Vadas József (szerk.): Ars Decorativa 12. (Budapest, 1992)
HORVÁTH Hilda: Marcel Jean textiltervei a Francia-Magyar Pamutipar RT számára
NOTES 1. Most of Marcel Jean's textile designs were bought from Áron Petneki; the way the designs arrived in the collection of the latter's grandfather is unknown. Inventory numbers: KRTF 2174-2204 and KRTF 2251-2263. The rest of the pieces were donated to the museum by Gábor Mezei. Inventory numbers: KRIT 2419/1-11. 2. Mourir pour la Patrie. Paris, 1935. 3. René Passeron: Histoire de la peinture surréaliste. Paris, 1968. p. 194. William S. Rubin: Dada and Surrealist Art. London, 1969. p. 314. The name of the procedure is décalcomanie. They put cover paint or ink on a sheet of plain paper, then placed another sheet over the first one, pressed them and separated the two surfaces. 4. Rcnzo Margonari: "Marcel Jean" (preface). Galleria Solaria catalogo n.8 Milano, dal 21 febbraio 1969 al 18 marzio 1969. 5. Herbert Moldcrings: "Marcel Jean" (preface). Galerie Marion Meyer, Pains, du 15 mars au 15 avril 1983. 6. William S. Rubin op.cit., pp. 286 and 439. Sarane Alexandrian: Surrealist Art. New York-Washington, 1978, p. 152. 7. Maurica Nadeau: Histoire du surréalisme suivie de documents surréalistes. Paris, 1964. pp. 381-388, pp. 422-461. Bajomi Lázár, Endre: A szürrealizmus (Sunxalism). Budapest, 1979. pp. 343-344. 8. We know the rest of the personal, biographical data from the informative letters kindly submitted by Marcel Jean and Árpád Mezei. 9. Hanák, Péter-Hanák, Katalin: A magyar pamutipar története, 1887-1962 (A History of the Hungarian Cotton Industry, 1887-1962). Budapest, 1964. p. 226. Vörös, Lászlónó: A pamuttextilmüvek története (A History of Cotton Textile Designs). Budapest, 1973. pp. 77-79. 10. A picture of this piece can be seen on the cover plate of his Histoire de la peinture surréaliste - avec la collaboration d'Arpad Mezei. Paris, 1959. 11. There are two contemporary pieces in the possession of Gábor Mezei (the nephew of Árpád Mezei): - a pencil drawing, showing three figures, marked: 11.39 213x292 mm - an abstract quoache, with a flower ornament on the back, marked: Marcel Jean 43 19.8x24 cm I would like to thank Mr. Gábor Mezei for letting me study these Marcel Jean pieces. 12. Marcel Jean: Mnésiques Essai avec trois dessins de l'auteur. Budapest, 1942. 13. Maldoror. Paris, 1947. Genèse de la pensée moderne. Pans, 1950. Histoire de la peinture surréaliste. Paris, 1959. Lautréamont, Oeuvres complètes commentées. Paris, 1971. 14. The reverse of the marked pieces show the name of Marcel Jean in leaf-shaped prints.