Details
COCTEAU, JEAN (1889-1963). Photograph inscribed and signed ("Jean Cocteau"), by Wide World Photos (rubberstamp on verso), n.p., n.d. [circa 1960]. 252 x 202 mm. (9 7/8 x 8 in.), a little wrinkling and finish damage (glossy in some areas). A candid half-length portrait of the French author and artist, dressed in uniform as a member of the Académie Française, inscribed on his white tie and shirt: "á Cornelius Greenway souvenir amical de Jean Cocteau."
Provenance
The Cornelius Greenway Collection (sale, Part II, Sotheby Parke Bernet, 4 May 1971, lot 151).