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François Schuiten - Les Murailles de Samaris Page 21

Location: Schuiten, François
Artists: François Schuiten (All) , Benoît Peeters (Writer)

Location: Schuiten, François
Title: François Schuiten - Les Murailles de Samaris Page 21*
Artist: François Schuiten (All) , Benoît Peeters (Writer)
Media Type: Pen and Ink
Art Type: Interior Page
For Sale Status: NFS
Views: 1163
Likes on CAF: 1
Comments: 10
Added to Site: 4/7/2018

A study in elegance...

François Schuiten combines his lifelong taste for architectual designs with his constant quest for clarity and readibility... Illustrating the labyrinthine stories of world-shaping demiurge Benoit Peeters gives him full opportunity to call back on his European artistic inheritage as well as his Jules Verne influences...

This page from the very first volume of famed series "Les Cités Obscures" catches the estranged hero as he unsuccessfully tries to relate to various elusive characters, some of them looking suspiciously artificial.

In this atmosphere, highly reminiscent of Borges, Schuiten adds some majestic perspectives and impeccably-dressed players, while the handwriting in the last picture is nothing less than spectacular...

All in all, a wonderfully-balanced composition that blends in effortlessly with the awkwardness of the story!

A kind of calling card...

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Will K Member Since 2006

Posted On 4/7/2018

Wow. Beautiful page.

Al Simpleton Member Since 2013

Posted On 4/7/2018

Will K wrote:

" Wow. Beautiful page.
"

Thanks Will! When great art passes by, it's hard to let it go, isn't it?

Matthias . Member Since 2014

Posted On 4/7/2018

Great page! Great album(s)! Great artist!

Al Simpleton Member Since 2013

Posted On 4/7/2018

Matthias . wrote:

" Great page! Great album(s)! Great artist!
"

Thanks Matthias, a page from this series was on my dream list! Needless to say I'm not disappointed...

Red Raven Member Since 2012

Posted On 4/13/2018

very nice piece !!!

Al Simpleton Member Since 2013

Posted On 4/14/2018

Red Raven wrote:

" very nice piece !!!
"

Thanks Adom!

Dadako Dadako Member Since 2010

Posted On 6/30/2018

..Really beautiful, so finely detailed! Best Congrats! **

Al Simpleton Member Since 2013

Posted On 7/22/2018

Dadako Dadako wrote:

" ..Really beautiful, so finely detailed! Best Congrats! ** "

Thanks Alessio! Glad to see you're still around!

artless artmore Member Since 2013

Posted On 7/22/2018

Wonderful!

Al Simpleton Member Since 2013

Posted On 7/22/2018

artless artmore wrote:

" Wonderful!
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Thanks!

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