Jean Cocteau (1889 – 1963) was a French writer, designer, playwright, artist and filmmaker. An important exponent of avant-garde art, Cocteau had great influence on the work of others.
He is best known for his novel Les Enfants Terribles (1929), and the films The Blood of a Poet (1930), Les Parents Terribles (1948), Beauty and the Beast (1946) and Orpheus (1949).
Portrait of Jean Cocteau in bed with Mask by Berenice Abbott, 1927 via
Portrait of Jean Cocteau in bed with Mask by Berenice Abbott, 1927 via
Portrait of Jean Cocteau in bed with Mask by Berenice Abbott, 1927 via
Portrait of Jean Cocteau in bed with Mask by Berenice Abbott, 1927 via
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