Jean Cocteau working on the mural of the Chapelle Saint Pierre. Villefranche-sur-Mer 1956.
Jean Cocteau stands on a ladder while creating the murals for the Chapelle Saint Pierre in Villefranche-sur-Mer, 1956. The entire vaulted apse is covered with his monumental work-in-progress, a dynamic black-and-white line drawing of numerous stylized figures. Wearing a cardigan over a shirt and tie, Cocteau holds a cloth and looks towards the viewer. Faint preliminary sketches visible beneath the bold final lines, along with paint cans resting on a platform below, reveal the grand scale of the artistic undertaking.
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