Jean Cocteau (1889 Maisons-Laffitte near Paris - 1963 Milly-la-Forêt near Paris) Portrait of the writer André Gide Outlined drawing of the multi-talented universal artist - painter, poet, film director and actor, who shaped the avant-garde artistic and intellectual life of his time - with a few confidently placed strokes. A friend of Picasso, Marcel Proust, Charlie Chaplin and Jean Marais, among others, Cocteau also had a diverse network and was always artistically in tune with the times. Watercolored ink/paper. Signed a. with star and titled. 21 cm x 15.9 cm. Frame. Indian ink and watercolour on paper. Signed with star and inscribed with title.

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