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| Jean-Jacques Sempé, S.O.S! |
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| http://www.bonhams.com/auctions/19514/lot/203/ |
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| Jean-Jacques Sempé, S.O.S! |
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Sunday, November 25, 2012
Sempé Snowed In
Last year Bonhams New York sold this amusing, illustrated letter by the matchless Jean-Jacques Sempé. It was written, apparently, in the winter of 1986-1987 while he, Martine, and the cat were trapped by snow in their Provence home. The drawing shows Sempé comfortably seated at his drawing board while Martine tries to shovel a path to...where?
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Lovely! He lived in Ampus, in the Var region- a mere 5 miles from Ronaald Searle in Tourtour. They were friends.
ReplyDeleteNone better than these two!
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