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Was Cocteau a Surrealist?

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Was Cocteau a Surrealist?
Yes, Jean Cocteau is widely considered a Surrealist. In fact, he was one of the most influential figures associated with French Surrealism, although he always denied being in any way connected to the movement. Cocteau was a French painter, poet, designer, printmaker, playwright and filmmaker whose dreamlike work evoked the Surrealist preoccupation with the subconscious. Shop a variety of Jean Cocteau art and decorative objects on 1stDibs.
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original lithograph
By Jean Cocteau
Located in Henderson, NV
Medium: original lithograph. Printed in Paris in 1957 at the Mourlot Freres atelier. Size: 8 3/4 x 6 inches (225 x 150 mm). Jean Cocteau executed this original lithograph to depict a...
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1950s Prints and Multiples

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Lithograph

original lithograph
By Jean Cocteau
Located in Henderson, NV
Medium: original lithograph. Printed in Paris in 1957 at the Mourlot Freres atelier. Size: 8 3/4 x 6 inches (225 x 150 mm). Jean Cocteau executed this original lithograph to depict a...
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1950s Prints and Multiples

Materials

Lithograph

original lithograph
By Jean Cocteau
Located in Henderson, NV
Medium: original lithograph. Printed in Paris in 1957 at the Mourlot Freres atelier. Size: 8 3/4 x 6 inches (225 x 150 mm). Jean Cocteau executed this original lithograph to depict a...
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1950s Prints and Multiples

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Lithograph

Enfance Terracotta Bowl, Art Deco, Signed, Edition of 50, 1950s
By Jean Cocteau
Located in CANNES, FR
Jean COCTEAU ( 1889 - 1963 ) " ENFANCE " Terracotta bowl partially glazed . hand signed Jean Cocteau . marked and numbered, edition 34/50. literature: Annie Guédras , catalogue rai...
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1950s Art Deco Figurative Sculptures

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Ceramic

Jean COCTEAU and Raymond MORETTI : The symbiosis - Original Hansigned Lithograph
By Jean Cocteau
Located in Paris, IDF
Jean Cocteau and Raymond Moretti The Symbiosis Between Fish and Aquarius Original lithograph Printed signature in the plate, handsigned by Raymond Moretti Numbered 1/79 - Very look ...
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1970s Surrealist Figurative Prints

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Lithograph

Lions Club, Modern Art Lithograph by Jean Cocteau
By Jean Cocteau
Located in Long Island City, NY
A colorful signed lithograph by French Modern artist Jean Cocteau. This print features a stylized dancing lion with the title “Lions Club” in the upper left corner and a signature an...
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1950s Modern Animal Prints

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Lithograph

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