JEAN COCTEAU | ÉROTIQUE

JEAN COCTEAU
1889 - 1963
ÉROTIQUE

stamped with the studio stamp JC * (lower right)
crayon and pencil on paper
sheet: 34.9 by 26.9cm., 13¾ by 10½in.
framed: 51.8 by 44cm., 20⅜ by 17¼in.
Executed circa 1950-55.

Condition Report:
Executed on cream laid paper, not laid down. The sheet is hinged to the mount along the upper edge. The left edge of the sheet is perforated as it has been removed from a sketchbook (not visible when framed). There are some historic losses and creases to these perforations. There are some minor creases in each extreme corner, and along the lower edge. There is some faint mount staining to the right edge. The sheet is slightly time stained. There are some very light spots of foxing in places. There is some light surface dirt. The work is in overall good condition.

Provenance:
Private Collection, France