Jean Cocteau (1889 - 1963)
1889-07-05Maisons-Laffitte, France1963-10-11Milly-la-Forêt, FranceFrance
Jean Cocteau
Jean Maurice Eugène Clément 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.”
Date and place of birt: | 5 july 1889, Maisons-Laffitte, France |
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Date and place of death: | 11 october 1963, Milly-la-Forêt, France |
Nationality: | France |
Period of activity: | XX century |
Specialization: | Artist, Filmmaker, Playwright, Poet, Writer |
Art style: | Expressionism, Post War Art, Surrealism |