Lot no. 226 - 1
Jean COCTEAU, Lucien CLERGUE, "Phénixologie", 3 silver photographs by Lucien Clergue of Jean Cocteau in Les Baux-de-Provence during the shooting of his film "Le testament d'Orphée" in 1959, were taken in Clergue's Arles laboratory by Katharine Cooper.
The photos are accompanied by Jean Cocteau's handwritten poem "Phénixologie", dedicated to Lucien Clergue and reproduced in facsimile. This original triptych edition by Patricia Dupuy and Bernard Soria is limited to 28 signed copies in the Téménos collection, published by Le Renard Pâle in Saumane and 2013.
justified copy 4/28, signed and dedicated by Lucien Clergue
See original version (French) Auto-translation. Refer to original language for legal validity.
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20th century Antique art and decorative objects
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