Robert Kayaert: "Hergé posant avec des modèles de ses characters" - Cibachrome print - Belgium - 1970-1979

Robert Kayaert: "Hergé posant avec des modèles de ses characters" - Cibachrome print - Belgium - 1970-1979

Rare, large cibachrome print by Robert Kayaert (1920-2007) featuring Hergé (pseudonym of Georges Prosper Remi Remi), the creator of Tintin, posing in the year 1964 amidst a collection of models of his iconic cartoon characters. This ilfochrome is Artist Proof hand signed on the passepartout and professionally framed.

Robert Kayaert was a talented portraitist and press photographer for the INR, the Théâtre Royal de la Monnaie and the Queen Elisabeth Competition, among others. His photographs painted a unique view of his time. Robert Kayaert also made numerous reports about Belgium that convey timeless atmospheres through images, from Ostend to Arlon. This also includes a historical report on Hergé, of which a rare cibachrome print is offered here.

Ilfochrome (also commonly known as Cibachrome) is a dye destruction positive-to-positive photographic process used for the reproduction of film transparencies on photographic paper. The prints are made on a dimensionally stable polyester base as opposed to traditional paper bases.

Status report: in good condition
Dimensions: 55x1x44cm
Weight: 2.2kg

These items are shipped via the official Belgian postal service BPost with track and trace and insurance in case of breakage or loss during transport, included in the shipping price.