Sale 2578 | Lot 15
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Sale 2578 - Lot 15
Estimate: $ 2,000 - $ 3,000
JEAN COCTEAU (1889-1963)
Sailor.
A version of the illustration from Jean Genet's novel Querelle de Brest, (Paris: Morihien, 1947). Blue pencil on paper. 355x115 mm; 14x4 1/2 inches, on 16x12-inch sheet. Signed "Jean" with his star monogram, lower right image.
The 29 drawings that Cocteau created for the first edition of Genet's novel were bold, graphic, and daring in their erotic rawness. It remains among his best-known works.
Provenance: private collection, California.
Condition:
Paper is thin and somewhat fragile; there are natural creases and some along edges from possible prior mounting; one visible horizontal fold crease across center. Small area of loss to upper left margin, far from image. Few areas of very light foxing and discoloration, though generally unobtrusive. Inking and lines strong.
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