Bidspirit auction | JEAN COCTEAU (1889-1963) SIGNED LIMITED
JEAN COCTEAU (1889-1963) SIGNED LIMITED EDITION LITHOGRAPH TITLED TAUREAUX, 19IN x 23IN (48cm x 58cm) - Jean Cocteau (1889-1963) limited edition lithograph titled Taureaux. It is signed by the artist in plate, and matted and framed under glass in a handsome wooden frame. It is a limited edition, it being 78 of 400 and was originally acquired from the Frank Lyons Collection. From the folio, Taureaux, Lithographies de Jean Cocteau, 1965. Published by Michèle Trinckvel, Paris; printed by Mourlot Frères, Paris, July 1965. Excerpted from the folio (translated from French), Bulls for Pedres - Curro Romero, El Cordobes. The present work constitutes the original edition, achieved printing in July 1965 by Dominique Viglino in Bourg-la-Reine; the lithographies were drawn on the presses of Fernand Mourlot in Paris; lithographs on case rendered by Henri Renaud. Justification of the draw: 16 examples on Japon nacré with an original color drawing of Jean Cocteau, a suite of the illustrations on grand Vélin d'Arches and a suite on grand Vélin de Rives, numbered from 1 to 16. 16 examples on Japon nacré with an original drawing in black and sepia by Jean Cocteau, a suite of illustrations on large Vélin d'Arches and a suite on large Vélin de Rives, numbered from 17 to 32. 48 examples on Vélin de Rives with a series of illustrations on grand Vélin d'Arches, numbered from 33 to 80. 120 examples on Vélin de Rives, including the final state of the illustrations, numbered from 81 to 200. In addition, some examples reserved for the collaborators of the edition were drawn. With frame, it measures 19 inches x 23 inches and it was acquired from a Virginia estate. , 19IN x 23IN (48cm x 58cm), LOT REF #25-403