Jean COCTEAU (1889-1963) "The flower man". 1958 Pitcher sculpture in red clay, oxide pencils: blue and white, enamels: black, green, red and light blue. Signed "Jean Cocteau" on the base. Marked "Edition originale de Jean Cocteau Atelier Madeline-Jolly" on the underside. Limited edition of 50, numbered "29/50" below. Designed and produced in 1958. Dimensions: 28 x 16 cm. Bibliography: Listed in the catalogue raisonné by Annie Guedras, "Jean Cocteau, céramiques, catalogue raisonné", Paris 1989, reproduced on page 184 under no. 286, R1802. Provenance: - Marie Madeleine Jolly and Philippe Madeline (Jean Cocteau's potters). - By successive transmission. - Private collection in Belgium. "Pottery saved my life! It saves me from using ink, which has become too dangerous because everything we write is systematically distorted by those who read it...".