Hugo Pratt

AKA:

The Picasso of Comics

Birth Name:

Ugo Eugenio Prat

Birth Date:

June 15, 1927

Birth Place:

Rimini, Italy

Death Date:

August 20, 1995

Place of Death:

Grandvaux, Switzerland

Age:

Cause of Death:

Bowel cancer

Cemetery Name:

Cimetière de Grandvaux

Claim to Fame:

Artists

Hugo Pratt is considered one of the greatest graphic novelists in the world. His strips, graphic works, and watercolors have been exhibited in major museums such as the Grand Palais and Pinacothèque in Paris, the Vittoriano in Rome, and Ca ‘Pesaro in Venice. Pratt was known for combining strong storytelling with extensive historical research on works such as Corto Maltese. From 1970 to 1984 Pratt lived in France where Corto Maltese was immensely popular where his comic book was published by the local publisher, Pif Gadget, and later translated in fifteen different languages. From 1984 to 1995 Pratt lived in Switzerland where the international success that Corto Maltese continued to grow. In France, most of his pre-Corto Maltese works were published in several album editions by publishers such as Casterman, Dargaud, and Humanoides Associés. Often referred to as "The Picasso of Comics" Pratt was inducted into the Will Eisner Award Hall of Fame in 2005.

Cemetery Information:

Final Resting Place:

Cimetière de Grandvaux

Route de la Petite Corniche

Grandvaux, Bourg-en-Lavaux, District de Lavaux-Oron, Vaud, 1091

Switzerland

Europe

Grave Location:

Hugo Platt Plot

Grave Location Description

As you enter the cemetery from the small gate off Route de la Petite Corniche, go through the gates and up the second set of stairs and continue walking up the path with the cemetery on your right. Look to the right for the Philippe Cossy monument and turn right at the hedge just after Mr. Cossy. Walk 15 graves into the section on the right along the hedge for the final resting place of Hugo Platt.

Grave Location GPS

46.49549192798598, 6.713954317609558

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Videos Featuring Hugo Pratt:

Hugo Pratt (subtitles)

Venezia, retracing the steps of Corto Maltese

Hugo Pratt Interview (no subtitles)

Hugo Pratt Drawing Corto Maltese

Hugo Pratt exhibition opens in Lyon

Hugo Pratt - Trio Esquina

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Eugène Delacroix

popular name: Eugène Delacroix

date_of_death: August 13, 1863

age: 65

cause_of_death: Throat infection

claim_to_fame: Artists

best_know_for: Eugène Delacroix was a French Romantic artist who was regarded as the leader of the French Romantic school. In contrast to the Neoclassical perfectionism of his chief rival Ingres, Delacroix took for his inspiration the art of Rubens and painters of the Venetian Renaissance, with an attendant emphasis on colour and movement rather than clarity of outline and carefully modelled form. Dramatic and romantic content characterized the central themes of his maturity, and led him not to the classical models of Greek and Roman art, but to travel in North Africa, in search of the exotic. Delacroix was trained at the École des Beaux-Arts in Paris and quickly gained attention for his dramatic, expressive style. His breakthrough came with the painting La Barque de Dante (1822), which was showcased at the Salon and received acclaim for its bold use of color and intense emotion. This set the stage for other iconic works, such as Liberty Leading the People (1830), a powerful allegorical depiction of the July Revolution in France. Delacroix's use of vivid colors, dynamic compositions, and passion in his works became a hallmark of Romanticism. Throughout his career, Delacroix was inspired by literature, history, and contemporary events, drawing from sources like Shakespeare, Byron, and the Bible. His works often depicted intense emotions, dramatic landscapes, and scenes of violence and heroism. He was also influenced by the art of the Dutch Masters and the emerging techniques of the Impressionists, though he remained primarily associated with the Romantic tradition. Delacroix's later years were marked by a move toward lighter, more fluid compositions. Though he never embraced the academic style of the time, he remained a prominent figure in French art circles. His legacy deeply influenced generations of artists, including the Impressionists, particularly in terms of color theory and the expressive use of brushwork. He died at his home in 1863, leaving behind a legacy as one of the great masters of 19th-century art.