Jean Cocteau, Composition, Gouache, 20th Century

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Gouache on paper. On the back are provenance stickers from Sotheby's Auction with the artist's name and the original title … Read more Gouache on paper. On the back are provenance stickers from Sotheby's Auction with the artist's name and the original title 'Three faces eight leaves'.These are two similar drawings, with the same subject albeit with small differences, and colored with different techniques.Jean Cocteau was a multifaceted artist: writer, playwright, playwright, he also dabbled in the visual arts, loving to experiment with all the avant-gardes of his century.Jean Cocteau published his first book of drawings in 1923, when he was only 36 years old. In it the poet portrayed his friends Raymond Radiguet, Pablo Picasso, Erik Satie, Francis Poulenc, but also numerous scenes of everyday Parisian life, Nijinski's Russian ballets, allegories, caricatures, and poetic images. Cocteau reveals himself to be a sketch artist full of talent, but above all an artist capable of capturing the essence of faces, behaviors, and human weaknesses.Framed work. This piece is attributed to the mentioned designer/maker. It has no attribution mark and no
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