Amour Toujours…
it means "love always." It reads, in French: Give me a little hope Give me a little sky
Give me a lot of love
Those familiar with American literature will recognize Henry Miller as one of the most important writers of the 20th century. Little known to most, however, is that Miller was also a formidable painter. His paintings are in museums and private collections worldwide.
Recognized for its childlike style, Miller's painting spanned six decades. Before his death, twenty-five of his best works were selected for reproduction in a commemorative effort called the Centennial Collection.
Realizing that he might die before the project was completed, Miller hand-signed and numbered every sheet of paper used for the collection. Thus, the Centennial prints are the last to be published bearing Miller's original signature.
Only 200 copies were made of each Centennial work, making this print a rare and fine collectible indeed.
Amour Toujours by Henry Miller—
• Is a high-quality mixed-media print on Arches paper
•Is number 128 of 200 prints made for the Centennial Collection
•Is hand-signed by Miller
•Bears embossed publisher's seals in the lower corners, which guarantee authenticity and integrity
•Comes with a certificate of authenticity
•Measures 26.00" x 22.00" with border, 20.00" x 16.50" without
•Arrives carefully rolled, wrapped, and packed in a sturdy mailing tube.
List Price: $4,000
About the Artist
"When I write, I work, but when I paint, I play."
Henry Miller's entrance into the writer's circle began with his book Tropic of Cancer. With that work and his subsequent Tropic of Capricorn and Black Spring, he became known for breaking with existing literary forms and developing a new sort of novel—one that mixes fiction, autobiography, social criticism, philosophical reflection, surrealist free association, and mysticism.
Miller's works contain detailed accounts of sexual experience. Indeed, Cancer was banned in the U.S. until 1961 on grounds of obscenity. A series of trials led to a 1964 Supreme Court ruling that overturned the ban and declared the book a work of literature. It was one of the notable events in what has come to be known as the Sexual Revolution.
While living in France in his younger years, the author Anaïs Nin became Miller's lover. Her famed diaries document their long affair. He later moved to Big Sur, California, which he helped establish as an artist community.
Before his death, Miller worked with Warren Beatty on his film Reds. He spoke of his remembrances of John Reed and Louise Bryant as part of a series of cameos of witnesses. The film was released a year and a half after Miller died.
