“Nicolas de Crécy” – Christian Desbois Éditions, Paris ”2004 Les Humanoïdes Associés – New-York-sur-Loire – Jaren 2000

A stunning piece by "Nicolas de Crécy" Publisher; Christian Desbois Éditions, Paris ''2004 Les Humanoïdes Associés , titled " "New-York-sur-Loire". Affiche Édition d'Art" Offset Litho / Thick satin art paper. 100×50cm Mint/Archive".Step into a mesmerizing, panoramic dreamscape of architectural fantasy with this exceptionally rare vintage fine art print. Published in Paris by the elite contemporary print house Christian Desbois Éditions in collaboration with Les Humanoïdes Associés, this 2004 first-edition masterpiece showcases the singular, critically acclaimed genius of French illustrator and comic pioneer Nicolas de Crécy (born 1966). Renowned for his fluid, highly expressive lines and surreal urban landscapes—which heavily influenced the visual style of the animated classic The Triplets of Belleville—de Crécy perfectly captures the poetic, alternate-history essence of his landmark graphic project New-York-sur-Loire.​The spectacular landscape composition introduces a stunning, cross-continental hybridization where a towering New York skyline is transposed onto the banks of France's Loire river. The scene is anchored by a monumental, dark crimson-red ocean liner slicing through the water on the left, its hull subtly stenciled with the ghostly text "LE CORNET A DES". A small, rusty tugboat floats alongside it, set against a shimmering, sun-dappled harbor. In the background, a dense, dizzying skyline of hand-drawn skyscrapers... lees verder bij Catawiki