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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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
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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
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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
Surrealist Ceramic Pendant 'Chèvre-Pied & Double Masque', 1958
By Jean Cocteau
Located in CANNES, FR
Jean COCTEAU (1889-1963) céramiques originales de Jean Cocteau . Pendentifs : "Chèvre-pied " 1958. Pendentif ovale (9cm x7cm) . variante terre blanche en relief. " Double masque " 1...
Ceramic
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Centurion Dadaist Sculpture, Plaster, Circa 1928, Certified, Unframed
By Jean Cocteau
Located in CANNES, FR
Jean Cocteau ( 1889 - 1963 ) " Centurion " . " Unic work dadaist " circa 1928 . certifié par Madame Annie Guédras en décembre 2004 . ( certificat joint en photo )
Plaster
Bélier aux Cornes Jaunes Ceramic Sculpture, Art Deco, Signed, 1958
By Jean Cocteau
Located in CANNES, FR
Jean COCTEAU ( 1889 - 1963 ) " BELIER aux Cornes Jaunes " vase cylindrique . Hauteur 24cm Année 1958 . ouverture 11 cm . Tirage à 15 exemplaires N° 13 / 15 . signé Jean Coc...
Ceramic
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Femme à l'écharpe rouge Ceramic Plate, Surrealist, Signed, 1958
By Jean Cocteau
Located in CANNES, FR
Jean Cocteau ( 1889-1963 ) " Femme à l'écharpe rouge " Exemplaire d'Auteur . hand signed Jean Cocteau . Partially glazed white earthenware plate with engobe conceived in 1958 In an ...
Ceramic
Atalanta and Hippomenes - Original signed ceramic, Certificate
By Jean Cocteau
Located in Paris, IDF
Jean COCTEAU Atalanta and Hippomenes, 1958 Original ceramic plate Signed bottom middle Limited to 20 copies, numbered on the back 30 cm (c. 12 inch) diameter and about 3cm (c. 1.5 ...
Ceramic
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Visage Ceramic Sculpture by Jean Cocteau, Art Deco, Signed, 6/30, 1958
By Jean Cocteau
Located in CANNES, FR
JEAN COCTEAU (1889 - 1963 ) " Visage " signed : " jean Cocteau "( lower left ) inscribed and numbered 6/30 édition originale de jean Cocteau . Atelier Madeline -Jolly ( undern...
Ceramic
PORTRAIT OF ADELE BLOCH-BAUER plate
By (after) Gustav Klimt
Located in New York, NY
Artist Reproduction plate. Edition 1401A Reihe "Gustav Klimt – Phantastische Meisterwerke" mit einem diagonalen Durchmesser von 22 cm und einer Goldumrandung an. Es handelt sich dabei um die Ausgabe "...." aus dem Jahr 1990, Teller-Nr. ?, die als Reproduktion im Auftrag des Hauses Lilien Porzellan...
Porcelain
Hebru Brantley Flyboy Set of 2 (Hebru Brantley art toys)
By Hebru Brantley
Located in NEW YORK, NY
Hebru Brantley Beyond the Beyond, 2018. Set of 2 Hebru Brantley Flyboy’s, each new in original packaging. Medium: Painted cast vinyl. Dimensions (applies to each individual figure): 9 x 8 x 4 inches (22.9 x 20.3 x 10.2 cm). Each new in its original packaging. From a sold out edition of unknown; published by Hebru Brantley, Billionaire Boys Club & BAIT. Safely packed and shipped from New York, NY. Artist Statement: "Flyboy came out of characters of colour within popular culture. I hate saying “popular culture,” but it’s really popular culture. I mean you look at cartoons. You’ve got animated sponges and ducks and birds and whatever, and it’s very rare to see a popular character within any medium that is African-American, Latino, even Asian. What I wanted to do was create that, but in a space of high art and be able to have some historical context to that character. So I looked at the Tuskegee Airmen...
Resin, Vinyl
$39,000
H 24 in W 17 in D 11 in
"Pioneer Family" WPA American Modernism Plaster Maquette Realism 20th Century
By William Zorach
Located in New York, NY
"Pioneer Family," 23 1/2 x 16 1/4 x 10 3/4 inPlaster. c. 1927. Unsigned. Realism The Smithsonian has a cast of this sculpture in its collection. Pictured on the cover of “The Sculpt...
