Jean Cocteau and Sphinx, les Baux de Provence
Date1956, printed 2006
Artist
Lucien Clergue
(French photographer, 1934 –2014)
MediumGelatin silver print
Dimensionsimage: 9 7/16 × 13 7/8 in. (24 × 35.2 cm)
sheet: 11 15/16 × 15 15/16 in. (30.3 × 40.5 cm)
sheet: 11 15/16 × 15 15/16 in. (30.3 × 40.5 cm)
Credit LineGift of Shawn M. Doherty, 2007
Object number2007-48.2
On View
Not on viewClassificationsPHOTOGRAPH
Label TextThis photograph was taken on the set of the film Testament of Orpheus, directed by and starring Jean Cocteau. Cocteau allowed his good friend Clergue to document the making of the film, saying: "You are free to do as you please, I look forward to being surprised by your photos. They will reveal something different from my film."
