{"product_id":"mathieu-bablet-adrastee","title":"Mathieu Bablet - Adrastee - Original illustration","description":"\u003ch2\u003eBring your collection to life\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAchetez de l'Art Paris is hosting \u003ca title=\"Exhibition-Sale of Collectors' Comic Art Boards and Illustrations\" href=\"en-us\/collections\/vente-collectionneurs\"\u003ea collectors' exhibition-sale of comic art\u003c\/a\u003e, from Thursday 17\/09 to Saturday 03\/10\/2026. This exhibition brings together original boards and illustrations from our collectors' collections, offered for sale in a gallery setting.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eThe main character of Adrastée\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis original India ink illustration depicts the main character of Adrastée, the famous mythological fable by Mathieu Bablet, published by Ankama.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe piece portrays this immortal king on his long initiatory and contemplative journey. Through wild landscapes inspired by Greek mythology, we find the author's signature graphic style: lush, teeming nature and vertiginous architectural ruins, magnified by remarkable work on blacks and contrasts.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eVisually, Adrastée stands as a monumental work in which the artwork and composition dictate the rhythm of the narrative. Mathieu Bablet deploys an extremely meticulous style here, marked by pen-and-brush inkwork of great depth, where flat blacks and fine hatching sculpt the light. His composition rests on a masterful command of perspective and scale: the immortal king, a tiny, dwarfed silhouette, wanders through wild landscapes and titanic Hellenic architecture. By juxtaposing settings with dizzying geometric lines against organic, teeming nature, Bablet creates a striking contrast. Each board is conceived as a contemplative tableau, where the emptiness and silence of vast spaces heighten the hero's tragic solitude in the face of the immensity of the world and the gods.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eArtwork details\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e• Medium: India ink\u003cbr\u003e• Sheet dimensions: 21 x 15 cm\u003cbr\u003e• Signed lower right (MB stamp)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eShipping\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eEach piece can be picked up at our Paris gallery, free of shipping charges. If you would like it shipped, it will be carefully packed and protected for delivery in an ultra-sturdy tube.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eShipments within France and Europe are handled by \u003cstrong\u003eChronopost or Colissimo\u003c\/strong\u003e, for fast, secure delivery. Within Paris, \u003cstrong\u003ecourier delivery\u003c\/strong\u003e is also available upon request.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Achetez de l'Art","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":58486211379531,"sku":null,"price":450.0,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0278\/2986\/2537\/files\/mathieu-bablet-illustration-adrastee.jpg?v=1789548007","url":"https:\/\/achetezdelart.shop\/en-gb\/products\/mathieu-bablet-adrastee","provider":"Achetez de l'Art","version":"1.0","type":"link"}