Robert Lassalvy (1932-2001) was a French
editorial cartoonist
An editorial cartoonist, also known as a political cartoonist, is an artist who draws editorial cartoons that contain some level of political or social commentary. Their cartoons are used to convey and question an aspect of daily news or curren ...
,
caricaturist
A caricaturist is an artist who specializes in drawing caricatures.
List of caricaturists
* Abed Abdi (born 1942)
* Al Hirschfeld (1903–2003)
* Alex Gard (1900–1948)
* Alexander Saroukhan (1898–1977)
* Alfred Grévin (1827–1892)
* Alf ...
and
painter born in
Cournonterral
Cournonterral (; oc, Cornonterralh) is a commune in the Hérault department in southern France.
Population
Residents are known as ''Cournonterralais''.
Festival
The town is known for an annual festival known as ''Pailhasses''. The festiva ...
(Hérault).
Known for his saucy humor and ultra sexy pin-ups, his caricatures are mainly related to human sexuality.
From "
Ici Paris
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" to "
Playboy
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", from "
Lui" to "
La Vie Catholique", his cartoons have been published in the French and international press for over 50 years.
As of 1997, he also made many paintings from
cubism genre.
Considered as one of the great cartoonists of his generation, he was appointed knight of Arts and Letters on January 1, 2000.
In January 2020, a covered market bearing his name is inaugurated in his native village, Cournonterral.
La halle Robert-Lassalvy a été inaugurée et ornée d’une caricature
Midi Libre
''Midi Libre'' () is a French daily newspaper in Montpellier that covers general news. It began publication in 1944.
Since 1949, the newspaper has organised a cycling stage race, the Grand Prix du Midi Libre.
References
External links
W ...
, 15/01/2020.
References
External links
Web site
(in French)
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1932 births
2001 deaths
French caricaturists
French editorial cartoonists