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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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...
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...
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...
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...
Ceramic
$458
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 ...
Lithograph
Portrait of Charlie Chaplin - Original lithograph
By Jean Cocteau
Located in Paris, IDF
Jean COCTEAU Portrait of Charlie Chaplin, 1945 Original lithograph Printed signature in the plate On vellum 28 x 21 cm (c. 11 x 8 in) Excellent condition
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). The...
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...
Lithograph
La Méditerranée Tapestry, Wool, Signed, Circa 1952, 235x105 cm
By Jean Cocteau
Located in CANNES, FR
JEAN COCTEAU ( 1889 - 1963 ) "la Méditerranée" (The Mediterranean) . circa 1952 . encadrée : 235 x 105 cm Tapisserie de haute lisse ,signée et datée (1952) référencée N°6689 F a...
Tapestry
"" Don Quichotte "" white earthenware glazed plate
By Jean Cocteau
Located in CANNES, FR
Jean Cocteau ( 1889 - 1963 ) " Don Quichotte " partially glazed white earthenware coupe with colored engobe gris crayon d'oxyde noir et brun jaune et ocre jaune . signed Jean Cocte...
Ceramic
$458
Jean COCTEAU and Raymond MORETTI: Love Encounter - Original Hansigned Lithograph
By Jean Cocteau
Located in Paris, IDF
Jean Cocteau and Raymond Moretti Love Encounter Original lithograph Printed signature in the plate, handsigned by Raymond Moretti Numbered EA 1/10 - Very look for proof bearing n°1 ...
Lithograph
$458
Jean COCTEAU and Raymond MORETTI : Celebration - Original Hansigned Lithograph
By Jean Cocteau
Located in Paris, IDF
Jean Cocteau and Raymond Moretti Célébration Original lithograph Printed signature in the plate, handsigned by Raymond Moretti Numbered EA 1/10 - Very look for proof bearing n°1 On ...
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...
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...
Lithograph
Jean COCTEAU and Raymond MORETTI: Faces - Original Hansigned Lithograph
By Jean Cocteau
Located in Paris, IDF
Jean Cocteau and Raymond Moretti Faces and Fishes Original lithograph Printed signature in the plate, handsigned by Raymond Moretti Numbered EA 1/10 - Very look for proof bearing n...
Lithograph
$27,392
" Trois Faces. Noir et blanc " Exemplaire d'Auteur . glazed white earthenware .
By Jean Cocteau
Located in CANNES, FR
Jean Cocteau . ( 1889 - 1963 ) " Trois Faces - noir et blanc " Terre blanche . engobe noir . signé et daté 1958. Tirage 30 exemplaires E.A : Exemplaire d'Auteur . Magnifique Exemp...
Ceramic
Pillier Chapelle Saint Pierre Droit Drawing on Archival Paper, Framed
By Jean Cocteau
Located in CANNES, FR
Jean Cocteau ( 1889 - 1963 ) " Chapelle Saint Pierre " Villefranche sur mer . lithographie colorisée par l'artiste encadrée sous verre cadre vintage .
Archival Paper
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...
Lithograph
Hommage aux Etrusques Ceramic Figurative Print, 1950s, Good Condition
By Jean Cocteau
Located in CANNES, FR
Jean Cocteau (1889 - 1963 ) " Hommage aux Etrusques " signed Jean Cocteau . marked and numbered 20/20 . Edition originale de Jean Cocteau. Atelier Madeline - Jolly (underneath ). Pa...
Ceramic
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...
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...
Lithograph
$3,093
1950 original exhibition poster by Jean Cocteau - Affiches des grands peintres
By Jean Cocteau
Located in PARIS, FR
In 1950, Jean Cocteau, the renowned French artist, poet, and filmmaker, designed an original exhibition poster for Affiches des grands peintres (Posters of Great Painters), a show he...
Paper, 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 5 3/4 inches (225 x 145 mm). Jean Cocteau executed this original lithograph to depict a...
Lithograph
$3,880
Original lithograph by Jean Cocteau : Petit profil d'Orphée aux arabesques
By Jean Cocteau
Located in PARIS, FR
This original lithograph by Jean Cocteau, titled Petit profil d'Orphée aux arabesques, captures the distinctive fusion of mythology and modernist elegance that defines the artist’s o...
Paper, Lithograph
Jean COCTEAU and Raymond MORETTI : A memory - Original Hansigned Lithograph
By Jean Cocteau
Located in Paris, IDF
Jean Cocteau and Raymond Moretti A Memory Original lithograph Printed signature in the plate, handsigned by Raymond Moretti Numbered 1/79 - Very look for proof bearing n°1 On Arches...
Lithograph
$4,731Sale Price|30% Off
Octogones et Vé Ceramic Print Set, Art Deco, Framed, Circa 1958
By Jean Cocteau
Located in CANNES, FR
JEAN COCTEAU ( 1889 - 1963 ) " Octogone & Vé " framed . 3 pieces . " Octogone " circa 1958 pendentif octogonal terre blanche forme irrégulière 6,5 x 5 cm 4eme variante "...
