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Jean Cocteau Portrait Drawings and Watercolors

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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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Artist: Jean Cocteau
Morceaux Choisis
By Jean Cocteau
Located in CANNES, FR
Jean Cocteau ( 1889-1963 ) " Morceaux Choisis " est un dessin à l'encre brune et légère estompe au crayon noir , exécuté en 1932 , il représente un profil de femme . 19 x 11 cm . si...
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1930s Art Deco Jean Cocteau Portrait Drawings and Watercolors

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"Profil aux étoiles ". original drawing by Jean Cocteau certified
By Jean Cocteau
Located in CANNES, FR
Original drawing certified by Madame Annie Guedras . black ink on paper from 1930-1932 . dedicated to Germaine Krull (photographer ) . signed Jean Cocteau and with the star .
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1920s Art Deco Jean Cocteau Portrait Drawings and Watercolors

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Graphite

Profil lauré
By Jean Cocteau
Located in CANNES, FR
Original ink drawing by Jean Cocteau signed and dated 1951 . framed under museum quality glass . drawing : 22.6 x 14.2 cm . " profil lauré " is cer...
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1950s Art Deco Jean Cocteau Portrait Drawings and Watercolors

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India Ink

Chevaliers de la Table Ronde
By Jean Cocteau
Located in CANNES, FR
Original graphite drawing by Jean Cocteau . dated 1941 .
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1940s Art Deco Jean Cocteau Portrait Drawings and Watercolors

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Graphite

FAUNE MUSICIEN . Edouard DERMIT Private
By Jean Cocteau
Located in CANNES, FR
original drawing by Jean Cocteau from Edouard DERMIT collection . signed and dated 1957 . framed .
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Mid-20th Century Art Deco Jean Cocteau Portrait Drawings and Watercolors

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India Ink

La Voix Humaine
By Jean Cocteau
Located in CANNES, FR
" Femme de profil au téléphone " .pen , India ink and wash paper . signed Jean and dated . executed in 1930 . original drawing certified by Madame Annie Guedras .
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1930s Art Deco Jean Cocteau Portrait Drawings and Watercolors

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India Ink

" double face " original drawing by Jean Cocteau . certified
By Jean Cocteau
Located in CANNES, FR
original drawing by Jean Cocteau , certified and signed . exceptionnel "Oedipe " drawing 27,7 x 22, 6 cm .
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1930s Art Deco Jean Cocteau Portrait Drawings and Watercolors

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" Portrait d'Homme " . "Portait of a man " original drawing. certified .
By Jean Cocteau
Located in CANNES, FR
" portrait d'homme en buste ". " portrait of a man " is an original drawing , graphite on tracing paper. this drawing was executed by Jean Cocteau in 1931 during a stay in the clin...
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1930s Art Deco Jean Cocteau Portrait Drawings and Watercolors

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Graphite

" Philippe " original drawing " two profile " by J. Cocteau . certified .
By Jean Cocteau
Located in CANNES, FR
" Philippe " is an graphite , black pencil and stump drawing by Jean COCTEAU , executed in 1931 during a stay in Toulon ( South of France ) . " la méditerranée "is a restaurant in Pa...
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1930s Art Deco Jean Cocteau Portrait Drawings and Watercolors

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Graphite

L'Arlequin à l'oeil Orange, Pastel on Paper
By Jean Cocteau
Located in CANNES, FR
" Arlequin à l'oeil orange " . PASTEL on paper by Jean Cocteau. 1954 . certified By Madame Annie GUEDRAS under N° 6101 B . size 57,5 x 46 cm . Signed Jean and dated 1954 . framed u...
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1950s Art Deco Jean Cocteau Portrait Drawings and Watercolors

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Pastel

Early Jean Cocteau, Self Portrait, ink drawing, 1922
By Jean Cocteau
Located in Petworth, West Sussex
Jean Cocteau (French, 1889 – 1963) Self portrait, Le Voyageur dans les glaces (the traveller in the ice) Executed in 1922 Inscribed and dated ‘Juillet 1922, Lavandon’ (lower right) Indian Ink on paper 9.1/2 x 7.1/2 in. (24 x 19 cm.) Bibiography: Jean Cocteau ‘Dessins...
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20th Century Surrealist Jean Cocteau Portrait Drawings and Watercolors

