Dulieu, Jean - Original pen and ink drawing of Salomo ()
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 Jean Dulieu (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. Jean Dulieu 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. Dulieu 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 drawings Dulieu made many sketches - usually in pen and ink - in order to find the perfect composition, proportion, facial expressions and posture.This lot contains one of these wonderful pen drawings of Salomo, 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 of this high quality. A true masterpiece for the connoisseur. Read More