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Les Aventures de Tintin. First and later printings, each volume inscribed by the author to his colourist Guy Dessicy. One of the original three employees of Studios Hergé, Dessicy worked on the Tintin books at the creator's home from 1947 to 1953 and belonged to Hergé's close circle of companions known as the "Capelle-aux-Champs."The earliest inscription reads, in translation, "To Guy, With the hope of a long and fruitful collaboration. Very warmly, Hergé". The final volume is inscribed to Dessicy's family and notes, in part, "This book, whose beautiful colours are the work of their father Guy". A full list of inscriptions is available on request.Dessicy (1924-2016) first met Hergé as a child in 1936, and they later became confidantes and collaborators. Hergé personally trained Dessicy as his colourist, showing him the technique of using six layers for the overall picture and a single layer for the distant background of the setting. Dessicy also modelled for character poses and discussed story ideas with Hergé. Germaine recalled of the little studio on avenue Delleur, "Without exaggerating, it was magnificent. The staff members were more friends than anything else... People worked while laughing, in a sort of camaraderie" (Peeters, p. 226).After leaving the studio, Dessicy founded the comic-inspired advertising agency Publiart with the Tintin publisher Raymond Leblanc. Dessicy later saved the Brussels art-nouveau Cauchie House from demolition and discussed transforming it int

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