Harlequin is an original artwork realized by Jean Denis Malcls (1912-2002). Lithograph print. Hand Signed on the lower right. Numbered on the lower left, the edition of 5/25 prints. Is not dated but we can attribute the period mid 20th Century. Excellent conditions. Jean Denis Malcls (1912-2002) is a French painter , poster designer and decorator.We owe him in particular the creation of the costume of the Jacques Brothers and several cinema or theater posters , including that of Beauty and the Beast by Jean Cocteau . Privileged collaborator of Jean Anouilh for most of his pieces , he also created during the 1950s and 1960s the costumes and sets for many opera productions at the Paris Opera , the Opra – Comique , at the Festival d’ Aix in Provence , at Covent Garden in London or at La Scala in Milan , but also operettas such as La Vie parisienne with the Renaud – Barrault company.