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 Vintage Travel Advertising Poster Edinburgh Festival SAS Jean Cocteau
By Jean Cocteau
Located in London, GB
Original vintage travel advertising poster for the Edinburgh International Festival held from 22 August to 11 September 1965, featuring a colourful design by the French poet, writer ...
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Original Vintage Travel Poster, Cocteau, Air France, Paris, Eiffel Tower, c.1963
By Jean Cocteau
Located in SAINT-OUEN-SUR-SEINE, FR
Artist: Jean Cocteau Title: Air France - Paris Date: circa 1963 Size (w x h): 21.3 x 29.5 in / 54 x 75 cm Materials and Techniques: Colour lithograph on paper Linen backing: No Condi...
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Original Vintage Travel Advertising Poster Edinburgh Festival Sabena Cocteau
By Jean Cocteau
Located in London, GB
Original vintage travel advertising poster for the Edinburgh International Festival held from 22 August to 11 September 1965, featuring a colourful design by the French poet, writer ...
Paper
MId Century Modenr Stone Lithograph Poster By Jean Cocteau Custom Framed, 1950's
By Mourlot, Jean Cocteau
Located in North Miami, FL
This original and authentic Mid-Century Modern French stone lithograph designed by Jean Cocteau from the 1950s is for a ceramic exhibition of his pieces at Galerie Pont de Arts in th...
Wood, Paper
LEVI'S Original Vintage Advertising Poster 1971
Located in Chicago, IL
LEVI'S Authentic original vintage advertising poster Artist: Ida Van Bladel Condition: A/A- * Dimensions: 22 x 32.9 in. / 55.9 x 83.5 cm. Circa: 1971 Linen Backed There are a few ti...
Paper
$1,507
H 20.08 in W 28.35 in D 0.04 in
Original Vintage Travel Poster Air France Planisphere Illustrated Map Boucher
By Lucien Boucher
Located in London, GB
Original vintage travel poster advertising Air France featuring a stunning planisphere design by the French artist Lucien Boucher (1889-1971). C...
Paper
$2,000
H 39.2 in W 24.6 in D 0.1 in
AIR FRANCE - PARIS Original Vintage Airline Travel Poster Notre Dame Seine River
Located in Chicago, IL
PARIS - AIR FRANCE Authentic original vintage airline travel poster Artist: Francois Vernier Condition: B+ Dimensions: 24.6 x 39.2 in. / 62.5 x 99.5 cm. Circa: 1963 Linen Backed The...
Paper
$180Sale Price|20% Off
H 24.75 in W 17 in D 0.07 in
John Michael Eckert Original Mid-Century French Art Poster Dated 1977
Located in Miami, FL
Original midcentury J.M. Eckert art poster from the 1977 exhibit in the beautiful seaside village of Villefranche-sur-Mer, France. This is an original not a reprint. We recommend p...
Paper
$1,781
H 39.38 in W 24.41 in D 0.04 in
Original Vintage Travel Advertising Poster Air France Art Deco National Clothing
Located in London, GB
Original vintage travel advertising poster for Air France featuring a stunning Art Deco design with illustrations of people dressed in traditional costumes and national clothing from around the world - including a Spanish flamenco dancer, a Scottish bagpipe musician in a tartan kilt...
Paper
$3,110
H 80.32 in W 76.38 in D 0 in
Original Vintage Advertising Poster, Boris Bucan Televizija Zagreb
By Boris Bucan
Located in Melbourne, Victoria
Boris Bucan was an internationally renowned graphic designer from Croatia. His graphic work has been widely exhibited all over the world. This is an original vintage poster which is...
Paper
$2,740
H 39.38 in W 24.81 in D 0.04 in
Original Vintage Travel Advertising Poster Air France Baleres Lucien Boucher
By Lucien Boucher
Located in London, GB
Original vintage travel advertising poster - Air France Baleares - featuring floral artwork by Lucien Boucher (1889-1971) depicting one of the islands with buildings and a cathedral ...
Paper
$11,000
H 76.38 in W 54.34 in D 0.01 in
Original Vintage Poster Marcello Nizzoli Campari 1927 Linen Backed Lithograph
By Marcello Nizzoli
Located in Melbourne, Victoria
Original vintage poster Marcello Nizzoli Campari 1927 linen backed lithographic poster Linen (backed on acid-free paper and cotton canvas) Printer, publisher or brands: DAVIDE ...
$3,206
H 38.25 in W 24 in D 0.1 in
MONTE CARLO c1950's Travel Airline Advertising Poster, JEAN GABRIEL DOMERGUE
Located in Bath, Somerset
Fantastic original 1950s Monte Carlo Travel Advertising poster featuring a stunning design by French artist Jean Gabriel Domergue This original vintage poster has been professionall...
