tafel vor dem Titel und einzelne Abbild. im Text. 405, 388 S. 8°, dekorative OLnbde. mit Goldprägung. (ca.).‎

‎Schönes Ex.‎

Bookseller reference : 205197

‎Bronson, Enos‎

‎Select Reviews and Spirit of the Foreign Magazines; by E. Bronson and Others 3 volumes provenance: Sarah Reed‎

‎Philadelphia: Hopkins and Earle 1809. Hardcover. Very Good. 3 volumes 1 leaf of a plate: engraved portrait of Mirza Aboo al Hassan envoy of the King of Persia; 22 cm. Contemporary half calf with six spine compartments between double gilt rules. Red leather label in second compartment of each volume with gilt-tooled title. Marbled paper over boards. All page edges yellow. "From the Lorenzo Press of E. Bronson." Vol. 3 has vol. 4 title page with imprint stating "Published by Edward Earle corner of Chesnut and Fourth Streets." Title pages state sold by Mathew Carey in Philadelphia and a variety of other booksellers in other cities in the United States. Small oval paper label in first compartment of each volume with very faint handwritten number. Bookplate on front fixed endpaper of each volume indicating that the volumes were given to the Belles Lettres Society of Dickinson College in 1851 by Mrs. Judge Reed Carlisle Pa. No other library markings. Vol. 1 contains as bound: issues of Jan. 1809 and Jan. and Feb. 1810 with no volume title page. Vol. 2 contains as bound vol. 2 title page table of contents index and: April July Sept. Oct. Nov. and Dec. 1809. Vol. 3 contains title page table of contents and index for vol. 3 and: July Aug. Sept. Oct. Nov. and Dec. 1810. Only volumes 1-8 were published from 1809 to 1812. The printer Enos Bronson 1774-1823 published the Gazette of the United States from 1801 to 1804; with Elihu Chauncey he published The United States' Gazette for the Country from 1804 to 1818. Select Reviews consisted primarily of reviews of recently published material taken from other publications. It also contained some original material including an obituary of Miriam Gratz poetry and advertisements for American and British publishers. In Very Good Condition: leather is rubbed; 6.5-cm. tear from fore-edge of vol. 2 title page with loss at fore-edge not impacting printing; faint dampstain on a few pages of vol.1; ink stain extending through about 30 pages of vol. 2; occasional foxing; solid copy of this scarce publication. Hopkins and Earle hardcover‎

Bookseller reference : 003783

‎BROODTHAERS Marcel‎

‎Marcel Broodthaers - Dichter und Künstler. Die Sammlung Schmidt. Dieser Katalog begleitete die Ausstellung in Eindhoven, vom 24. februar bis 9. mai 2015 und in Bremen, im jahr 2016. Gedruck in einer Auflage von 750 Exemplaren.‎

‎Nijmwegen. 2016. 143, (1) Seiten. Mit zahlreichen meist farbigen Abbildungen. Farbig illustrierte Originalbroschur. 28x21 cm‎

‎* * Marcel Broodthaers (* 28. Januar 1924 in Saint-Gilles/Sint-Gillis, Brüssel; ? 28. Januar 1976 in Köln) war ein belgischer Künstler. Broodthaers lernte nach eigener Aussage als junger Autor und Poet Ende des Zweiten Weltkriegs René Magritte kennen und fand Anschluss an die Gruppe der belgischen Surrealisten (Groupe Surréaliste révolutionaire). 1945 trat Broodthaers mit ersten Gedichten an die Öffentlichkeit, die in der Tradition von Symbolismus und Surrealismus standen. 1947 unterzeichnete er das von Surrealisten verfasste Manifest ?Pas de quartiers dans la révolution?. 1957 erschien ein Gedichtband. Im selben Jahr entstand sein erster Film, ?La Clef de l?Horloge ? Un poème cinématographique en l?honneur de Kurt Schwitters?. Broodthaers arbeitete bis in die frühen 1960er Jahre als Autor von Gedichten und Essays u. a. in Paris, die von den ästhetischen Positionen Rimbauds und Mallarmés kommend diese aktualisieren und weiterdenken. Parallel findet er Kontakt zu Vertretern des ?Nouveau Réalisme?, geht allerdings auch diesen gegenüber eigene Wege. 1964 entschied er sich, Künstler zu sein und machte seine erste Ausstellung mit Objekten aus Muscheln und Eierschalen. Berühmt ist seine Geste, Bände seines Gedichtbandes ?Pense Bête? 1964 in eine Skulptur zu verwandeln, indem er sie mit Gips umhüllte und derart unlesbar machte. Für Marcel Broodthaers waren unter anderem auch der Museumsbetrieb, der Kunstmarkt und zeitgenössische Kunsttheorien Gegenstand seiner künstlerischen Arbeit. Gleichzeitig hinterfragte er in Weiterentwicklung der Arbeit seines Landsmannes René Magritte die Widersprüche zwischen Wort und Bild, überschritt aber früh die Grenzen der Malerei, indem er Installationen, Skulpturen, Künstlerbücher, Fotografien und Filme schuf. In Ausarbeitung seiner Infragestellung der gesellschaftlichen Rolle des Museums gründete er 1968 in seiner Brüsseler Wohnung ein ?Museum für Moderne Kunst? und widmete diesem in Form verschiedener Museumssektionen eine Reihe großer Installationen. Derart schuf er vielfältige sowohl kritisch reflektierte als auch poetisch komplexe Werke. So findet zum Beispiel Magrittes berühmtes Bild ?Dies ist keine Pfeife? (?Ceci n?est pas une pipe?) eine institutionskritische Umkehrung in dem humorvollen Diktum ?Dies ist kein Kunstwerk? (1972), das in einer seiner Installationen jedes einzelne Objekt bezeichnet. Broodthaers? Werk gilt in vieler Hinsicht als wegweisend für die Entwicklung der Bildenden Kunst in den 1980er und 1990er Jahren. Er hat Maßstäbe gesetzt für eine Kunst, die ihre institutionellen und ökonomischen Bezüge reflektiert und den Anspruch souveräner Eigenständigkeit von Kunst hinterfragt und immer wieder neu definiert. Marcel Broodthaers: ?Il resterait alors à savoir si l?art existe ailleurs que sur un plan négatif.? (?Es bleibt noch zu wissen, ob Kunst anders als negativ existiert.?) Marcel Broodthaers ließ sich 1970 in Düsseldorf nieder, zog nach London und nach einem DAAD-Aufenthalt in Berlin schließlich nach Köln, wo er 1976 verstarb. Das Fridericianum widmete ihm zum 60. Geburtstag der documenta im Jahre 2015 eine Retrospektive (Quelle Wikipedia)‎

Bookseller reference : 140102