Jean Cocteau Works on Paper: Value & Auction Prices

1889–1963

Jean Cocteau works on paper have appeared at auction 163 times in ArtSell’s records between 2002 and 2026; 146 sold, a sell-through rate of 90%. Across 146 sales with a published price, the typical result was $1.5kSign up free to see to $4.5kSign up free to see (median $2.9kSign up free to see). Deux Hommes s’Allongeant holds the top price on file: $25kSign up free to see at Rago Auctions (March 2021). Most results come from Bonhams (19), Phillips (16) and Ketterer Kunst (12).

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All works on paper results

1. 
   Érotique - Étude pour une illustration de Querelle de Brest (by Jean Genet), c. 1946-1947

   Drawing · Paper

   27 x 21cm (10 5/8 x 8 1/4in).

   Bonhams · Jun 16, 2021 · Lot 83
   £8,288≈ $11,707≈ €9,656Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. £2,000–3,000View at Bonhams ↗
2. 
   Profil aux cercles, Um 1950

   Kugelschreiber in Schwarz auf Transparentpapier

   25,9 × 20,1 cm

   Grisebach · Jun 11, 2021 · Lot 438
   €2,500≈ $3,031≈ £2,143Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. €2,000–3,000View at Grisebach ↗
3. 
   Tête de profil (Hotel Sacher / Les monstres sacrés). 1952 / Nach 1940

   Drawing

   21 × 15 cm

   Grisebach · Jun 11, 2021 · Lot 437
   €2,500≈ $3,031≈ £2,143Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. €2,000–3,000View at Grisebach ↗
4. 
   Autour des Chevaliers de la Table Ronde, 1937

   Drawing

   46,3 × 31 cm

   Grisebach · Jun 11, 2021 · Lot 435
   €10,000≈ $12,125≈ £8,571Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. €6,000–8,000View at Grisebach ↗
5. 
   Deux Hommes s’Allongeant, 1933

   Drawing · Paper

   8½ h x 10½ w in (22 x 27 cm)

   Rago Auctions · Mar 23, 2021 · Lot 240
   $25,000≈ £18,134≈ €21,038Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $1,000–View at Rago Auctions ↗
6. 
   Kobieta z dmuchawcem, 1963

   Drawing · Paper

   105 x 135 (w świetle oprawy)

   Polswiss Art · Mar 9, 2021 · Lot 67
   PLN 95,000≈ $24,648≈ £17,760≈ €20,723HammerSign up free to seeEst. PLN 80,000–120,000View at Polswiss Art ↗
7. 
   La jeunesse de Priape, circa 1947

   Drawing · Paper

   36 13/16 x 29 3/16 (93.5 x 74.1 cm)

   Bonhams · Feb 4, 2021 · Lot 74
   $24,063≈ £17,590≈ €20,059Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $6,000–8,000View at Bonhams ↗
8. 
   Étude pour une affiche Air France, 1962

   Drawing · Paper

   21 1/4 x 15 3/8 in (54 x 39 cm)

   Bonhams · Feb 4, 2021 · Lot 73
   $2,040≈ £1,491≈ €1,701Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $2,000–4,000View at Bonhams ↗
9. 
   Bord de mer – Personnages sur la plage, 1957

   Drawing · Paper

   19 11/16 x x 13 3/8 in (50 x 34 cm)

   Bonhams · Feb 4, 2021 · Lot 72
   $2,805≈ £2,050≈ €2,338Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $2,000–4,000View at Bonhams ↗
10. 
    Clown au chapeau rouge, circa 1960

    Gouache · Paper

    10 1/4 x 7 7/8 in (26 x 20 cm)

    Bonhams · Feb 4, 2021 · Lot 71
    $5,355≈ £3,914≈ €4,464Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $3,000–5,000View at Bonhams ↗
11. 
    La Poésie et la Science, 1958

    Drawing · Paper

    12 1/8 x 9 1/2 in (31 x 24 cm)

    Bonhams · Feb 4, 2021 · Lot 70
    $3,188≈ £2,330≈ €2,657Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $3,000–5,000View at Bonhams ↗
12. 
    Homme-Sandwich et deux profils (étude pour un porteur de publicité), circa 1952-54

    Ballpoint pen on paper · Paper

    10 5/8 x 8 1/4 in (27 x 21 cm)

    Bonhams · Feb 4, 2021 · Lot 69
    $2,550≈ £1,864≈ €2,126Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $2,000–3,000View at Bonhams ↗
13. 
    Faune séducteur aux cornes blanches (Seductive Faun with White Horns) (G. 57), 1952

    Drawing · ed. 23/30

    31.5 cm (12 3/8 in.) diameter

    Phillips · Jan 21, 2021 · Lot 96
    £2,520≈ $3,457≈ €2,843Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. £1,000–1,500View at Phillips ↗
14. 
    Visage ovale (Oval Face) (G. 240), 1958

    Drawing · ed. 7/15

    26 x 37 cm (10 1/4 x 14 5/8 in.)

