Jean COCTEAU. Original graphite drawing, [study for Thomas l'imposteur], signed, dedicated and captioned in ink at upper right, Villefranche [ca. 1924]; graphite on fine watermarked paper (Linen Paper Lafuma Bertholet & Navarre Voiron), 27 x 21 cm (traces of folds). Study for the illustration of the novel Thomas l'imposteur (Gallimard, 1923), done in Villefranche around 1924 and sent "to Marcelle" [Gorge known as Marcelle Garros, the aviator's companion]; it represents "Madame de Bormes and her daughter," i.e., the two female characters of the book: the princess of Bormes and her daughter Henriette, in love with Thomas; Cocteau has signed his name preceded by a heart. Attached certificate of Mrs. Annie Guedras.