Robert DOISNEAU (1912-1994) - Jean Marais and Jean Cocteau on the set of Le testament d'Orphée, 1949
Original photograph on silver paper, signed lower right
Image size 21.9 x 20.5 cm
Sheet size: 30.5 x 24 cm
Pencil description on back of photo
Fold at top left
Bibliography: J. Saul "Jean Cocteau: The Mirror and The Mask", David R. Godine Publisher, Boston, 1992, p.65
Note: a historic photo for a mythical couple. Between Jean Marais, the most popular actor of the post-war period, and Jean Cocteau, the most eclectic author of the 20th century, a unique relationship was forged between the art of loving and the love of art, from 1937 to 1963.
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