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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VENCE Original Vintage Hand Numbered Collotype French Travel Poster Print
By Jean Cocteau
Located in Chicago, IL
VENCE Authentic original vintage French travel and tourism hand numbered poster Artist: Jean Cocteau Condition: A/A- Dimensions: 26.6 x 39.4 in. / 67.5 x 100 cm. Circa: 1953 Linen B...
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MId Century Modenr Stone Lithograph Poster By Jean Cocteau Custom Framed, 1950's
By Jean Cocteau, Mourlot
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
Jean Cocteau, Vintage Air France Travel Poster, 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 ...
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"Pensive" Lithograph by Tiber Press
Located in North Miami, FL
A beautifully detailed and colored lithograph. By Tiber Studios. Beautiful color and subject matter. These were from a series which were done in the 1970s. New frames with a plex...
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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
$327
H 0.04 in W 27.56 in D 19.69 in
Original 1992 Barcelona Olympic Poster Designed by Jean-Michel Folon
By Jean-Michel Folon
Located in London, GB
Jean-Michel Folon (1 March 1934 – 20 October 2005) was a Belgian artist, illustrator, painter, and sculptor The first exhibition of his watercolors was in New York in 1969 in the Lefebre Gallery. One year later he exhibited in Tokyo and in the Il Milione gallery in Milan. He also participated in the XXVth Venice Biennale. In 1973 he joined the selection of Belgian artists in the XXVth São Paulo Biennale, where he was granted the Grand Prize in Painting. Over the years his work concentrated on different techniques, including watercolor, etching, silkscreen, illustrations, mosaics, and stained glass, which showed the diversity of his art. His work Ein Baum stirbt - Un albero muore, 1974, is by Museo Cantonale d’Arte [de] of Lugano. He also designed numerous posters, often for humanitarian causes. Around 1988 he created his first sculptures made out of wood. He then moved on to creating sculptures in clay, plaster, bronze and marble, while continuing to paint. Several museums dedicated exhibitions to him, among them the Musée des Arts Décoratifs in Paris in 1971, the Museum Boijmans Van Beuningen in Rotterdam in 1976, the Institute of Contemporary Arts in London in 1977, the Musée Picasso in Antibes...
Paper
$3,188
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
$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 ...
Cannes 1930 French Advertising Travel Poster, George Goursat
By George Goursat
Located in Bath, Somerset
Beautiful original 1930s Cannes Travel Advertising poster designed by George Goursat (SEM). In fantastic Near Mint/Mint linen-backed condition. This original vintage movie poster ...
Linen, Paper
Vintage Aviaton Poster by Sabena, 1960s
Located in Leuven, Vlaams Gewest
Vintage publicity poster for belgian airline company Sabena. 1960s - Belgium Height: 52cm/20.47" Depth: 43cm/16.92" Ref.: 226331
Paper
$1,294
H 39.38 in W 24.41 in D 0.04 in
Original Vintage SNCF French National Railroads Travel Poster Visit France Paris
Located in London, GB
Original vintage travel advertising poster: Visit France Paris use the trains and motor coaches of the French National Railways (SNCF). Great image featur...
Paper
$11,000
H 76.78 in W 54.34 in D 0.04 in
Original Vintage Poster, Cordial Campari Nizzoli 1927 Lithograph Beverage
By Marcello Nizzoli
Located in Melbourne, Victoria
Original vintage poster, Cordial Campari Nizzoli, 1927 Condition backing / material: Linen (backed on acid-free paper and cotton canvas) Printer...
Paper
$1,020
H 32.25 in W 27.25 in D 1 in
Jean Cocteau & Raymond Moretti, “The Balance” Handsigned Framed Lithograph
By Jean Cocteau, Raymond Moretti
Located in San Francisco, US
Jean Cocteau & Raymond Moretti’s The Balance of the Fish is an original collaborative lithograph from the sought‑after series “L’Âge du Verseau”. Conceived in 1962 and completed ...
Wood, Paper
$1,120
H 32.25 in W 27.25 in D 1 in
Jean Cocteau & Raymond Moretti, “Faces and Fishes” Handsigned Framed Lithograph
By Raymond Moretti, Jean Cocteau
Located in San Francisco, US
Jean Cocteau & Raymond Moretti’s collaborative lithograph Faces and Fishes is a rare, late project uniting two major French 20th‑century artists. Conceived in 1962 and only compl...
Wood, Paper
$500
H 23.4 in W 15.7 in D 0.1 in
PARIS - 1937 EXPOSITION INTERNATIONALE Original Vintage French Travel Poster
By Paul Colin
Located in Chicago, IL
PARIS 1937 - EXPOSITION INTERNATIONALE Authentic original vintage French travel and tourism poster Artist: Paul Colin Condition: B Dimensions: 15.7 x 23.4 in. / 40 x 59.5 cm. Circa: ...
Paper
$2,724
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
$1,220
H 27.25 in W 32.25 in D 1 in
Jean Cocteau & Raymond Moretti, “The Fishes” Handsigned Framed Lithograph
By Jean Cocteau, Raymond Moretti
Located in San Francisco, US
Jean Cocteau and Raymond Moretti’s The Fishes is an original collaborative lithograph from the series L’Âge du Verseau, begun in 1962 and completed in 1973 after Cocteau’s death. Pri...
Wood, 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...
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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 ...
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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 ...
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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.
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"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...