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India Ink, Paper

"Smara" Museum work !
By Jean Cocteau
Located in CANNES, FR
"double side " original drawing by Jean Cocteau . certified by Madame Annie Guedras . 31.8 X 24 cm . Framed under museum glass . Museum quality !
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1930s Jean Cocteau Portrait Drawings and Watercolors

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Graphite

" Lifar était Massine " original drawing ." two characters " .certified .
By Jean Cocteau
Located in CANNES, FR
" Deux personnages " . " Two characters " is an original indian ink on paper drawing by Jean Cocteau, graphite, stump and brown wash . "Anteil " was a jean Cocteau and Igor Stravinsky...
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1930s Jean Cocteau Portrait Drawings and Watercolors

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" le Patineur " original drawing ;"Ice Skater " by J. Cocteau . certified
By Jean Cocteau
Located in CANNES, FR
" patineur sur glace ", "Ice Skater " is an original drawing by Jean COCTEAU . India ink and graphite on tracing paper . this drawing was executed in 1931 during a stay in Toulon ( s...
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1930s Art Deco Jean Cocteau Portrait Drawings and Watercolors

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Lettres à Jean Marais dessin de la page 482
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"mon Jeannot " , signed and dated 29 may 1961 . original drawing on letter certified by Madame Annie Guedras .
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"Smara" Museum work !
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"double side " original drawing by Jean Cocteau . certified by Madame Annie Guedras . 31.8 X 24 cm . Framed under museum glass . Museum quality !
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1930s Jean Cocteau Portrait Drawings and Watercolors

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" Essai de critique indirecte".certified by Annie Guedras .
By Jean Cocteau
Located in CANNES, FR
Essai de critique indirecte .ink drawing from a title page . Signed Jean . dated 1943. certified by Madame Annie Guedras . Jean COCTEAU' expert.
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1940s French School Jean Cocteau Portrait Drawings and Watercolors

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"Profil aux arabesques " original pastel drawing by Jean Cocteau . certified
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1950s Jean Cocteau Portrait Drawings and Watercolors

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Desire by Jean Cocteau
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Located in CANNES, FR
"deux profils aux arabesques " . signed and dated 1958 . original drawing colored crayon . certified by madame Annie Guedras N° 6259 C . drawing : 27 x21 cm framed : 79 x 64 cm
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original drawing " Dargelos " . "terrible children " . certified .
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original drawing " Fumeur d' Opium ". "opium smoker " .certified .
By Jean Cocteau
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" fumeur d'Opium " is an Original ink ( stylo dark blue ) drawing on paper by Jean Cocteau executed in 1957 . representing an Opium smoker from "Opium " ...
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original drawing "ORPHEE " . " profile of Orpheus with laurels " .certified .
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Located in CANNES, FR
autograph & original drawing on paper "profil d'Orphée aux lauriers " offered by Jean Cocteau framed : 36 x 29 cm. museum quality protective glass . ...
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original drawing " Tête d'homme de profil ". " head of a man " ". certified .
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" head of a man " is an original drawing Ink drawing on paper by Jean Cocteau . size :19,2 x 14,2 cm ; executed in 1943-1945. on the front page of the book "Le mystère laic " ...
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original drawing "profil à l'étoile " ." Star profile " . certified .
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Located in CANNES, FR
"profil à l'étoile ". " Star profile " is an original black ink on paper signed by Jean Cocteau (Jean ) drawing : 18,2 x 11, 5 cm . framed : 36 x29...
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original drawing " Tête de chevalier "." night's head in profile ".certified .
By Jean Cocteau
Located in CANNES, FR
"tête de chevalier de profil ". " Knignt's head in profile " is an original drawing ink on paper ( dark blue stylo) by Jean Cocteau . " tête de chevalier de profil " is from ...
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original drawing " profil gauche " . certified .
By Jean Cocteau
Located in CANNES, FR
"Profil gauche " is an original black ink drawing dated and signed by Jean Cocteau . drawing :23,5 x 18, 4 cm , framed : 34 x25 cm with quality museum glass . "profil gauche " is iss...
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  • 1stDibs ExpertApril 5, 2022
    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.
  • 1stDibs ExpertMarch 15, 2024
    What movement Jean Cocteau was a part of is open to debate. The French artist and writer is today thought of as one of the most important figures of French Surrealism. However, he always denied being in any way connected to the movement. As a result, some people simply classify his work as modernism. On 1stDibs, explore an assortment of Jean Cocteau art.

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