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Jean COCTEAU (1889–1963) Three faces in profile, facing left…
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167
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Jean COCTEAU (1889–1963) Three faces in profile, facing left…
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Estimate €1,000 - €1,500
Voluntary lot
Description
Jean COCTEAU (1889–1963)
Three faces in profile, facing left
Letter from Cocteau to Jean-Jacques Kihm.
Black pencil and coloured pencil on paper.
Dated 31 May 1959 in the top right-hand corner.
On the reverse of Santo Sospir letterhead.
26.2 x 19.5 cm (image area)
Provenance:
- Jean-Jacques Kihm
- Private collection
Jean-Jacques Kihm (1923–1970) met Cocteau in 1953, after sending him his poems. A collaboration, followed by a ten-year friendship, developed. Kihm, also a playwright, published works by Cocteau as well as an essay, and staged his plays at the Troyes Festival and on the radio.
Expert: Cabinet Chanoit
Lots 166 to 176 are on display at Cabinet Chanoit, 12 rue Drouot, 75009 Paris
Tel: 01 47 70 22 33
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About the sale
BEAUTIFUL SALE OF JEWELLERY - PAINTINGS - FURNITURE & OBJETS D'ART
Auction location
Auction time
06/24/2026 at 2:30 PM
Lot description modified on 06/12/2026 at 2:33 PM
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