Dulieu, Jean - 3 original pen drawings of Paulus, Eucalypta,
In the Second World War, Jan van Oort () created the Paulus the woodgnome comic character; from the adventures ong>ofong> Paulus were published in newspaper Het Vrije Volk. Van Oort called himself ong>Jeanong> ong>Dulieuong> (French translation ong>ofong> Jan van Oort). Eventually, around daily strips would be made between and . In addition to these newspapers publications, Paulus also appeared in a large number ong>ofong> magazines and children's books, in colour and in many countries. ong>Jeanong> ong>Dulieuong> received many awards for his work and is considered among the three foremost Dutch illustrators ong>ofong> his time, together with Marten Toonder and Hans G. Kresse. ong>Dulieuong> was an all-rounder, a versatile artist with unlimited talent and skills who always aimed for the highest quality in his work.His sheer virtuosity, skills and talent kept pace with his pursuit ong>ofong> perfection. For his ong>drawingong>s ong>Dulieuong> made many sketches - usually in pen and ink - in order to find the perfect composition, proportion, facial expressions and posture.This lot contains 3 ong>originalong> pen ong>drawingong>s ong>ofong> Paulus, ong>Eucalyptaong>, Oehoeboeroe, Salomo and Krakras, made for one ong>ofong> the Paulus the woodgnome publications. Please admire the virtuosity in the sketched lines. Only the greatest artists are able to create work like this. A true masterpiece for the connoisseur. Read More