Lot 105: WINSOR MC CAY (1869-1934) LITTLE NEMO | Winsor Mc Cay (1869-1934)

(Sunday Page - 9 janvier 1910)

Winsor McCay, ou la grâce absolue ! Sa ligne graphique est d’une rare élégance. Et comme celle d’Hergé, on peut l’agrandir à l’infini, ou presque, le trait est toujours là, noble, pur. Même le grand Moebius aurait pu se réclamer de quelques-unes des cases de cette planche (cases 3 et 6, par exemple), une planche à ranger parmi les plus belles de la série. McCay, indémodable et visionnaire, a su créer avec Little Nemo la quintessence d’une bande dessinée onirique qui parle à tous les âges. Il a aussi un sens inné de l’architecture de la planche comme en témoigne cette alternance entre images carrées, dans la moitié supérieure, et grandes cases verticales, en bas.

72,5 x 57,3 cm (papier), 28.5 x 22.5 in (paper) ; 70,6 x 55,6 cm (dessin), 27.7 x 21.8 in (drawing)

Encre de Chine sur papier

Slight crease in the lower left part on the upper strip. Otherwise good condition.
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