JEAN COCTEAU (FRANCE/ 1889-1963)
Figure de profil (Oedipe Roi), 1963
Felt pen and ink on paper mounted on cardboard
Signed and dated 'Jean Cocteau 1963' (lower right)
Inscribed 'Le théâtre musical est une haute forme de la tragédie, où la musique prend force de masque. I thank Maurice Thiriet for giving my Oedipe Roi its true language'.
26.9 x 20.6 cm.
Madame Annie Guédras has confirmed the authenticity of this work.
Created for the performance at the Grand Théâtre de Genève. (Created June 18, 1962 - Lyon Festival at the Grand Théâtre de Fourvière, then Geneva, Tours, Nantes, Alliance Française).
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