JEAN COCTEAU (1889-1963) Knight in orange and blue.
JEAN COCTEAU (1889-1963)
Knight in orange and blue. Illustration for Cocteau's play "Les Chevaliers de la Table Ronde," circa 1937. Colored pencil, drawn on the verso of a lithographed plate from Cocteau's book Pas de Chance, (Paris, 1930) which premiered at Théâtre de l'œuvre on October 14, 1937. 180x180 mm; 7x7 inches, on 11x8½-inch sheet, edges toned. Initialed and with Cocteau Estate inventory number penciled on verso, lower right. Tipped to window matte. Provenance: Chevalier Tony Clark Collection.
Illustration for Cocteau's play "Les Chevaliers de la Table Ronde," circa 1937. Colored pencil, drawn on the verso of a lithographed plate from Cocteau's book Pas de Chance, (Paris, 1930) which premiered at Théâtre de l'œuvre on October 14, 1937. 180x180 mm; 7x7 inches, on 11x8½-inch sheet, edges toned. Initialed and with Cocteau Estate inventory number penciled on verso, lower right. Tipped to window matte. Provenance: Chevalier Tony Clark Collection.
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JEAN COCTEAU (1889-1963)
Knight in orange and blue. Illustration for Cocteau's play "Les Chevaliers de la Table Ronde," circa 1937. Colored pencil, drawn on the verso of a lithographed plate from Cocteau's book Pas de Chance, (Paris, 1930) which premiered at Théâtre de l'œuvre on October 14, 1937. 180x180 mm; 7x7 inches, on 11x8½-inch sheet, edges toned. Initialed and with Cocteau Estate inventory number penciled on verso, lower right. Tipped to window matte. Provenance: Chevalier Tony Clark Collection.
Illustration for Cocteau's play "Les Chevaliers de la Table Ronde," circa 1937. Colored pencil, drawn on the verso of a lithographed plate from Cocteau's book Pas de Chance, (Paris, 1930) which premiered at Théâtre de l'œuvre on October 14, 1937. 180x180 mm; 7x7 inches, on 11x8½-inch sheet, edges toned. Initialed and with Cocteau Estate inventory number penciled on verso, lower right. Tipped to window matte. Provenance: Chevalier Tony Clark Collection.
