Jean Cocteau
Sailors

Sailors

© Adagp / Comité Cocteau, Paris, Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York / ADAGP, Paris

Sailors
Sailors
ArtistFrench, 1889–1963
CultureFrench
Titles
  • Sailors
Datec. 1925-1928
MediumPen and ink on ivory wove paper
Dimensionsimage/sheet: 10 5/8 × 8 1/4 inches (27 × 20.9 cm)
Credit LineGift of the Vaughn Foundation Fund
Object number2022.302
Not on view

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ProvenanceThe artist, early to mid-twentieth century; Vaughn Foundation, by 1987; on long-term loan at MFAH, 1987-2022; given to MFAH, 2022.
Exhibition HistoryNone known
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