Jean Cocteau – Ville de Nantes / Hommage à Jean Cocteau (1964)
Original exhibition poster, printed by Mourlot
This original stone lithograph poster was created for the 1964 exhibition Hommage à Jean Cocteau at the Musée des Beaux-Arts in Nantes, held shortly after Cocteau’s death. Running from May 21 to June 15, the show honored Cocteau’s legacy with a selection of his drawings, lithographs, theatrical designs, and graphic works.
Printed by the renowned Atelier Mourlot in Paris, the poster features Cocteau’s line drawing Orpheus with Lyre, a lyrical and minimal composition emblematic of his visual style. The clean typography and spacious layout reflect the refined tone of the exhibition itself.
A true first edition, not a reproduction, this piece is a collectible artifact of mid-20th-century French cultural history—highly sought after by admirers of Cocteau, Surrealism, and postwar graphic art. Exhibition posters printed by Mourlot, particularly for memorial retrospectives of major artists, continue to grow in value and relevance.
Original serigraph poster created for the 1991 Festival d’Automne in Paris, featuring artwork by American artist Jasper Johns. Printed in Paris by the Caza Imprimerie for the Festival d’Automne, the annual cultural festival presenting theatre, music, cinema, dance, and exhibitions throughout the city.
Jasper Johns, born in 1930 in Augusta, Georgia, is considered one of the most influential American artists of the postwar period. Associated with Pop Art and Neo-Dada, Johns is internationally known for his paintings and prints of flags, targets, maps, and numbers. His work helped bridge Abstract Expressionism and Pop Art and has been exhibited in major museums worldwide including the Museum of Modern Art, the Whitney Museum of American Art, and the Centre Pompidou in Paris.
Details
Artist: Jasper Johns
Printer: Caza Imprimerie, Paris
Year: 1991
Size: 47 x 69 inches
Print Technique: Serigraph
Condition: Excellent A
Comments: Original smaller-format festival poster printed for the Festival d’Automne in Paris.
Original serigraph poster created for the 1991 Festival d’Automne in Paris, featuring artwork by American artist Jasper Johns. Printed in Paris by the Caza Imprimerie for the Festival d’Automne, the annual cultural festival presenting theatre, music, cinema, dance, and exhibitions throughout the city.
Jasper Johns, born in 1930 in Augusta, Georgia, is considered one of the most influential American artists of the postwar period. Associated with Pop Art and Neo-Dada, Johns is internationally known for his paintings and prints of flags, targets, maps, and numbers. His work helped bridge Abstract Expressionism and Pop Art and has been exhibited in major museums worldwide including the Museum of Modern Art, the Whitney Museum of American Art, and the Centre Pompidou in Paris.
Details
Artist: Jasper Johns
Printer: Caza Imprimerie, Paris
Year: 1991
Size: 15.75 x 23 inches (40 x 58 cm)
Print Technique: Serigraph
Condition: Excellent A
Comments: Original smaller-format festival poster printed for the Festival d’Automne in Paris.
