Jean Cocteau
Judith et Holopherne
Estimate: 100.000 - 150.000 USD
Price realised: 120.075 USD
Price realised: 120.075 USD
Description
PROPERTY FROM THE ESTATE OF SEVERIN WUNDERMAN
JEAN COCTEAU (1889-1963)
Judith et Holopherne
signed and dated 'Jean Cocteau * 1948' (lower right, on the right panel); signed and inscribed 'Mr. Cocteau Milly' (upper left, on the left panel)
pastel and crayon on three panels
118 1/8 x 138 1/2 in (300 x 351.8 cm)
Painted in 1948-1949
The artist's studio, Milly la Forêt. | Edouard Dermit Collection, Paris (legatee and beneficiary of Jean Cocteau). | Thence by descent to the previous owners. | Severin Wunderman Collection, Nice (acquired from the above in 1997). | Thence by descent to the present owner in 2008.
JEAN COCTEAU (1889-1963)
Judith et Holopherne
signed and dated 'Jean Cocteau * 1948' (lower right, on the right panel); signed and inscribed 'Mr. Cocteau Milly' (upper left, on the left panel)
pastel and crayon on three panels
118 1/8 x 138 1/2 in (300 x 351.8 cm)
Painted in 1948-1949
The artist's studio, Milly la Forêt. | Edouard Dermit Collection, Paris (legatee and beneficiary of Jean Cocteau). | Thence by descent to the previous owners. | Severin Wunderman Collection, Nice (acquired from the above in 1997). | Thence by descent to the present owner in 2008.
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