Jean Dulieu - Faaborg - Sold

Jan van Oort (1921 - 2006) designed the comic strip character Paulus the Forest Gnome during World War II, whose adventures were published in *Het Vrije Volk* starting in 1946. Van Oort called himself "Jean Dulieu" (French translation of "Jan van Oort"). In addition to the 8,000 newspaper publications, Paulus appeared in color in a large number of magazines and children's books (published in translation in many countries). The watercolors Dulieu created for this are, each and every one, small works of art. Dulieu was a jack-of-all-trades, a versatile and virtuoso artist whose skill and talent kept pace with his pursuit of perfection. Jean Dulieu received many awards for his work and is counted among the "Big Three": Marten Toonder, Hans G. Kresse, and Jean Dulieu. Jan van Oort (1921 - 2006) designed the comic strip character Paulus the Forest Gnome during World War II, whose adventures were published in Het Vrije Volk starting in 1946. Van Oort called himself "Jean Dulieu" (French translation of "Jan van Oort"). Ultimately, some 8,000 daily strips would be produced intermittently between 1946 and 1984. In addition to those newspaper publications, Paulus appeared in color in a large number of magazines and children's books (published in translation in many countries). Jean Dulieu received many awards for his work and is counted among the "Big Three": Marten Toonder, Hans G. Kresse, and Jean Dulieu. Not so long ago, it became known that Dulieu, after he stopped drawing Paulus, created beautiful independent work, including a whole series of incredibly finely detailed portraits of celebrities and still lifes of places that fascinated him. It was only during the major retrospective exhibition 'The Art of Jean Dulieu' at the Dutch Comic Museum in Groningen that these artworks were first made public. Here is a beautiful drawing of a lovely cottage in Faaborg, Denmark. In this drawing, Dulieu's perfectionism in drawing technique reached its peak. Amazingly skillful and detailed. Just look at the virtuosity in the sketching and the very refined interplay of lines. Dulieu was unique with such refined linework. Executed with exquisite fineness and virtuosity with pencil. The precision, the composition..., only the very greatest can do this. The artwork will be packed with maximum protection and sent to the new owner by registered mail.