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Monday, January 2, 2006

Peter de Séve

Posted by Charley Parker at 7:10 am

Peter de Seve
Peter de Séve has been a bright presence in American Illustration for a number of years. His wonderful cartoon-style illustrations have appeared in Time, Newsweek, Smithsonian, Atlantic Monthly and, in particular, on many covers for The New Yorker. His drawings reveal the influence of comic book art and early Mad magazine artists as well as classic illustrators. He displays a particular delight in his portrayal of animals.

de Séve has also illustrated books and done animation character design for Disney, Pixar and others.

There is a nice interview on the Norman Rockwell Museum site that includes videos of the artist in his studio. The video interviews are brief, but show him sketching. (Note the pencil grip.)

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  1. Comment by john britton
    Wednesday, January 11, 2006 @ 7:10 am

    great site , i used to draw in magazine,s some years back. and there is some great computer art/ i dont mind both kind,s it,s all progress. things cant stay the same forever.i love it.

  2. Comment by artvisor
    Saturday, June 23, 2007 @ 7:28 am

    Greetings All,

    I own 8 - Peter De Seve Original signed watercolors and some simple pen and paper sketches…all in excellent condition and appear to be about from the Mid-90’s.

    I am currently offering the 8 works of art for one set price.
    Please email Victor at nyc@nyc.com for more information or visit
    http://www.booksphere.com to view the collection.

    Thank You
    Victor

  3. Comment by Kristina
    Wednesday, July 18, 2007 @ 10:12 am

    The guy is amazing I’m in love with his characters!!!

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