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JEAN COCTEAU | Indifférence des Grecs à la douleur
Estimate
2,000 - 3,000 EUR
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Description
- Cocteau, Jean
- Indifférence des Grecs à la douleur
- titled Indifférence des grecs pour la douleur. (lower right), inscribed Vive Oedipe! and Merde pour la peste (towards lower centre) and stamped with the studio mark (lower left)
- ink on paper
- 25,2 x 19,9 cm; 10 x 7 7/8 in.
- Executed circa 1925.
Provenance
Liliane et Etienne de Saint-Georges, Brussels
Sale: Sotheby's, Paris, November 24, 2010, lot 218
Acquired at the above sale by the present owner
Sale: Sotheby's, Paris, November 24, 2010, lot 218
Acquired at the above sale by the present owner
Exhibited
Paris, Centre Georges Pompidou & Montréal, Musée des Beaux-Arts de Montréal, Jean Cocteau, sur le fil du siècle, 2003-04
Condition
Executed on cream wove paper, not laid down and attached to the backing board with tape at the left corners. The sheet is timestained and slightly undulating. Otherwise, this work is in overall very good condition.
"In response to your inquiry, we are pleased to provide you with a general report of the condition of the property described above. Since we are not professional conservators or restorers, we urge you to consult with a restorer or conservator of your choice who will be better able to provide a detailed, professional report. Prospective buyers should inspect each lot to satisfy themselves as to condition and must understand that any statement made by Sotheby's is merely a subjective, qualified opinion. Prospective buyers should also refer to any Important Notices regarding this sale, which are printed in the Sale Catalogue.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF BUSINESS PRINTED IN THE SALE CATALOGUE."
"In response to your inquiry, we are pleased to provide you with a general report of the condition of the property described above. Since we are not professional conservators or restorers, we urge you to consult with a restorer or conservator of your choice who will be better able to provide a detailed, professional report. Prospective buyers should inspect each lot to satisfy themselves as to condition and must understand that any statement made by Sotheby's is merely a subjective, qualified opinion. Prospective buyers should also refer to any Important Notices regarding this sale, which are printed in the Sale Catalogue.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF BUSINESS PRINTED IN THE SALE CATALOGUE."
Catalogue Note
The authenticity of this work has been confirmed by Annie Guédras.