Souvenir di Louisa Casati

Details

Jean Cocteau (1889-1963)
Souvenir di Louisa Casati
signed and dated 'Jean Cocteau * 1958' (lower left) and inscribed 'Souvenir de Louisa Casati Lido Venise' (lower right)
colour crayon on paper
13¾ x 10 5/8 in. (35 x 27 cm.)
Executed in 1958

Provenance

Acquired from Raffaele Carrieri in 1965 and by descent to the present owner.

Special notice

Artist's Resale Right ("Droit de Suite"). Artist's Resale Right Regulations 2006 apply to this lot, the buyer agrees to pay us an amount equal to the resale royalty provided for in those Regulations, and we undertake to the buyer to pay such amount to the artist's collection agent.

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Lot Essay

Luisa Marquise Casati Stampa di Soncino (1881-1957) was an important patron of the arts during the first decades of the 20th century in Europe. Born in Milan, upon the untimely death of her father and mother in the 1890s, Luisa and her sister became the wealthiest women in Italy.

The Jean Cocteau committee has confirmed the authenticity of this work.

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