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Picasso and Cocteau: Glittering Artists of the 20th Century

Result EUR151,200
Published on , by Philippe Dufour
Auction on 02 August 2020 - 14:30 (CEST) - Riviera Golf - Domaine de Barbossi - 802, avenue des Amazones - 06210 Mandelieu-La-Napoule

In Mandelieu, on the Côte d'Azur, the blazing genius of the former spawned a powerful feminine sculpture, while the latter revisited Biblical stories in his own fantastical style.

Aubusson, Joseph Bouret's studio, after Jean Cocteau (1889-1963), Judith and Holofernes,... Picasso and Cocteau: Glittering Artists of the 20th Century

Aubusson, Joseph Bouret's studio, after Jean Cocteau (1889-1963), Judith and Holofernes, 1948-1949, gouache on paper (three panels) mounted on canvas, 302 x 358 cm.
Result: €151,200

In 1906, Pablo Picasso produced his first Kneeling woman combing her hair, modelled in ceramic in the studio of his compatriot Paco Durrio. Four years later, the dealer Ambroise Vollard was authorised to produce a first edition of five signed versions in bronze. The master gave the original…
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