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Jean Cocteau Art

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Jean Cocteau was a French painter, poet, designer, printmaker, playwright and filmmaker. He is one of the most important figures of French Surrealism, although he always denied being in any way connected to the movement.

Cocteau was born to a socially prominent Parisian family. His father, George Cocteau, was an amateur painter who committed suicide when Jean was only a child. Jean became famous in Bohemian circles as "The Frivolous Prince." In 1912, he collaborated with the Ballets Russes. After World War I, Cocteau met the poet Guillaume Apollinaire and the artist Pablo Picasso. In 1917, thanks to Sergei Diaghilev, a Russian impresario, Cocteau wrote a scenario for the ballet Parade — the set of this important ballet was realized by Pablo Picasso and the music was composed by Erik Satie. In the late 1920s, Cocteau wrote the libretto for Igor Stravinsky’s opera-oratorio Oedipus Rex. In 1918, he met the French poet Raymond Radiguet. They worked and went on many journeys together, and Cocteau promoted his friend's works in his artistic group.

Cocteau is well-known for his novel Les Enfants Terribles (1929) and the films The Blood of a Poet, Beauty and the Beast and Orpheus. During World War II, he created sets for the Théâtre de la Mode. In 1955, he was elected to the Académie Française and the Royal Academy of Science, Letters and Fine Arts of Belgium. He was commander of the Legion of Honour, a member of the Academié Mallarmé, the Academy of Arts (Berlin) and the American Academy of Arts and Sciences.

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Artist: Jean Cocteau
Cat, original Jean Cocteau drawing on paper, framed, 1926 c.
By Jean Cocteau
Located in PARIS, FR
Jean Cocteau (1889-1963) said that cats were the "visible soul" of a house, and that he preferred them to dogs, because there is no such thing as a police cat. A French poet, painter...
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1920s Minimalist Jean Cocteau Art

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Paper, Charcoal

Unpublished poem
By Jean Cocteau
Located in PARIS, FR
"Blanche, bleue, ambre ou cendrée Une dame prise au manchon Vole vers les Perrichon Les Fenouillard et Andrée" The is an unpublished poem from Jean Cocteau signed from Christmas 195...
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1950s Dada Jean Cocteau Art

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Paper, Color Pencil

1933 Original print of Jean Cocteau - Cantate - Art Deco
By Jean Cocteau
Located in PARIS, FR
Beautiful print of Jean Cocteau 🇫🇷 (1889-1963) a French poet, painter, draughtsman, playwright and film maker. In the workshop of Madeleine Jolly and Philippe Madeline in Villefran...
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1930s Art Deco Jean Cocteau Art

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Paper, Lithograph

original lithograph
By Jean Cocteau
Located in Henderson, NV
Medium: original lithograph. Printed in Paris in 1964 by Mourlot Frères and issued in a limited edition of 2000 on Arches wove paper. Image size: 6 x 6 3/4 inches (155 x 170 mm). There is printed text directly above the image and on back, as published. Signed in the plate (not by hand). This original Jean...
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1960s Jean Cocteau Art

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Lithograph

La Diabolique . " Devil inside "
By Jean Cocteau
Located in CANNES, FR
Jean Cocteau ( 1884 - 1963 ) la diabolique . 1963 . Plat : 30 cm Signed and dated Jean Cocteau 1963 . made and numbered 15 / 25 . partially glazed terracotta plate Reference R 25...
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1960s Art Deco Jean Cocteau Art

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Ceramic

Le Chevalier . "Museum quality " . certified .
By Jean Cocteau
Located in CANNES, FR
Jean Cocteau ( 1889 -1963 ) Le Chevalier . " Chope à bière " . 1959 Ht : 12cm . diametre : 9 cm partially glazed terracotta jug conceived in 1959 in an...
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1950s Art Deco Jean Cocteau Art

