Overview

Jean Cocteau was born in 1889 in Maisons-Lafitte, France, and was raised primarily in Paris. Cocteau ranks among the 20th century’s most diversely talented artists, enjoying success as an accomplished poet, film-maker, novelist and illustrator. 

 

Cocteau rose to great renown as a writer with the 1919 publication of Le Potomak, a collection of prose, verse and humorous drawings. As a typical renaissance man, at the same time as working on his writings, ballets, plays and films, he also worked on many paintings, drawings, prints, tapestries and programme notes for avant-garde composers. 

 

Jean Cocteau’s works reflect the influence of surrealism, psychoanalysis, cubism and Catholic religion; occasionally they were opium influenced. In his time Cocteau was a promoter of avant-garde styles and fashions. His friends included such prominent figures as Pablo Picasso, the composer Erik Satie, the writer Marcel Proust and the Russian director Serge Diaghilev. 

 

In 1955 he was installed in the Académie française, and died in Milly-la-Forêt in October 1963, at the age of 74.

 

Works
  • Jean Cocteau, From 'Antigone' (V), 1957
    Jean Cocteau
    From 'Antigone' (V), 1957
    £290.00
  • Jean Cocteau, From 'Antigone' (VI), 1957
    Jean Cocteau
    From 'Antigone' (VI), 1957
    £290.00
  • Jean Cocteau, From 'Bacchus' (XXXV), 1957
    Jean Cocteau
    From 'Bacchus' (XXXV), 1957
    £290.00
  • Jean Cocteau, From 'Bacchus' (XXXVIII) , 1957
    Jean Cocteau
    From 'Bacchus' (XXXVIII) , 1957
    £290.00
  • Jean Cocteau, From 'From L' Aigle a Deux Têtes' (XXX), 1957
    Jean Cocteau
    From 'From L' Aigle a Deux Têtes' (XXX), 1957
    £290.00
  • Jean Cocteau, From 'From L' Aigle a Deux Têtes' (XXXI), 1957
    Jean Cocteau
    From 'From L' Aigle a Deux Têtes' (XXXI), 1957
    £290.00
  • Jean Cocteau, From 'From L' Aigle a Deux Têtes' (XXXII), 1957
    Jean Cocteau
    From 'From L' Aigle a Deux Têtes' (XXXII), 1957
    £290.00
  • Jean Cocteau, From 'From L' Aigle a Deux Têtes' (XXXIII), 1957
    Jean Cocteau
    From 'From L' Aigle a Deux Têtes' (XXXIII), 1957
    £290.00
  • Jean Cocteau, From 'La Machine a Ecrire' (XXV), 1957
    Jean Cocteau
    From 'La Machine a Ecrire' (XXV), 1957
    £290.00
  • Jean Cocteau, From 'La Machine Infernale' (XII), 1957
    Jean Cocteau
    From 'La Machine Infernale' (XII), 1957
    £290.00
  • Jean Cocteau, From 'La Machine Infernale' (XIII), 1957
    Jean Cocteau
    From 'La Machine Infernale' (XIII), 1957
    £290.00
  • Jean Cocteau, From 'La Machine Infernale' (XIV), 1957
    Jean Cocteau
    From 'La Machine Infernale' (XIV), 1957
    £290.00
  • Jean Cocteau, From 'La Voix Humaine' (XI), 1957
    Jean Cocteau
    From 'La Voix Humaine' (XI), 1957
    £290.00
  • Jean Cocteau, From 'Les Chevaliers de la Table Ronde' (XVI), 1957
    Jean Cocteau
    From 'Les Chevaliers de la Table Ronde' (XVI), 1957
    £290.00
  • Jean Cocteau, From 'Les Chevaliers de la Table Ronde' (XVII), 1957
    Jean Cocteau
    From 'Les Chevaliers de la Table Ronde' (XVII), 1957
    £290.00
  • Jean Cocteau, From 'Les Chevaliers de la Table Ronde' (XVIII), 1957
    Jean Cocteau
    From 'Les Chevaliers de la Table Ronde' (XVIII), 1957
    £290.00
  • Jean Cocteau, From 'Les Chevaliers de la Table Ronde' (XX), 1957
    Jean Cocteau
    From 'Les Chevaliers de la Table Ronde' (XX), 1957
    £290.00
  • Jean Cocteau, From 'Les Mariés de la Tour Eiffel' (I), 1957
    Jean Cocteau
    From 'Les Mariés de la Tour Eiffel' (I), 1957
    £290.00
  • Jean Cocteau, From 'Les Mariés de la Tour Eiffel' (II) , 1957
    Jean Cocteau
    From 'Les Mariés de la Tour Eiffel' (II) , 1957
    £290.00
  • Jean Cocteau, From 'Les Mariés de la Tour Eiffel' (IV), 1957
    Jean Cocteau
    From 'Les Mariés de la Tour Eiffel' (IV), 1957
    £290.00
  • Jean Cocteau, From 'Les Monstres Sacrés’ (XXII), 1957
    Jean Cocteau
    From 'Les Monstres Sacrés’ (XXII), 1957
    £290.00
  • Jean Cocteau, From 'Les Monstres Sacrés’ (XXIII), 1957
    Jean Cocteau
    From 'Les Monstres Sacrés’ (XXIII), 1957
    £290.00
  • Jean Cocteau, From 'L’Aigle a Deux Têtes’ (XXXI), 1957
    Jean Cocteau
    From 'L’Aigle a Deux Têtes’ (XXXI), 1957
    £290.00
  • Jean Cocteau, From 'Oedipe-Roi' (XV), 1957
    Jean Cocteau
    From 'Oedipe-Roi' (XV), 1957
    £290.00
  • Jean Cocteau, From 'Orphée' (IX), 1957
    Jean Cocteau
    From 'Orphée' (IX), 1957
    £290.00
  • Jean Cocteau, From 'Orphée' (X), 1957
    Jean Cocteau
    From 'Orphée' (X), 1957
    £290.00
  • Jean Cocteau, From 'Renaud et Armide' (XXIX) , 1957
    Jean Cocteau
    From 'Renaud et Armide' (XXIX) , 1957
    £290.00
  • Jean Cocteau, From 'Renaud et Armide' (XXVI), 1957
    Jean Cocteau
    From 'Renaud et Armide' (XXVI), 1957
    £290.00
  • Jean Cocteau, From 'Renaud et Armide' (XXVII), 1957
    Jean Cocteau
    From 'Renaud et Armide' (XXVII), 1957
    £290.00
  • Jean Cocteau, From 'Renaud et Armide' (XXVIII), 1957
    Jean Cocteau
    From 'Renaud et Armide' (XXVIII), 1957
    £290.00
  • Jean Cocteau, From 'Romeo et Juliette’ (VII), 1957
    Jean Cocteau
    From 'Romeo et Juliette’ (VII), 1957
    £290.00
  • Jean Cocteau, From 'Théatre de Poche' (XL), 1957
    Jean Cocteau
    From 'Théatre de Poche' (XL), 1957
    £290.00
  • Jean Cocteau, From 'Théatre de Poche’ (XXXIX), 1957
    Jean Cocteau
    From 'Théatre de Poche’ (XXXIX), 1957
    £290.00
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