On the docks of the harbor at Villefranche-sur-Mer Jean Cocteau receives in a fishnet a life-size gold sardine from fisherman Paul Dunan, known as ''The Pirate''. This present, created by a Nicois jeweller, is from the fishermen as a thank-you for the restoration and decoration works undertaken by the writer on the Chapelle Saint Pierre. Villefranche-Sur-Mer 1959.
On the docks of Villefranche-sur-Mer in 1959, Jean Cocteau receives a life-size gold sardine from fisherman Paul Dunan, known as “The Pirate.” Presented in a fishnet, the gift was created by a Niçois jeweller as a gesture of thanks from local fishermen for Cocteau’s restoration and decoration of the Chapelle Saint Pierre. The writer, with his distinct curly hair, holds the gleaming fish against the backdrop of the vibrant harbor, filled with moored boats and vintage cars along the waterfront.
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