{"title":"The Domestic \u0026 Intimate: Paternity, Vulnerability, and the Interior","description":"\u003cp\u003eTender and introspective works exploring the private sphere: paternity, vulnerability, and the quiet power of domestic life rendered through art.\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"jean-cocteau","title":"Jean COCTEAU (1889-1963)","description":"\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"0\"\u003e\"Guerriers et victime\" from\u003cbr\u003e\u003cem\u003eSoixante dessins pour \"Les enfants Terribles\"\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"0\"\u003ePrint, 2000 re-edition from the 1935 publication\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"0\"\u003eDimensions: Height 21.9 cm, Width 16.7 cm (8.5 x 6.5 in)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"container\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv dir=\"ltr\" aria-busy=\"false\" aria-live=\"polite\" id=\"model-response-message-contentr_3707a5485f59fb66\" class=\"markdown markdown-main-panel stronger enable-updated-hr-color\"\u003e\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"0\"\u003eJean Cocteau wrote his seminal 1929 novel \u003ci data-index-in-node=\"42\" data-path-to-node=\"0\"\u003eLes Enfants Terribles\u003c\/i\u003e over a feverish seventeen-day delirium during his stay at the Saint-Cloud clinic, where he was undergoing an opium detoxification treatment following the death of his close friend Raymond Radiguet. A few years after the novel's publication, Cocteau conceived an accompanying portfolio featuring around sixty scenes illustrating the narrative, published under the title \u003ci data-index-in-node=\"433\" data-path-to-node=\"0\"\u003eSoixante dessins pour 'Les enfants terribles'\u003c\/i\u003e. The execution of these drawings was as rapid and tempestuous as the surreal tale itself, which masterfully depicts the obsessive love between a brother and sister.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"1\"\u003eIn the preface to this edition, Cocteau notes that his drawings are intended for the reader who has not merely read \u003ci data-index-in-node=\"116\" data-path-to-node=\"1\"\u003eLes Enfants Terribles\u003c\/i\u003e, but who has been profoundly struck by the narrative—much like the protagonist, Paul, is struck by a snowball thrown by his classmate Dargelos. As Cocteau declares in this same preface, \"nothing is more painful than the boundaries of books, than that word 'fin' which expels us, than that cruel abandonment of the characters.\" Cocteau viewed his novels, plays, films, and drawings alike as variations of poetry, believing that its true essence lay in the transcendence of all artistic borders. It was precisely for this reason that he famously termed his drawings \"graphic poetry.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"2\"\u003eThe sixty drawings of celebrated characters and scenes were originally executed in ink on Japan paper, sketched in profile in Cocteau's signature aesthetic style, evocative of stylized fashion mannequins. This particular sketch entitled \"Guerriers et victime\" illustrates a pivotal passage from the novel in which Paul is attacked by his schoolmates.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c!----\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"1\"\u003eThe album also modifies the ending: it concludes with three plates magnifying Paul and Élisabeth's ascent \"to the heaven of tragedies,\" closely united and seemingly free at last to love each other exclusively. Yet in the novel, this ascent stems from more confused feelings on Paul's part, whose final thought is not for his sister but for Dargelos. The apotheosis of fraternal love replaces that of homosexual love, which is allusively evoked by a plate positioned just before the final three: \"Paul, dying, sees the faces from the snowball fight.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"1\"\u003eJean Cocteau was a French artist, poet, playwright, filmmaker, and designer whose boundless imagination and multidisciplinary genius established him as one of the principal architects of twentieth-century culture. Born in Maisons-Laffitte near Paris, Cocteau emerged as a prodigy whose creative output spanned literature, cinema, theater, music, and the visual arts, driven by an enduring conviction that beauty, myth, and imagination served as universal languages. A central figure within the Parisian avant-garde, he moved fluidly among and collaborated with seminal modernists such as Pablo Picasso, Alexander Calder, Alberto Giacometti, Salvador Dalí, Joan Miró, Wassily Kandinsky, Marcel Duchamp, and Man Ray—a circle of creators actively redefining modern thought through rigorous experimentation. His early collaboration with Picasso and Erik Satie on\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci data-path-to-node=\"3\" data-index-in-node=\"859\"\u003eParade\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e(1917) for Diaghilev's Ballets Russes signaled a new epoch of interdisciplinary art, merging music, design, and performance into an imaginative whole.