Plaster
$5,000
H 15 in W 20 in D 18.5 in
Art Deco Cubist Sculpture 20th Century European Terracotta Modern Female Figures
Located in New York, NY
Art Deco Cubist Sculpture 20th Century European Terracotta Modern Female Figures Catherine Fussli (20th Century) "The Two Friends" Metallic finished terra-cotta, c. 1920s 20 wide x ...
Terracotta
Polar Bear
By François Pompon
Located in PARIS, FR
Polar Bear by François POMPON (1855-1933) An original edition sculpture made in white enameled porcelain biscuit. Stamped in the paste "S 1927 DN" (S for "Sèvres" – dated 1927 – DN...
Ceramic
$5,000
H 27.5 in W 21 in D 0.5 in
Moise et Monotheisme, Bronze Embossed Bas Relief, Hand Signed, Edition of 195
By Salvador Dalí
Located in Aventura, FL
Bronze embossed bas relief cover for the Moise et Monotheisme portfolio. Hand signed in felt pen lower front by Salvador Dali. From the edition of 195 (not individually numbered; t...
Paper, Lithograph
$4,495
H 14.57 in W 6.3 in D 7.49 in
'Crokus', Plaster Sculpture, Bust of a Woman, Neoclassicism, Sweden, 1925.
Located in Malmö, SE
Tore Strindberg (Swedish, 1882-1968) 'Crokus', 1925. Medium: Plaster Dimensions: 37 × 16 x 18,5 cm Hand-signed by the artist, 'Tore Strindberg, Sculp.'. Condition: scratches and scu...
Plaster
$700
H 6.25 in W 2 in D 2 in
"Untitled" David Hare, Surrealist Classical Sculpture, Modernist, New York
By David Hare
Located in New York, NY
David Hare Untitled, circa 1970s Mixed media 6 1/4 x 2 inches The artist Mercedes Matter, New York (gift from the above) Bill O'Reilly, New York (gift from the above) “Freedom is ...
Clay, Mixed Media, Oil
$8,500
H 51 in W 15 in D 11 in
Marsyas Life-Size Plaster Cast Sculpture, 19th Century, Good Condition
By Brussels Atelier de Moulages
Located in Palm Beach, FL
A compelling life-size plaster cast depicting Marsyas, the ill-fated satyr of Greek mythology renowned for his mastery of the aulos. According to classical legend, Marsyas dared chal...
Plaster
$2,847
H 6.3 in W 9.45 in D 6.69 in
Mid-Century Polish Surrealist Bronze Sculpture, Stone Inlays, c. 1970 Signed Art
Located in NANTES, FR
This signed bronze sculpture by Polish artist Tadeusz Foltyn, dating to circa 1970, combines surrealist figuration, architectural forms and natural stone in an intriguing sculptural ...
Stone, Bronze
$4,213
H 24.41 in W 19.69 in D 2.76 in
Contemporary Byzantine Style White Plaster Sculpture with Female, 21st Century
By Elisheva Revah
Located in PARIS, FR
Deeply committed to spotlighting women creators, Sainte Anne Gallery, located in Paris’s 1st arrondissement, is currently presenting—through September 25—Elisheva Revah’s first solo ...
Stone, Limestone
$2,050
H 13 in W 14.18 in D 2.56 in
Dali - De Draeger - Portfolio Luxury edition - 1968
By Salvador Dalí
Located in Collonge Bellerive, Geneve, CH
Dali -De Draeger, Portfolio by Max Gérard Luxury edition inside special packaged box bearing a cover with “soft melting pocket watch” and bronze medal of “L'Unicorne Dyonisiaque” minted and numbered by Monnaie de Paris...
Bronze
$1,708
H 18.9 in W 9.06 in D 3.55 in
Art Deco Tragic Mask in Silver-plated Ceramic by Guido Cacciapuoti 1930s
Located in Milano, IT
Cacciapuoti Tragic Mask, Art Dèco figurative sculpture by Neapolitan artist Guido Cacciapuoti (Naples 1892- Milan 1953) depicting a tragic mask, made of ceramic, hand-molded and sil...
