A series of lithographs by Jean Cocteau illustrating his collected plays, printed across two volumes in 1957 by Mourlot & Sons and published by Éditions Bernard Grasset, Paris.
• LITHOGRAPHS FROM THÉÂTRE (GILDED FRAMES) - PAGES 6-33
• VINTAGE EXHIBITION POSTERS - PAGES 34-43
• LITHOGRAPHS FROM THÉÂTRE (CHERRY WOOD FRAMES) - PAGES 44-69
LITHOGRAPHS FROM THÉÂTRE (GILDED FRAMES)
Juliet Waiting for Romeo
Lithograph in colours on vergé de voiron paper
From Théâtre, 1957
Unsigned
Presented in a 24ct water gilded frame
Sheet size: 15 x 22.5 cm
Frame size: 34 x 42 cm
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Arguments Scéniques et Chorégraphiques (I)
Lithograph in colours on vergé de voiron paper
From Théâtre, 1957
Unsigned
Presented in a 24ct water gilded frame
Sheet size: 15 x 22.5 cm
Frame size: 34 x 42 cm
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Antigone (II)
Lithograph in colours on vergé de voiron paper
From Théâtre, 1957
Unsigned
Presented in a 24ct water gilded frame
Sheet size: 15 x 22.5 cm
Frame size: 34 x 42 cm
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Bacchus (I)
Lithograph in colours on vergé de voiron paper
From Théâtre, 1957
Unsigned
Presented in a 24ct water gilded frame
Sheet size: 15 x 22.5 cm
Frame size: 34 x 42 cm
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Bacchus (II)
Lithograph in colours on vergé de voiron paper
From Théâtre, 1957
Unsigned
Presented in a 24ct water gilded frame
Sheet size: 15 x 22.5 cm
Frame size: 34 x 42 cm
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Bacchus (III)
Lithograph in colours on vergé de voiron paper
From Théâtre, 1957
Unsigned
Presented in a 24ct water gilded frame
Sheet size: 15 x 22.5 cm
Frame size: 34 x 42 cm
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Bacchus (IV)
Lithograph in colours on vergé de voiron paper
From Théâtre, 1957
Unsigned
Presented in a 24ct water gilded frame
Sheet size: 15 x 22.5 cm
Frame size: 34 x 42 cm
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La Machine à Écrire (I)
Lithograph in colours on vergé de voiron paper
From Théâtre, 1957
Unsigned
Presented in a 24ct water gilded frame
Sheet size: 15 x 22.5 cm
Frame size: 34 x 42 cm
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La Machine à Écrire (II)
Lithograph in colours on vergé de voiron paper
From Théâtre, 1957
Unsigned
Presented in a 24ct water gilded frame
Sheet size: 15 x 22.5 cm
Frame size: 34 x 42 cm
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Les Mariés de la Tour Eiffel (II)
Lithograph in colours on vergé de voiron paper
From Théâtre, 1957
Unsigned
Presented in a 24ct water gilded frame
Sheet size: 15 x 22.5 cm
Frame size: 34 x 42 cm
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L'Aigle à Deux Têtes (V)
Lithograph in colours on vergé de voiron paper
From Théâtre, 1957
Unsigned
Presented in a 24ct water gilded frame
Sheet size: 15 x 22.5 cm
Frame size: 34 x 42 cm
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Renaud et Armide (IV)
Lithograph in colours on vergé de voiron paper
From Théâtre, 1957
Unsigned
Presented in a 24ct water gilded frame
Sheet size: 15 x 22.5 cm
Frame size: 34 x 42 cm
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Les Monstres Sacrés (I)
Lithograph in colours on vergé de voiron paper
From Théâtre, 1957
Unsigned
Presented in a 24ct water gilded frame
Sheet size: 15 x 22.5 cm
Frame size: 34 x 42 cm
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ORIGINAL EXHIBITION POSTERS
Poteries Exhibition Poster
Original Lithographic Poster
1958
Unsigned
Presented in a dark stained box frame with linen wrapped interior
Sheet size: 63.5 x 48.3 cm
Frame size: 69.5 x 54.5 cm
£1,950
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Assiettes, Nourrir la Bouche et les Yeux
Original Lithographic Poster
1957
Unsigned
Presented in a dark stained box frame with linen wrapped interior
Sheet size: 64.8 x 45.1 cm
Frame size: 71.5 x 51.5 cm
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Tête de Faune - Hommage à Mourlot
Original Lithographic Poster
1956 / 1975
Unsigned
Presented in a dark stained box frame with linen wrapped interior
Sheet size: 66 x 52.7 cm
Frame size: 72 x 59 cm
£1,950
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Profil de Garçon en couleur
Original Lithographic Poster
