{"product_id":"fusains-the-art-of-jacques-de-loustal-74709","title":"Fusains: The Art of Jacques de Loustal","description":"\u003cp\u003eFusains is French for Charcoals. Minimal text, fully bilingual in English and French.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFrom the publisher:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"padding-left: 40px;\"\u003eIn Fusains, Jacques de Loustal, a leading figure in contemporary comics, reveals a more intimate and contemplative side of his work. Featuring 150 drawings, this volume highlights the graphic elegance, sensitivity, and mastery of line that have earned the author his reputation — far beyond the world of the 9th art.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"padding-left: 40px;\"\u003eKnown for his albums with spellbinding atmospheres, his stories tinged with melancholy, and his unique sense of narrative simplicity, Loustal explores here a more stripped-down territory: charcoal, the raw material par excellence. These drawings — landscapes, architecture, or portraits suspended in time — reveal the evocative power of an artist who knows how to suggest a story with just a few dark lines.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"padding-left: 40px;\"\u003eFusains is both an art book and an immersion into the imagination of an author whose reputation in the world of comics lends each image a singular power. Fans of his work will rediscover that characteristic visual poetry; others will discover a Loustal who is more direct, more tactile, almost intimate.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"padding-left: 40px;\"\u003eAn essential volume for illustration enthusiasts, collectors of coffee table books… and anyone who wishes to get up close to the magic of the line work of a comic book legend.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Editions Caurette","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52930411987242,"sku":"74709","price":60.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/2879\/4922\/files\/17536.jpg?v=1791918176","url":"https:\/\/stuartngbooks.com\/products\/fusains-the-art-of-jacques-de-loustal-74709","provider":"Stuart Ng Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}