Ceramic
$38,500
H 7.75 in W 4.25 in D 2.25 in
KAWS - Limited Edition Historic 1st Companion ever uniquely Hand Signed & Dated
By KAWS
Located in New York, NY
KAWS VERY FIRST COMPANION - HISTORIC Uniquely Hand signed by the artist. (the regular edition was unsigned) KAWS Limited Edition 1st Companion (Hand Signed by KAWS), 1999 Painted Ca...
Resin, Mixed Media
$10,000
H 11 in W 6.5 in D 3.8 in
Marcel Duchamp - Estate Authorized Bicycle Wheel replica Philadelphia Art Museum
By Marcel Duchamp
Located in New York, NY
After Marcel Duchamp Bicycle Wheel replica from the Philadelphia Museum (estate authorized), 2002 Wheel and painted wood. In original box 11 × 6 1/2 × 3 4/5 inches In original box pr...
Metal
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H 14.18 in Dm 14.18 in
Tête d'Homme Ceramic Sculpture, Art Deco, Unique Prototype, 1961
By Jean Cocteau
Located in CANNES, FR
Jean Cocteau ( 1889 - 1963 ) " Tête d'Homme " . 1961 . Coupe 36 cm . Terre blanche Emaux : Bleu nuit , jaune et bordeaux . Tirage : initialement prévu à 25 exemplaires modifié ...
Ceramic
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H 14.18 in Dm 14.18 in
Trois Faces aux Triangles Ceramic Sculpture, Art Deco, Signed, 1959
By Jean Cocteau
Located in CANNES, FR
Jean Cocteau ( 1889 -1963 ) " Trois faces aux triangles " signed Jean Cocteau . plat en terracotta et engobe partiellement émaillé . diamètre : 36cm . exécuté en 1959 dans une sér...
Ceramic
"Grand Chèvre-cou" Poem-object MUSEUM piece
By Jean Cocteau
Located in CANNES, FR
Jean Cocteau. ( 1889-1963 ) Grand Chèvre - Cou . " Poem -Objet " Signed Jean Cocteau at the base ; incised and dated Jean Cocteau 58. marked and numbered Edition originale de jean Co...
Ceramic
original ceramic Vase " Médiévale " Menton's museum
By Jean Cocteau
Located in CANNES, FR
" Médievale " is a ceramic Vase signed Jean Cocteau at the base , marked and numbered Edition originale de Jean Cocteau Atelier Madeline -Jolly (Underneath ). partially glazed terrac...
Ceramic
original ceramic Vase " Iphigénie " . signed .
By Jean Cocteau
Located in CANNES, FR
" Iphigénie " is a red earthenware turned Vase painted in colored enamels with crayons d'oxyde additions . signed in black enamel at the base and inscribed "edition originale de Jean...
Ceramic
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H 9.5 in W 9.5 in
Porcelain Plate With Cocteau Art Deco Surrealist Design Drawing Christofle
By Jean Cocteau
Located in Surfside, FL
Signed Edite par Christofle. They also did artist plate collaborations with Gio Ponti and Man Ray. Cocteay also did some with Limoges, France. This is just signed Jean with his trademark star. Jean Maurice Eugène Clément Cocteau (French, 1889 – 1963) was a French poet, writer, designer, playwright, artist, scuplture, painting, drawing, Photograph Aubusson Tapestry and ilIustration plus award winning filmmaker. Cocteau is best known for his novel Les Enfants Terribles (1929), and the films The Blood of a Poet (1930), Les Parents Terribles (1948), Beauty and the Beast (1946) and Orpheus (1949). His circle of associates, friends included Pablo Picasso, Joan Miró, Salvador Dalí, Gertrude Stein, Marlene Dietrich, Coco Chanel, Erik Satie, Albert Gleizes, Igor Stravinsky, Marie Laurencin, Edith Piaf, Colette, and Jean Genet. In his early twenties, Cocteau became associated with the writers Marcel Proust, André Gide, and Maurice Barrès. In 1912, he collaborated with Léon Bakst on Le Dieu bleu for the Ballets Russes; the principal dancers being Tamara Karsavina...