Ceramic
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 illustrated portfolio: "Jean Cocteau: 25 Lithographies, 1956-58". This project represents a group of lithographs...
Lithograph
Scene d'Interieur from Le Satiricon
By Jean Cocteau
Located in Chatsworth, CA
This piece is original ceramic plate by Jean Cocteau, created in 1961. This piece was embellished with black, red, green, blue, and yellow enamels. In 1957, Cocteau met Marie Madeline Jolly and Philippe Madeline and created over 300 ceramics in their workshop at Villefranche-sur-Mer. At this workshop, he began experimenting with new concepts in pottery design. All these ceramic objects, he said, should look as if they were discovered in an archaeological dig. This piece is from a series of 8 ceramic plates that illustrate the ancient Latin...
Ceramic
Tete De Faune
By Jean Cocteau
Located in New York, NY
Artist: Jean Cocteau Medium: Original Lithograph, 1956 - 1975 Dimensions: 26 x 20.75 in, 66 x 52.7 cm Arches Paper - Perfect Condition A+ This rare original lithograph by Jean C...
Lithograph
Jean Cocteau - The Kiss - Original Lithograph
By Jean Cocteau
Located in Collonge Bellerive, Geneve, CH
Original Lithograph by Jean Cocteau Title: The Kiss Signed in the plate Dimensions: 32 x 25.5 cm Edition: 200 1959 Publisher: Bibliophiles Du Palais Unnumbered as issued
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...
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...
Lithograph
Chèvre-Pied Broutant Terracotta Plate, Signed, 1958, Edition 4/30
By Jean Cocteau
Located in CANNES, FR
Jean Cocteau (1889 - 1963 ) " Chèvre-pied broutant " signed and dated Jean Cocteau 1958 . marked and numbered Edition originale de jean Cocteau Atelier Madeline- jolly 4/30 (under...
Ceramic
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...
Lithograph
$2,749Sale Price|40% Off
Buveur aux Yeux Verts Ceramic Print, Art Deco, Signed, 1958 Edition
By Jean Cocteau
Located in CANNES, FR
Jean Cocteau (1889 -1963 ) " Buveur aux yeux verts " Chope à bière . signed Jean Cocteau at the base . Marked and numbered Edition originale de Jean Cocteau / Atelier Madeline- J...
Ceramic
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...
Lithograph
Londres - Original China Ink Drawing by J. Cocteau - 1920
By Jean Cocteau
Located in Roma, IT
Londres (Smoking in the Tub) is an original, rare and important realized by the great Surrealist artist Jean Cocteau in 1920. Realized for the book "Dessins" and published in the s...
Ink
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...
Lithograph
Jean Cocteau - Woman Portrait - Original Lithograph
By Jean Cocteau
Located in Collonge Bellerive, Geneve, CH
Original Lithograph by Jean Cocteau Title: Woman Portrait Signed in the plate Dimensions: 32 x 25.5 cm Edition: 200 1959 Publisher: Bibliophiles Du Palais Unnumbered as issued
Lithograph
$952Sale Price|20% Off
Les Amoureux- From the Album "Jean Cocteau Lithographies" by Jean Cocteau
By Jean Cocteau
Located in New York, NY
The modern lithograph "Les Amoureux" by Jean Cocteau was printed at the Atelier Mourlot in 1957. Cocteau was a master at representing the languid forms of his subjects in sketches. H...
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...
Lithograph
Jean COCTEAU and Raymond MORETTI : The Earth - Original Hansigned Lithograph
By Jean Cocteau
Located in Paris, IDF
Jean Cocteau and Raymond Moretti The Earth And The Sun Original lithograph Printed signature in the plate, handsigned by Raymond Moretti Numbered 1/79 - Very look for proof bearing ...
Lithograph
" L'Indiscret " partially glazed pink terracotta vase
By Jean Cocteau
Located in CANNES, FR
Jean COCTEAU ( 1889 - 1963 ) " L'Indiscret " Vase classique . Terre rouge . Ht : 24 cm ouverture : 14,5 cm . signed jean Cocteau at the base . N° 18 / 35 . literature : A. GUEDRAS...
Ceramic
Jean COCTEAU and Raymond MORETTI : The Lovers - Original Hansigned Lithograph
By Jean Cocteau
Located in Paris, IDF
Jean Cocteau and Raymond Moretti The Lovers Original lithograph Printed signature in the plate, handsigned by Raymond Moretti Numbered EA 1/10 - Very look for proof bearing n°1 On ...
