Franquin: Gaston Lagaffe, illustration in Indian ink and blue pencil showing the anti-hero on a sailing boat, produced in 1979 for a T-shirt by the Vendée brand "Beneteau". This hectic composition is enhanced by the extremely fine graphics featuring the legendary goofball and the seagull. Handwritten annotations in graphite at the bottom. Signed (slight creases and traces of sticky paper). Size of drawing : 20,4 x 31,4. Size of paper: 25.7 x 36.4. Attached are the coloured pencil tracing (13 cm tear and missing bottom), the felt-tip text tracing (creases), 3 preparatory sketches on the same paper (creases and stain), a copy of André Franquin's letter to Beneteau (creases), the T-shirt (stains and tears) and the author's letter of dispatch. Superb set. Dimensions: 23.1 x 31, 21 x 15, 25.7 x 36.7, 21.1 x 29.7, 35 x 56 and 40 x 31.