    Phillips · Jan 21, 2021 · Lot 95
    £2,520≈ $3,457≈ €2,843Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. £1,500–2,000View at Phillips ↗
15. 
    Iphigénie (Iphigenia) (G. 289), 1958

    Drawing · ed. 36/50

    26.5 x 15 x 14 cm (10 3/8 x 5 7/8 x 5 1/2 in.)

    Phillips · Jan 21, 2021 · Lot 94
    £6,930≈ $9,507≈ €7,819Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. £3,000–5,000View at Phillips ↗
16. 
    La lutte, 1957

    Drawing

    31,6 × 24,5 cm

    Grisebach · Dec 4, 2020 · Lot 477
    €5,000≈ $6,080≈ £4,514Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. €4,000–6,000View at Grisebach ↗
17. 
    Baigneur, 1954

    Drawing

    42 × 32,2 cm

    Grisebach · Dec 4, 2020 · Lot 476
    €6,250≈ $7,599≈ £5,643Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. €4,000–6,000View at Grisebach ↗
18. 
    La vérité malade, circa 1936-1940

    Drawing

    20 x 26,5 cm

    PIASA · Nov 25, 2020
    €1,430≈ $1,700≈ £1,275Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. €1,000–1,500View at PIASA ↗
19. 
    Title: Head of a Faun

    Drawing

    8.25 x 5.25 in

    Concept Art Gallery · Oct 10, 2020 · Lot 253
    Result not publishedEst. $800–1,400View at Concept Art Gallery ↗
20. 
    Médiévale (Medieval), 1958

    Drawing · ed. 5/50

    29.5 x 14 x 14 cm (11 5/8 x 5 1/2 x 5 1/2 in.)

    Phillips · Sep 10, 2020 · Lot 63
    £3,000≈ $3,881≈ €3,275Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. £2,000–3,000View at Phillips ↗
21. 
    L'Ingénue (The Ingenue), 1963

    Drawing · ed. 11/40

    32 cm (12 5/8 in.) diameter

    Phillips · Sep 10, 2020 · Lot 62
    £2,500≈ $3,234≈ €2,730Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. £1,500–2,000View at Phillips ↗
22. 
    Orphée à la lyre (Orpheus at the Lyre), 1958

    Drawing · ed. 11/50

    36 cm (14 1/8 in.) diameter

    Phillips · Sep 10, 2020 · Lot 61
    £3,000≈ $3,881≈ €3,275Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. £2,000–3,000View at Phillips ↗
23. 
    Untitled, 1961

    Drawing · Paper

    16½ h x 12½ w in (42 x 32 cm)

    Wright · Jul 30, 2020 · Lot 188
    $3,250≈ £2,498≈ €2,768Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $2,000–View at Wright ↗
24. 
    Sphynx Pencil on paper Signed lower right; inscribed with dedication to backboard verso 20 x 21cm (7¾ x 8¼ in.)

    Drawing · Paper

    20 x 21cm

    Dreweatts · Mar 19, 2020 · Lot 37
    Unsold / did not meet reserveEst. £800–1,200View at Dreweatts ↗
25. 
    SLEEPING WOMAN, partial signature lower right

    Drawing

    12 1/2 in. x 9 1/2 in

    Sloans & Kenyon · Dec 15, 2019 · Lot 712
    Unsold / did not meet reserveEst. $600–800View at Sloans & Kenyon ↗
26. 
    Le baiser, 1957

    Drawing

    26,8x20,8 cm

    Schuler Auktionen · Jun 28, 2019 · Lot 3310
    Unsold / did not meet reserveEst. CHF 2,000–3,000View at Schuler Auktionen ↗
27. 
    Profile, 1951

    Drawing

    41,9x26,2 cm

    Schuler Auktionen · Jun 28, 2019 · Lot 3309
    CHF 2,000≈ $2,050≈ £1,615≈ €1,801HammerSign up free to seeEst. CHF 2,000–3,000View at Schuler Auktionen ↗
28. 
    Profile, 1940

    Drawing

    19,2x16,3 cm

    Schuler Auktionen · Jun 28, 2019 · Lot 3308
    Unsold / did not meet reserveEst. CHF 1,500–2,200View at Schuler Auktionen ↗
29. 
    Figure by Sea, 1960

    Felt Tip Pen on Paper · Paper

    sight - 29.25" high x 21.5" wide

    Clarke Auction Gallery · Sep 9, 2018 · Lot 52
    $1,300≈ £1,004≈ €1,123HammerSign up free to seeEst. $800–1,200View at Clarke Auction Gallery ↗
30. 
    Gondolier sur le Grand Canal

    Drawing

    28 x 36 cm

    Daguerre · Jun 1, 2018 · Lot 83
    €600≈ $700≈ £526Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. €600–800View at Daguerre ↗
31. 
    Tête à tête, 1962

    Drawing · Board

    29,5x21

    Artmark · Nov 23, 2017 · Lot 305
    €1,400≈ $1,659≈ £1,246HammerSign up free to seeEst. €600–900View at Artmark ↗
32. 
    Main au Poing fermé, circa 1942

