JEAN COCTEAU
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JEAN COCTEAU

A GREETINGS CARD

Fermé4 October 2017

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JEAN COCTEAU
A GREETINGS CARD
A greetings card from Jean Cocteau to Audrey Hepburn and Mel Ferrer, dated 17 December, 1957, the card printed in colours on arches, signed in the plate, numbered 21/700, the message handwritten in French by Jean Cocteau in blue ballpoint pen to Mes amis très chers, informing them of his arrival in Cap Ferrat, signed Jean Cocteau x
6 ½ x 4. 5/8 in. (16.5 x 10.4 cm.)

Note du spécialiste

Audrey and then husband Mel Ferrer likely met writer, artist, and director Jean Cocteau when holidaying in Cap Ferrat in 1956, where Cocteau frequently stayed at the home of his wealthy patron Francine Weisweiller, the Villa Santo-Sospir.