Bob De Moor illustrates Charles Kleinberg’s poetry recital ‘La Lune Violée’
From 3 to 8 December 1985 the Belgian French speaking poet Charles Kleinberg presented a…
Read MoreBob De Moor in Welkenraedt for ‘Tout Hergé’ in 1991
In 1991 the Belgian village of Welkenraedt was the decor for the "Tout Hergé" exhibition which lasted 3 months (from June 8 till September 15). It was the biggest exhibition on Hergé and his work held so far. Johannes Stawowy, from whom we have already received lots of material on Bob De Moor, sent us a few pictures today when
Read MoreCori sketch for the ‘L’Expédition Maudite’ album from 1987
Over the past few months we only had a few Cori related posts. In the next days we are going to change this and give you an insight on how Bob De Moor worked to create this excellent series. [caption id="attachment_1544" align="alignleft" width="144"] Cori as sketched by Bob De Moor.[/caption] Today we present you a sketch of Cori which Bob
Read MoreThe Le Petit Orgue cartoon cut and paste for Johan De Moor’s 1989’s Bronzen Adhemar prize
Yesterday you could read a post on a special Le Petit Orgue cartoon which Bob De Moor created for the 10th anniversary of the vocal ensemble, which lasted from the 70s till the 90s, and which had among its members Bob De Moor's son in law Luc De Meulenaere and several sons of Bob De Moor himself: Chris De Moor,
Read MoreLe Petit Orgue celebrates its 10th anniversary with Bob De Moor
Especially for the occasion of the 10th anniversary of the Le Petit Orgue Bob De Moor made a cartoon. Le Petit Orgue was a vocal ensemble, which lasted from the 70s till the 90s, and it had among its members Bob De Moor's son in law Luc De Meulenaere and several sons of Bob De Moor himself: Chris De Moor, Dirk De Moor,
Read MoreThe windmill by Bob De Moor, 1947
In the past few months we have described several paintings which Bob De Moor painted in 1947 such as the smoking kid, a still life and a winter landscape. Today we show you a watercolour painting which we discovered in the archives of Ludo Van Looveren, a nephew of Bob De Moor, and son of John Van Looveren (Artec Studios).
Read MoreBob De Moor’s Monsieur Tric/Troc featured in the book ‘Les archives Goscinny : Le journal Tintin, 1956-1961’
In June 1998 the French editor Vents d'Ouest released the first volume in a series which would unlock the René Goscinny archives: "Les archives Goscinny : Le journal Tintin, 1956-1961". As the title explains the book gives you an insight in the work Goscinny did for the Tintin Journal in the period 1956-1961. As many know Goscinny also worked on
Read MoreLe grand nettoyage, a 1945 cartoon by Bob De Moor
When World War 2 ends in Europe in 1945 with the German surrender to the Western Allies and the Soviet Union in late April and early May 1945, Bob De Moor was probably among the first ones to celebrate this. For years he had been waiting for the allies to liberate Europe and in the final months he had also
Read MoreBarelli dissected – from polaroid to drawing for ‘Barelli in bruisend Brussel’ (part 2)
A few days ago we presented you the first article in a series of articles that will treat the genesis of the 1988 album "Barelli in bruisend Brussel". The assistant of Bob De Moor for that album was Geert De Sutter, who took care of the background/decors in the album. Since both men only had a few months to complete the
Read MoreBob De Moor’s Cori as seen by Michel Pierret in 1981
To celebrate the 35 years of the Tintin Journal in 1981, the younger generation of Tintin comic artists was asked to create their version of the older generation’s work. The results were published under “Brouiller les cartes” in a special of Tintin Journal, issue 39 of 1981. 3 pages were dedicated to Bob De Moor’s work. We already showed you
Read MoreBob De Moor’s Barelli as seen by Jean-Claude Servais in 1981
To celebrate the 35 years of the Tintin Journal in 1981, the younger generation of Tintin comic artists was asked to create their version of the older generation’s work. The results were published under “Brouiller les cartes” in a special of Tintin Journal, issue 39 of 1981. A few days ago we presented you the first of 3 pages which
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