Victor Brauner, Espaces Hypnotiques, Galerie Rive Droite, Paris, 1961. COLLECTION OF MONSIEUR G. "I was born in a town in the Carpathians ; around 2000 m high, the winter there was extremely harsh and it was almost inaccessible (...). One of the memories I am aware of is the appearance of the comet: I tell you this because that at the time it was a terror, we thought that the comet would appear one day, touch the earth and make it disappear; there was a kind of terror of the end of the world. In any case, the day this comet was to come, the night, which was a very beautiful, very clear night (...), our family had dressed in full ceremonial costume. They had dressed us too, they held us close to their hearts, and we put in front of the window to see the end of the world. This end of the world came with a very pretty little blue ball which passed quietly and then life resumed with a big: "Okay, get dressed and go to bed!". The end of the world was over" Interview conducted by Françoise Dumayet for Terre des Arts in 1961.