Germaine Krull (1897-1985) Jean Cocteau, 1929. Vintage silver print. Copyright by - Germaine Krull - Paris" stamp and caption on verso. 21.7 x 15 cm A close friend of Jean Cocteau, whom she photographed on several occasions, Germaine Krull captured him here in 1929, as he was leaving his detoxification treatment at the Saint-Cloud clinic, an experience he recounted the following year in Opium. In 1930, he prefaced his Nude Studies with a now-famous letter to the photographer, in which he hinted at the effect her work had on him: "You are a reforming mirror. You and the darkroom create a new world.