B.Freudenthal: July 31, 1944, P-38 Saint-Exupéry: 60x80cm

Printed in 400 copies on 300 g satin paper.
Format: 80 x 60 cm - Each copy is numbered and signed.
On July 31, 1944, Antoine de Saint-Exupéry took off for his last mission. On his reconnaissance P38 F5, he leaves for the coast of France, and disappears without a trace. Until 1998 when a fisherman fished out a limestone concretion where a jewel was trapped: a bracelet with the name of the aviator: Antoine de Saint-Exupéry. From then on, initially unsuccessful searches finally led to the discovery of the debris of the plane: little in fact, including the landing gear, and no clues as to the cause of the death of Saint-Exupéry. A German pilot, Horst Rippert then testifies after a long silence that he shot down the famous pilot-writer 63 years earlier. Sincere testimony? fabrication? There is no evidence that provides any certainty. I nevertheless set out on this path to tell the story of the disappearance of Saint-Exupéry through a painting whose action takes place above a well-known place: “the Calanques”. Saint-Ex, dreamily flies over this beautiful landscape and does not see the little German fighter positioning himself behind him... in a minute, Saint-Ex will definitely leave the “Land of Men”. Benjamin Freudenthal..