Jean Cocteau Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
French
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
" jeune Homme de profil " .
By Jean Cocteau
Located in CANNES, FR
Jean Cocteau ( 1889 - 1963 )
" le Rappel à l'Ordre " (1930-1932)
certificat de Madame Annie Guedras N° 6355 F.
dessin à l'encre Bleu foncé et encre noire exécuté sur la page de fa...
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1930s Art Deco Jean Cocteau Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
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Magazine Paper
Hopeless - Lithograph by Jean Cocteau - 1930 ca
By Jean Cocteau
Located in Roma, IT
Hopeless is a Colored lithograph realized on japan paper by Jean Cocteau (1889 -1963) in 1930 ca. French draftsman, poet, essayist, playwright, librettist, ...
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1930s Modern Jean Cocteau Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
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Lithograph
Portrait de Jean Desbordes - Lithograph by Jean Cocteau - 1929
By Jean Cocteau
Located in Roma, IT
Lithograph on vélin pur fil des Papeteries du Marais, realized by Cocteau in 1929.
Belongs to the suite "25 Dessins d'Un Dormeur", published by H. L. Mermod, Lausanne.
Edition of 2...
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1920s Modern Jean Cocteau Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
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Lithograph
" la Voix Humaine " . certified .
By Jean Cocteau
Located in CANNES, FR
Jean Cocteau ( 1889-1963 )
" la voix Humaine " . 1939 .
dessin original de jean Cocteau . signé . avec l'étoile .
19 x 12 cm .
encadrement : 39 x 32 cm.
certificat de Madame Annie...
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1930s Art Deco Jean Cocteau Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
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Archival Paper
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 Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
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India Ink
Portrait de Jean Desbordes - Lithograph by Jean Cocteau - 1929
By Jean Cocteau
Located in Roma, IT
Lithograph on vélin pur fil des Papeteries du Marais, realized by Cocteau in 1929.
Belongs to the suite "25 Dessins d'Un Dormeur", published by H. L. Mermod, Lausanne.
Edition of 2...
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1920s Modern Jean Cocteau Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
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Lithograph
FAUNE MUSICIEN . Edouard DERMIT collection
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 Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
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India Ink
Trois Faunes, 1938 ink on paper beautiful drawing
By Jean Cocteau
Located in Jerusalem, IL
Beautiful drawing Trois Faunes, 1938 ink on paper by the French artist Jean Cocteau.
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1930s Jean Cocteau Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
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Ink
To The Bathroom - Lithograph by Jean Cocteau - 1930s
By Jean Cocteau
Located in Roma, IT
To The Bathroom is a Colored lithograph realized on japan paper by Jean Cocteau (1889 -1963) in 1930 ca.
French draftsman, poet, essayist, playwright, librettist, film director.
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1930s Modern Jean Cocteau Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
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Lithograph
Portrait de Jean Desbordes - Lithograph by Jean Cocteau - 1929
By Jean Cocteau
Located in Roma, IT
Lithograph on vélin pur fil des Papeteries du Marais, realized by Cocteau in 1929.
Belongs to the suite "25 Dessins d'Un Dormeur", published by H. L. Mermod, Lausanne.
Edition of 2...
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1920s Modern Jean Cocteau Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
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Lithograph
Figure of Man - Lithograph by Jean Cocteau - 1930s
By Jean Cocteau
Located in Roma, IT
Figure of Man is a Colored lithograph on japan paper realized by Jean Cocteau (1889 -1963) in 1930 ca.
French draftsman, poet, essayist, playwright, librettist, film director.
Exc...
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1930s Modern Jean Cocteau Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
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Lithograph
" Ma main de Malade " & " la mère de Rollo "
By Jean Cocteau
Located in CANNES, FR
Jean Cocteau ( 1889 -1963 )
" Ma main de malade " &
" la mère de Rollo "
double face drawing on paper .
framed with museum glass : 51 x 44 cm
work : 31,8 x 24 cm .
this a very rar...
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20th Century Art Deco Jean Cocteau Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
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Graphite
JOSEPHINE BAKER .Original drawing by JEAN COCTEAU . ART DECO .
By Jean Cocteau
Located in CANNES, FR
double portrait de Joséphine Baker by Jean Cocteau .
Ink on paper . executed in 1925-1927. 27x21cm . Framed : 45x38cm .
The authenticity of the work has been confirmed by Annie Gued...
