Loïc DUBIGEON (1934-2001). Drawing to illustrate Manuel de c - Lot 78

Loïc DUBIGEON (1934-2001). Drawing to illustrate Manuel de civilité à l'usage des grandes filles after Pierre Louÿs, 1997. Graphite, 40 x 30 cm, the sheet, 30 x 30 cm, the drawing. Signed and dated upper right in the work. Born into a famous family of shipowners from Nantes, Loïc Dubigeon was destined for a career as an architect. But he was drawn to the world of art, and became famous for his palette, the scarves he designed for Hermès, and his erotic illustrations. Bibliography: Loïc Dubigeon, Manuel de civilité à l'usage des grandes filles d'après Pierre Louÿs, éditions Astarté, 1997. Reproduced on page 77, illustrating the moralizing quatrain: "Don't force yourself on the chambermaid with a broomstick, you might hurt her badly".