Mauron, Charles, 1899 - 1966 (scientist, critic and translator)
Dates and places
1899-1966
Legal status / Nationality
French
Sphere of activity
Scientist, critic and translator
Relationships
Friend of Roger Fry and E.M. Forster. Produced French translations of works by both Forster and Virginia Woolf
Other information
Wrote 'The Nature of Beauty in Art and Literature' (1926) and 'Aesthetics and Psychology' (1935), published in English by Hogarth Press.
Found in 22 Collections and/or Records:
Carbon typescript commentary on 'Esquisses pour le tombeau d'un peintre'
Includes reprints, newspaper cuttings, memoirs and catalogues. Mostly collected after REF's death.
Charles Mauron, 'Poemes en prose' (published privately, 1930)
The collection includes lectures, correspondence, sketchbooks etc. accumulated by Fry during his lifetime. It also contains secondary material comprising correspondence, photocopies, notes and news cuttings assembled since Fry's death by his sister Margery, daughter Pamela Diamand, biographer Virginia Woolf, bibliographer Donald Laing and editor Denys Sutton.
Close-up of Delavouet, Forster and Mauron in front of table, 1959 - 1960
Max-Philippe Delavouet, E.M. Forster, and Charles Mauron, similar to above, but closer up and all looking towards the camera. Taken at Mas du Baile-Verd, Grans (Bouches-du-Rhone), France. Print, 10.7 x 8.1. Inscribed on back, by Archivist, with names. (Sleeve 300)
Delavouet, Forster and Mauron in front of table, 1959 - 1960
Max-Philippe Delavouet, E.M. Forster, and Charles Mauron, seated on the right, all facing left. A table with a bottle is behind them, trees above and behind. Taken at Mas du Baile-Verd, Grans (Bouches-du-Rhone), France. Print, 10.7 x 8. Inscribed on back, in same hand as above, with names, location and date. Also inscribed on back, by Archivist, with names. (Sleeve 299)
Drafts of 'Esquisses pour le tombeau d'un peintre'
Autograph manuscript, typescript and carbon typescript drafts. The book was dedicated to REF.
E.M. Forster and Charles Mauron at garden table, 1962-09
Similar to EMF/27/779, but E.M. Forster is holding the book balanced on the edge of the table, and Charles Mauron is looking at E.M. Forster with his left elbow on the table. Taken at St Remy-de-Provence, France. Print, 10.7 x 8. Inscribed on back, in same hand as EMF/27/779, 'St Remy de Pce / 1962'. Also inscribed on back, by the Archivist, with names. (Sleeve 316)
E.M. Forster and Charles Mauron at garden table, 1962-09
Similar to EMF/27/779, but E.M. Forster and Charles Mauron are both turned to the camera. Taken at St Remy-de-Provence, France. Print, 10.8 x 8.2. Inscribed on back, in same hand as 27/779, 'St Remy de Pce / 1962' (Sleeve 316)
E.M. Forster and Charles Mauron in garden, 1962-09
E.M. Forster and Charles Mauron in garden, 1962-09
E.M. Forster with Alexandria and Charles Mauron, 1962-09
Similar to EMF/27/779, but taken from the other side so that Charles Mauron is nearest the camera, in profile to the left. E.M. Forster is leaning forward, looking down at a copy of his 'Alexandria' (Anchor Books edition, 1961) which he holds in his hands. Taken at St Remy-de-Provence, France. Print, 10.7 x 8.1. Inscribed on back, in same hand as 27/779, 'St Remy de Pce / 1962'. Also inscribed on back, by the Archivist, with names. (Sleeve 317)
E.M. Forster with tie and Charles Mauron, 1962-09
E.M. Forster wearing a jacket and tie, leaning across the stone table seen in EMF/27/779-82, looking down. Charles Mauron is standing to the left, in profile to the right, with a book on the table in front of him, and a cloth cap resting on it. Tiled outhouse visible in background. Taken at St Remy-de-Provence, France. Print, 10.9 x 8.1. Inscribed on back, possibly by Alice Mauron, 'Speeking [sic] of Gibbon ... / 1962'. (Sleeve 317)
Letter from Charles and Marie Mauron to Margery Fry
1 carbon typed letter to Margery Fry.
To request this envelope, please use the following call mark: 18/Mauron, C. & M.
Letter from Charles Mauron, 1930-07-22
1 autograph letter, signed.
Letter from Charles Mauron to Vanessa Bell, 1959-12-01
1 typed letter, signed.
Letters from Charles and Marie Mauron to Pamela and Margery Fry, 1941
Typescript copy of 2 letters, with envelope.
Letters from Charles Mauron to Quentin Bell, 1937-07 - 1938-11-10
2 autograph letters, signed, to Quentin Bell.
Letters from Charles Mauron to Vanessa and Julian Bell, 1931 - 1939
This series comprises correspondence, chiefly letters written and received by Clive and Vanessa Bell, Duncan Grant, Julian and Quentin Bell, by Vanessa Bell's mother Julia Stephen and others.
Provence: Charles and Marie Mauron inspecting goods, 1931-08
Charles and Marie Mauron standing with three women outside a corrugated metal building. Charels Mauron is inspecting a drum-shaped object and Marie Mauron holds a wicker basket. Taken at St Remy-de-Provence. Print, 8.5 x 5.8. Inscribed on back, by E.M. Forster, 'St Remy. Quartier de la [? Gabette] and date. (Sleeve 170)
Provence: Charles and Marie Mauron sorting, 1931-08
Charles and Marie Mauron crouching on the ground sorting through something spread out on a cloth, with house and awning behind. Taken at Mas d'Angirany, St Remy-de-Provence. Print, 8.2 x 5.8. Inscribed on back, by E.M. Forster, with date and location. (Sleeve 169)
Provence: Charles and Marie Mauron with rock archway, 1931-08
Charles Mauron, sitting facing towards the right, and Marie Mauron sitting with her head turned towards him, with a rock archway behind them. Taken at 'Les Deux Trous', St Remy-de-Provence. Print, 8.5 x 5.8. Inscribed on back, by E.M. Forster, with date and location. (Sleeve 170)
Southern France: Charles Mauron reading, 1931
Charles Mauron wearing corduroy trousers and jacket with fur collar and dark glasses. He is sitting at a wooden table reading a book which rests on a square checked cloth, looking downwards to the right. Taken at St Remy-de-Provence. Print, 12 x 8.9. Inscribed on back, by E.M. Forster, 'Charles Mauron'. (Sleeve 174)
The Maurons, E.M. Forster and May Buckingham, 1961
Charles and Alice Mauron and their three children, E.M. Forster and May Buckingham in a grassy yard, all seated around a stone table. All are looking towards the camera except Charles Mauron who is looking down and E.M. Forster who is in profile to the left. Taken at St Remy-de-Provence, France. Print, 12.7 x 8.9. Inscribed on back, by E.M. Forster, 'With Charles, Alice, 3 children, May / St Remy / 1961'. (Sleeve 316)
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