Jean COCTEAU - Signed and dedicated drawing
Color pencil drawing (harlequin pencil) on paper
Dedication in the subject: "To the very dear friend". Drawing executed during the decoration of the Saint-Pierre chapel in Villefranche-sur-Mer. The cherub appears in several places on the vault of the chapel, in particular in the scene of the angel delivering Saint-Pierre prisoner of King Herod.
Dimensions: 24 x 36 cm
Certificate of authenticity from Madame Annie Guédras dated October 5, 2021
The Saint-Pierre chapel in Villefranche-sur-Mer is originally a fisherman's chapel dating from the mid-16th century, initially used as a shed for fishermen's nets and equipment, it evolves into a fishing court to settle disputes . Albert Lorent, Cocteau's friend, persuaded him to renovate it. The latter embarked on this vast project, helped by local artists, in 1957. He decorated the facade and the interior of the chapel. The work is organized around five scenes: two scenes evoke Mediterranean life and three others the life of Saint-Pierre. After a year of work, despite many financial concerns, and thanks to the generosity of patrons, the chapel was inaugurated on June 30, 1957. Charlie Chaplin was invited to visit it with Cocteau on July 18 of the same year.
Dimensions :
- Height : 24 cm
- Width : 36 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).
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