Drawing Jean Terles Arthur Koestler Yogi And The Commissioner Gendarme Gouache

Beautiful old drawing circa 1930, mixed technique on paper (gouache), the stamp of the Jean Terles Paris estate on the back, representing an original illustration project for the Pourpre collection. Sold without the jacket. Jean Terles studied at the Beaux Arts in Paris after a degree in modern literature. He entered Lucien Simon's studio, and continued his training at the Casa Velasquez. He stayed in Morocco during the war then returned to Paris where he rubbed shoulders with Yves Brayer and Jean Dubuffet, among others. He exhibited alongside them in the major Parisian galleries. He also worked as an illustrator for major authors (Emile Zola, Georges Bernanos, Henri Maurois, etc.) and taught at the Gobelins school. He returned to Lot et Garonne at the end of the 1970s and continued to work and exhibit.