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Ceramic

L'Homme Fleur
By Jean Cocteau
Located in CANNES, FR
Jean Cocteau ( 1889 - 1963 ) L'homme Fleur Signed Jean Cocteau at the base marked and numbered édition originale de Jean Cocteau . Atelier Madeline - Jolly N° 26 sur 50 ( unde...
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1950s Modern Jean Cocteau Art

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Ceramic

original lithograph
By Jean Cocteau
Located in Henderson, NV
Medium: original lithograph. Printed in Paris in 1957 at the Mourlot Freres atelier. Size: 9 x 6 inches (225 x 150 mm). Jean Cocteau executed this original lithograph to depict a sce...
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1950s Jean Cocteau Art

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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: 9 x 6 inches (225 x 150 mm). Jean Cocteau executed this original lithograph to depict a sce...
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1950s Jean Cocteau Art

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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: 9 x 6 inches (225 x 150 mm). Jean Cocteau executed this ...
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1950s Jean Cocteau Art

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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: 9 x 6 inches (225 x 150 mm). Jean Cocteau executed this original lithograph to depict a sce...
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1950s Jean Cocteau Art

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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: 9 x 6 inches (225 x 150 mm). Jean Cocteau executed this ...
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1950s Jean Cocteau Art

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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: 9 x 6 inches (225 x 150 mm). Jean Cocteau executed this original lithograph to depict a sce...
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1950s Jean Cocteau Art

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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: 9 x 6 inches (225 x 150 mm). Jean Cocteau executed this ...
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1950s Jean Cocteau Art

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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: 9 x 6 inches (225 x 150 mm). Jean Cocteau executed this original lithograph to depict a sce...
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1950s Jean Cocteau Art

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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: 9 x 6 inches (225 x 150 mm). Jean Cocteau executed this ...
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1950s Jean Cocteau Art

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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: 9 x 6 inches (225 x 150 mm). Jean Cocteau executed this original lithograph to depict a sce...
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1950s Jean Cocteau Art

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Lithograph

Jean Cocteau Poteries by Jean Cocteau, 1958 Original Lithographic Poster
By Jean Cocteau
Located in New York, NY
Classic Poster Paper - Perfect Condition A+ This original vintage poster was designed by Jean Cocteau for a Pottery exhibition at the Tribunal de Peche de Villefranche-sur-Mer, Fran...
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1950s Modern Jean Cocteau Art

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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: 9 x 6 inches (225 x 150 mm). Jean Cocteau executed this ...
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1950s Jean Cocteau Art

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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: 9 x 6 inches (225 x 150 mm). Jean Cocteau executed this ...
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1950s Jean Cocteau Art

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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: 9 x 6 inches (225 x 150 mm). Jean Cocteau executed this ...
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1950s Jean Cocteau Art

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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: 9 x 6 inches (225 x 150 mm). Jean Cocteau executed this ...
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1950s Jean Cocteau Art

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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: 9 x 6 inches (225 x 150 mm). Jean Cocteau executed this original lithograph to depict a sce...
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1950s Jean Cocteau Art

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Lithograph

Three Faces Eight Leaves, XXth century
By Jean Cocteau
Located in Milan, IT
Gouaches on paper. On the back there are stickers from Sotheby's Auction with the artist's name and the original title "Three faces eight leaves". These are two similar drawings, with the same subject albeit with small differences, and colored with different techniques. Jean Cocteau was a multifaceted artist: writer, playwright, playwright, he also dabbled in the visual arts, loving to experiment with all the avant-gardes of his century. Jean Cocteau published his first book of drawings in 1923, at just 36 years old. In it the poet portrayed his friends Raymond Radiguet, Pablo Picasso, Erik Satie...
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20th Century Contemporary Jean Cocteau Art

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Gouache

original lithograph
By Jean Cocteau
Located in Henderson, NV
Medium: original lithograph. Printed in Paris in 1957 at the Mourlot Freres atelier. Size: 9 x 6 inches (225 x 150 mm). Jean Cocteau executed this original lithograph to depict a sce...
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1950s Jean Cocteau Art

