Jean Cocteau: Erotic Drawings
Köln, Germany: Evergreen/Benedikt Taschen Verlag, 1999. 1st Edition in English. Quarto, publisher's red coated paper-covered boards, spine and upper board stamped in white, textured white endpapers, original illustrated dust jacket.
"I believe sexuality is the basis of all friendship." First edition in English of this monograph on Jean Cocteau’s homoerotic sketches and drawings. Working across multiple creative mediums, Cocteau is primarily known for his literary, theater, and film contributions. Inspired by Picasso, he dedicated his creative practice completely to drawing, painting, and ceramics toward the end of his career, although he was not generally known as a visual artist during his lifetime. Edited by Cocteau scholar Annie Guédras, this book traces four decades of Cocteau’s explicitly erotic art, from his 1928 manifesto Le Livre Blanc up to the early 1960s. Illustrated with color and black-and-white plates; with a preface by French industrialist and arts patron Pierre Bergé. Originally published in France in 1998. Unclipped dust jacket with minor toning and edgewear. Near fine. Item #13185
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