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Jean Cocteau
Jean Cocteau
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Art Brokerage: Jean Maurice Eugene Clement Cocteau French Artist: Famous artist, playwrite and Rennaisance man, Jean Maurice Eugene Clement Cocteau was born to a wealthy family on July 5, 1889 in a small town near Paris, France. Cocteau's father committed suicide when he was about 10 years old. In 1900, he entered a private school and was expelled in 1904. After his expulsion from school, Cocteau ran away to Marseilles where he lived in the "red light district" under a false name. Police discovered him in Marseilles and returned him to his uncle's care. In 1908, Cocteau associated himself with Edouard de Max. De Max was a reigning tragedian of Paris stage at this time. De Max encouraged Cocteau to write and on April 4 of that year rented the Theatre Femina for the premiere of the young writer's poetry. In 1909, Cocteau met the Russian impresario Sergey Daighilev who ran the Ballets Russes. Daighilev encouraged Cocteau to venture into the genre of ballet. The Russian challenged Cocteau to "Ettonne-moi" (Surprise me). The remark pushed Cocteau to write the libretto for an exotic ballet called Le Dieu Bleu. During this time, Cocteau also met composer Igor Stravinsky who was working on his composition The Rite of Spring. In the spring of 1914, Cocteau visited Stravinsky in Switzerland. It was during this visit that Cocteau finished his first book, Le Potomak. The First World War broke out in the summer of 1914 and though Cocteau never served in the military, he did help run an ambulance service. He acquainted himself with a group of marines. Cocteau was arrested and returned to civilian life in 1915. In 1917, he met Pablo Picasso. Cocteau and Picasso went to Rome where they met up with Diaghilev. At this point, Cocteau helped prepare the ballet Parade. Picasso designed the sets, Erik Satie wrote the music, and the ballet was choreographed by Leonide Massine. The Paris opening in May of that year was a disaster. A few years later the ballet was successful. After the war Cocteau continued his association with several well known artists. He founded a publishing house called Editions de la Sirene. The company published Cocteau's writings and many musical scores of Stravinsky, Satie and a group of composers known as Les Six. Listings wanted.
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Sculpture: Glazed Ceramic Terracotta, Hand Signed, From the Edition of 20
Size: 15x15 in | 38x38 cm
🔥1958 Limited Edition Ceramic Terracotta Plate - Inquire - Blue Chip
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Drawing: Pencil, Hand Signed
Size: 24x16 in | 61x41 cm
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Drawing: Ink on Paper, Hand Signed
Size: 12x7 in | 29x17 cm
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Drawing: Chine Ink on Paper, Hand Signed
Size: 11x8x0 in | 27x21x0 cm
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Limited Edition Print: Lithograph, Plate Signed, Small Edition Size Approx. 500 not numbered
Size: 22x18 in | 56x46 cm
🔥Framed 1957 Early Lithograph Poster - 5 Watchers
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Limited Edition Print: Lithograph, Hand Signed, From the Edition of 200
Size: 25x19 in | 64x48 cm
🔥Framed 1952 Hand Signed Lithograph - A Steal - Inquire
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Drawing: Colored Pencil, Hand Signed
Size: 10x8 in | 25x20 cm
Framed Hand Signed Drawing $6,500
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Drawing: Pen And India Ink on Watermarked Paper, Hand Signed
Size: 11x8 in | 27x21 cm
🔥Framed 1924 Early Hand Signed Drawing - A Steal - Inquire
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Limited Edition Print: Lithograph, Hand Signed, From the edition of 150
Size: 24x18 in | 61x46 cm
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Limited Edition Print: Lithographic Poster, Not Signed, Small Edition - Not numbered
Size: 28x20 in | 71x51 cm
🔥Framed 1956 Lithographic Poster - 18 Watchers - Inquire
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Panorama: Photograph, Hand Signed, From the Edition of 450
Size: 20x59x0 in | 50x150x0 cm
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Limited Edition Print: Lithograph on Paper, Hand Signed, EA
Size: 19x23 in | 48x58 cm
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Limited Edition Print: Lithograph, Hand Signed, From the edition of 150
Size: 24x18 in | 61x46 cm
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Limited Edition Print: Serigraph, Hand Signed, From the edition of 199
Size: 48x36x2 in | 122x91x5 cm
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Limited Edition Print: Lithograph on Wove Paper, Hand Signed, From the Edition of 75
Size: 15x11 in | 37x28 cm
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Watercolor: Water Color on Paper, Hand Signed
Size: 24x9 in | 61x23 cm
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Limited Edition Print: Giclee on Canvas, Hand Signed, From the Edition of 73
Size: 29x39 in | 74x99 cm
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Sculpture: Bronze and Stained Glass Sculpture, Foundry Signature w/ Stamp, Artist Proof 1/25
Size: 36x37x24 in | 91x94x61 cm
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Limited Edition Print: Giclee on Canvas, Hand Signed, From the edition of 195
Size: 28x21 in | 72x53 cm
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Original Painting: Acrylic on Canvas, Hand Signed
Size: 48x48 in | 122x122 cm
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Original Painting: Acrylic with Damar Varnish on Canvas, Hand Signed
Size: 10x8 in | 25x20 cm
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Limited Edition Print: Optigraph: Digital Multiple Face Mounted to a Transparent Acrylic Panel, Hand Signed, From the Edition of 200
Size: 21x28 in | 53x71 cm
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Original Painting: Mixed Media on Canvas, Hand Signed
Size: 28x28 in | 71x71 cm
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Limited Edition Print: Mixed Media, Hand Signed, From the edition of 300
Size: 35x21x0 in | 89x53x0 cm
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Limited Edition Print: Color Lithograph on Vellum, Hand Signed, 43 of 80
Size: 11x9 in | 27x22 cm
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Size: 24x36 in | 61x91 cm
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Watercolor: Watercolor on Canson Paper / Sur Papier Canson Tra, Hand Signed
Size: 13x13x2 in | 33x33x6 cm
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Original Painting: Oil on Canvas, Hand Signed
Size: 28x18 in | 71x46 cm
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Limited Edition Print: Giclee on Canvas, Hand Signed, From the Edition of 750
Size: 29x38 in | 72x97 cm
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Sculpture: Bronze on a Revolving Marble Plinth, Sculpture Foundry Mark, From the Edition of 150
Size: 26x10x10 in | 66x25x25 cm
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Panorama: Photograph on Fuji Flex Crystal Archive Paper, Hand Signed, From the Edition of 950
Size: 0x4397 in | 0x11,168 cm
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Limited Edition Print: Etching on Chine Applique Mounted on Rives Paper, Estate Signed, From the Edition of 127
Size: 10x15 in | 25x38 cm
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Panorama: Silver Halide Fuji Crystal Archive Photograph, Hand Signed, From the AP Edition of 45
Size: 19x59 in | 48x150 cm
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