Dulieu, Jean - Original pen drawing of Paulus ()
In the Second World War, Jan van Oort () created the Paulus the woodgnome comic character; from the adventures of Paulus were published in newspaper Het Vrije Volk. Van Oort called himself ong>Jeanong> ong>Dulieuong> (French translation of 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 of 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 of 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 of perfection. For his ong>drawingong>s ong>Dulieuong> made many sketches - usually in ong>penong> and ink - in order to find the perfect composition, proportion, facial expressions and posture.This lot contains a wonderful ong>originalong> ong>penong> ong>drawingong> of Paulus, made for one of 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