Linen, Paper
1963 8 1/2 (French) Original Vintage Poster
By Georges Kerfyser
Located in Winchester, GB
Widely regarded as one of the greatest and most influential films of all time, "8 1/2" was released in 1963 to huge critical acclaim, winning 2 Academy Awards. The legendary Federico...
Linen, Paper
AIR-INDIA - MOSCOW Original Vintage Airline Travel Poster
Located in Chicago, IL
AIR-INDIA - MOSCOW Rare authentic original vintage airline travel poster Artist: Walter Grieder Condition: A/A- Dimensions: 25.2 x 39.2 in. / 64 x 99.5...
Paper
NORMANDIE - FRENCH LINE Original Vintage Travel Poster
By Adolphe Mouron Cassandre
Located in Chicago, IL
NORMANDIE - FRENCH LINE Authentic original vintage art deco poster Artist: Adolph Mouron Cassandre Condition: B+ Dimensions: 24.3 x 39.25 in. / 61.7 x 99.7 cm. Circa: 1935 Linen Backed There is restored edge and corner wear, tears, creasing, and small losses; there is a .75" diameter area of restored loss about one inch below the "W" of "NEW YORK;" some restored surface cracks in the upper right quarter of the poster in the blue sky area; restored loss upper right corner; very well restored 2" vertical tear at the top edge in between the left edge and the ship's stack; "PRINTED IN FRANCE" ink stamp in the bottom margin on the right side; this extremely rare and stunning art deco ocean liner poster...
Paper
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H 40.16 in W 25.01 in D 0.04 in
Original Vintage Travel Advertising Poster Edinburgh Festival KLM Jean Cocteau
By Jean Cocteau
Located in London, GB
Original vintage travel advertising poster for the Edinburgh International Festival held from 22 August to 11 September 1965, featuring a colourful design by the French poet, writer ...
Paper
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H 40.16 in W 25.01 in D 0.04 in
Original Vintage Travel Advertising Poster Edinburgh Festival Train Jean Cocteau
By Jean Cocteau
Located in London, GB
Original vintage travel advertising poster for the Edinburgh International Festival held from 22 August to 11 September 1965, featuring a colourful design by the French poet, writer ...
Paper
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H 37.8 in W 26.78 in D 0.4 in
Original Vintage Poster-Jean Cocteau-Air France-Paris-France, c.1963
By Jean Cocteau
Located in SAINT-OUEN-SUR-SEINE, FR
Original Vintage Poster-Jean Cocteau-Air France-Paris-France, c.1963 Promotional poster for Air France produced by Jean Cocteau. We see a Parisian smoking a cigarette. The smoke m...
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Original Midcentury Jean Cocteau Art Exhibition Poster, Dated 1959
By Jean Cocteau
Located in Miami, FL
Original art exhibition poster from the masterful listed artist Jean Cocteau. Jean Cocteau, born July 5, 1889 in Maisons-Laffitte and died October 11, 1963 in his home in Milly-la-...
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Testament D'orphée-testament D'orpheus Original Vintage Poster
By Jean Cocteau
Located in Melbourne, Victoria
Extremely rare poster for film 'LE TESTAMENT D'ORPHÉE', TESTAMENT D'ORPHEUS in English, a film by Jean Cocteau. Release of the film was in 1960. 'Death and resurrection of the poet. Hit by a ball, the poet Jean Cocteau rebounds in another time. Life and death, present and future, monsters and imagination, anxieties and fantasies, this is the testament of the poet filmmaker, his biography without any concern for chronology. Jean Cocteau plays the main role. Original title Le Testament d'Orphée or don't ask me why! Director Jean Cocteau Script Jean Cocteau Main actors Jean Cocteau Jean...
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Jean Cocteau Galerie Lucie Weill 1973 Original Vintage Poster
By Jean Cocteau
Located in Melbourne, Victoria
This is an original vintage exhibition poster from 1973; Jean Cocteau was a famous French artist, poet, writer, playwright and filmmaker.
Paper
"Festival du Film Maudit" Original French Poster
By Jean Cocteau
Located in London, GB
Original French poster for Festival du Film Maudit. In 1949 an avant-garde cine-club called Objectif 49 was formed in France. Its founder members i...
"Les Enfants Terribles" Movie Poster
By Jean Cocteau
Located in London, GB
Original French movie poster for the 1949. This film is based on Jean Cocteau's novel of the same name, which was published in 1929. Cocteau saw Jean-Pierre Melville's first feature ...
Custom Framed Orpheus Lithograph after Jean Cocteau
By Jean Cocteau
Located in Palm Desert, CA
A beautiful color lithograph from the Orpheus series, from an original drawing by Jean Cocteau. The lithography is so fine that it almost appears to be an original crayon drawing. Ma...