Edmond-Francois Calvo
Such lovely rabbit drawings. The handsome male bunny varies which foot he has lost, tres incroyable!
The French overthrow the Beast. This superior comic has never seen
distribution in the U.S. It may be available, but it is expensive. All
English copies I have seen sell in the 50 dollar range. I see M. Calvo
has saved the best anthro animal of all for his country! From The
Beast Is Dead, 1946.
The Beast. Many Americans do not understand what happened to France after WWI. But if it had not been for France we would not be a nation now, free from the hated British.
We owe them.
Patamousse est un jeune lapin qui, après le lycée, devient explorateur puis détective.
I hope that clears things up for everybody!
(Patamousse is a young rabbit who, after High School, becomes an
explorer and a detective. I cannot tell if this means after school ends
for the day or after he graduates).
This guy is really good.
Really good.
This is from something he did about automobiles. I am having hell
finding much on this man and his work, and what I do find is in
French.
(Aha)! This is called The Adventures of Rosalie, an athropomorphic car. The artwork is beyond
awesome, and no doubt the story is too. Rosalie was the nickname of
the Lebel bayonet, and a veteran of that war would have known that.
Curious.
Notorious for breaking when the target fell down and sideways. Ouch!
Survived all four years of WWI. Edmond-Francois Calvo, 1892 - 1957.
http://histoireduvaldepitres.blogspot.com/2017/06/calvo-dessinateur-et-sculpteur.html
Au revoir, Cher Monsier, le monde est meilleur parce que vous etiez ici!
Au revoir, Cher Monsier, le monde est meilleur parce que vous etiez ici!
There are so many talented and under rated artists that have sadly been forgotten. Thanks for finding this!
ReplyDeleteHe is often compared to Walt across the water. I love his stuff. I am very surprised we don't see it here, he is an outstanding artist.
DeleteI have seen some of Edmond-Francois Calvo's work over the years. I have a page or two of his bucolic Bunny comic reprinted in one of my books. I have also seen a French reprint of La bête est morte, and as you observed, English editions are out there (be prepared to drop a wad on it).
ReplyDeleteThe Adventures of Rosalie remind me a little of the works of Boris Artzybasheff, whom I believe you already touched on.
I first found The Beast about ten years ago in an overpriced and over hyped Austin bookstore I haunted. At something north of 50 dollars, it was not for me. At the time I knew nothing of the artist. Now I would buy that instantly, as I recall it was in great shape. Yes, the Rosalie thing reminded me of Artzybasheff and also Szyk, I get them confused. I just this morning sent a pic of Rosalie to a girl artist I follow in France, I will bet she never heard of him, she didn't know what or who Dien Bien Phu was.
DeleteI have never seen the Bucolic Bunny thing outside of the net and never in English. I suspect a D.C.- Marvel trust at work!
Good stuff! The "Liberty at the Barricades" picture is amazing. But I think it calls for redrawing... with deer!
ReplyDeleteGet that on my desk by 8 sharp or you're back to sidewalk chalk drawings - of humans!
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