Cocteau, Jean. (1889–1963) "Orphée" - Signed Color Lithograph, 1960

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Color lithograph, signed in ink lower right, numbered in pencil 53/100 lower left. In simple metal frame, without glass. General toning, a few small abrasions, else fine. 24 x 29 i nches; 60.5 x 74 cm. The present lithograph is related in subject and form to the work made by the artist for the poster of the same year for his 1960 Testament of Orpheus(Le Testament d'Orphée) film. Directed by and starring Jean Cocteau, who plays himself as an 18th-century poet, the film includes cameo appearances by Pablo Picasso, Jean Marais, Charles Aznavour, Jean-Pierre Leaud, and Yul Brynner and is considered the final part of The Orphic Trilogy, following The Blood of a Poet (1930) and Orphée (1950). Show more