JEAN COCTEAU | ÉROTIQUE - ÉTUDE POUR QUERELLE DE BREST (DE JEAN GENÊT), VARIANTE NON CHOISIE

JEAN COCTEAU
1889 - 1963
ÉROTIQUE - ÉTUDE POUR QUERELLE DE BREST (DE JEAN GENÊT), VARIANTE NON CHOISIE

stamped with the studio stamp JC * (lower right)
black crayon on paper
sheet: 32.2 by 26.9cm., 12⅝ by 10⅝in.
framed: 50.2 by 44.6cm., 19¾ by 17½in.
Executed circa 1946-1947.

Condition Report:
Executed on cream wove paper, the sheet is laid down on to a supportive mount. The lower edge is very unevenly cut, and the left edge is slightly unevenly cut. There is a loss to the extreme lower right corner. There is one small vertical repaired tears at both the upper and lower edges (approx 1cm. each). There are three small creases along the upper edge and in the extreme corners. There is some faint mount staining to the vertical edges. There is some light surface dirt in places. The work is in overall good condition.

Provenance:
Private Collection, France