ary ▁leg ate e ▁of ▁Su z anne ▁Bel per ron ▁died . ▁By ▁line ▁of ▁succession , ▁the ▁new ▁resid u ary ▁leg ate e ▁became ▁the ▁owner ▁of ▁the ▁Su z anne ▁Bel per ron ▁estate , ▁including ▁her ▁arch ives . ▁ ▁It ▁was ▁rum oured ▁that ▁Bel per ron ▁had ▁burn ed ▁her ▁arch ives , ▁but ▁this ▁was ▁just ▁a ▁myth . ▁The ▁new ▁resid u ary ▁leg ate e ▁has ▁discovered , ▁at ▁the ▁foot ▁of ▁Mont mart re , ▁a ▁small ▁a partment ▁whose ▁doors ▁remained ▁closed ▁since ▁ 1 9 8 3 . ▁This ▁a partment ▁contained ▁Bel per ron ' s ▁furn iture , ▁library , ▁and ▁its ▁complete ▁arch ives : ▁a ▁vast ▁collection ▁of ▁draw ings , ▁sketch es , ▁models , ▁cast s , ▁sketch es , ▁business ▁correspond ence , ▁di aries ▁and ▁appointment ▁orders ▁held ▁daily ▁from ▁ 1 9 3 7 ▁to ▁ 1 9 7 4 , ▁photos ▁and ▁press ▁articles ▁coun ters igned . ▁This ▁discovery ▁is ▁cru cial ▁to ▁ensure ▁the ▁authentic ity , ▁trace ability ▁and ▁proven ance ▁of ▁his ▁works , ▁that ▁does ▁not ▁allow ▁simple ▁draw ings . ▁ ▁In ▁fact ▁Bel per ron ' s ▁he ir , ▁has ▁hon oured ▁the ▁will ▁of ▁the ▁artist , ▁the ▁confident ial ity ▁of ▁her ▁arch ives ▁and ▁the ▁respect ▁of ▁her ▁clients , ▁until ▁his ▁death . ▁ ▁These ▁arch ives ▁reve al ▁that ▁many ▁things ▁which ▁have ▁been ▁written ▁about ▁Bel