Thursday, November 17, 2011

Couple a Velo

This deceptively simple drawing by Jean-Jacques Sempé of a couple bicycling is a masterpiece of the cartoonist's art.  Sempé loves to make drawings about bicycles and about relationships. Here he gets to do it all!



Jean Jacques Sempé - Couple A Velo

Original (1977)



Paris
Lot number: 563
«1770»*, Bandes Dessinées, Paris, Saturday, June 05, 2010


Lot 563
SEMPÉ Jean Jacques, *1932 (France)
Title : COUPLE A VELO
Date : 1977
Signature : sig.

Category : Drawings
Medium : 
 : Indian ink

 : 
Encre de Chine
Dimensions :
Cm : 15,5 x 10,5 cm
Inch : 6 1/8 x 4 1/8 in
Publication : Denoël


Estimate : 400 EUR - 600 EUR 
Sold :2 000 EUR with BP
  2 000  EUR2 441 USD1 667 GPB




Note: My previous post about Jean-Jacques Sempé, which also features a bicyclist, is waiting for you here.

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