Jordi Bernet - Torpedo 1936 "Luca Torelli, The Morning After" - Unique Original Ink Drawing - Framed - Hand Signed
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Jordi Bernet’s unique original black-ink drawing, “Torpedo 1936 – Luca Torelli, The Morning After”, is hand-signed and framed, measuring 53 × 45 cm.
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• Unique Original Artwork, hand inked by Jordi Bernet
• Hand Signed by the Artist, lower right
• Ink on Paper · 39 x 29 cm
• Framed with White Mat · 53 x 45 cm
• Featuring Luca Torelli, the hitman of Torpedo 1936
• Excellent Condition · Ready to Hang
A crumpled bed, a gun on the bedpost and Luca Torelli lighting his first cigarette of the day.
THE ARTWORK
A shabby 1930s bedroom, drawn as a single cinematic scene. In the foreground, a dark-haired woman sits on the floor by the bed, brushing her long hair with a sulky, defiant look. In the doorway stands Luca Torelli, the cold-blooded hitman known as "Torpedo", in shirt and tie, a cigarette between his lips, adjusting his cuff as the smoke curls up. Around them, every detail tells the story: a hat hanging on the bedhead, a shoulder holster with a pistol hung on the brass bed frame, a bare light bulb, a dresser with a mirror, a bottle and a glass.
Bernet builds the whole room in pure black ink: dense crosshatching on the walls and the bedspread, solid blacks on the wardrobe and the hat, and clean, confident lines on the figures. The light falls on the faces, and the silence between the two characters becomes the real subject of the drawing.
WHY IT MATTERS
Torpedo 1936, written by Enrique Sánchez Abulí, is one of the great noir series in European comics, and Jordi Bernet is the artist who gave Luca Torelli his definitive look. This original ink drawing contains everything that made the series famous: a cynical gangster, a dangerous woman, black humour and a cinematic sense of framing. Hand signed and presented framed, it is ready to hang.
TECHNICAL DETAILS
▸ Artist: Jordi Bernet
▸ Title: Torpedo 1936 – Luca Torelli, The Morning After
▸ Technique: Black ink on paper
▸ Dimensions: 39 x 29 cm (image) · 53 x 45 cm (framed)
▸ Signature: Hand signed by the artist, lower right
▸ Presentation: Black frame with white mat
▸ Condition: Excellent
THE ARTIST
Jordi Bernet (Barcelona, 1944) is one of Spain's most internationally acclaimed comic artists. He is best known for Torpedo 1936, with writer Enrique Sánchez Abulí, and also for "Clara de Noche" and his work on "Jonah Hex" for DC Comics. His bold black-and-white style, expressive characters and command of noir atmosphere have made him a reference for generations of artists in Europe and the United States.
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• Unique Original Artwork, hand inked by Jordi Bernet
• Hand Signed by the Artist, lower right
• Ink on Paper · 39 x 29 cm
• Framed with White Mat · 53 x 45 cm
• Featuring Luca Torelli, the hitman of Torpedo 1936
• Excellent Condition · Ready to Hang
A crumpled bed, a gun on the bedpost and Luca Torelli lighting his first cigarette of the day.
THE ARTWORK
A shabby 1930s bedroom, drawn as a single cinematic scene. In the foreground, a dark-haired woman sits on the floor by the bed, brushing her long hair with a sulky, defiant look. In the doorway stands Luca Torelli, the cold-blooded hitman known as "Torpedo", in shirt and tie, a cigarette between his lips, adjusting his cuff as the smoke curls up. Around them, every detail tells the story: a hat hanging on the bedhead, a shoulder holster with a pistol hung on the brass bed frame, a bare light bulb, a dresser with a mirror, a bottle and a glass.
Bernet builds the whole room in pure black ink: dense crosshatching on the walls and the bedspread, solid blacks on the wardrobe and the hat, and clean, confident lines on the figures. The light falls on the faces, and the silence between the two characters becomes the real subject of the drawing.
WHY IT MATTERS
Torpedo 1936, written by Enrique Sánchez Abulí, is one of the great noir series in European comics, and Jordi Bernet is the artist who gave Luca Torelli his definitive look. This original ink drawing contains everything that made the series famous: a cynical gangster, a dangerous woman, black humour and a cinematic sense of framing. Hand signed and presented framed, it is ready to hang.
TECHNICAL DETAILS
▸ Artist: Jordi Bernet
▸ Title: Torpedo 1936 – Luca Torelli, The Morning After
▸ Technique: Black ink on paper
▸ Dimensions: 39 x 29 cm (image) · 53 x 45 cm (framed)
▸ Signature: Hand signed by the artist, lower right
▸ Presentation: Black frame with white mat
▸ Condition: Excellent
THE ARTIST
Jordi Bernet (Barcelona, 1944) is one of Spain's most internationally acclaimed comic artists. He is best known for Torpedo 1936, with writer Enrique Sánchez Abulí, and also for "Clara de Noche" and his work on "Jonah Hex" for DC Comics. His bold black-and-white style, expressive characters and command of noir atmosphere have made him a reference for generations of artists in Europe and the United States.
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Item
- Torpedo 1936 "Luca Torelli, The Morning After"
Series
Unique Original Ink Drawing - Framed - Hand Signed
Condition
Excellent condition
Artist
Jordi Bernet
Width
53 cm
Height
45 cm
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