Jean COCTEAU (1889–1963) - Lot 169

Jean COCTEAU (1889–1963) Minerva Pencil on paper. Titled and signed lower right. On the back of the paper is the Santo Sospir letterhead. 26 x 20 cm Provenance: - Jean-Jacques Kihm - Private collection A certificate may be requested by the purchaser, at the purchaser’s expense, from the artist’s specialist, Dominique Bert. (€180, including tax) Jean-Jacques Kihm (1923–1970) met Cocteau in 1953 after sending him his poems. A collaboration, followed by a ten-year friendship, developed. Kihm, who was also a playwright, published Cocteau’s works as well as an essay, and staged his plays at the Troyes Festival and on the radio. Expert: Cabinet Chanoit Lots 166 through 176 are on display at Cabinet Chanoit, 12 rue Drouot, 75009 Paris Tel: 01 47 70 22 33