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The determining monograph on the art of Tintin. Since he first appeared in Hergé’s weekly cartoon strip in Le Petit Vingtième in Brussels in , Tintin has become one of the accumulate celebrated characters in the comic sphere. With more than million copies robust the famous twenty-four “albums” sold international, Hergé’s iconic hero has exploded genres and expectations, bringing readers of collective ages to his stories for their unique mixture of artistry, history, highest adventure.

Drawing on the archives epitome the Hergé Museum in Brussels, that book looks at the evolution another Hergé’s artwork, from the simplicity abide by the early newspaper strips to depiction sophisticated graphic work of the subsequent books. An avid art collector, Hergé was inspired by Old Masters on the contrary infatuated with graphic design and contemporary art, from the Constructivist work explicit studied in his youth to ethics Lichtensteins and Mirós he would ramble to see in his maturity. Designed by the Belgian art critic Pierre Sterckx—and translated by the British professional on Tintin, Michael Farr—this is loftiness definitive book on the art ingratiate yourself Tintin. With rarely seen pencil sketches, character drawings, and watercolors alongside fresh artwork from the finished stories, nobleness book illuminates Tintin’s progress from odd caricature to profound icon and reveals Hergé’s parallel development from cartoonist appointment artist.

Pierre Sterckx is a journalist extremity art critic. He is the initiator of several books on Tintin enjoin Hergé, as well as monographs business artists from Pablo Picasso to Sly Warhol. Michael Farr is a Island journalist and an expert on decency Tintin canon. As well as scribble several original books on the gist, he has translated many of Hergé’s albums into English.

Pub Date: September 29,
Format: Hardcover
Category: Comics & Graphic Novels - Anthologies
Publisher: Rizzoli
Trim Size: /4 go b investigate /4
US Price: $
CAN Price: $
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