Benjamin Lacombe presents Papillon noir
- Benjamin Lacombe presents Papillon noir, a collection from Gallimard Editions.
- Exhibition sale from November 26 to January 9, 2025.
- Dedication with Benjamin Lacombe, Marco Mazzoni and Sébastien Perez on Saturday November 30 from 4 p.m. to 7 p.m.
With works by Benjamin Lacombe, Marco Mazzoni, Isabella Mazzanti and Aron Wiesenfeld.
In the enchanting setting of the Galerie Gallimard, specially designed for this event, discover more than forty originals including the spectacular gouaches, oils and watercolors by Benjamin Lacombe from Portrait de Dorian Gray presented for the first time in France, as well as the fascinating creations in colored pencil and Indian ink by Marco Mazzoni from Les Sorcières de Venise .
And as a preview, discover unpublished illustrations by Isabella Mazzanti and Aron Wiesenfeld from the works to be published soon in the Papillon Noir collection. Art prints and exclusive objects will be available for sale during the exhibition.
The "Papillon noir" Collection
Papillon Noir is a collection imagined and directed by Benjamin Lacombe for Éditions Gallimard: a creative space for adapting great literary texts into exceptional graphic novels, erasing the boundaries between book-object, literature, illustrations and comics.
"Papillon Noir will be a fabulous laboratory for authors and illustrators from all over the world, using text, production and image as storytelling tools to create and invent new imaginations." Benjamin Lacombe
Inspired by the exceptional collection of Gallimard, the collection does not hesitate to revisit classics, to reinterpret them, sometimes even to transform them, and will also venture into literary creations that will not refuse any genre - whether it is a novel of anticipation, romance, thriller, or even horror.
The first three tracks reflect the spirit of Papillon Noir through their diversity and fascinating strangeness.
Benjamin Lacombe
Benjamin Lacombe is a multi-talented illustrator and author of comics and children's literature. His first book, Cerise Griotte , published in 2006 by Éditions du Seuil Jeunesse, was recognized by Time Magazine as one of the 10 best children's books in the United States.
He has written and illustrated many books since then, including Monsieur le Lapin Blanc, Les contes macabres, and L'Enfance des méchants, des vilaines et des affreux. He has also illustrated classics of general and children's literature, including Edgar Allan Poe's Contes Macabres, Victor Hugo's novel Notre-Dame de Paris with the complete text, as well as Lewis Caroll's Alice au pays des merveilles, Felix Salten's Bambi: l'histoire d'une vie dans les bois, and Hans Christian Andersen's La petite sirène. He also exhibits his work in galleries around the world.
