Jean-Claude GIBERT Babar The hot-air balloon India ink, coloured inks and watercolour on paper for a illustration of Babar preparing to fly away in a balloon, the monkey Zéphir and the old man Cornelius. Signed. Drawing for the cover of the DVD L'invention du siècle; Les rois de l'aviron, 2005. 36 × 30 cm. Babar's longevity is exceptional. exceptional. Created in 1931 by Jean de Brunhoff (Histoire de Babar the little elephant), this character - very elegant, and so recognisable, with his green suit, red bow tie red bow tie, shoes with spats spats and his king's crown king - was revived after the cartoonist's death in October October 1937, by his son Laurent, who published his first album, Babar et ce coquin d'Arthur. It was at the end of the 1990s that Jean-Claude Gibert was entrusted with the to illustrate a long series of books based on the characters created by Jean and Laurent de Brunhoff. He has preserved two essential elements of his predecessors of his predecessors, the sharpness and the brilliance of the colours, which bring this little world to life and and have helped to attract new readers, charmed by all these beautiful images. Jean-Claude GIBERT Babar's longevity is exceptional. Created in 1931 by Jean de Brunhoff (Histoire de Babar the little elephant), this character - very elegant, and so recognisable, with his green suit, his bow red bow tie, his shoes with and his crown of was taken up again after the disappearance premature death in October 1937, by his son Laurent, who in 1946 published his first album, Babar et ce coquin d'Arthur. It was at the end of the 1990s that Jean-Claude Gibert was entrusted to illustrate a long series of of books based on the characters created by Jean and Laurent de Brunhoff. He has preserved two essential elements of the work of of his predecessors, the clarity of the and the brilliance of the colours bring this little world to life and and have helped to attract new readers, charmed by all these beautiful images.