Jean Cocteau Drawing Nude Male Youth Gay Erotic French Homosexual Sketch Sailors
Jean Cocteau Drawing Nude Male Youth Gay Erotic French Homosexual Sketch Sailors
A$395.00
French Surrealist Portrait Drawing
after Jean Cocteau (1889-1963)
Fine surrealist erotic drawing in coloured pencil after Jean Cocteau of a group of nude and amorous French sailors. The artist has such a beautiful feeling of and insight into the male form and sensual desire. Bought in France ten years ago, part of a portfolio lot.
Sold unframed, sheet measurements 29.5 x 21 cm, (12 x 8) thick 220 gsm art paper with a stamp but no watermark. Would fit a standard A4 matt/mount window. Condition as pictured, some spotting or toning depending on drawing, refer to images, generally great condition. No provenance, sold as is.
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)
after Jean Cocteau (1889-1963)
Fine surrealist erotic drawing in coloured pencil after Jean Cocteau of a group of nude and amorous French sailors. The artist has such a beautiful feeling of and insight into the male form and sensual desire. Bought in France ten years ago, part of a portfolio lot.
Sold unframed, sheet measurements 29.5 x 21 cm, (12 x 8) thick 220 gsm art paper with a stamp but no watermark. Would fit a standard A4 matt/mount window. Condition as pictured, some spotting or toning depending on drawing, refer to images, generally great condition. No provenance, sold as is.
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)