Willy, Polaire, Toby Chien et Colette au Palace de Glace, c. 1935 

Original drawing, Chine Ink on paper, signed and dated below right “Jean” with a star.

Note: The new film “Colette” directed by Wash Westmorland tells the life story of the subject of our dtrawing. This was executed for the work “Portraits - Souvenirs (1900 - 1914) by Grasset in 1935. Cocteau was a great friend of Colette whose literary works he admired greatly. Our drawing, made in about 1935,  harps back to an earlier period in Colette’s life and is an amusing portrait of the trio in an ice cream palace with their pet dog, Toby, sitting at a table enjoying an afternoon excess. 

Exhibitions: Aix-en-Provence,: Galerie d’Art du Conseil General des Bouches-du-Rhone: “Autour de Cocteau” April/June 2005 

Bibliography: J Cocteau “Portraits-Souvenir” Grasset, Paris, 1935, Reproduced in the catalogue on page 87 ;