Signed ; Jean COCTEAU (1889-1963) [French Poet, Playwright and Film Director] - Superb photo by Manuel Freres, Paris, signed — Cocteau inscribed for Washington University - 1925

and inscribed “Jean Cocteau Salue à l’Université de Washington” with a five pointed star, 11” x 8” in mount 14½” x 10½”, no place, no date, circa 1925.
A splendid image of one of the 20th century’s most versatile artist, writer, poet, ballet creator and film maker. Henri Manuel (1874-1947) was a Portrait Photographer working in Paris with his brothers Gaston and Lucien under the imprint Manuel Frères.