Lot n° 45
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PLESSIX - Lot 45
PLESSIX
MICHEL PLESSIX
THE WIND IN THE WILLOWS
L'Échappée belle (T.3), Delcourt 1999
Original plate no. 2 accompanied by its color setting.
Graphite and India ink on paper
32 × 48 cm (12.6 × 18.9 in.)
Watercolor on paper
21.5 × 26 cm (8.46 × 10.23 in.)
Michel Plessix's adaptation of Le Vent dans les Saules feels like a family, almost like home. In this opening sequence of L'Échappée belle, the author offers us a masterful, perfectly paced narrative lesson. First, a close-up of Taupe, then a zoom-out. In the foreground, a butterfly and a few flowers; in the background, we see Mole and Rat. The next large central panel, a marvel in itself, depicts the rural setting of the thatched cottage by the river, facing unspoiled, barely domesticated nature. The last strip, at the bottom, focuses on the "news of the day", a conversation between two friends, over a drink sipped gently under the arbour, in a simple, welcoming setting.
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