{"product_id":"14498-poulenc-francis-cocteau-jean-francis-poulenc-1924","title":"[Poulenc, Francis. (1899–1963)] Cocteau, Jean. (1889–1963) Francis Poulenc, 1924","description":"A sensitive and early portrait in ink of the important French composer Francis Poulenc, by his friend and collaborator Jean Cocteau. Signed and dated at the right: \"Jean \/ 1924 \/ Monte Carlo.\" Paper lightly toned, mounted on white card with some large chips and mounting remnants from a previous framing; the drawing itself intact and in fine condition. 8.25 x 10.75 inches (20.8 x 27.4 cm), mounted to 10 x 12 inches (25.5 x 30.8 cm). Matted and framed under UV-Plexi.\u003cdiv style=\"\"\u003e\u003cbr style=\"\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv style=\"\"\u003eCocteau came to know Poulenc as a young composer through his association with Les Six, the group of early-twentieth-century French composers which also included Milhaud and Honegger. Cocteau welcomed Poulenc into the group of young composers, for whom he served as a kind of spokesman, when Poulenc was a young man beginning his military service.  They continued a close relationship throughout both their careers, with their best-known collaboration being the 1930 opera \u003ci style=\"\"\u003eLa voix humaine\u003c\/i\u003e. \u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv style=\"\"\u003e\u003cbr style=\"\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv style=\"\"\u003eCocteau was active as an avant-garde poet, novelist, playwright and librettist as well as an artist. He once described the relationship between his written and visual work thus: \u003cspan style=\"\"\u003e''Writing for me is drawing, joining up the lines in such a way that they become writing, or unjoining them in such a way that writing becomes drawing.\" \u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Schubertiade Music and Arts","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46093552582815,"sku":"14498","price":5000.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0512\/4826\/7423\/files\/Poulenc_Cocteau_Portrait_14498_281_29.jpg?v=1722188790","url":"https:\/\/www.schubertiademusic.com\/products\/14498-poulenc-francis-cocteau-jean-francis-poulenc-1924","provider":"Schubertiade Music and Arts","version":"1.0","type":"link"}