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JEAN COCTEAU (1889-1963)
Deux têtes de Licorne
with the atelier stamp (lower left)
brush and ink on paper laid down on card
281⁄2 x 361⁄8 in. (72.3 x 91.7 cm.)
Executed circa 1947
Provenance
Private collection, by descent from the artist.
Gagosian Gallery, Paris.
Acquired from the above by the present owner on 18 October 2019.
Exhibited
Paris, Librairie Paul Morihien, Trente dessins de Jean Cocteau sur le thème de La Licorne, October - November 1947 (no cat.).
Mougins, Musée d'Art Classique, 2019 - 2023 (Inv. no. MMoCA220MA).
Lens, Louvre-Lens, Animaux fantastiques, September 2023 - January 2024, no. 207, p. 322 (illustrated p. 323).
FURTHER DETAILS
Patrick Martin, member of the Comité Jean Cocteau, has confirmed the authenticity of this work.
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