(Bob) De Moor ( 1925 – 1992 ) - Cori de Scheepsjongen.

(Bob) De Moor (1925 – 1992)
This is a beautiful original drawing of Cori the Ship’s Boy, on stiff cardboard paper, A4 size.
Because it is a full composition with a ship in the background, and not just a quick sketch, the collectible value is substantial.
The laminated color print is indeed included.

Signed with a dedication to beo

Context: Bob de Moor was Hergé’s right-hand man.
Drawings of his own series "Cori" are highly cherished by enthusiasts of the Ligne claire.

Cori, the Ship’s Boy is a Belgian historical comic series drawn and written by Bob De Moor, and mainly published by Casterman.

Cori works for the Vereenigde Oostindische Compagnie (United East India Company) and finds himself in all kinds of adventures on his sea journeys. "Cori" is in a sense De Moor’s masterpiece. The stories take place in the 16th and 17th centuries in the seafaring milieu, expressing his passion for the sea and navigation.

Albums
Five stories about Cori have appeared. Onder de Vlag van de Compagnie is the original black-and-white edition of the color-reissued Koers naar het Goud.

1 The Invincible Armada Part 1: The Spies of the Queen
2 The Invincible Armada Part 2: The Sea Dragon
3 Koers naar het Goud (Course to Gold)
4 The Doomed Voyage
5 Dali Captain (completed by his son Johan De Moor after his death)

Estimate: Between €400 and €700.

Color illustration is included as shown.
C'est une pièce de collection très intéressante. Il s'agit d'un dessin original à la mine de plomb (potlood) représentant Cori le Moussaillon, le personnage le plus célèbre de Bob de Moor.

The color print is part of the lot.

Subject: The character Cori is depicted in his classic 17th-century sailor’s outfit, with a galleon in the background. This is the most sought-after theme for this author, because Bob de Moor was passionate about the navy.

Dedication: It is addressed to "BEO" with the note "Hartelijk!" (Cordially in Dutch). The fact that it is named to someone may slightly limit the price compared to a neutral drawing, but the quality of the line more than compensates for that.

In 1945, de Moor had already created an adventure comic featuring a young cabin boy: Bart the Cabin Boy (Bart de Scheepsjongen). With Cori, set at the early 17th century, he offers a more ambitious tale but had to abandon the series in 1952, occupied by his new job as first assistant to Hergé[1].

De Moor resumed Cori in the mid-1970s, shortly after the first volume was reissued by a patrimonial publisher[1]. In this new version, which takes place at the end of the 16th century, Cori is a secret agent of Queen Elizabeth I of England infiltrated within the Invincible Armada[2]. Casterman thus published four albums between 1977 and 1993, of which one, The Cursed Expedition, received the Alfred Award for Best Youth Album at the Angoulême Festival in 1988[3].