Jean Cocteau - litho 'The White Book'
- Description
- Jean Cocteau (1889-1963)
| Type of artwork | Prints & Editions |
| Year | 1930 |
| Technique | Lithograph |
| Framed | Not framed |
| Dimensions | 28 x 22 cm (h x w) |
| Signed | Unsigned/Print signed |
| Edition | 20/36 |
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Beautiful lithograph by Jean Cocteau, hand-colored by MB Armington, painter.
Printed on sturdy Japanese paper and in excellent condition.
From 'Le Livre Blanc', an erotic work with text and 18 lithographs.
The anonymous publication of the text in 1928 caused a scandal. For this illustrated edition, Jean Cocteau appears here only as the illustrator of the work and not as its author. He half-heartedly acknowledges his authorship in a facsimile text about the illustration: "It is said that Le Livre blanc was my work. I suppose that is why you asked me to illustrate it, and why I agreed to do it [...] But as much as I like this book – if it were mine – I would not want to sign it because it would take the form of an autobiography, and I reserve the right to write my own book, which is even more unique. I am therefore content to give my approval to this anonymous attempt to clear a field that has remained too uncultivated, May 1930. Jean Cocteau.
Last photo indicates provenance (not included in sale).
Portrait photo of the artist is purely illustrative for the advertisement.
Professionally packaged and shipped with track and trace.
Printed on sturdy Japanese paper and in excellent condition.
From 'Le Livre Blanc', an erotic work with text and 18 lithographs.
The anonymous publication of the text in 1928 caused a scandal. For this illustrated edition, Jean Cocteau appears here only as the illustrator of the work and not as its author. He half-heartedly acknowledges his authorship in a facsimile text about the illustration: "It is said that Le Livre blanc was my work. I suppose that is why you asked me to illustrate it, and why I agreed to do it [...] But as much as I like this book – if it were mine – I would not want to sign it because it would take the form of an autobiography, and I reserve the right to write my own book, which is even more unique. I am therefore content to give my approval to this anonymous attempt to clear a field that has remained too uncultivated, May 1930. Jean Cocteau.
Last photo indicates provenance (not included in sale).
Portrait photo of the artist is purely illustrative for the advertisement.
Professionally packaged and shipped with track and trace.
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| Price | Up to 2 kg.
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