Jean Jacques Sempé (French, 1932-2022). Soir de Fetes, 1989. Ink and watercolor on paper. 21-3/4 x 30 inches (55.2 x 76....

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Jean Jacques Sempé (French, 1932-2022)
Soir de Fetes, 1989
Ink and watercolor on paper
21-3/4 x 30 inches (55.2 x 76.2 cm)
Signed and dated lower right: Sempe / 1989

Jean-Jaques Sempé is most-remembered within the story of American illustration for his 114 cover illustrations for The New Yorker and his perceptive cartoons regarding American culture which were captured in Sempé in New York. The artist was equally adept at capturing the Bordeaux of his youth, which he explored in 2011's Enfances, in which Soir de Fetes appears as a two-page illustration.


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