Dulieu, Jean - 1 original pencil drawing - Vrij werk - Millac - 1984

Jan van Oort (1921 - 2006) designed during World War II the comic character Paulus the Boskabouter, whose adventures from 1946 onwards were published in Het Vrije Volk. Van Oort called himself the "Jean Dulieu" (French translation of "Jan van Oort"). In addition to the 8,000 newspaper publications, Paulus appeared in color in a large number of magazines and children's books (translated and released in many countries). The watercolors Dulieu created for this purpose are each small works of art. Dulieu was a jack-of-all-trades, a versatile and virtuoso artist whose skill and talent kept pace with his pursuit of perfection. Jean Dulieu received many prizes for his work and is counted among the "Big Three": Marten Toonder, Hans G. Kresse and Jean Dulieu. Jan van Oort (1921 - 2006) designed during World War II the comic character Paulus the Boskabouter, whose adventures from 1946 onwards were published in Het Vrije Volk. Van Oort called himself the "Jean Dulieu" (French translation of "Jan van Oort"). Ultimately, between 1946 and 1984, with pauses, around 8,000 daily strips would be produced. In addition to those newspaper publications, Paulus appeared in color in a large number of magazines and children's books (translated and released in many countries). Jean Dulieu received many prizes for his work and is counted among the "Big Three": Marten Toonder, Hans G. Kresse and Jean Dulieu. In this lot a beautiful pen drawing that Jean Dulieu made in 1984 during one of his trips to Millac. The masterpiece is dated at the bottom. The artwork will be securely packaged for maximum protection and sent to the new owner by registered mail.

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