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1920s Art Deco Jean Cocteau Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
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Ink
" Morceaux Choisis " original certified
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 Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
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Ink
La Dame Queteuse
By Jean Cocteau
Located in Petworth, West Sussex
Jean Cocteau (French, 1889-1963)
La Dame Queteuse
Ink on paper
Signed, inscribed and dated `La Dame Queteuse Jean 1922’ (below)
10.1/4 x 7.7/8 in. (26 x 20 cm...
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Early 20th Century Surrealist Jean Cocteau Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
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Ink, Paper
" 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 Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
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Ink
Three Faces Eight Leaves, XXth century
By Jean Cocteau
Located in Milan, IT
Gouaches on paper. On the back there are stickers from Sotheby's Auction with the artist's name and the original title "Three faces eight leaves". These are two similar drawings, with the same subject albeit with small differences, and colored with different techniques. Jean Cocteau was a multifaceted artist: writer, playwright, playwright, he also dabbled in the visual arts, loving to experiment with all the avant-gardes of his century. Jean Cocteau published his first book of drawings in 1923, at just 36 years old. In it the poet portrayed his friends Raymond Radiguet, Pablo Picasso, Erik Satie...
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20th Century Contemporary Jean Cocteau Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
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Gouache
Jean Cocteau - The Fight - Original Signed Drawing
By Jean Cocteau
Located in Collonge Bellerive, Geneve, CH
Jean Cocteau - The Fight - Original Signed Drawing
1923
28 x 22 cm
Signed
This drawing was made as a frontispiece of the book Dessins publishe...
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1920s Modern Jean Cocteau Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
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Pen
Londres - Original China Ink Drawing by J. Cocteau - 1920
By Jean Cocteau
Located in Roma, IT
Londres (Smoking in the Tub) is an original, rare and important realized by the great Surrealist artist Jean Cocteau in 1920.
Realized for the book "Dessins" and published in the s...
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1920s Modern Jean Cocteau Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
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Ink
"portrait d'homme aux longs cils " by Jean Cocteau .certified
By Jean Cocteau
Located in CANNES, FR
Jean Cocteau
original , certified by Madame Annie Guedras .
drawing size : 23.5 x 17.7 cm
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1940s Jean Cocteau Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
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Ink
Le Secret Professionnel - Vintage Rare Book Illustrated by Jean Cocteau - 1925
By Jean Cocteau
Located in Roma, IT
Le Secret Professionnel is an original modern rare book illustrated by Jean Cocteau (Maisons-Laffitte, 1889 – Milly-la-Forêt, 1963) in 1925.
Published by Au Sens Pareil, Paris.
Original Edition.
530 numbered copies, one of the 440 copies on vélin d'Annonay.
Format: in 8°.
The book includes 105 pages with Twelve full page color drawings.
Mint conditions.
Jean Cocteau (Maisons-Laffitte, 1889 – Milly-la-Forêt, 1963). Jean Maurice Eugène Clément Cocteau was one of the most famous French writer, designer, playwright, artist and filmmaker. The novel Les Enfants Terribles (1929) and the films Blood of a Poet (1930), Les Parents Terribles (1948), Beauty and the Beast (1946) and Orpheus (1949) are his most appreciated works. His circle of friends, lovers and colleagues included Kenneth Anger...
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1920s Jean Cocteau Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
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Paper
Portrait de Jean Desbordes - Lithograph by Jean Cocteau - 1929
By Jean Cocteau
Located in Roma, IT
Lithograph on vélin pur fil des Papeteries du Marais, realized by Cocteau in 1929.
Belongs to the suite "25 Dessins d'Un Dormeur", published by H. L. Mermod, Lausanne.
Edition of 2...
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1920s Modern Jean Cocteau Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
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Lithograph
Sick - Drawing by Jean Cocteau - 1934
By Jean Cocteau
Located in Roma, IT
Sketch realized for the book "Les Enfants Terribles".
Unsigned and undated. Matting included.
Very good conditions.
Ref. Jean Cocteau, Poesia Grafica - Disegni dal 1921 al 1957.
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1930s Modern Jean Cocteau Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
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Paper, Ink
Man - Lithograph by Jean Cocteau - 1930s
By Jean Cocteau
Located in Roma, IT
Figure of Man is a Colored lithograph realized by Jean Cocteau (1889 -1963) in 1930 ca.
French draftsman, poet, essayist, playwright, librettist, film director.
Good conditions.
