French Surrealist Portrait Drawing

after Jean Cocteau (1889-1963)

Portrait Sketch

Fine drawing, copy in pencil after Jean Cocteau of a portrait. The artist has such a beautiful feeling of the male form. Bought in France ten years ago, part of a portfolio lot. 

Sold unframed, sheet measurements 21 x 15 cm, (8" x 6") art paper with a stamp but no watermark. Would fit an A5 matt/mount window. Condition as pictured, some spotting or toning depending on drawing, refer to images, generally great condition. No provenance, sold as is.

Jean Maurice Eugène Clément Cocteau was a French poet, writer, designer, playwright, artist and filmmaker. Cocteau is best known for his novel Les Enfants Terribles (1929), and the films The Blood of a Poet (1930), Les Parents Terribles (1948), Beauty and the Beast (1946) and Orpheus (1949). He was described as "one of [the] avant-garde's most successful and influential filmmakers"