23 Sep 2010
14:00 BST
London, Knightsbridge
Works by Jean Cocteau from the Collection of Severin Wunderman
Back to auction 18551
Works by Jean Cocteau from the Collection of Severin Wunderman
Back to auction 18551
Jean Cocteau (French, 1889-1963)
Rose stem
signed, dedicated and dated ' a ma chère Marthe, Jean 1er Janvier 1925' to a seperate sheet of paper and inscribed 'Elle roule sa lèvre et ses nombreuses joues froides', ink and crayon
30 x 19.5cm (11 13/16 x 7 11/16in).
overall size on two separate pieces of paper
signed, dedicated and dated ' a ma chère Marthe, Jean 1er Janvier 1925' to a seperate sheet of paper and inscribed 'Elle roule sa lèvre et ses nombreuses joues froides', ink and crayon
30 x 19.5cm (11 13/16 x 7 11/16in).
overall size on two separate pieces of paper
Sold for
£11,400
inc. premium
Footnotes
- 'Marthe' is likely to be Cocteau's sister. Born in 1877, she was the eldest of George and Eugéne Cocteau's three children. They also had another son, Paul, born in 1881. Marthe died in 1958, aged 81.
Category: Fine Art / Pictures
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