Jean Cocteau at Villa Santo Sospir. Saint-Jean-Cap-Ferrat 1952.
At his Villa Santo Sospir in Saint-Jean-Cap-Ferrat, 1952, Jean Cocteau is captured in a moment of deep concentration. Seated at a cluttered desk in a terry cloth bathrobe, he leans forward, gazing at the papers before him. A lit cigarette with a wisp of smoke curls upwards from his left hand, while his right holds a thin instrument, possibly a pen or paintbrush. Natural light from a large window illuminates the creative workspace, where a finished still-life painting rests among papers, jars, and boxes. The photograph reveals a quiet, intimate moment.
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Photo Edward Quinn, © edwardquinn.com / © Comité Cocteau / 2020, ProLitteris, Zurich
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