Inv. n°: MMoCA44MA

The Large Sphinx

Signed and dated.

h. 64 x w. 48.5 cm

1957

Coloured pastel pencils on grey Canson paper

Provenance

  • Jean Cocteau's estate
  • With Galerie Bert, Paris, Certified by Annie Guedras, the Cocteau expert
  • Acquired by Images Fine Arts, Niall Fairhead, Paris
  • Acquired at Images Fine Art via Caroline Wiseman Modern & Contemporary, London, 14th January 2009

Publications

  • D. Alberge, "Classical Modern Art" in M. Merrony (ed.), Mougins Museum of Classical Art, France, 2011, p. 324, fig. 26
  • J. Cahill, "Ordinary Monsters : Classical Myth as Self-Portrait" in M. Squire, J. Cahill, R. Allen (ed.), The Classical Now!, London, 2018, p. 14

Exhibitions

  • Musée d'Art Classique de Mougins (MACM), Mougins, France, from June 2011
  • The Classical Now!, King's College London, London, UK, 2nd March 2018 — 29th April 2018

© Adagp / Comité Cocteau, Paris, 2021

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