Paul Mantes (1921-2004) Ville dôme Lead pencil and charcoal on paper with studio stamp on back 54 x 72 cm Condition report: small folds, traces of ink (probably studio stamp) in the centre A passion for drawing is almost inseparable from a vocation as an architect, but some people take it a step further: Piranesi, for example, or Paul Mantes! The latter, with the ability to project into the future of good architects, illustrates with a sure stroke his sometimes sombre, often highly technological vision of the future. It's a vision that can also be found in post-apocalyptic cinema such as Mad Max, or in futuristic comics such as Yoko Tsuno or Valérian & Laureline.