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JEAN COCTEAU Signed Drawing 1957 Certificate

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JEAN COCTEAU Signed Drawing 1957 Certificate
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JEAN COCTEAU 1889-1963
Maison Lafitte1889 - 1963 Paris (French)

Title: The Afternoon of a Faune, 1957

Technique: Original Hand Signed Pencil Drawing on paper

Paper Size: 27 x 21 cm / 10.6 x 8.3 in

Additional information: This original drawing is hand signed by the artist with his initials "JC" at the right upper part.
It was drawn in 1957 by Cocteau as a study for the cover illustration for his his unpublished brochure for Claude Debussy composition "L'apres-midi d'un Faune". However, the project was never finalized.

Provenance:
1. This work is accompanied by a certificate of authenticity signed by Annie Guedras, the Cocteau expert, 8th of October 2009 and is recorded in the archives with reference number N5114E.
2. Couturier-De Nicolay, Curiosa, Autographes, Gravures, Dessins, Incunable, Almanachs Royaux, Nationaux et Impreriaux, 12th of October 1990, Paris, No. 17.

Condition: Good condition. Unexamined out of the frame.
The work will be sold unframed.