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Jean Cocteau, Q132160338

Jean Cocteau

French · 1889–1963 · Painter, Printmaker

Jean Maurice Eugène Clément Cocteau was a French poet, playwright, screenwriter, novelist, designer, film director, visual artist and critic. He was one of the foremost… (Wikipedia)

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  1. Jean Cocteau, Ulysses et Hylas (from Série de l'Odyssée)Ulysses et Hylas (from Série de l'Odyssée)Bonhams · $27,813≈ £20,081≈ €23,482Sign up to see
  2. Jean Cocteau, Chèvre-pied (Goat's Foot), 1958, Bronze sculpture with green patina with stone baseChèvre-pied (Goat's Foot)Phillips · £19,350≈ $25,962≈ €22,391Sign up to see
  3. Jean Cocteau, Deux Hommes s’Allongeant, 1933, ink on paperDeux Hommes s’AllongeantRago Auctions · $25,000≈ £18,134≈ €21,038Sign up to see

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  1. Jean Cocteau, Faun, pencil on paper
    Faun
    Drawing · Paper
    37 cm x 28 cm
    Hagelstam · · Lot 123
    €2,616≈ $3,019≈ £2,239Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. €150–View at Hagelstam ↗
  2. Jean Cocteau, La Roulotte- La famille de Saltimbanques- La maison hantée- Les fantomes, 1938, pen and brown ink on paper
    La Roulotte- La famille de Saltimbanques- La maison hantée- Les fantomes, 1938
    Drawing · Paper
    12 5/16 x 8 3/4 in (31.3 x 22.3 cm)
    Bonhams · · Lot 51
    $4,864≈ £3,660≈ €4,274Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $1,500–2,000View at Bonhams ↗
  3. Jean Cocteau, Trois fantômes se promenant devant une maison, 1938, pen and brown ink on paper
    Trois fantômes se promenant devant une maison, 1938
    Drawing · Paper
    11 3/4 x 8 5/8 in (30 x 22 cm)
    Bonhams · · Lot 52
    $5,120≈ £3,853≈ €4,499Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $1,500–2,000View at Bonhams ↗
  4. Pêcheur de Villefranche-sur-Mer
    Drawing
    paper 26.5 x 19.5cms, 31 x 22cms in frame
    Anderson & Garland · · Lot 72
    £620≈ $831≈ €715HammerSign up free to seeEst. £500–800View at Anderson & Garland ↗
  5. Jean Cocteau, La fereastră, creion pe hârtie
    La fereastră
    Drawing · Paper
    Artmark · · Lot 77
    €900≈ $1,052≈ £779HammerSign up free to seeEst. €600–900View at Artmark ↗
  6. Jean Cocteau, Femeia-leu, creion pe hârtie
    Femeia-leu
    Drawing · Paper
    Artmark · · Lot 22
    €3,750≈ $4,435≈ £3,275HammerSign up free to seeEst. €500–800View at Artmark ↗
  7. Jean Cocteau, Studiu pentru Orfeu, cca. 1956, creion pe hârtie
    Studiu pentru Orfeu, cca. 1956
    Drawing · Paper
    Artmark · · Lot 23
    €1,800≈ $2,129≈ £1,572HammerSign up free to seeEst. €500–800View at Artmark ↗
  8. Jean Cocteau, Male Nudes, ink on paper
    Male Nudes
    Drawing · Paper
    11½ h x 8⅝ w in (29 x 22 cm)
    Los Angeles Modern Auctions (LAMA) · · Lot 108
    $3,810≈ £2,847≈ €3,248Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $2,000–View at Los Angeles Modern Auctions (LAMA) ↗
  9. Jean Cocteau, Les baigneurs, c. 1929, ink on paper
    Les baigneurs, c. 1929
    Drawing · Paper
    10⅝ h x 8¼ w in (27 x 21 cm)
    Los Angeles Modern Auctions (LAMA) · · Lot 126
    $1,905≈ £1,424≈ €1,624Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $1,000–View at Los Angeles Modern Auctions (LAMA) ↗
  10. Jean Cocteau, Nude Youth Astride a Unicorn, 1947, graphite on paper
    Nude Youth Astride a Unicorn, 1947
    Drawing · Paper
    28¼ h x 35⅝ w in (72 x 90 cm)
    Los Angeles Modern Auctions (LAMA) · · Lot 127
    $4,445≈ £3,322≈ €3,789Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $1,000–View at Los Angeles Modern Auctions (LAMA) ↗
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Lots by Jean Cocteau that were offered at auction where the house did not publish whether they sold. Not counted in any statistics.

Jean Cocteau works on paper (104)Jean Cocteau pastels (5)Jean Cocteau drawings (92)Jean Cocteau prints (62)Jean Cocteau lithographs (49)Jean Cocteau screenprints (3)Jean Cocteau sculpture (33)

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