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Couple at Le Boeuf sur le Toit

ca. 1925
Not on view

Artwork Details

Object Information
  • Title: Couple at Le Boeuf sur le Toit
  • Artist: Jean Cocteau (French, Maisons-Laffitte 1889–1963 Milly-la-Forêt)
  • Date: ca. 1925
  • Medium: Pen and black and brown inks on paper
  • Dimensions: 10 3/4 × 8 1/4 in. (27.3 × 21 cm)
  • Classification: Drawings
  • Credit Line: Bequest of William S. Lieberman, 2005
  • Object Number: 2007.49.28
  • Rights and Reproduction: © 2026 Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York
  • Curatorial Department: Modern and Contemporary Art
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