UDERZO, Les Nuits Celtiques, Douarnenez-Tréboul, 1988 / Final proof

Proof copy of the poster for the Nuits Celtiques, an event held in Douarnenez-Tréboul from 2 to 6 August 1988, featuring, amongst others, Tri Yann, Alan Stivell, Brenda Wootton, Gwendal, Gilles Servat, Glenmor and Yvon Étienne. According to Alan Simon, Albert Uderzo created this poster especially for the event and gave him this copy, which he has kept in his personal collection ever since. The illustration depicts Asterix and Obelix against a night-time landscape and a fire, in a setting blending Gallic folklore and the Celtic world. The composition is signed ‘Uderzo’ at the bottom. This copy is the ‘ready-to-print’ proof intended for the poster’s production. It therefore predates the commercial copies distributed for the festival and forms a direct part of the poster’s production process. Also included with the lot is a poster for the Nuits Celtiques.

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