Jean COCTEAU (1889-1963) General Clapier, circa 1921 Ink. Unsigned. 25 x 19 cm Provenance: Acquired directly from Édouard Dermit, Jean Cocteau's adopted son, on May 3, 1995. A notice from Madame Annie Guédras, dated February 19, 2025, will be given to the buyer. This drawing depicts one of Jean Cocteau's favorite characters, who hosted jokes he improvised for his close friends and family throughout his life. This famous general, a ganache military figure (who knew how to sleep on horseback without losing sight of his chances of escape) first appeared to the public in 1921 in "Les Mariés de la Tour Eiffel", although he was not named in the text.