    Drawing

    27 x 20,7 cm

    Giquello et Associés · Mar 20, 2017 · Lot 200
    €1,397≈ $1,502≈ £1,213Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. €300–500View at Giquello et Associés ↗
33. 
    Untitled

    Drawing

    25 x 20cm

    Woolley & Wallis · Dec 13, 2016 · Lot 404
    £600≈ $762≈ €719HammerSign up free to seeView at Woolley & Wallis ↗
34. 
    Visages de profil

    Drawing

    PIASA · Jun 16, 2016
    €2,060≈ $2,302≈ £1,628Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. €1,200–1,500View at PIASA ↗
35. 
    Personnage animal (projet pour le Petit Conservatoire de la Chanson)

    Drawing

    Blanchet & Associés · Feb 16, 2016 · Lot 57
    €600≈ $670≈ £465Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. €500–600View at Blanchet & Associés ↗
36. 
    Tête de faune

    Watercolor

    54 x 43 cm

    Giquello et Associés · Mar 27, 2015 · Lot 147
    €2,600≈ $2,823≈ £1,898Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. €3,000–5,000View at Giquello et Associés ↗
37. 
    Personnage fantastique à bosse et corne

    Drawing

    27,5 x 24,5 cm

    Giquello et Associés · Mar 27, 2015 · Lot 145
    €750≈ $814≈ £547Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. €800–1,000View at Giquello et Associés ↗
38. 
    Main stylisée et surréaliste, 1938

    Drawing

    27,5 x 24 cm

    Giquello et Associés · Mar 27, 2015 · Lot 144
    €700≈ $760≈ £511Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. €800–1,000View at Giquello et Associés ↗
39. 
    'A lady/Diana Cooper'

    Drawing

    26.5 x 19.5cm (10 7/16 x 7 11/16in).

    Bonhams · Jul 16, 2014 · Lot 4
    £2,500≈ $4,281≈ €3,163Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. £600–800View at Bonhams ↗
40. 
    Untitled, c. 1955

    Drawing · Paper

    Los Angeles Modern Auctions (LAMA) · Oct 13, 2013 · Lot 390
    $1,000≈ £625≈ €737Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $1,000–View at Los Angeles Modern Auctions (LAMA) ↗
41. 
    Arlequin, 1956

    Drawing · Paper

    16 1/2 x 10 3/4in

    Bonhams · Sep 23, 2012 · Lot 4037
    Unsold / did not meet reserveEst. $1,500–2,500View at Bonhams ↗
42. 
    Figure in profile

    Pastel · Paper

    sight 23 1/2 x 18 3/4in

    Bonhams · Apr 15, 2012 · Lot 5098
    Unsold / did not meet reserveEst. $2,000–3,000View at Bonhams ↗
43. 
    Arlequin, 1957

    Drawing

    41,4 × 32 cm

    Grisebach · Nov 26, 2011 · Lot 1002
    €5,124≈ $6,779≈ £4,385Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. €1,500–2,000View at Grisebach ↗
44. 
    Profil de Marianne, 1956

    Drawing

    20,3 x 13,4 cm (7,9 x 5,2 in)

    Ketterer Kunst · Oct 28, 2011 · Lot 484
    €1,250≈ $1,770≈ £1,099Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. €1,000–View at Ketterer Kunst ↗
45. 
    Roses

    Drawing

    22 1/2 in. x 26 1/2 in

    Sloans & Kenyon · Jun 17, 2011 · Lot 1335
    $1,000≈ £619≈ €701HammerSign up free to seeEst. $1,000–2,000View at Sloans & Kenyon ↗
46. 
    Faune assis (Etude pour un livret intitulé «L'après-midi d'un faune de Claude Debussy»), circa 1957

    Drawing

    27 x 21 cm

    Blanchet & Associés · Jun 15, 2011 · Lot 91
    €1,200≈ $1,715≈ £1,056Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. €1,000–1,500View at Blanchet & Associés ↗
47. 
    Personnage triangles, 1954

    Drawing

    27,1 x 21 cm (10,6 x 8,2 in)

    Ketterer Kunst · May 14, 2011 · Lot 255
    €2,250≈ $3,213≈ £1,975Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. €1,800–View at Ketterer Kunst ↗
48. 
    Untitled (Profile), 1955

    Drawing

    Los Angeles Modern Auctions (LAMA) · May 23, 2010 · Lot 336
    $4,288≈ £2,986≈ €3,469Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $3,000–View at Los Angeles Modern Auctions (LAMA) ↗
49. 
    Untitled (Le Diable), c. 1952

    Drawing · Paper

    Los Angeles Modern Auctions (LAMA) · May 23, 2010 · Lot 335
    $3,675≈ £2,559≈ €2,973Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $4,000–View at Los Angeles Modern Auctions (LAMA) ↗
50. 
    Profil rouge aux arabesques, 1957

    Drawing

    41,8 x 32,1 cm (16,4 x 12,6 in)

    Ketterer Kunst · Jun 19, 2009 · Lot 287
    €11,590≈ $16,147≈ £9,818Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. €6,000–View at Ketterer Kunst ↗

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