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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Hommage à Jean de la Fontaine, Vingt fables de La fontaine, Jean Cocteau
By Jean Cocteau
Located in Southampton, NY
Woodcut on vélin d'Arches paper. Inscription: signed in the plate and unnumbered, as issued. Good condition. Notes: from the folio, Vingt fables de La fontaine, 1961. Published by Éd...
Woodcut
Modern American Industrial Landscape
Located in Buffalo, NY
An original woodblock print dated 1965, titled "Our Town" but signed illegibly.
Paper, Woodcut
$528
H 11.82 in W 6.3 in D 0.04 in
Fugaku Hyakkei - View of Mount Fuji from Edo by Katsushika Hokusai - 1834
By Katsushika Hokusai
Located in Roma, IT
Woodcut print realized by Hokusai in 1834. From the Series "One Hundred Views of Mount Fuji". Good condition and little signs of aging.
Woodcut
New Orleans - Original Woodcut - 1890
Located in Roma, IT
Image dimensions: 7.2 x 12.7 cm. New Orleans is a black and white xylograph on paper, realized in 1890 by anonymous artist, of incredible fineness. Of little dimensions but high meticulousness of sign, this original print presents us a lost and historical view on the New Orleans port...
Woodcut
$352
H 9.85 in W 14.41 in D 0.04 in
Japanese Woodcut Print - Woodcut Print by Utagawa Hiroshige - 19th Cent
By Utagawa Hiroshige
Located in Roma, IT
This is a superb polychrome woodblock print (nishiki-e, ink and color on paper), likely realized by Utagawa Hiroshige (Japanese, 1797-1858) at the middle of 19th century. This plate ...
Woodcut
Landscape - Original Woodcut by A. Jacquol - 1934
By A. Jacquol
Located in Roma, IT
Landscape is an Original woodcut print realized by A. Jacquol in January 1934. The beautiful artwork is in good condition included a green cardboard (25x32.7 cm). Monogrammed on th...
Woodcut
$900
H 7.75 in W 9.88 in
Oscar Weissbuch, Westchester Hills (NY), New Deal, WPA-era wood engraving
Located in New York, NY
New York City native Oscar Weissbuch (1904-1948), attended the Yale University School of Fine Arts and the Art Students League, NY. He participated in the NYC-WPA printmaking project...
Woodcut
Werner Drewes, Winter, 1933, modernist woodcut
By Werner Drewes
Located in New York, NY
A modernist fantasy winter scene created by Werner Drewes, this print brings key aspects of the period together. His cubist-inspired woodcut technique is utilized here to bring the s...
Woodcut
$939
H 9.45 in W 14.57 in D 0.04 in
Asagiri Woodcut Print, Utagawa Hiroshige, Modern, Circa 1832
By Utagawa Hiroshige
Located in Roma, IT
Asagiri is a woodcut print realized by Utagawa Hiroshige in 1832. It is part of the suite "The Fifty-three Stations of Tokaido". Very good condition.
Woodcut
$211
H 4.14 in W 2.37 in D 0.04 in
Ex Libris Florian Spychalski - Original Woodcut - Mid-20th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Ex Libris Florian Spychalski is an original Artwork realized in the half of the 20 Century. Original B/W woodcut print on ivory-colored paper. The work is glued on cardboard. ...
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Albert Abramovitz, Mission, California
By Albert Abramovitz
Located in New York, NY
Albert Abramovitz was an amazingly skilled wood engraver. This California Mission scene is unusual in his work, but carries the subject so well. It is signed and titled in pencil.
Woodcut
$211
H 2.96 in W 2.37 in D 0.04 in
Ex Libris Rodrigues - Original Woodcut - Early 20th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Ex Libris Rodrigues is an original Contemporary Artwork realized in the early 20th Century. Original B/W woodcut print on paper. The work is glued on cardboard. Total dimensions...
Woodcut
$469
H 8.67 in W 11.19 in D 0.04 in
Chinsetsu Yumiharizuki (Strange Tales of the Moonbow) by Katsushika Hokusai-1807
By Katsushika Hokusai
Located in Roma, IT
Woodcut in black (sumizuri-e) realized by Hokusai between 1807 and 1811. Belongs to the series "Chinsetsu Yumiharizuki" (Strange Tales of the Moonbow). A lifetime impression, in ver...
Woodcut