{"product_id":"1979-jean-cocteau-poster-galerie-jacques-53970","title":"1979 Jean Cocteau Poster, Galerie Jacques Boulan, Portrait Face Profile,  surrealist avant-garde Dada, gallery exhibition wall art decor","description":"\u003cp\u003e1979 Jean Cocteau Poster, Galerie Jacques Boulan, Portrait Face Profile, surrealist avant-garde Dada, gallery exhibition wall art decor\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis Jean Cocteau exhibition poster is from the Galarie Jacques Boulan in Paris for a 1979 exhibition featuring one of Cocteau's facial profiles.\u003cbr\u003e\nDimensions: 23.5 in x 16.5 in (60 cm x 42 cm)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eJean Cocteau was a French poet, playwright, novelist, designer, filmmaker, visual artist and critic. He was one of the foremost creatives of the surrealist, avant-garde, and Dadaist movements; and one of the most influential figures in early 20th-century art as a whole. The National Observer suggested that, “of the artistic generation whose daring gave birth to Twentieth Century Art, Cocteau came closest to being a Renaissance man.”\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThough his body of work encompassed many different mediums, Cocteau insisted on calling himself a poet, classifying the great variety of his works – poems, novels, plays, essays, drawings, films – as \"poésie\", \"poésie de roman\", \"poésie de thêatre\", \"poésie critique\", \"poésie graphique\" and \"poésie cinématographique\".\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWhat is special about exhibition and gallery posters is that they are an affordable way of getting good, unique art on the walls, as although it is not an artists original, neither is it something that has been mass reproduced.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eHe is best known for his novels Le Grand Écart (1923), Le Livre Blanc (1928), and Les Enfants Terribles (1929); the stage plays La Voix Humaine (1930), La Machine Infernale (1934), Les Parents terribles (1938), La Machine à écrire (1941), and L'Aigle à deux têtes (1946); and the films The Blood of a Poet (1930), Les Parents Terribles (1948), Beauty and the Beast (1946), Orpheus (1950), and Testament of Orpheus (1960), which alongside Blood of a Poet and Orpheus constitute the so-called Orphic Trilogy. He was described as \"one of [the] avant-garde's most successful and influential filmmakers\" by AllMovie. Cocteau, according to Annette Insdorf, “left behind a body of work unequalled for its variety of artistic expression.”\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBecause of the age of these posters, there are areas of wear and tear, particularly on the edges. I have done my best to take photos where they are torn. The good news is that when framed, the tears press up well against glass, and edges can be hidden by mats. Any wear picked up from years are part of the charm. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThese posters are sent as unframed. They are delivered in a cardboard-backed envelope for protection. They have been stored folded.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSee the FAQ for more information on shipping, tracking and insurance options.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Lampposted","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":57206141616515,"sku":"LAPLI","price":180.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0986\/8538\/7139\/files\/il_fullxfull.3741104583_1dga.jpg?v=1768960091","url":"https:\/\/lampposted.com\/products\/1979-jean-cocteau-poster-galerie-jacques-53970","provider":"Lampposted","version":"1.0","type":"link"}