Jean’s work is defined by its painter sensibility — an enduring influence on generations that followed. Most artists are dead; following is a declaration of love.

Frog, Mouse, Lizards
Jean Cocteau French, 1889-1963

Self-Portrait
Jean Cocteau French, 1889-1963

Sergei Diaghilev and Vaslav Nijinsky
Jean Cocteau French, 1889-1963

Jean Desbordes
Jean Cocteau French, 1889-1963

Eric Satie
Jean Cocteau French, 1889-1963

Nightmare (Cauchemar)
Jean Cocteau French, 1889-1963

Tender Homage to Mary Reynolds
Jean Cocteau French, 1889-1963

Auric and Cocteau
Jean Cocteau French, 1889-1963

Sphinx
Jean Cocteau French, 1889-1963

Pearl Earring
Jean Cocteau French, 1889-1963

Portrait of Serge Lifar
Jean Cocteau French, 1889-1963

Boy
Jean Cocteau French, 1889-1963

Maison de Santé
Jean Cocteau French, 1889-1963

Leonide Massine
Jean Cocteau French, 1889-1963

Jean Cocteau
George Platt Lynes American, 1907–1955

Jean Cocteau
George Platt Lynes (American, 1907–1955) printed by Jenson Yow (American, 1925-2022)

Jean Cocteau
Yousuf Karsh Canadian, born Turkish Armenia, 1908–2002

La machine à écrire: pièce en trois actes (The Typewriter: A Play in Three Acts)
Mary Reynolds (American, 1891-1950) Written by Jean Cocteau (French, 1889-1963)