In Petzi 's collection
Sophie (Comtesse de Ségur)
Sketch
2010
Colored Pencil
Deuxième plat de couverture rigide.
15.5 x 27 cm (6.1 x 10.63 in.)
13,5/17
Description
Dédicace de Marcel Marlier dans "Les Malheurs de Sophie"
Inscriptions
Pour XXXXXXX bien cordialement M Marlier le 13 mai 2010
Comment
Beaucoup ont oublié que Marcel Marlier avait illustré les couvertures des livres de la comtesse de Ségur. Peu avant sa mort on avait édité une version de luxe des "Malheurs de Sophie", c'est dans cette édition un peu plus grande que la version traditionnelle que je lui ai demandé de me dessiner une Sophie. Je ne sais pas si d'autres admirateurs de monsieur Marlier ont eu la même idée que moi.
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About Marcel Marlier
Marcel Marlier (18 November 1930 – 18 January 2011) was a Belgian artist and illustrator. He was born in Herseaux, Belgium. When he was 16, he enrolled in decorative art at Saint-Luc de Tournai. He finished his studies in 1951 with the greatest distinction. He returned as a teacher two years later.
The Belgian publisher La Procure à Namur organized a drawing contest. They were interested in finding talented artists to illustrate works for school children. Marlier won the competition. Two books resulted from this and these books guided a whole generation of Belgian children through the first few years of school, I Read with Michel and Nicole and I Calculate with Michel and Nicole. Marlier's collaboration with La Procure à Namur lasted more than 25 years.
