
Scène d'intérieur (Interior Scene), from Le Satiricon
Jean Cocteau's Scène d'intérieur is a red earthenware round dish from the illustrated book Le Satiricon, decorated with colored paint and enamel touches. The work demonstrates Cocteau's versatility across multiple artistic mediums.
- Medium
- Red earthenware round dish, painted in colors, with touches of enamel.
- Location
- Phillips, Salt Lake City, UT
- Spotted At
- Auction House · PhillipsView on map
🔨 Auction Lot
Evening & Day Editions
October 25, 2019
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Pablo Picasso
Spanish · b. 1881

Picasso similarly transformed ceramic earthenware dishes and plates into painted artistic works, often drawing figurative and classical scenes with bold lines and vivid color, directly paralleling Cocteau's approach to decorated ceramics as fine art.

Marc Chagall
Russian-French · b. 1887

Chagall created literary illustrations and painted ceramics with dreamlike figurative imagery using rich color and enamel techniques, sharing Cocteau's interest in translating narrative literary themes into decorative painted objects.

Georges Rouault
French · b. 1871

Rouault worked extensively with enamel and richly colored decorative surfaces inspired by literary and theatrical subjects, reflecting a similar fusion of fine art craftsmanship and storytelling found in Cocteau's painted earthenware piece.
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