The designer Jean-Jacques Sempé, illustrator of the adventures of Petit Nicolas, died at the age of 89, his wife announced this Thursday to AFP.
"Comedy designer"
"Comedian designer Jean-Jacques Sempé died peacefully (Thursday) evening, August 11 (2022), in his 89th year, in his vacation home, surrounded by his wife and close friends
," said Marc Lecarpentier. , his biographer and friend, in a statement to AFP.
Born in Pessac, near Bordeaux, Jean-Jacques Sempé had published numerous cartoons for several titles such as
Le Figaro
,
the Nouvel Observateur
, the
New Yorker
and even
the Express
.
He was also the illustrator of the adventures of
Petit Nicolas,
written by René Goscinny.
