Jean-Jacques Sempé, the iconic French illustrator and cartoonist best known for his wispy and intricately detailed drawings of French life, as well as having drawn more than 100 New Yorker covers, has ...

Jean-Jacques Sempe, who illustrated the much-loved "Little Nicolas" series of French children's books, has died aged 89, his biographer told AFP on Thursday. As well as his work on "Le Petit Nicolas", ...

PARIS (Reuters) - French cartoonist Jean-Jacques Sempe, who won international acclaim with a series of more than 100 drawings for the covers of The New Yorker magazine, has died at the age of 89. His ...

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Jean-Jacques Sempé was a French artist best known for his whimsical often ironic editorial illustrations. A regular contributor to The New Yorker magazine, Sempé’s simple lines and delicate colors ...

Jean-Jacques Sempé, the French cartoonist best known for the Le Petit Nicolas (Little Nicholas) children’s books, died Thursday. He was 89. The mischievous schoolboy who is constantly getting into ...

'Le Petit Nicolas' depicted an idealised vision of childhood in 1950s France and became an international best-seller - Copyright AFP/File JACQUES DEMARTHON 'Le Petit ...

French cartoonist Jean-Jacques Sempe, who won international acclaim with a series of more than 100 drawings for the covers of The New Yorker magazine, has died at the age of 89. PARIS, Aug 12 (Reuters ...