Attributed To Christian Bérard For Jean Cocteau The Young Girl And Death Gouache Decor Project

Attributed to Christian Bérard (1902-1949)

Decor project for The Young Girl and Death for Cocteau Circa 1946

Gouache on paper.
Good condition, small tear at the top.

Dimensions:
At sight: 31.5 x 46.5 cm
With frame: 53 x 69 cm

Inscription: Cocteau "the young girl and death" Schubert 1st study Munich Opera

Christian Jacques Bérard is a painter, illustrator, scenographer, decorator and French costume designer. From the start of his career, he was attracted to the theater, where he became one of the main designers of sets and costumes during the 1930s and 1940s. From 1930 he worked in close collaboration with Jean Cocteau and Louis Jouvet.