δ Jean Cocteau (1889-1963) La Tragédie
δ Jean Cocteau (1889-1963)
La Tragédie Descendant des Degrés
Pen and ink on tissue thin paper, 1924, sheet 326 x 250mm (12 7/8 x 9 7/8in)
Ex. Coll. Contessa Anna Laetitia Pecci-Blunt with her collector's stamp lower right.
This present drawing was originally shown as part of a group of 16 drawings at La Galerie des Quatre Chemins, Paris 1928. The drawings were subsequently reproduced and used to illustrate Cocteau's book La Machine Infernale, published by Bernard Grasset in 1934.
We thank Mme Annie Guédras for her assistance in cataloguing this work. A certificate of authenticity issued by her accompanies this lot.
δ This lot is sold subject to Artists Resale Rights, details of which can be found in our Terms and Conditions.
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δ Jean Cocteau (1889-1963)
La Tragédie Descendant des Degrés
Pen and ink on tissue thin paper, 1924, sheet 326 x 250mm (12 7/8 x 9 7/8in)
Ex. Coll. Contessa Anna Laetitia Pecci-Blunt with her collector's stamp lower right.
This present drawing was originally shown as part of a group of 16 drawings at La Galerie des Quatre Chemins, Paris 1928. The drawings were subsequently reproduced and used to illustrate Cocteau's book La Machine Infernale, published by Bernard Grasset in 1934.
We thank Mme Annie Guédras for her assistance in cataloguing this work. A certificate of authenticity issued by her accompanies this lot.
δ This lot is sold subject to Artists Resale Rights, details of which can be found in our Terms and Conditions.
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