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 <strong>andstrong> . In addition to these newspapers publications, Paulus also appeared in a large number of magazines <strong>andstrong> children's books, in colour <strong>andstrong> in many countries. Jean Dulieu received many awards for his work <strong>andstrong> is considered among the three foremost Dutch illustrators of his time, together with Marten Toonder <strong>andstrong> Hans G. Kresse. Dulieu was an all-rounder, a versatile artist with unlimited talent <strong>andstrong> skills who always aimed for the highest quality in his work.His sheer virtuosity, skills <strong>andstrong> talent kept pace with his pursuit of perfection. For his <strong>drawingstrong>s Dulieu made many sketches - usually in <strong>penstrong> <strong>andstrong> <strong>inkstrong> - in order to find the perfect composition, proportion, facial expressions <strong>andstrong> posture.This lot contains one of these wonderful <strong>penstrong> <strong>drawingstrong>s 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