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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: 9 x 6 inches (225 x 150 mm). Jean Cocteau executed this original lithograph to depict a sce...
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1950s Jean Cocteau Art

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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: 9 x 6 inches (225 x 150 mm). Jean Cocteau executed this original lithograph to depict a sce...
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1950s Jean Cocteau Art

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Lithograph

Jean Cocteau - Europe's Diversity - Original Lithograph
By Jean Cocteau
Located in Collonge Bellerive, Geneve, CH
Original Lithograph by Jean Cocteau Title: Europe's Diversity Signed in the plate Dimensions: 33 x 46 cm Edition: 200 Luxury print edition from the portfolio of Sciaky 1961 Jean Coc...
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1960s Modern Jean Cocteau Art

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Lithograph

original lithograph
By Jean Cocteau
Located in Henderson, NV
Medium: original lithograph. Printed in Paris in 1961, this is one of the Jean Cocteau lithographs for Andre Verdet's "Montagnes Marines", published...
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1960s Jean Cocteau Art

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Lithograph

original lithograph
By Jean Cocteau
Located in Henderson, NV
Medium: original lithograph. Printed in Paris in 1961, this is one of the Jean Cocteau lithographs for Andre Verdet's "Montagnes Marines", publ...
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1960s Jean Cocteau Art

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Lithograph

original lithograph
By Jean Cocteau
Located in Henderson, NV
Medium: original lithograph. Printed in Paris in 1961, this is one of the Jean Cocteau lithographs for Andre Verdet's "Montagnes Marines", publ...
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1960s Jean Cocteau Art

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Lithograph

original etching for Alternance
By Jean Cocteau
Located in Henderson, NV
Medium: original etching. Printed in 1946 at the atelier Quesneville on BFK Rives paper and published in a limited edition of 300 for the "Alternance" portfolio (a collective art and...
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1940s Jean Cocteau Art

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Etching

Jean Cocteau - White Book - Original Handcolored Lithograph
By Jean Cocteau
Located in Collonge Bellerive, Geneve, CH
Jean Cocteau White Book - Autobiography about Cocteau's discovery of his homosexuality. The book was first published anonymously and created a scandal. Original Handcolored Lithograph...
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1930s Modern Jean Cocteau Art

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Lithograph

Jean Cocteau - Blue Lady - Original Lithograph
By Jean Cocteau
Located in Collonge Bellerive, Geneve, CH
Original Lithograph by Jean Cocteau Title: Blue Lady Signed in the plate Dimensions: 32 x 25.5 cm Edition: 200 1959 Publisher: Bibliophiles Du Palais Unnumb...
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1950s Modern Jean Cocteau Art

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Lithograph

Jean Cocteau - Lovers - Original Lithograph
By Jean Cocteau
Located in Collonge Bellerive, Geneve, CH
Jean Cocteau - Under the Fire Coat - Lovers - Original Lithograph Signed "Jean" in the plate and dated 1954 in the plate. Joseph Forêt Editions Dimensions: 4...
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1950s Modern Jean Cocteau Art

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Lithograph

Jean Cocteau - Torero's Son - Original Lithograph
By Jean Cocteau
Located in Collonge Bellerive, Geneve, CH
Original Lithograph by Jean Cocteau Title: Torero's Son 1961 printed signature in the stone Dimensions: 38 x 28 cm Lithograph made for the portfolio "Gitans et Corridas" p...
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1960s Modern Jean Cocteau Art

Ismène et Antigone
By Jean Cocteau
Located in CANNES, FR
" Ismène et Antigone " . signed Jean Cocteau at the base , partially glazed terracotta vase with colored engobe .conceived in 1958 and executed in an edition of 50 . this one" Exemp...
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1950s Art Deco Jean Cocteau Art

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Ceramic

Lettres à Jean Marais dessin de la page 482
By Jean Cocteau
Located in CANNES, FR
"mon Jeannot " , signed and dated 29 may 1961 . original drawing on letter certified by Madame Annie Guedras .
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1960s Jean Cocteau Art