Porcelain
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H 9.5 in W 9.5 in
Porcelain Plate With Cocteau Art Deco Surrealist Design Drawing Christofle
By Jean Cocteau
Located in Surfside, FL
Signed Edite par Christofle. They also did artist plate collaborations with Gio Ponti and Man Ray. Cocteay also did some with Limoges, France. This is just signed Jean with his trademark star. Jean Maurice Eugène Clément Cocteau (French, 1889 – 1963) was a French poet, writer, designer, playwright, artist, scuplture, painting, drawing, Photograph Aubusson Tapestry and ilIustration plus award winning filmmaker. Cocteau is best known for his novel Les Enfants Terribles (1929), and the films The Blood of a Poet (1930), Les Parents Terribles (1948), Beauty and the Beast (1946) and Orpheus (1949). His circle of associates, friends included Pablo Picasso, Joan Miró, Salvador Dalí, Gertrude Stein, Marlene Dietrich, Coco Chanel, Erik Satie, Albert Gleizes, Igor Stravinsky, Marie Laurencin, Edith Piaf, Colette, and Jean Genet. In his early twenties, Cocteau became associated with the writers Marcel Proust, André Gide, and Maurice Barrès. In 1912, he collaborated with Léon Bakst on Le Dieu bleu for the Ballets Russes; the principal dancers being Tamara Karsavina...
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H 9.5 in W 9.5 in
Porcelain Plate With Cocteau Art Deco Surrealist Design Drawing Christofle
By Jean Cocteau
Located in Surfside, FL
Signed Edite par Christofle. They also did artist plate collaborations with Gio Ponti and Man Ray. Cocteay also did some with Limoges, France. This is just signed Jean with his trade...
Porcelain
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H 9.5 in W 9.5 in
Porcelain Plate With Cocteau Art Deco Surrealist Design Drawing Christofle
By Jean Cocteau
Located in Surfside, FL
Signed Edite par Christofle. They also did artist plate collaborations with Gio Ponti and Man Ray. Cocteay also did some with Limoges, France. This is just signed Jean with his trade...
Porcelain
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H 9.5 in W 9.5 in
Porcelain Plate With Cocteau Art Deco Surrealist Design Drawing Christofle
By Jean Cocteau
Located in Surfside, FL
Signed Edite par Christofle. They also did artist plate collaborations with Gio Ponti and Man Ray. Cocteay also did some with Limoges, France. This is just signed Jean with his trademark star. Jean Maurice Eugène Clément Cocteau (French, 1889 – 1963) was a French poet, writer, designer, playwright, artist, scuplture, painting, drawing, Photograph Aubusson Tapestry and ilIustration plus award winning filmmaker. Cocteau is best known for his novel Les Enfants Terribles (1929), and the films The Blood of a Poet (1930), Les Parents Terribles (1948), Beauty and the Beast (1946) and Orpheus (1949). His circle of associates, friends included Pablo Picasso, Joan Miró, Salvador Dalí, Gertrude Stein, Marlene Dietrich, Coco Chanel, Erik Satie, Albert Gleizes, Igor Stravinsky, Marie Laurencin, Edith Piaf, Colette, and Jean Genet. In his early twenties, Cocteau became associated with the writers Marcel Proust, André Gide, and Maurice Barrès. In 1912, he collaborated with Léon Bakst on Le Dieu bleu for the Ballets Russes; the principal dancers being Tamara Karsavina...
Porcelain
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H 9.5 in W 9.5 in
Christofle Porcelain Plate With Cocteau Art Deco Design Drawing
By Jean Cocteau
Located in Surfside, FL
Signed Edite par Christofle. They also did artist plate collaborations with Gio Ponti and Man Ray. Cocteay also did some with Limoges, France. This is just signed Jean with his trade...
Porcelain
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H 1.97 in Dm 14.18 in
Faun Eating Grappes - Tall original ceramic dish - Signed, Ltd 15 copies
By Jean Cocteau
Located in Paris, IDF
Jean COCTEAU Faun Eating Grappes / Faune aux raisins (1962) Tall original ceramic dish Original designed created by Jean Cocteau Crafted under the control of Cocteau in Jolly &...
Ceramic
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H 14.18 in Dm 1.97 in
Danseuse - Tall original ceramic dish - Signed, Ltd 15 copies - Certificate 1961
By Jean Cocteau
Located in Paris, IDF
Jean COCTEAU Danseuse (1961) Tall original ceramic dish Original designed created by Jean Cocteau Crafted under the control of Cocteau in Jolly & Madeline workshop in Villefran...
Ceramic