One of Jean Cocteau's last drawings – to R. de Grab – 1963.
A magnificent drawing in orange felt-tip pen depicting a profile with a lyre. The work is dedicated to the art photographer Richard de Grab.
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A magnificent drawing in orange felt-tip pen depicting a profile with a lyre. The work is dedicated to the art photographer Richard de Grab.
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Jean Cocteau (1889.1963)
Original signed drawing.
One page in quarto (26.50 x 20 cm, sight size)
1963.
Magnificent drawing in orange felt-tip pen depicting a profile with a lyre.
The work is dedicated to the art photographer Richard de Grab.
Signed and dated in the lower left margin.
This is one of the last drawings by Jean Cocteau, who died on October 11, 1963.
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Photographer Richard De Grab (1927-2001), very present on the 20th century art scene , was close to the greatest artists of modern art such as Joan Miró, Salvador Dalí, Picasso, Serge Poliakoff, Marc Chagall, and Jean Cocteau.
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The artwork is presented in a brown wood frame with a gold border.
Provenance: Bert Gallery / Private Collection.
We are attaching the certificate (no. 6322F) from Annie Guédras, expert on the work of Jean Cocteau, attesting to the authenticity of this drawing.