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Felt Pen

Jean Cocteau - Torrero - Original Lithograph
By Jean Cocteau
Located in Collonge Bellerive, Geneve, CH
Original Lithograph by Jean Cocteau Title: Taureaux Signed in the plate Dimensions: 40 x 30 cm Edition: 200 Luxury print edition from the portfolio of Trinckvel 1965 From the last po...
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1960s Modern Jean Cocteau Art

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Lithograph

Original poster for the exhibition "Nice-Côte d'Azur" by Jean Cocteau
By Jean Cocteau
Located in PARIS, FR
Nice poster for the exhibition "Nice-Côte d'Azur" at the TWA Salons (December 8-January 16, 1955), signed and dated in the plate 1954. Jean Maurice Eugène Clément Cocteau was a Frenc...
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1950s Jean Cocteau Art

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Linen, Paper, Lithograph

Jean Cocteau - He ! He! Toro - Original Lithograph
By Jean Cocteau
Located in Collonge Bellerive, Geneve, CH
Original Lithograph by Jean Cocteau Title: He ! He! Toro 1961 Dimensions: 38 x 28 cm Lithograph made for the portfolio "Gitans et Corridas" published by Société de Diffusion Artistiq...
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1960s Modern Jean Cocteau Art

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Lithograph

Jean Cocteau - For Paul Valery - Original Lithograph
By Jean Cocteau
Located in Collonge Bellerive, Geneve, CH
Original Lithograph by Jean Cocteau Title: Paul Valery Poems Signed in the plate Dimensions: 32 x 25.5 cm Edition: 200 1959 Publisher: Bibliophiles Du Pala...
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1950s Modern Jean Cocteau Art

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Lithograph

Profil de Garçon en couleur - by Jean Cocteau, 1956 / 1975
By Jean Cocteau
Located in New York, NY
Artist: Jean Cocteau Medium: Original Lithograph, 1956 / 1975 Dimensions: 19.5 x 25.5 in, 49.5 x 64.8 cm Arches Paper - Excellent Condition A This original lithograph is from the...
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1950s Jean Cocteau Art

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Lithograph

"Profil aux étoiles ". from White Book original drawing by Jean Cocteau .1930
By Jean Cocteau
Located in CANNES, FR
Original drawing certified by Madame Annie Guedras .
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1920s Art Deco Jean Cocteau Art

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Graphite

1958 Original exhibition poster of Jean Cocteau and his pottery
By Jean Cocteau
Located in PARIS, FR
Poster made by Jean Cocteau 🇫🇷 (1889-1963) a French poet, painter, designer, playwright and filmmaker. In the workshop of Madeleine Jolly and Philippe Madeline in Villefranche-sur-...
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1950s Jean Cocteau Art

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Paper, Lithograph

Jean Cocteau - Immortal Goat - Original Lithograph
By Jean Cocteau
Located in Collonge Bellerive, Geneve, CH
Original Lithograph by Jean Cocteau Title: Immortal Goat Signed in the plate Dimensions: 38 x 28 cm Edition: 200 1958 Jean Cocteau Writer, artist and film director Jean Cocteau was...
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1950s Modern Jean Cocteau Art

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Lithograph

1957 original lithographic poster by Jean Cocteau for the Chapelle St. Pierre
By Jean Cocteau
Located in PARIS, FR
This iconic and original lithographic poster was created by Jean Cocteau to celebrate the Chapelle St. Pierre in the town of Villefranche-sur-Mer, in the south of France. Cocteau spe...
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1950s Jean Cocteau Art

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Paper, Lithograph

FAUNE MUSICIEN . Edouard DERMIT Private
By Jean Cocteau
Located in CANNES, FR
original drawing by Jean Cocteau from Edouard DERMIT collection . signed and dated 1957 . framed .
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Mid-20th Century Art Deco Jean Cocteau Art

