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Sphinx by Jean Cocteau
Art Institute of Chicago

Sphinx

Jean Cocteau · 1955

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Artist

Jean Cocteau

Date

1955

Medium

Pastel on black wove paper, laid down on board

Dimensions

49.2 × 64.4 cm (19 3/8 × 25 3/8 in.)

Classification

pastel

Department

Prints and Drawings

Culture / origin

France

Credit line

Gift of Charlotte Vern Olson

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Artist authority

Jean Cocteau

French writer and film director (1889–1963)

Lifespan
1889 – 1963
Wikidata
Q83158
VIAF
12306661
ULAN
500003025
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