About the Artwork
Portrait of Walter Gibbs
1951
Jean Cocteau
1891-1963
French
Unknown
Brush and black ink on wove paper
Sheet (estimate): 15 1/4 × 9 1/4 inches (38.7 × 23.5 cm)
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Prints, Drawings & Photographs
Gift of Jean M. Doelle in memory of Walter Gibbs
1998.211
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Markings
Signed and dated, in black ink, lower left: JC | (device) 1951
Inscribed, in black ink, upper center: [illegible inscription] | Jean Cocteau | [illegible] | 1951
Provenance
Jean M. Doelle
1998-present, gift to the Detroit Institute of Arts (Detroit, Michigan, USA)
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Jean Cocteau, Portrait of Walter Gibbs, 1951, brush and black ink on wove paper. Detroit Institute of Arts, Gift of Jean M. Doelle in memory of Walter Gibbs, 1998.211.
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