Philippe FRANCQ Si les dieux t'abandonnent...
Presentation
To coincide with the publication of the 25th volume of the adventures of Largo Winch by Éditions Dupuis, the Huberty & Breyne gallery is proud to be showing Philippe Francq's preparatory sketches for this new album.
A new chapter is being written for this series with the arrival of screenwriter Jérémie Guez, whose experience in writing and directing for literature (Balancé dans les cordes), cinema (Yves Saint Laurent, Boite Noire, Tigres et Hyènes) and television (BRI) blends perfectly with the codes of the adventures of the billionaire in sneakers. In this diptych, intimate moral questions rub shoulders with the most pressing contemporary ethical issues, from Largo's secret family island in the Adriatic Sea to Benares via Ikeja in Nigeria...
Since volume 22, Francq has been using a different graphic approach, producing pencil sketches on paper before inking his pages digitally. The gallery is showing the original graphite plates, in other words, the penultimate stage of the creative process, and so enabling viewers to appreciate the original pencil marks no longer visible in the book itself. This is the first time that these exceptional artworks will have been shown to the public, and they give us precious insights into Francq's approach to framing his images, his choice of composition, positioning of speech bubbles, use of two-dimensionality to represent a particular scene, the balanced dynamism of his images, and his search for the perfect line.
BOOK SIGNING IN PARIS | MATIGNON *
Tuesday, November 4, from 4:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m.
*Only for the latest album
PRIVATE VIEW IN BRUSSELS
Thursday 6 November 2025
from 6:00 p.m
in the presence of the artist
EXHIBITION IN BRUSSELS
From Friday 7 November
to Saturday 6 December 2025
BRUSSELS | Châtelain
33 place du Châtelain, 1050 Brussels
Wednesday > Saturday 11.00 am - 6.00 pm