Jean Cocteau (attributed) - Figure Studies (double-sided)

April 28, 2022

Vistas: American & European Art

Lot 264

Jean Cocteau

French (1889-1963)

Figure Studies (double-sided)

Medium

graphite and colored pencil on paper

Dimensions

sight: 9 3/8 x 5 inches

Estimate: $1,000 - $1,500

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Description

recto features a graphite and colored pencil study of Mars verso features a graphite sketch of a woman

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Frame Information: frame dimensions: 14 1/4 x 11 3/4 x 5/8 inches, wood frame with glazing
Provenance: Property from the Collection of Seymour Stein
Beaussant-Lefevre label affixed to frame
Condition: overall in good condition, paper hinged along top edge, recto with toning, some minor pigment transfer, area of raised lines (from drawing verso) to right edge, verso with some toning

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Seymour Stein

Legendary Sire Records co-founder, Seymour Stein, kick-started the era of punk and new wave music in the 1970s and ‘80s, by signing to the label such iconic artists as the Ramones, The Smiths, Talking Heads, Depeche Mode, Ice-T, and famously, in 1982, Madonna. He was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2005.

Beginning in the early 1970s, while traveling as a young businessman throughout Europe, Stein developed an enthusiasm for early 20th-century art. Wherever he went, he sought out antique stores, art fairs, and major auction houses — ultimately forging a vast collection.

The Collecting Eye of Seymour Stein, Sotheby’s 2003 auction showcased Stein’s interest in Art Deco furniture and porcelain, metalwork and glassware, European Symbolist and Pre-Raphaelite paintings. Works from the distinguished collection were also included in Sotheby’s 2018, Victorian, Pre-Raphaelite & British Impressionist Art, auction.

Seymour Stein passed on April 2nd, 2023.