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25 de abr. de 2024 · Apr 25, 2024 • By Charlotte Davis, BA Art History. Jean Cocteau’s life was characterized by a series of highs and lows. He was no stranger to abuse and tragedy, which caused him to recede into a world of fantastical, childlike wonder. This manifested in a wide-ranging, definitive, and unusual body of work that has come to characterize 20th ...
French artist Jean Cocteau was a hugely influential figure of the Dada and Surrealist movements of the twentieth century. His poetry, films, paintings, prints, stage designs and criticism constitute a towering oeuvre of experimental and innovative work of the European avant-garde. Born in 1889 in Maisons-Laffitte, France, Cocteau to an upper ...
5 de oct. de 2003 · One lover, Jean Desbordes, appears asleep in a series of poignant drawings. Cocteau even had a brief affair with a Russian princess before falling for Marcel Khill, with whom in 1936 he traveled ...
He specializes in the drawings of Jean Cocteau for which he has organized or participated in numerous exhibitions. Bert concentrates upon 20th century paintings, both figurative and abstract. He participates regularly in annual art salons, including the Salon de Tuileries and Art-Elysees.
5 de abr. de 2024 · Jean Cocteau was a man who wore many hats. A poet, novelist, designer, playwright, visual artist and film-maker, Cocteau was both praised and criticised for his experimental approach to art. This retrospective at the Peggy Guggenheim Collection, the first of its kind dedicated to the French artist in Italy, celebrates his versatility and ...
Organized by Kenneth E. Silver. From April 13 through September 16, 2024, the Peggy Guggenheim Collection presents Jean Cocteau: The Juggler’s Revenge, the largest retrospective ever organized in Italy dedicated to Jean Cocteau (1889–1963), the enfant terrible of the French twentieth-century art scene.. Organized by eminent Cocteau specialist and New York University art historian Kenneth E ...
Flanked by panels of the Annunciation and the Assumption is a central image of the grieving Virgin Mary at the foot of the Cross in the artist’s neo-classical Grecian drawing style. Cocteau also depicts himself at Golgotha in a display of devotion and self-promotion, typical of this multi-talented enfant terrible of 20th century French culture.
