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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Jean Cocteau Original Edition Ceramic Mug "Le Chevalier", 1959
By Jean Cocteau
Located in Paris, FR
Jean Cocteau ceramic mug - "Le chevalier" from 1959 Edition originale Madeline & Jolly . Red earthenware with red / black /green engobe and brown ox...
Ceramic
Vase céramique signé Jean Rivier , Vallauris 1960's
By Jean Rivier
Located in Paris, FR
JEAN RIVIER (1915-2017) Vase sur base tronconique avec motifs géométriques Céramique émaillée beige ,la base traitée en noir et vert Signé Jean RIVIER sous la base. Hauteur : 25 cm ...
Ceramic
Small Vase with 2 Woman's Faces Signed by Jacques Innocenti, 1950s
By Jacques Innocenti
Located in Paris, FR
Jacques Innocenti (1926-1958) was born in Paris, and moved to Vallauris as a pottery ceramicist in, 1949. Small vase with faces on each side , signed on back : J I (circa 1950).
Ceramic
Peter and Denise Orlando Large Ceramic Vase, 1950s
By Peter Orlando
Located in Paris, FR
Earthenware vase glazed in white with abstract and geometric decoration engraved and over-glazed in shinny black and orange. Hand-decorated piece, made in France, circa 1950-1960. Typical Mid-Century Modern abstract and geometric design, reminiscent of Joan Miro´ or Calder mobiles artworks...
Ceramic
Robert Picault Ceramic Pitcher France 1960's
By Robert Picault
Located in Paris, FR
Robert Picault (1919-2000) Pitcher "Gargoulette" typical pitcher from Provence , south of France 1960's Signed RP on back
Ceramic
One of a Kind Ceramic Vase " Echos Idoles " Signed by French Ceramist Dalo
By Dalo
Located in Paris, FR
Decorative vase in clay with stylized faces, handmade and signed by French ceramicists Dalo Earthenware with satin black /grey /beige enamels. One of a kind Measures: H 24 cm x L 13 ...
Ceramic
Jean Cocteau Decorated Vase
By Roche Bobois, Jean Cocteau
Located in Palm Desert, CA
This is a glazed earthenware vase produced by Roche Bobois in the 2010s. The vase utilizes a design Jean Cocteau produced in the early 1960s. It features 2 taupe profiles with geomet...
Earthenware
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
Unique Piece: Face Vase by Robert and Jean Cloutier, circa 1965
By Cloutier Freres
Located in VILLEURBANNE, FR
Face vase designed by Robert and Jean Cloutier in the 1970s. Made of red ceramic with a white glaze, this piece features a stylized face in relief - a poetic and expressive motif em...
Ceramic
Buveur aux Yeux Verts Ceramic Print, Art Deco, Signed, 1958 Edition
By Jean Cocteau
Located in CANNES, FR
Jean Cocteau (1889 -1963 ) " Buveur aux yeux verts " Chope à bière . signed Jean Cocteau at the base . Marked and numbered Edition originale de Jean Cocteau / Atelier Madeline- J...
Ceramic
Pablo Picasso "Chouette Femme" Vase, Ceramic, Glazed, France, 1951
By Pablo Picasso, Madoura
Located in PARIS, FR
Pablo Picasso "Chouette Femme" Original Picasso ceramics in white terracotta, with coloured slip and glaze. Annotated "Edition Picasso" and "Picasso / Madoura" on the underside. Ed...
Ceramic
Ceramic Vase by Les Argonautes, France, Vallauris, 1960s
By Les Argonautes
Located in Paris, FR
Les Argonautes (Frédérique Bourguet and Isabelle Ferlay), French workshop created in Vallauris, south of France, in 1953 and active until the death of Frederique Bourguet in 1997.
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