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India Ink

Profil lauré
By Jean Cocteau
Located in CANNES, FR
Original ink drawing by Jean Cocteau signed and dated 1951 . framed under museum quality glass . drawing : 22.6 x 14.2 cm
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1950s Art Deco Jean Cocteau Art

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India Ink

Jean Cocteau - Gaz - Original Signed Drawing
By Jean Cocteau
Located in Collonge Bellerive, Geneve, CH
Jean Cocteau - Gaz - Original Signed Drawing 15.5 x 11.5 cm Signed Jean Cocteau Writer, artist and film director Jean Cocteau was one of the...
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Mid-20th Century Modern Jean Cocteau Art

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Ink

Jean Cocteau - The Voice - Original Lithograph
By Jean Cocteau
Located in Collonge Bellerive, Geneve, CH
Original Lithograph by Jean Cocteau Title: The Voice Signed in the plate Dimensions: 32 x 25.5 cm Edition: 200 1959 Publisher: Bibliophiles Du Palais Unnumbered as issued
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1950s Modern Jean Cocteau Art

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Lithograph

Escales
By Jean Cocteau
Located in CANNES, FR
Original drawing by Jean Cocteau . 1920 . Framed . certified by Expert Mr Martin . 30,7 cm x 20 cm . vintage Framed .
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1920s Art Deco Jean Cocteau Art

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India Ink

Nu au Voile - by Jean Cocteau, 1956 / 1975
By Jean Cocteau
Located in New York, NY
Artist: Jean Cocteau Medium: Original Lithograph, 1956 / 1975 Dimensions: 19.5 x 25.5 in, 49.5 x 64.8 cm Arches Paper - Excellent Condition A This original lithograph is from the...
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1950s Jean Cocteau Art

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Lithograph

Festival de Musique de Menton by Jean Cocteau, 1956 / 1975
By Jean Cocteau
Located in New York, NY
Artist: Jean Cocteau Medium: Original Lithograph, 1956 / 1975 Dimensions: 19.5 x 25.5 in, 49.5 x 64.8 cm Arches Paper - Excellent Condition A This original lithograph is from the...
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1950s Jean Cocteau Art

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Lithograph

Jean Cocteau - Juliet Waiting for Romeo - Original Lithograph
By Jean Cocteau
Located in Collonge Bellerive, Geneve, CH
Original Lithograph by Jean Cocteau From "Théâtre" Portfolio, 1957 Edition: 207 / 8800 Dimensions: 22.5 x 15.5 cm Jean Cocteau Writer, artist and film director Jean Cocteau was on...
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1950s Modern Jean Cocteau Art

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Lithograph

1955 Original Poster made by Jean Cocteau for the Festival of Music in Menton
By Jean Cocteau
Located in PARIS, FR
Very nice poster made by Jean Cocteau in 1955 for the Festival of Music in Menton. August 12, 1949, Andre Böröcz, Hungarian artist who joined Paris after the war, is on a summer vis...
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1950s Jean Cocteau Art

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Paper, Lithograph

Jean Cocteau - Lovers - Original Lithograph
By Jean Cocteau
Located in Collonge Bellerive, Geneve, CH
Jean Cocteau - Lovers - Original Lithograph 1961 Signed and dated in the plate Dimensions: 71.5 x 53.5 cm Provenance : Succession Dermit, Cocteau's heir
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1960s Modern Jean Cocteau Art

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Lithograph

L'Esprit du Jardin
By Jean Cocteau
Located in CANNES, FR
L'esprit du jardin . 1958 . composition 3 ceramics
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1950s Art Nouveau Jean Cocteau Art

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Ceramic

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  • 1stDibs ExpertApril 5, 2022
    Jean Cocteau was a man of many talents and was known for his paintings, poetry, screenplays and novels. He also was a director and sometimes an actor. Considered some of his most important works are the poem L'Ange Heurtebise, the novel Les Enfants Terribles, the play Orphée, and the movie La Belle et la Bête. Find an assortment of Cocteau art from the world’s top sellers on 1stDibs.

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