Martine's drawings at auction: "It's a representation of 65 years of history"

Martine by boat , Martine at the fair , Martine at the park ... In total, 27 original drawings of the famous comic book heroine, mainly gouache for the first albums of the years 1950 to 1960, will be put on sale for the first time, Saturday, at Artcurial, in Paris.

"Dad was inspired by little girls in the neighborhood"

Martine, this cartoon heroine with chestnut frimousse, who rocked the childhood of several generations. An exceptional success even today, with more than 100 million albums sold for 65 years, albums translated into thirty languages ​​all over the world.

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From Wednesday, the public can admire the original illustrations of Marcel Marlier, which will be auctioned Saturday. "In the first, it's Martine at the sea ." Here we find the beach, with the swimsuit almost full Dad was inspired by the girls who lived in the neighborhood and who were at school with us ", tells his son François, who puts these drawings at auction.

Hundred sketches by drawing

" Martine by plane , it's the famous caravel, with Air France and Orly, we find this little detail of the costumes of the stewardesses of the time.This is a representation of 65 years of history", retraces François Marlier. For the anecdote, Martine made dance even inspired the Bolshoi students: "We have been talking for about thirty years with a Bolshoi teacher, who uses Martine as an example to educate her pupils.They use Martine to show the different poses of the dance. "

Martine at the sea, Martine by plane, at the circus ... 27 original illustrations of the adventures of Martine, eponymous heroine of the series of illustrated books, are put up for auction on April 27 in Paris # AFPpic.twitter.com / TaPaQN46B3

And for each drawing, Marcel Marlier did not hesitate to multiply the sketches to better understand the characters: "How do we express fear, fear or anger, how a dog can ride a bike, how Patapouf can smile or be sad ... For us it was complicated because he made a hundred drawings and spread them on the floor in the living room.He asked us to choose the best, "recalls his son. These drawings are estimated between 4,000 and 7,000 euros each.

Sale "Comics" with the original drawings of Martine, Saturday at 14:30 at Artcurial, 7 Rond-Point Champs-Elysees Marcel-Dassault, in the 8th arrondissement of Paris.