Jean CocteauBiblio.com
Cocteau, JeanBiblio.com
Clair-Obscur
1954JEC005Monaco: Éditions du Rocher 1954 First edition first printing. Signed and inscribed by Cocteau on the half-title page: "à giacomo Antonini / cet hommage amical de Jean Cocteau / 1954." Publisher's white wrappers printed in red and black. Very good with light toning to spine wrapper edges and page margins light wear and dampstaining to spine a couple of small closed tears to bottom edge of front wrapper unopened pages and minor repair to gutters of wrappers. Overall a very pleasing copy. Clair-Obscur is a long collection of poems which Cocteau opens with a quote by French composer Jean-Philippe Rameau "Il est difficile d'avoir l'air facile." Included in the collection are poetic tributes to inspirational artists like Van Gogh Goya Kafka Pushkin Rilke and Lewis Carroll. Jean Cocteau 1889 - 1963 was a French author artist and filmmaker whose most famous works include the novel Les Enfants Terrible 1929 the play La Machine Infernale 1934 and the ballet Parade 1917 for which Cocteau collaborated with Picasso Erik Satie and other notable artists. A writer for the National Observer declared that "of the artistic generation whose daring gave birth to Twentieth Century Art Cocteau came closest to being a Renaissance man." Giacomo Antonini 1901 - 1983 was an Italian literary critic and spy whose papers are held at Gabinetto Vieusseux in Florence Italy. . Signed by Author. 1st Edition. Original Wraps. Very Good. Monaco: Éditions du Rocher paperback
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