"je crois que nous en obtiendrons un très bel objet..."

Autograph letter dated and signed by Jean Cocteau, 15 lines in blue ink, addressed to a friend from Saint-Jean-Cap-Ferrat about a painting he is about to complete.
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Jean Cocteau questions his correspondent about the shipping arrangements for his work which he plans to finish the day after writing this letter: "Should I bring it back to Paris or send it elsewhere if that suits you? The best would be to remove the canvas from its frame and roll it. Please be so kind as to reply quickly so that I can prepare the packaging." ; he briefly describes the work: "... will be 92 cm in height and 1 m 26 wide. It appears as if it were in flat tints and there is not a single flat surface. I even leave some sunken areas that form dark patches."