Schuiten. India ink on thick paper for this original cover of the first edition of volume 2 of Cités obscures, La fièvre d'Urbicande. Published as a serial in A Suivre in 1983-1984, the second volume of Cités obscures is probably the most mythical and iconic of the series. The story is superb not only for its graphics but also for the richness and depth of the ideas it propagates. Illustration published as a vignette on the cover of the first edition. Here the author presents the hero Eugen Robick, the urbatect designer of Urbicande, in an emblematic pose. A graphic work with taut lines that are characteristic of François Schuiten's talent! Signed. 30.4x25.5cm