Constant/Mauro Caldi. Original drawing illustrating a character from T2. Signed and dated 1988. Graphite and colored pencil. One tear. 36 X 27 cm Michel Constan (1963) is a Belgian cartoonist. After studying at the Saint-Luc school in Liège, he published his first pages in "Tintin". In 1986, he created the "Mauro Caldi" series, scripted by Lapière. In 1995, Michel Constant launched the "Bitume" series for Casterman, based on a script by Michel Vandam. He then drew the "Red River Hotel" series for Glénat, based on a script by Cornette, for the Bulle Noire collection.

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