Jean Cocteau

(1889–1963)

Jean Maurice Eugène Clément Cocteau

The artist’s works:

Festival de musique de Menton
1956
Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland

La Tour
1959
Princeton University Art Museum, Princeton

Orphée
1960
Princeton University Art Museum, Princeton

Works:

• La Danse de Sophocle (French)

• Le Grand Écart (French)

• Le Secret professionnel (French)

• Plain-chant (French)

• Thomas l’imposteur (French)

• Vocabulaire, Poèmes (French)

Jean Cocteau in Art:

Miró, Joan (1893-1983)
Caballo, pipa y flor roja
1920
Philadelphia Art Museum, Philadelphia

 

 

Modigliani, Amedeo (1884-1920)
Jean Cocteau
1916
Princeton University Art Museum, Princeton

 

 

Modigliani, Amedeo (1884-1920)
Portrait de Jean Cocteau
1916
Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam

 

Born July 5 1889 Maisons-Laffitte (France)
Died October 11 1963 Milly-la-Forêt (France)
Cause of death Heart attack
Boyfriend (1937-1963) Jean Marais (1913-1998)
Occupation Art Critic Ceramist
Occupation Designer Film director
Occupation Illustrator Librettist
Occupation Novelist Painter
Occupation Playwright Poet
Occupation Screenwriter Writer
Title Commandeur de la Légion d’honneur