Jean COCTEAU
Jean COCTEAU (1889-1963) - Arlequin sur fond bleu, 1958 - Terre cuite with enamel highlights - Signed Jean Cocteau - On reverse: "Edition originale de Jean Cocteau - Atelier Madeline-Jolly" - Justified 22/25 - Diameter: 31.2 cm - Guédras note 48
Note: Marie-Madeleine Jolly (1914-1963) studied at the Ecole des Arts Décoratifs in Paris, where she and her companion Philippe Madeline met Jean Cocteau in 1957; they introduced her to ceramics and published his work in their Villefranche-sur-mer studio.
The reproduced photo of Jean Cocteau and Madeline Jolly is not included in the lot, as it is for archival purposes only.