Lithograph
Autoportrait Drawing, Art Deco Style, Archival Paper, Circa 1950
By Jean Cocteau
Located in CANNES, FR
JEAN COCTEAU. ( 1889 -1963 ) " Autoportrait " . Chapelle de Villefranche . vintage lithographie coloriée au crayon de pastel par jean COCTEAU . circa 1956 . signée Jean avec l'ét...
Archival Paper
Jean Cocteau - Marine Mountains - Original Lithograph
By Jean Cocteau
Located in Collonge Bellerive, Geneve, CH
Jean Cocteau - Marine Mountains - Original Lithograph Dimensions: 38 x 28 cm Edition: 200 In Rives From: COCTEAU. — VERDET (André). Montagnes marines. S. l. (Paris), Les Messagers du...
Lithograph
$458
Jean COCTEAU and Raymond MORETTI : The Evolution - Original Hansigned Lithograph
By Jean Cocteau
Located in Paris, IDF
Jean Cocteau and Raymond Moretti Earth's Evolution Original lithograph Printed signature in the plate, handsigned by Raymond Moretti Numbered 1/79 On Arches vellum 50 x 65 cm (c. 1...
Lithograph
Figure of Man - Lithograph by Jean Cocteau - 1930s
By Jean Cocteau
Located in Roma, IT
Figure of Man is a Colored lithograph on japan paper realized by Jean Cocteau (1889 -1963) in 1930 ca. French draftsman, poet, essayist, playwright, librettist, film director. Exc...
Lithograph
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
Lithograph
$458
Jean COCTEAU and Raymond MORETTI: Love Encounter - Original Hansigned Lithograph
By Jean Cocteau
Located in Paris, IDF
Jean Cocteau and Raymond Moretti Love Encounter Original lithograph Printed signature in the plate, handsigned by Raymond Moretti Numbered EA 1/10 - Very look for proof bearing n°1 ...
Lithograph
$3,252Sale Price|25% Off
La Dame Étonnée Mixed Media Collage, Signed, Art Deco, 1950s Framed
By Jean Cocteau
Located in CANNES, FR
Jean COCTEAU ( 1889 - 1963 ) " LA DAME ETONNEE " . Mix Media découpage signed by Jean Cocteau . work : 10 x 10 cm Framed: 27 x 25 cm . Collage original , découpage d'une tasse ...
Mixed Media, Photographic Paper
Jean Cocteau - Profil - Original Lithograph
By Jean Cocteau
Located in Collonge Bellerive, Geneve, CH
Original Lithograph by Jean Cocteau Title: Profil Signed Dimensions: 60 x 44 cm
Lithograph
$3,208Sale Price|20% Off
Ceramic Sculpture Pendant 'Vé & Astrology' Blue, Art Deco, 7cm
By Jean Cocteau
Located in CANNES, FR
Jean COCTEAU ( 1889 -1963 ) Vé : (& Astrology ) ( Blue variant ) . 1958 . 4éme variante : terre incrustée blanche et bleue Size : 7 cm . Signed underneath . Astrology : Pendentif ...
Ceramic
$458
Jean COCTEAU and Raymond MORETTI : The Emotions - Original Hansigned Lithograph
By Jean Cocteau
Located in Paris, IDF
Jean Cocteau and Raymond Moretti Human Emotions Original lithograph Printed signature in the plate, handsigned by Raymond Moretti Numbered 1/79 - Very look for artist proof bearing ...
Lithograph
$3,414Sale Price|20% Off
Vé et Astrology Ceramic Pendant, Art Deco, Signed, 1950s, 7x5.5 cm
By Jean Cocteau
Located in CANNES, FR
Jean COCTEAU ( 1889 - 1963 ) Vé and Astrology ceramic's pendant : Vé : signed underneath White 1ere variant ( Terre blanche en relief ). page 212 Size: 7 x5.5 cm catalogue rai...
Ceramic
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...
Paper, Lithograph
Mercure Ceramic Plate by Jean Cocteau, Surrealist, Signed, 1958, 5/20
By Jean Cocteau
Located in CANNES, FR
Jean Cocteau ( 1889 -1963 ) " Mercure " . signed and dated Jean Cocteau . Edition originale de Jean Cocteau Atelier Madeline-Jolly (underneath) partially glazed white earthenware...
Ceramic
$572
Jean COCTEAU & Raymond MORETTI: Birth of Venus - Original Handsigned Lithograph
By Jean Cocteau
Located in Paris, IDF
Jean Cocteau and Raymond Moretti Birth of Venus Original lithograph Printed signature in the plate, handsigned by Raymond Moretti Numbered 1/29 - Very look for proof bearing n°1 On ...
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...
Linen, Paper, Lithograph
$25,206
Souvenirs Du Pays Natal - Original China Ink Drawing by Jean Cocteau - 1920s
By Jean Cocteau
Located in Roma, IT
Souvenirs du Pays Natal is an original artwork realized by the great Surrealist artist Jean Cocteau in 1922. China ink on cardboard. Titled in the center of the composition "Souven...
Ink