François, André

Japanese: フランソア(英語表記)François, André
François, André
Born: November 9, 1915 in Timisoara
[Died] April 11, 2005. A Romanian-born French cartoonist, graphic designer and illustrator from Grizi-les-Prator, near Paris, France. He entered the École des Beaux-Arts in Paris in 1935 and further studied under Cassandre. He went to England in 1940, and after returning to Japan in 1945, he attracted attention for his lyrical style of cartoons. He mainly published his work in British and American magazines such as Holiday, Punch and The New Yorker rather than in Japan. His main works include The Crocodile's Tears and The Wandering Island. He was also active in the fields of picture books, posters, advertisements and illustrations.

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Japanese:
[生]1915.11.9. ティミショアラ
[没]2005.4.11. フランス,パリ近郊グリジレプラートル
ルーマニア生まれのフランスの漫画家,グラフィック・デザイナー,イラストレーター。 1935年パリ美術学校に入学,さらにカッサンドルに学ぶ。 1940年イギリスに渡り,1945年帰国してから叙情的スタイルの漫画で注目される。国内よりも,『ホリデイ』『パンチ』『ニューヨーカー』などのイギリス,アメリカの雑誌に主として作品を発表。主要作品『わにの涙』『のんぶらり島』など。その他,絵本,ポスター,広告,挿絵の分野でも活躍した。

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