Dulieu, Jean - Original etching - Assisi - ()
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). 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.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. Jean Dulieu had a fascination for the life of St. Francis and the town of Assisi and the surrounding area in Italy, where Francis had lived. He made many trips to this place and captured everything he saw in drawings. In the s Dulieu made a few fabulous etchings. These etchings - only a handful are known - are extremely rare. This lot contains one of these beautiful etchings of Assisi, in perfect condition. A true masterpiece for the connoisseur. Read More