Double Face

Jean Cocteau (French, 1889–1963) "Double Face" (1960) The image is also referred to as '2 Profiles Face to Face' and 'The Ram'. This work of art is a color lithographic print on Arches paper. It is plate signed at the bottom, estate stamped at lower right corner and numbered 19/210 (or 20/210) in the lower left. The unframed lithograph features the image of a double-faced horned character with an impactive color palette. It is believed to be the face Cocteau's lover and muse, actor Jean Marais. The measurements of this work of art are 22 x 30 inches; 56 x 74 (cm).

The image is featured on two pages of the publication: Jean Cocteau, Catalog of Drawings, Correspondence and Print Works by Gerard Economos; Paris: Galerie Arts et Autographes (2003.) This listing shows a photo of the book opened to the specified pages.

Cocteau was known in Paris as one of the major creative figures of Dada and Surrealism. His talent spanned several media, including painting, novels, poetry, plays, and films. Cocteau and Marais worked together on films such as "Beauty and the Beast" (1946) and "Orpheus" (1949), among others.