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1930s Modern Jean Cocteau Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
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Lithograph
Souvenirs Du Pays Natal - Original China Ink Drawing by Jean Cocteau - 1920s
By Jean Cocteau
Located in Roma, IT
Souvenirs du Pays Natal is an original artwork realized by the great Surrealist artist Jean Cocteau in 1922.
China ink on cardboard.
Titled in the center of the composition "Souven...
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1920s Jean Cocteau Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
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Ink
Portrait de Jean Desbordes - Lithograph by Jean Cocteau - 1929
By Jean Cocteau
Located in Roma, IT
Lithograph on vélin pur fil des Papeteries du Marais, realized by Cocteau in 1929.
Belongs to the suite "25 Dessins d'Un Dormeur", published by H. L. Mermod, Lausanne.
Edition of 2...
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1920s Modern Jean Cocteau Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
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Lithograph
Portrait de Jean Desbordes - Lithograph by Jean Cocteau - 1929
By Jean Cocteau
Located in Roma, IT
Lithograph on vélin pur fil des Papeteries du Marais, realized by Cocteau in 1929.
Belongs to the suite "25 Dessins d'Un Dormeur", published by H. L. Mermod, Lausanne.
Edition of 2...
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1920s Modern Jean Cocteau Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
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Lithograph
Portrait de Jean Desbordes - Lithograph by Jean Cocteau - 1929
By Jean Cocteau
Located in Roma, IT
Lithograph on vélin pur fil des Papeteries du Marais, realized by Cocteau in 1929.
Belongs to the suite "25 Dessins d'Un Dormeur", published by H. L. Mermod, Lausanne.
Edition of 2...
Category
1920s Modern Jean Cocteau Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Lithograph
Portrait de Jean Desbordes - Lithograph by Jean Cocteau - 1929
By Jean Cocteau
Located in Roma, IT
Lithograph on vélin pur fil des Papeteries du Marais, realized by Cocteau in 1929.
Belongs to the suite "25 Dessins d'Un Dormeur", published by H. L. Mermod, Lausanne.
Edition of 2...
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1920s Modern Jean Cocteau Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Lithograph
Portrait de Jean Desbordes - Lithograph by Jean Cocteau - 1929
By Jean Cocteau
Located in Roma, IT
Lithograph on vélin pur fil des Papeteries du Marais, realized by Cocteau in 1929.
Belongs to the suite "25 Dessins d'Un Dormeur", published by H. L. Mermod, Lausanne.
Edition of 2...
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1920s Modern Jean Cocteau Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
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Lithograph
Divinity - III - China Ink Drawing by Jean Cocteau - 1925 ca.
By Jean Cocteau
Located in Roma, IT
“Divinity” is the title of this essential and enigmatic drawing by the french artist Jean Cocteau. A figure opening his arms and looking towards the sky is in the center of the scene...
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1920s Modern Jean Cocteau Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
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Paper, Ink
The Olympus - China Ink Drawing by Jean Cocteau - 1920s
By Jean Cocteau
Located in Roma, IT
The particular framing of this image gives the scene a strong sense of movement, that is also underlined by the pose
of the figure.
This artwork is shipped from Italy. Under existin...
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1920s Jean Cocteau Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
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Ink
" Jean Bourgoint " en buste façon XVIIIème
By Jean Cocteau
Located in CANNES, FR
Jean Cocteau (1889-1963 )
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1930s Modern Jean Cocteau Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
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Archival Paper
Escales
By Jean Cocteau
Located in CANNES, FR
Original drawing by Jean Cocteau . 1920 . Framed . certified by Expert Mr Martin .
30,7 cm x 20 cm . vintage Framed .
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1920s Art Deco Jean Cocteau Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
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India Ink
Exceptional set of complete works, dedicated, with 8 original endpage drawings
By Jean Cocteau
Located in Collonge Bellerive, Geneve, CH
Jean Cocteau
Exceptional copy of the complete works in 9 volumes, dedicated to Jacques Fonson, 8 with original endpage drawings
Half bound in red morocco with gold lettering
8 volum...
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1940s Surrealist Jean Cocteau Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
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Gold Leaf
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- Was Jean Cocteau a Surrealist?1 Answer1stDibs ExpertAugust 8, 2024Yes, Jean Cocteau was a Surrealist. In fact, he is one of the most important figures of French Surrealism. However, the French painter, poet, designer, printmaker, playwright and filmmaker always denied being in any way connected to the movement. On 1stDibs, find a collection of Jean Cocteau art from some of the world's top dealers and galleries.
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