1956 / 1975
Unsigned
Presented in a dark stained box frame with linen wrapped interior
Sheet size: 64.8 x 49.5 cm
Frame size: 72 x 56.5 cm
£1,950
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LITHOGRAPHS FROM THÉÂTRE (CHERRY WOOD FRAMES)
Théâtre de Poche
Lithograph in colours on vergé de voiron paper
From Théâtre, 1957
Unsigned
Presented in a natural cherry wood frame
Sheet size: 15 x 22.5 cm
Frame size: 34 x 42 cm
£650
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La Machine Infernale (II)
Lithograph in colours on vergé de voiron paper
From Théâtre, 1957
Unsigned
Presented in a natural cherry wood frame
Sheet size: 15 x 22.5 cm
Frame size: 34 x 42 cm
£650
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Roméo et Juliette (I)
Lithograph in colours on vergé de voiron paper
From Théâtre, 1957
Unsigned
Presented in a natural cherry wood frame
Sheet size: 15 x 22.5 cm
Frame size: 34 x 42 cm
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Les Parents Terribles (I)
Lithograph in colours on vergé de voiron paper
From Théâtre, 1957
Unsigned
Presented in a natural cherry wood frame
Sheet size: 15 x 22.5 cm
Frame size: 34 x 42 cm
£650
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L'aigle à Deux Têtes (II)
Lithograph in colours on vergé de voiron paper
From Théâtre, 1957
Unsigned
Presented in a natural cherry wood frame
Sheet size: 15 x 22.5 cm
Frame size: 34 x 42 cm
£650 SOLD
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Antigone (III)
Lithograph in colours on vergé de voiron paper
From Théâtre, 1957
Unsigned
Presented in a natural cherry wood frame
Sheet size: 15 x 22.5 cm
Frame size: 34 x 42 cm
£650
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La Machine Infernale (III)
Lithograph in colours on vergé de voiron paper
From Théâtre, 1957
Unsigned
Presented in a natural cherry wood frame
Sheet size: 15 x 22.5 cm
Frame size: 34 x 42 cm
£650 SOLD
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Orphée (II)
Lithograph in colours on vergé de voiron paper
From Théâtre, 1957
Unsigned
Presented in a natural cherry wood frame
Sheet size: 15 x 22.5 cm
Frame size: 34 x 42 cm
£650
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Renaud et Armide (II)
Lithograph in colours on vergé de voiron paper
From Théâtre, 1957
Unsigned
Presented in a natural cherry wood frame
Sheet size: 15 x 22.5 cm
Frame size: 34 x 42 cm
£650
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La Parents Terribles (III)
Lithograph in colours on vergé de voiron paper
From Théâtre, 1957
Unsigned
Presented in a natural cherry wood frame
Sheet size: 15 x 22.5 cm
Frame size: 34 x 42 cm
£650
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La Chevaliers de la Table Ronde (III)
Lithograph in colours on vergé de voiron paper
From Théâtre, 1957
Unsigned
Presented in a natural cherry wood frame
Sheet size: 15 x 22.5 cm
Frame size: 34 x 42 cm
£650
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Les Mariés de la Tour Eiffel (I)
Lithograph in colours on vergé de voiron paper
From Théâtre, 1957
Unsigned
Presented in a natural cherry wood frame
Sheet size: 15 x 22.5 cm
Frame size: 34 x 42 cm
£650 SOLD
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“It's perfectly normal that extraordinary things happen to me. I'm an exceptional person Oh, don't think I'm boasting I mean to say that, unfortunately, I'm exceptional and that, unfortunately, I can't live by the rules. I must make my own. ”
Jean Cocteau Jean Cocteau (b 1889 – d 1963) worked across almost every artistic discipline, exploring writing, painting and drawing, theatre and film, linking disparate forms of art-making in explorations of myth, contemporary life, dream and sexual identity
Cocteau began as a poet but aspired toward the creation of worlds into which an audience could be immersed He drew from many influences, filtering the world around him through his personal sensibility and life experiences. Cocteau, though controversial among his peers, valued collaboration and his receptivity to the ideas of others is evident throughout his body of work, which broke new ground in creating links between different styles, media and periods.
This exhibition brings together a collection of over 40 lithographs illustrating his plays along with a selection of rare exhibition posters.