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Jean Cocteau – Le Testament d’Orphée (The Testament of Orpheus)
Jean Cocteau, Le Testament d’Orphée (The Testament of Orpheus) is an original drawing with marker on paper. It was signed and dedicated to Gerard Economos the night of the Premier of Cocteau’s Film in 1960.
Testament of Orpheus (Le Testament d’Orphée) is a 1960 film by Cocteau in which the title character, an aging 18th century poet (played by actor/muse Jean Marais), realizing he is not long for this world travels through time in search of divine wisdom. In a mysterious, possibly post-apocalyptic wasteland, he has a series of enigmatic and surreal encounters with symbolic phantoms (Roger Blin, Brigitte Bardot, Marie Déa) with whom he muses about the nature of art and his own career. Ultimately, the poet strives to achieve his own rebirth as an immortal celestial being.
| Title | Le Testament d’Orphée |
|---|---|
| Alt. Title | The Testament of Orpheus |
| Year | 1960 |
| Medium | Marker on Paper |
| Edition | Unique |
| Signature | Signed, dedicated |
| Size | 17.25 x 12.5 (in) 44 x 32 (cm) |
| Price | SOLD |
Category: Jean Cocteau
Description
Jean Cocteau, Le Testament d’Orphée (The Testament of Orpheus) is an original drawing with marker on paper. It was signed and dedicated to Gerard Economos the night of the Premier of Cocteau’s Film in 1960.
Testament of Orpheus (Le Testament d’Orphée) is a 1960 film by Cocteau in which the title character, an aging 18th century poet (played by actor/muse Jean Marais), realizing he is not long for this world travels through time in search of divine wisdom. In a mysterious, possibly post-apocalyptic wasteland, he has a series of enigmatic and surreal encounters with symbolic phantoms (Roger Blin, Brigitte Bardot, Marie Déa) with whom he muses about the nature of art and his own career. Ultimately, the poet strives to achieve his own rebirth as an immortal celestial being.
Additional information
| Title | Le Testament d’Orphée |
|---|---|
| Alt. Title | The Testament of Orpheus |
| Year | 1960 |
| Medium | Marker on Paper |
| Edition | Unique |
| Signature | Signed, dedicated |
| Size | 17.25 x 12.5 (in) 44 x 32 (cm) |
| Price | SOLD |
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