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Georges Pichard: French Master of Erotic Comics

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Georges Pichard

Paulette - Le cirque des femmes, 1975

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pencil and ink on cardboard
32,5 x 50 cm
Original comic art made by Pichard for "Le cirque des femmes", published on page 5 of the sixth episode of the "Paulette" saga in the French magazine Charlie Mensuel in 1975. Created in collaboration with Georges Wolinski on the texts, Paulette tells the adventures of a young and very rich heiress who is the protagonist of daring adventures in which she runs into while trying to get rid of her immense wealth which she is disgusted by, being a convinced and declared communist. Through the adventures of Paulette and her friend Giuseppe, an old tramp transformed into a beautiful girl by a magic mole, the comic reviews the seventies and some of their topical situations such as youth protests, the Vietnam War, the French political situation, workers' struggles, the fall of the hippie utopia of life in a commune.