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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Medievale Ceramic Vase, Signed Jean Cocteau, Art Deco, 1958 Edition
By Jean Cocteau
Located in CANNES, FR
Jean Cocteau ( 1889 - 1963 ) Médiévale . Vase signed jean Cocteau at the base ; marked and numbered edition originale de Jean Cocteau . atelier Madeline-Jolly (underneath). partial...
Ceramic
$1,200
H 9 in W 4 in D 6 in
Czech Art Deco Carved Natural Resin Cubist Owl Bird Sculpture Joseph Martinek
Located in Surfside, FL
American sculptor Joseph Martinek was born in Chicago in 1915. He was a second generation apprentice to Auguste Rodin. He studied sculpture at the State Industrial School of Art, Pra...
Resin, Wood
$1,500
H 8.5 in W 7.5 in D 3.25 in
Czech Art Deco Carved Natural Resin Cubist Dove Bird Sculpture Joseph Martinek
Located in Surfside, FL
American sculptor Joseph Martinek was born in Chicago in 1915. He was a second generation apprentice to Auguste Rodin. He studied sculpture at the State Industrial School of Art, Pra...
Resin, Wood
$5,500
H 58 in W 14 in
"Encounter" Mixed Media Wall Sculpture on wood 58" x 14" inch by Alfons Louis
By Alfons Louis
Located in Culver City, CA
"Encounter" Mixed Media Wall Sculpture on wood 58" x 14" inch by Alfons Louis "Old Turk Walnut Wood with Bronze using Floral & Animal Elements of Coptic & Andalusian & Islamic Arts...
Bronze, Iron
$2,200
H 24 in W 13 in D 13 in
Robert Garret Thew American Sculptor Rare Art Deco Bronze Cigar Stand, Penguin
Located in Phoenix, AZ
Fabulous deco penguin design- bronze cigar stand by Connecticut sculptor Robert Garret Thew, (1892-1964). Signed on the base "G.Thew" and dated 1929. In excellent condition with a be...
Bronze
$70,000
H 78 in W 20 in D 20 in
Woman, Black, Abstract, Twist, Dance, Gown, Art Deco, Garden, By Commission
By David Hostetler
Located in Nantucket, MA
Summertime Lady can be commissioned. You can have it with the black finish or painted Ferrari Red. I've cast it in a pale green patina for a pool in Bermuda. Outstanding focal point ...
Bronze
$15,000
H 9 in W 8 in D 7 in
Ruba Rombic "Large Vase" Art Deco Stainless Steel Tabletop Sculpture
By Charles Lutz
Located in Brooklyn, NY
In 2023, Charles Lutz unveiled a series of new stainless steel sculptures based on Ruba Rombic glassware at Frank Lloyd Wright's Fallingwater, as part of his installation titled Mod...
Stainless Steel
$12,500
H 17.5 in W 11.5 in
Le Verre Francais Schneider Art Glass Art Deco
By Charles Schneider
Located in Miami, FL
We are putting this work on Sale for only a short period of time! Great Price. Monumental Wide Flared Casiform Vessel Le Verre Francais Art Glass...
Glass
$8,000
H 84 in W 24 in D 10 in
It's Raining Here I Wish I Had an Umbrella (Minimalist White Wall Sculpture)
By Dai Ban
Located in Hudson, NY
84 x 24 x 10 inches Precision board and Venetian Plaster Elegantly slender, contemporary minimalist wall sculpture that is extremely lightweight. Long vertical lines, casting shado...
Plaster, Foam Board
Hollywood
By Philip Paval
Located in West Hollywood, CA
Philip Paval was a sculptor and silversmith who worked primarily in Los Angeles. He was known as a Hollywood Artist, as he affiliated with many of the Hol...
Brass
Art Deco carved wood Feline Cat sculpture
Located in Wilton Manors, FL
Standing Feline, ca. 1930. Carved Wood, measuring 18" high; 6.25" wide; 4" deep. Unsigned. Wood base painted flat black.
Wood
$50,000
H 71 in Dm 14 in
David Hostetler Female Figurative Sculpture BMW Car Paint Art Deco Commission
By David Hostetler
Located in Nantucket, MA
By Commission. Casting and custom paint will take approximately 4 months. I have to get in line with my paint expert. Cape Lady is a polished bronze casting painted with Glasurit, a hand sprayed car paint. It is BMW white and BMW black. It is a limited edition of 15 with 2 artist proofs. The current edition available would be 6/15. It was cast from an original wood carving by David Hostetler...
Bronze
$5,500
H 13 in W 59 in
"Disciples I" Mixed Media Wall Sculpture 13" x 59" inch by Alfons Louis
By Alfons Louis
Located in Culver City, CA
"Disciples I" Mixed Media Wall Sculpture 13" x 59" inch by Alfons Louis Wooden works with Mixed Media (Bronze) ABOUT THE ARTIST Born in Cairo 1959- Graduated from faculty of fine a...
Bronze, Iron
" Printemps "
By Jean Cocteau
Located in CANNES, FR
Jean Cocteau ( 1889 -1963 ) " le Printemps " signed jean Cocteau at the base . conceived in 1958 in an edition of 20 . N°3/20 . early hand work by Jean Cocteau . in fact ," it wa...
Ceramic
" Petit Faune Boudeur"
By Jean Cocteau
Located in CANNES, FR
Jean Cocteau ( 1889 -1963 ) " PETIT FAUNE BOUDEUR " Pink Terracotta Vase ; hand signed Jean Cocteau conceived in 1958 . inscribed Edition originale Jean Cocteau / Atelier Mad...
Ceramic