Jean COCTEAU (1889-1963) - Lot 243

Jean COCTEAU (1889-1963) The Breton Woman and the Sailor, circa 1925-1926 Pen and brown ink on paper Jean l'Oiseleur. Ad Usum Delphini n°17 26.5 x 20 cm (view) Provenance : - Paris, Couturier-De Nicolaÿ sale, "Jean Cocteau Ad Usum Delphini", 14/02/1990 - French private collection Erotica Monsieur X Exhibition: Paris, Centre Pompidou, "Jean Cocteau sur le fil du siècle", September 2003-January 2004, no. 3250 (label on back) Bibliography: "Jean Cocteau, sur le fil du siècle", exhibition catalog, Ed Centre Pompidou, Paris, 2003, reproduced p.305 under no. 288 Our set of drawings was part of an album commissioned by a private art lover from Jean Cocteau. The album, entitled "Jean L'oiseleur, Ad Usum Delphini", originally comprised 27 erotic drawings executed around 1925/1926, and featured a portrait of the commissioner on the frontispiece. Jean Cocteau used to call himself "Jean l'Oiseleur" when he portrayed himself. We would like to thank Annie Guédras for the information she kindly provided. Expert: Cabinet CHANOIT