Max Cabanes - 1 Offset Print - Angoulême 1991 - HC - 1991

Max Cabanes Publisher; Christian Desbois Editions. ’91 ’18th Festival de la Bande Dessinée d’Angoulême.

"ESCALE À PARIS" ’Affiche Angoulême 1991' H.C Hors Commerce edition Signed but unnumbered 70×50cm MINT/Archive State

Secure an elite milestone of European comic history with this ultra-rare, collector-grade archival art print. Originally commissioned as the official artwork for the 18th Angoulême International Comics Festival (Salon International de la Bande Dessinée d'Angoulême) in 1991, this masterpiece was illustrated by Grand Prix winner Max Cabanes (born 1947). This specific release is an exceptionally scarce H.C. (Hors Commerce / Not for Sale) artist and publisher archive edition, specifically printed outside the regular commercial run. Adding immense value and prestige, each plate is individually hand-signed in pencil by Max Cabanes in the lower right margin.​The sprawling, cinematic composition captures a bustling, romanticized street scene at dusk outside a monumental, blue-hued classical building stenciled with the traditional French phrase "Défense d'afficher" (Post No Bills). Bathed in a dramatic, warm orange twilight glow, the illustration is alive with vintage automotive and counter-culture energy: a classic black Citroën Traction Avant dominates the left foreground, retro scooters lean against the curb, and a couple speeds past on a vintage red motorcycle. A striking, warm projection light casts a cinematic silhouette across the building's facade, revealing a tender, intimate portrait of a couple kissing.​Meticulously produced via luxury fine art offset lithography on premium, heavy archival paper stock in a 70x50 cm landscape format, this print flawlessly holds Cabanes' intricate ink cross-hatching, rich midnight blues, and luminous sunset gradients. The wide, clean white lower margin features the formal, triangular ESCALE À PARIS festival typography, anchored by the word OFFICIEL and a single star, along with minimal publisher attribution lines acknowledging Christian Desbois Éditions. Sourced directly from an untouched distributor archive portfolio file, these uncirculated, investment-grade pieces are in pristine mint condition—an absolute centerpiece for premier graphic art historians, Franco-Belgian comic archives, or luxury modern collections.

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