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273 - Christian Bérard,
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Christian Bérard, French 1902-1949 - Le Promeneur; pastel on paper, indistinctly signed lower right 'Bérard', 47.5 x 63 cm Provenance: The Edward James Foundation; Christie's, London, A Surreal Legacy, 15th December 2016, lot 18 (unsold); The Estate of John Byrne (1945-2025) Note: Bérard was an artist, fashion illustrator and designer, working for the likes of Coco Chanel, Elsa Schiaparelli and Nina Ricci. He also designed for Jean Cocteau's film 'La Belle et la Bete' (1946). After a sudden heart attack in 1949, Cocteau dedicated his film 'Orphee' to him the following year. Edward James, who lived at West Dean in West Sussex, was a poet and key patron of Surrealism, who collaborated with Salvador Dali on the on the Mae West Sofas and Lobster Telephones.
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