Laurent de Brunhoff: Babar in Celesteville

With original Babar art, earlier work is often the more desirable. Laurent de Brunhoff's two-page spread from Babar à la fête de Célesteville (1954) is already second-generation Babar—Jean de Brunhoff being the creator—but fairly early in the son's long run. The original art of Babar and family walking through Celesteville is currently available from a dealer in Vienna.

Laurent de Brunhoff
AbeBooks listing accessed June 5, 2022

https://www.abebooks.com/servlet/BookDetailsPL?bi=22565270487&searchurl=kn%3Dart%2BYoung%26sortby%3D1&cm_sp=snippet-_-srp3-_-title2

Forty years after its creation, the image was published as a limited edition print by the Mary Ryan Gallery:

https://maryryangallery.com/artworks/at-celesteville-by-the-sea/

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Laurent de Brunhoff: Babar's Ski Jump

Winter begins today here in the Northern Hemisphere. Let's celebrate with an original illustration of a favorite winter sport from a 1973 Babar book by Laurent de Brunhoff. Just don't try this at home.

The challenge in creating an illustration like this is to make Babar appear to be airborne  in the middle foreground rather than, say, standing on a hill in the background. It helps that the line of the mountain behind Babar's torso is indicated with a light broken line. To my eye, de Brunhoff has acquitted himself very well here, and without the use of any speed lines or shadows!

Laurent de Brunhoff
The Jump
Original book illustration
Meet Babar and His Family, 1973

Laurent de Brunhoff
The Jump
Framed original book illustration
Meet Babar and His Family, 1973

Laurent de Brunhoff
Swann Auction Galleries
Illustration Art
Sale 2465, Lot 31
December 14, 2017
Hammer Price $9,500

http://catalogue.swanngalleries.com/asp/fullCatalogue.asp?salelot=2465++++++31+&refno=++740403&saletype=

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A Parachuting Pachyderm

This original illustration of Babar's cousin Arthur parachuting to earth is from Laurent de Brunhoff's first book Babar et ce coquin d'Arthur. Laurent took over the Babar series which was created by his father Jean de Brunhoff based on stories his mother told Laurent and his brother Mathieu. In 2004, Laurent donated much early Babar material to the Morgan Library & Museum in New York City.

Laurent de Brunhoff, from Babar et ce coquin d'Arthur, 1946

http://www.sothebys.com/en/catalogues/ecatalogue.html/2012/bande-dessine-comics#/r=/en/ecat.fhtml.PF1224.html+r.m=/en/ecat.lot.PF1224.html/27/

Sale result added July 4, 2012

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Babar et ce coquin d'Arthur  by Laurent de Brunhoff

http://store.valueweb.com/servlet/karikter/Detail?no=1291

Babar and that Rascal Arthur by Laurent de Brunhoff

/www.alephbet.com/pages/books/31932/laurent-de-brunhoff/babar-and-that-rascal-arthur

Laurent de Brunhoff, Babar and Arthur 
The Morgan Library & Museum

http://www.nytimes.com/2008/09/22/arts/design/22baba.html

Laurent de Brunhoff, Babar's Cousin:  That Rascal Arthur
The Morgan Library & Museum

http://www.nytimes.com/slideshow/2008/09/22/arts/20080922_BABAR_SLIDESHOW_4.html

Babar: The Origins
 by Laurent de Brunhoff

Laurent de Brunhoff, from Babar et ce coquin d'Arthur, 1946

http://www.sothebys.com/en/catalogues/ecatalogue.html/2012/bande-dessine-comics#/r=/en/ecat.fhtml.PF1224.html+r.m=/en/ecat.lot.PF1224.html/27/

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