Jean Cocteau '900 drawing "Three faces eight leaves" Gouache on paper

Gouache on paper. On the back, there are stickers of provenance from a Sotheby's Auction with the artist's name and the original title "Three faces eight leaves". These are two similar drawings, with the same subject although with small differences, and colored with different techniques. Jean Cocteau was a versatile artist: writer, playwright, playwright, he also dabbled in visual arts, loving to experiment with all the avant-gardes of his century. Jean Cocteau published his first book of drawings in 1923, at only 36 years old. In it, the poet portrayed his friends Raymond Radiguet, Pablo Picasso, Erik Satie, Francis Poulenc, but also numerous scenes of Parisian daily life, Nijinski's Russian ballets, allegories, caricatures, poetic images. Cocteau reveals himself to be a full of talent sketch artist, but above all an artist capable of capturing the essence of faces, behaviors, human weaknesses. Work in frame. Product condition: Product in good condition, has small signs of wear. We try to present the real state as completely as possible with photos. If some details are not clear from the photos, what is reported in the description is valid. Frame dimensions (cm): Height: 33 Width: 69 Depth: 2 Work dimensions (cm): Height: 25 Width: 62 ARARCO0189007