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La Douce page 21 by Francois Schuiten (nudity warning)

Artist: Francois Schuiten (All)

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Title:	La Douce page 21 by Francois Schuiten (nudity warning)
Artist:	Francois Schuiten (All)
Media Type:	Pen and Ink
Art Type:	Interior Page
For Sale Status:	NFS
Views:	3,736
Likes on CAF:	1 2
Favorited on CAF:	1
Comments:	8
Added to Site:	4/28/2014
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Description

I have had a piece by Schiuten on my short list for a long time. It is not easy to find his art and the pieces do not come cheaply. I stumbled upon this page and although it lacks some of the architectural elements I hoped for in Schuiten, it more than made up for it in the figuritive work, lighting and detailed line work. The art is quite large, almost 18 x 24 but with such fine linework it looks dense even at that size. The themes of this piece is ugly with a thwarted rape scene but art, like life, isn't always pretty.

Francois Schuiten is one of those European artists that every fan of comics, comic art or illustration should know. He is among the most talented, influential and creative artists to work in comics during its long history. He brings an architectural background to his illustrations and a very fine line that is layered with a cross hatching style that he uses to produce interesting lighting and effects. In the European comic art world he is among the elite and in the class of Moebius, Manara and Bilal. His work is rarely available, revered and sought after. In the European and Japanese markets his works have been in continuous reprints for decades so many know his work but this is not so in North America. He did work in English for Heavy Metal Magazine in the 80's and had some his book published in the 80's by NBM but they are long out of print and impossible to find. So, unfortunately his books are not easy to find for the English speaking world. Thankfully, a friend of mine, Steve Smith is trying to change all that. He recently produced a truly beautiful volume of the Leaning Girl though Kickstarter. This book is a piece of art in itself. If interested I'd suggest checking it out and getting a copy at your local book store (available in previews in July I believe), available now on Amazon or through Steve directly.

See additional images from some panel details and photo of what the pencil/layout art to this page looked like. This image is a photograph of page from a book where all the pencil pieces for this book were collected. It is a pretty rare book and so I was lucky that Steve had a copy of this in his library and allowed me to take this picture. The final images are different than this piece but you can certainly see how it was created and evolved.

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	Jeff Singh ( 8 ) Premium Gallery Owner
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Last Login:	January 2026
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Rub�n DaCollector's Paperback Art
Member Since 2005

1 - Posted on 4/28/2014

Wow, I'm impressed with high level of pen & ink skill demonstrated here. Congrats on finally getting to scratch Schuiten off your list, Jeff!

Brett B
Member Since 2004

1 - Posted on 4/28/2014

Beautiful page Jeff! I've long wanted a page by him but his prices are a bit out of my range. Glad you were able to pick up such a detailed beauty!

Oystein Sorensen
Member Since 2005

1 - Posted on 4/28/2014

Fabulous artwork. Interesting and unusual Schuiten.

J. Sid
Member Since 2004

1 - Posted on 4/29/2014

Love the close-ups. I don't know what this is, but it's pretty nice!

Sean Clarke
Member Since 2005

1 - Posted on 4/29/2014

Very impressive draftsmanship... thanks for turning me on to Schiuten!

Ben Samuels
Member Since 2006

1 - Posted on 4/30/2014

I'm not familiar with the artist but it's beautiful work. Kind of reminds me of Serpieri. (High praise!)

Rogelio Arias
Member Since 2012

1 - Posted on 12/8/2014

I looked at it for a long time....and when I decided to go for it, this stunning piece from the master was not there.....amazing composition...the white of this pure body in contrast to the dark of the dirty faces....congratulations....really one of the pieces I miss in my collection

Joao Antunes
Member Since 2007

1 - Posted on 11/16/2020

Took too long to compliment you on this gorgeous page, specially because I have its sister! :)

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