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4500 - 6500
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UDERZO Albert (1927-2020)
Asterix. pencilled... - Lot 1 - Art Richelieu
UDERZO Albert (1927-2020)
Asterix. pencilled "Cumulonimbus and Tadevirus
Exceptional pencil sketch on paper representing the Roman soldiers Tullius Cumulonimbus and Tadevirus, present in the album The Great Divide, published in 1980 by the Albert René publishing house (the 25th album of the series and the first without a script by René Goscinny, who died in 1977). We find all the vivacity and roundness of Albert Uderzo's line in this search for characters.
The drawing is signed at the bottom right and the frame also includes a dedication signed by Uderzo "To Mathilde Quesnel with all my friendship". A fabric designer, Mathilde Quesnel made personalized clothing for the book artists and craftspeople she met and appreciated. She received this original drawing from Uderzo as a thank you for the long robe she had made for him, decorated with onomatopoeia and texts from Asterix (A book has also been dedicated to this process, "Hommes et femmes de lettres au pays de l'écriture", Éditions Elepao, 2002, which received the Grand Prix Spécial du jury de La Nuit du Livre in 2003)
Dimensions of the plate : 25 x 32,5 cm
Insolated drawing : the part exposed under the glass of the frame (30,5x21,5cm) is yellowed, creating a differential with the outline (about 5 cm) hidden under the marie-louise, remained white. Presence of a small brown stain in the lower left and a tiny trace of fold in the center. It should be noted that the frame is probably a reuse of a previous exhibition (the label citing La galère d'Obélix, an album in which these two characters do not appear).
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