Jean COCTEAU - Comrade Louis XV was born from a long black man - original drawing
Comrade Louis XV was born of a long black
Original drawing executed in white grease pencil on strong black primed paper, entitled "Comrade Louis XV was born from a long black", signed, undated (circa 1960). Scene composed of a masked man, wearing a period hat and a card player below.
Dimensions: 34.3 x 48 cm
This mysterious, masked character, called Comrade Louis XV, has been used cinematographically twice. The first time in "The Blood of a Poet" in 1930/1932, and the second time in "The Testament of Orpheus" in 1960. The star under the signature "Jean" is contemporary with the 50s and 60s, this which dates this drawing to around 1960. We thank Annie Guédras for providing us with this valuable information.
Dimensions :
- Height : 34,3 cm
- Width : 48 cm
Jean Cocteau :
Jean Cocteau (1889-1963) is a poet, graphic designer, draughtsman, playwright and french movie director. He is one of the major artists of the 20th century. He was the impresario of his time, the trend maker, the inspiration of many artists and put his personal touch in all his creations with a singular grace, an inexhausted originality and a rare intuition. Despite his literary works and artistic talents, Jean Cocteau has always insisted on the fact that he was above all a poet and that every work was petic. He let movies which had marked the century, as "Le Sang d'un poète" (A poet's blood), The Beauty and The beast, Orpheus, but also famous illustrations as "Le Livre blanc" (The white book).
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