Lot n° 68
Estimation :
840 - 980
EUR
Jean Cocteau (1889–1963) - Lot 68
Jean Cocteau (1889–1963)
*Le Livre blanc* (the sailor “Pas de chance” at the window), 1930
Hand-colored stencil lithograph on Arches vellum.
Unsigned and unnumbered, as published; the inscription “PAS DE CHANCE” appears within the composition, as printed; from copy no. 206, one of 380 on Arches vellum numbered from 37 to 416, out of a total print run of 450.
Dimensions:
+ Sheet size: 28 × 22.5 cm / 11 × 8 7/8 in.
Condition: Fresh print, blue not faded; full margins, right-hand watermarks preserved; no visible foxing; unframed.
References: Pia 1998, 813. Talvart & Place III, p. 184, 40. Carteret V, p. 51. Monod 2912.
The plate depicts Pas-de-Chance, the sailor named in the text—one of the few illustrations directly related to the story, and the most sought-after in the series.
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