Jean COCTEAU - La Chapelle Saint-Pierre - Villefranche-sur-Mer, 1957 - Original first edition guide
La Chapelle Saint-Pierre - Villefranche-sur-Mer, 1957
Sentimental and technical guide to the use of visitors of the Saint-Pierre's Chapel,
a fishermen's chapel located in Villefrance-sur-Mer,
in the French department of Alpes-Maritimes.
Originaly built in the 16th Century it was decorated and painted by Jean Cocteau in 1957.
First edition.
Published in 1957 by the éditions du Rocher in Monaco.
Original soft cover in colors created by Jean Cocteau, slightly marked by time.
Illustrated with 31 black & white photographs by J. Gasiglia, Paris-Match.
French text by Jean Cocteau.
Paper size: 26,0 x 21,5 cm
The item is in good condition.
Dimensions :
- Height : 26 cm
- Width : 21,5 cm
Jean Cocteau :
Jean Cocteau (1889-1963) is a poet, graphic designer, draughtsman, playwright and french movie director. He is one of the major artists of the 20th century. He was the impresario of his time, the trend maker, the inspiration of many artists and put his personal touch in all his creations with a singular grace, an inexhausted originality and a rare intuition. Despite his literary works and artistic talents, Jean Cocteau has always insisted on the fact that he was above all a poet and that every work was petic. He let movies which had marked the century, as "Le Sang d'un poète" (A poet's blood), The Beauty and The beast, Orpheus, but also famous illustrations as "Le Livre blanc" (The white book).
