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JEAN COCTEAU (1889-1963)
Grand Sphinx
signed and dated 'Je Cocteau 1957' (lower right)
pastel and coloured crayon on coloured paper
251⁄2 x 193⁄4 in. (64.7 x 50 cm.)
Executed in 1957
Provenance
Galerie Bert, Paris.
Images Fine Art Dealers & Consultants, London.
Acquired from the above by the present owner, via the intermediation of Caroline Wiseman Modern and Contemporary, on 14 January 2009.
Literature
D. Alberge, 'Classical Modern Art', in M. Merrony, ed., Mougins Museum of Classical Art, Mougins, 2011, no. 26, p. 324 (illustrated; with incorrect medium and dimensions).
Exhibited
London, King's College London, The Classical Now, March - April 2018, pp. 15 & n.p. (illustrated p. 14; with incorrect medium).
Mougins, Musée d'Art Classique, 2011 - 2023 (Inv. no. MMoCA44MA).
FURTHER DETAILS
Patrick Martin, member of the Comité Jean Cocteau, has confirmed the authenticity of this work.
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