Etching on vélin cuve de Rives paper. Paper size: 9.65 x 7.87 inches. Excellent condition. Inscription: Unsigned and unnumbered, as issued. Notes: From the folio, Feuilles éparses, 1965. Published and printed by Louis Broder, Paris, June 18, 1965. Excerpted from the folio (translated from French), This album was completed to print, June 18, 1965 in Paris. Original collective edition drawn of one hundred and fifty examples on vélin cuve de Rives, numbered 1 to 130 and I to XX. Some examples are intended for companions. All examples are signed by the artists on the colophons. The unique lithography of Wols, and the etching of Dominguez are their last engraved works. Apart from the edition it was drawn proofs on large margins on various papers, all justified and signed by the artists. The woods and coppers have been striped and the stones erased after the draw. VALENTIN HUGO (1887-1968) was a French artist and writer. She was born Valentine Marie Augustine Gross, only daughter to Auguste Gross and Zélie Démelin, in Boulogne-sur-Mer. She is best known for her work with the Russian ballet and with the French Surrealists. Hugo met Andre Breton in 1917, before the start of Surrealism, at one of Cocteau's readings. Her friendships with Breton and Eluard would keep her connected to the Surrealists as the movement developed, and help her to form connections with other members, such as Salvador Dalí and Max Ernst. The three often traveled together, along with other members of the movement, in 1931 and 1932. As the only member of the group who owned a vehicle, Hugo would drive her companions to their destinations. Valentine and Jean began living apart in 1926, and eventually divorced in 1932. Her separation from her husband allowed Hugo greater freedom to be involved with the Surrealist group. She moved into the same building as Eluard and Breton in May 1932. Hugo joined the Bureau of Surrealist Research and created the Objet à fonctionnement symbolique (1931), which was shown during the Exposition surréalistic in 1933. She took part in other exhibitions throughout her time with the group, including an exhibit at the Museum of Modern Art in 1936. She died in Paris.