French Surrealist Portrait Drawing
after Jean Cocteau (1889-1963)

Antinous

Fine surrealist line drawing in coloured pencil or crayon after Jean Cocteau of a male figure portrait identified as Antinous, lover of the Roman emperor Hadrian.
The artist has such a beautiful insight into the male form and desire. Bought in France ten years ago, part of a portfolio lot. No provenance, sold as is.

Sold unframed, sheet measurements 21 x 15 cm, (6 x 4") thick art paper with a stamp but no watermark.
Condition as pictured, some spotting or toning depending on drawing, refer to images, generally great condition.

Jean Maurice Eugène Clément Cocteau was a French poet, writer, designer, playwright, artist and filmmaker.
Cocteau is best known for his novel Les Enfants Terribles (1929), and the films The Blood of a Poet (1930),
Les Parents Terribles (1948), Beauty and the Beast (1946) and Orpheus (1949). He was described as "one of
[the] avant-garde's most successful and influential filmmakers" (AllMovie)