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What is Jean Cocteau known for?
Jean Cocteau was a man of many talents and was known for his paintings, poetry, screenplays and novels. He also was a director and sometimes an actor. Considered some of his most important works are the poem L'Ange Heurtebise, the novel Les Enfants Terribles, the play Orphée, and the movie La Belle et la Bête. Find an assortment of Cocteau art from the world’s top sellers on 1stDibs.
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original lithograph
By Jean Cocteau
Located in Henderson, NV
Medium: original lithograph. Printed in Paris in 1964 by Mourlot Frères and issued in a limited edition of 2000 on Arches wove paper. Image size: 6 x 6 3/4 inches (155 x 170 mm). There is printed text directly above the image and on back, as published. Signed in the plate (not by hand). This original Jean...
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1960s Prints and Multiples

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Lithograph

Empreinte. La main droite de Jean Cocteau, Lithograph by Jean Cocteau
By Jean Cocteau
Located in Long Island City, NY
Jean Cocteau, French (1889 - 1963) - Empreinte. La main droite de Jean Cocteau, Year: 1962, Medium: Lithograph, signed and dated in the plate, Size: 22.25 x 15 in. (56.52 x 38.1 cm)...
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1960s Modern Prints and Multiples

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Lithograph

original lithograph
By Jean Cocteau
Located in Henderson, NV
Medium: original lithograph. Printed in Paris in 1961, this is one of the Jean Cocteau lithographs for Andre Verdet's "Montagnes Marines", published by Les Messagers du Livre. This i...
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1960s Prints and Multiples

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Lithograph

original lithograph
By Jean Cocteau
Located in Henderson, NV
Medium: original lithograph. Printed in Paris in 1957 at the Mourlot Freres atelier. Size: 9 x 6 inches (225 x 150 mm). Jean Cocteau executed this original lithograph to depict a sce...
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1950s Prints and Multiples

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Lithograph

original lithograph
By Jean Cocteau
Located in Henderson, NV
Medium: original lithograph. Printed in Paris in 1957 at the Mourlot Freres atelier. Size: 9 x 6 inches (225 x 150 mm). Jean Cocteau executed this original lithograph to depict a sce...
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1950s Prints and Multiples

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Lithograph

Jean COCTEAU & Raymond MORETTI: Birth of Venus - Original Handsigned Lithograph
By Jean Cocteau
Located in Paris, FR
Jean Cocteau and Raymond Moretti Birth of Venus Original lithograph Printed signature in the plate, handsigned by Raymond Moretti Numbered 1/29 - Very look for proof bearing n°1 On ...
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1970s Surrealist Figurative Prints

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Lithograph

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