Some of his more than 40 books have been published in English in the U.S. In 1962, Sempé published his first collection of drawings, “Rien n’est simple” (“Nothing Is Simple’’). Today you meet again with (Goscinny), I’m sure of it, and I hear you laugh until you weep.”
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It would later grow into the book series that proved Sempé’s most enduring success.Īnne Goscinny - former wife of Rene Goscinny, the author of “Le Petit Nicolas” who died in 1977 - addressed Sempé himself at the church service, saying: “You created le Petit Nicolas. One series of drawings, entitled “Le Petit Nicolas” and featuring a mischievous but goodhearted schoolboy, appeared in a Belgian paper. There, he canvassed newspaper editors to persuade them to publish his drawings, he said in his autobiography. 17, 1932, in the southwestern city of Bordeaux, Sempé briefly followed the steps of his father - who worked as a traveling salesman - as a bicycle delivery boy for a wine merchant, then joined the army and was sent to Paris for basic training. But he also found inspiration in The New Yorker’s hometown, the magazine noted in an homage published on Instagram.īorn Aug. Sempé captured the thin, fashionable haute bourgeoisie of Paris and mustachioed, beret-wearing townsfolk, all bearing hallmark hulking noses and replete with bicycles, baguettes, books and tractors. “You get thinking about something that little by little starts taking shape in your mind.” “It takes me a very long time, weeks or even months for me to get it right,” Sempé told The Associated Press in a 2011 interview. served on the International Council of the American Management Association. In his native France, he found fame with illustrations for the classic “Le Petit Nicolas” (“Little Nicholas”) children’s book series, and went on to specialize in drawings about life’s simple pleasures. Francoise Simon is Professor Emerita at Columbia University and Senior. The drawing epitomizes the artist’s gentle ironic universe, sublimated by vivid watercolors and a breezy and seemingly effortless style. 14, 1978 cover depicted the façade of a New York building, with a bald-headed bird with glasses in a suit perched on a high-up window and enlightened by pale yellow rays of sunshine. Outside the church, a poster of Sempé’s first New Yorker cover stood next to a black-and-white portrait of him festooned with flowers. A private funeral was held at the city’s renowned Montparnasse cemetery. Friends and relatives honored the artist, who died last week at age 89, and his legacy. in the United States - took place Friday at the Church of Saint-Germain-des-Prés in Paris. Family, friends and fans have paid tribute to French cartoonist Jean-Jacques Sempé, whose simple line drawings tinted with humor graced the covers of The New Yorker magazine and granted him international acclaim.Ī funeral Mass for Sempé - affectionately known as J.J.
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