Jean Cocteau at Villa Santo Sospir with his mural "Head of Apollo" and on both sides fishermen from Villefranche. Saint-Jean-Cap-Ferrat 1959.

Jean Cocteau sits on the mantelpiece at his Villa Santo Sospir in Saint-Jean-Cap-Ferrat, 1959. He poses before a large mural he painted directly onto the wall, which features his 'Head of Apollo' above the fireplace, flanked by two figures representing the fishermen of Villefranche. Dressed in a suit, the artist looks directly at the camera. The mural cleverly incorporates the room’s recessed bookshelves, and the creative space is filled with books, ornate urns, and other artworks, including a decorative plate with a three-eyed face set into the fireplace surround.

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Ceramics

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