{"product_id":"original-1984-jean-cocteau-poete-du-spectacle-paris-exhibition-poster","title":"Original 1984 Jean Cocteau “Poète du spectacle” Paris Exhibition Poster","description":"\u003cp data-pm-slice=\"1 1 []\"\u003eAn original French exhibition poster produced in 1984 for “Jean Cocteau: Poète du spectacle”, organised by the Délégation à l’Action Artistique de la Ville de Paris.\u003cbr\u003eThe exhibition was held at the Mairie of Paris’s 6th arrondissement, 78 rue Bonaparte, from 25 May to 27 June 1984. Its bold red theatre curtains and fluid black line work reflect Cocteau’s lifelong involvement with poetry, theatre, ballet, cinema and drawing.\u003cbr\u003ePrinter:Imprimerie Alençonnaise\u003cbr\u003ePrinting method: Commercial colour offset printing on paper, probably using red and black spot colours\u003cbr\u003eDimensions: 23.5 in x 15.5 in (60 cm x 40 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":62763717230979,"sku":"L9US3","price":120.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0986\/8538\/7139\/files\/DSCF6759.jpg?v=1791457493","url":"https:\/\/lampposted.com\/products\/original-1984-jean-cocteau-poete-du-spectacle-paris-exhibition-poster","provider":"Lampposted","version":"1.0","type":"link"}