Jean COCTEAU Bathers - 1921 Ink on card Signed and dated lower right "Jean/1921", annotated lower centre "Si vous la regardez en transparence / la mer a des défauts qui diminuent / sa valeur marchande, mais/ qui augmentent / son/charme.", titled "Baigneuses." on the back. 26.0 x 20.3 cm This drawing is part of a series of "Souvenirs de Toulon", two others of which are reproduced in the book "Dessins" - Librairie Stock 1923. Ink on cardboard; signed and dated lower right, annotated lower centre, titled on the reverse; 10 1/4 x 8 in. The authenticity of this work has been confirmed by Annie Guédras. Jean COCTEAU 26.0 x 20.3 cm This drawing is part of a series of "Souvenirs de Toulon", two others of which are reproduced in the book "Dessins" - Librairie Stock 1923. Ink on cardboard; signed and dated lower right, annotated lower centre, titled on the reverse; 10 1/4 x 8 in.