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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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 ...
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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
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
$24,169Sale Price|20% Off
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
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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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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...
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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 : Penden...
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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 ...
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Bélier aux Cornes Jaunes Ceramic Sculpture, Art Deco, Signed, 1958
By Jean Cocteau
Located in CANNES, FR
Jean Cocteau ( 1889 - 1963 ) " Bélier 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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Original Ceramic Pendant Set: 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
$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
$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
Finely rendered Equestrian Model Sculpture
Located in Greenwich, CT
a very fine Model Sculpture of a standing horse , finely rendered in patinated plaster, signed ‘MMM’ and dated 30 , w. rich burnished patina. Its quality and elegance are reminiscent...
Plaster
Taizan Tile Portrait of a Woman Mosaic Panel
Located in Astoria, NY
Taizan Tile, Portrait of a Woman Mosaic Panel, mid-20th century, signed "Taizan" lower left, giltwood frame. Image: 11.5" H x 9" W; frame: 21.5" H x 18.5" W x 2" D. Provenance: Fro...
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An Evening in 1922, Erté
By Erté
Located in Fairfield, CT
Artist: Erte, Romain de Tirtoff (1892-1990) Title: An Evening in 1922 Year: 1982 Medium: Bronze Edition: 61/250 Numbered, 12 AP, 9 HC Size: 17 inches Condition: Excellent Inscription...
Bronze
Chouette (A.R.604)
By Pablo Picasso
Located in PARIS, FR
• Picasso began working with ceramics in 1946 at the Madoura workshop in Vallauris, marking the beginning of an important and highly productive chapter in his career. What initially ...
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
$9,500
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
$6,500
H 19.5 in W 23.25 in D 6.25 in
Antique French Art deco Leaping Stag Bronze Statue Sculpture Bronze marble 1925
By Georges H. Laurent
Located in Portland, OR
A fine & large antique French Art Deco Bronze leaping stag sculpture/statue, by Georges H. Laurent (1880-1940), circa 1925. Georges H. Laurent was known for his animal subjects and t...
Bronze
$2,280
H 17.72 in W 7.88 in D 6.3 in
Classical Terracotta Bust of Barberini Hera, Antique Style, 45cm Tall
Located in New York, NY
Classical-style plaster bust, depicting Hera (the Greek goddess) or Juno (her Roman counterpart). It is modeled after the "Barberini Hera", a famous Roman marble copy of a lost 5th-c...
Plaster
Visage (Nez à Angle Droit)
By Pablo Picasso
Located in PARIS, FR
An authenticated work Dated June 21, 1963, this unique painted and glazed ceramic comes with a certificate of authenticity from Claude Ruiz Picasso (2019). A dated work Inscribed Ju...
Ceramic
$1,301Sale Price|20% Off
H 14.57 in W 12.6 in D 9.06 in
Diogenes, terracotta sculpture, 1939, Giorgio Rossi (1894-1981).
By Giorgio Rossi
Located in Firenze, IT
**Diogenes.** **Terracotta sculpture, 1939, Giorgio Rossi (1894-1981): Tuscan Sculptor.** **Material:** Hand-modeled terracotta by the artist. **Unique piece.** **Dimensions...
Terracotta
"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...
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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 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...
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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...
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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
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...
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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 &...
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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...
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