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Premium Maître Catherine Chausson
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Jean COCTEAU (1889–1963) Face with Two Antennae, 1957
Black …
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175
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Jean COCTEAU (1889–1963) Face with Two Antennae, 1957
Black …
See original version (French)
Estimate €500 - €800
Voluntary lot
Description
Jean COCTEAU (1889–1963)
Face with Two Antennae, 1957
Black pencil on paper.
Autograph letter addressed to Jean-Jacques Kihm – 7 December 1957:
"My dear Kihm, on the back you will find the address of Francine Weissweller, where I shall join you on Thursday at 6.30 pm. Yours faithfully, J.C."
Signed.
On the back of Santo Sospir letterhead.
28 x 21 cm
(Mounted on cardboard)
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
See original version (French)
Auto-translation. Refer to original language for legal validity.
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 2:34 PM
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