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"4\"\u003eCocteau's visual art, defined by its clean, fluid line work, mythological motifs, and a serene, lyrical simplicity, balances classical elegance with modern abstraction. His monumental sacred murals for the Chapelle Saint-Pierre in Villefranche-sur-Mer and the Chapelle Saint-Blaise-des-Simples in Milly-la-Forêt represent some of the most significant achievements in sacred modern art. His contributions to cinema and literature are equally groundbreaking; his novels, including\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci data-path-to-node=\"4\" data-index-in-node=\"479\"\u003eLes Enfants Terribles\u003c\/i\u003e, and his theatrical and cinematic masterpieces like\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci data-path-to-node=\"4\" data-index-in-node=\"553\"\u003eLa Machine Infernale\u003c\/i\u003e,\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci data-path-to-node=\"4\" data-index-in-node=\"575\"\u003eLes Parents Terribles\u003c\/i\u003e,\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci data-path-to-node=\"4\" data-index-in-node=\"598\"\u003eLa Belle et la Bête\u003c\/i\u003e,\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci data-path-to-node=\"4\" data-index-in-node=\"619\"\u003eOrphée\u003c\/i\u003e, and\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci data-path-to-node=\"4\" data-index-in-node=\"631\"\u003eLe Testament d'Orphée\u003c\/i\u003e, pioneered a poetic cinematic vision that deeply informed subsequent generations of directors, from Federico Fellini and Jean-Luc Godard to David Lynch and Guillermo del Toro.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"5\"\u003eIn the fields of fashion and costume, his collaborations with Coco Chanel, Christian Dior, and Elsa Schiaparelli fused high art and couture, while his intimate partnership and creative association with Jean Marais inspired some of his most profound works. Cocteau's work bridges classical mythology and modern psychology, dream and reality—an aesthetic legacy that continues to influence contemporary figures ranging from Andy Warhol and David Bowie to Alexander McQueen. His work is preserved in premier institutional collections worldwide, including the Centre Pompidou, the Musée Jean Cocteau in Menton, the Tate, and the Museum of Modern Art in New York. The enduring demand for his graphic and visual output is highlighted by his current auction record, achieved when\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci data-path-to-node=\"5\" data-index-in-node=\"773\"\u003eJean Marais dans \"La Belle et la Bête\"\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e(1946) sold for 611,622 USD at Sotheby's Paris on October 18, 2023.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Lykos Galerie","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":58184721760637,"sku":null,"price":40.0,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0943\/7999\/9613\/files\/IMG_1977_7822eae6-82a9-4ee3-af33-ff76365f36a3.jpg?v=1779130573"},{"product_id":"le-nu-esthetique","title":"LE NU ESTHETIQUE (1903)","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eBayard, Émile (1868-1937)\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eLeaf from \u003cem\u003eLe nu esthétique: l'homme, la femme, l'enfant: album de documents artistiques inédits d'après nature. \u003c\/em\u003ePl. 2, Émile Bayard; préface de J.-L. Gérome, 2ème année, première livraison, octobre 1903\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eDimensions: Height \u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e38 cm, Width 28 cm (15 x 11 in)\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"3\"\u003eÉmile Bayard was a multi-talented French art historian, illustrator, and photographer. Born into an artistic family—his father of the same name was a prolific illustrator—Bayard studied at the École des Beaux-Arts in Paris.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"4\"\u003eHe is best remembered for his highly influential pedagogical books on art history, notably the widely used educational series \u003ci data-path-to-node=\"4\" data-index-in-node=\"126\"\u003e«L'art de reconnaître les styles»\u003c\/i\u003e (The Art of Recognising Styles). Beyond his writing, Bayard was a pioneering photographer; in 1902, he published \u003ci data-path-to-node=\"4\" data-index-in-node=\"275\"\u003eLe Nu esthétique\u003c\/i\u003e, a series of photographic studies of the human form, and won a gold medal at the first International Exposition of Modern Decorative Arts in Turin that same year. He also contributed illustrations to prominent periodicals of his era, such as \u003ci data-path-to-node=\"4\" data-index-in-node=\"534\"\u003eLe Monde illustré\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci data-path-to-node=\"4\" data-index-in-node=\"556\"\u003eL'Assiette au beurre\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"5\"\u003eIn 1905, Bayard was appointed academic inspector for the French Ministry of Public Instruction and Fine Arts, overseeing art education and museums. During World War I, he and his wife founded the \u003ci data-path-to-node=\"5\" data-index-in-node=\"196\"\u003eCroix Verte\u003c\/i\u003e (Green Cross) association to support war victims. 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