PAPAZOGLAKIS, Christian (Born 1969) Jaguar 150, 1958. India ink, watercolor, gouache on paper. Signed. 30.4x45 cm. Christian Papazoglakis is a Belgian author specializing in automobile drawings. He started out in 1998 as Jean Graton's assistant on the Michel Vaillant series, before devoting himself to his own graphic novels, notably his series on the 24h of Le Mans." Experts. Pauline Testut & Floriant Bourguet

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