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 (right), 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.
Aboard a boat in the harbor of Villefranche-sur-Mer, Jean Cocteau strikes a dramatic pose with a raised arm. Elegantly dressed in an overcoat and scarf, he receives a unique gift from fisherman Paul Dunan, known as "The Pirate," who smiles broadly at his side. The present, a life-size gold sardine held in a fishnet, was a token of thanks from local fishermen for Cocteau's 1959 restoration and decoration of the Chapelle Saint Pierre.
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