Jean MESSAGIER (1920-1999) Room N°234 of Raymond Roussel and Charlotte Dufresne at the Grand Hotel et des Palmes in Palermo Oil on canvas, titled below and signed lower right. Signed on the back, with a handwritten label "Pierre NAHON galerie Beaubourg", and Francis Briest label "16 avril 1992". Dimensions: 198 x 135 cm NB: This work is a tribute to the writer Raymond Roussel, one of Jean Messagier's great influences, who was found dead in Palermo in room 234 of the Grand Hôtel et des Palmes on 14 July 1933. It was exhibited at the Jean Messagier retrospective at the Grand Palais in Paris from 13 November 1981 to 11 January 1982. Lots will be collected by appointment on Monday 22 September 2025 in Paris, 75001 (Métro Les Halles or Bourse). [The exact address will be communicated to you after full payment of the slip, when the appointment is made].