Pierre Guitton

French painter and comic book author (1944–2021)

Pierre Guitton
Born	16 March 1944 Loches, France
Died	20 July 2021(2021-07-20) (aged 77)
Nationality	French
Occupation(s)	Painter Comic book author

Pierre Guitton (16 March 1944 – 20 July 2021) was a French painter and comic book author and artist.^[1] He notably designed the pages of Charlie Mensuel and Hara-Kiri.

Biography

Guitton studied at the École supérieure des beaux-arts de Tours [fr], where he earned a degree in painting in 1962.^[2] In 1969, he began his career at Charlie Mensuel.^[2] In 1971, he founded the magazine Zinc alongside Nicoulaud [fr], where they published underground comic strip reviews. The magazine folded in 1974.^[2]

From 1975 to 1987, Guitton published his designs and comic strips in Charlie Mensuel Hara-Kiri, À Suivre, and Zero.^[2] In 1987, he ceased collaboration with all magazines and devoted himself to painting. He became a well-known painter throughout Indre-et-Loir, participating in multiple artistic exhibitions and cultural manifestations.^[1]

In 2011, a retrospective titled Pierre Guitton rétrospective : Et c'est pas fini ! was published. It highlighted his designs published in Charlie Mensuel and Zinc. In 2018, another retrospective titled Contes du Lapin jaune covered his publications in À Suivre from 1985 to 1987.^[3]

Pierre Guitton died on 20 July 2021 at the age of 77.^[4]

Publications

Tout doit disparaître (1978)
Et c’est pas fini ! : rétrospective Pierre Guitton (2011)
Les contes de Lapin Jaune (2018)

References

^ ^a ^b Bouchet, Bruno (22 July 2021). "Indre-et-Loire : l'artiste lochois Pierre Guitton est décédé". La Nouvelle République (in French). Indre-et-Loire. Retrieved 26 July 2021.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d "Pierre Guitton". Le Chant des Muses (in French). Archived from the original on 16 October 2019.
^ Calmeilles, Pierre (5 November 2018). "Une exposition à la mesure de l'art " singulier " de Pierre Guitton". La Nouvelle République (in French). Loches. Retrieved 26 July 2021.
^ Hojlo, Frédéric (23 July 2021). "Disparition du peintre et dessinateur Pierre Guitton, figure de l'underground français des années 1970 et 1980". ActuaBD (in French). Retrieved 26 July 2021.