Through a selection of 120 original drawings and an immersive exhibition design, the Musée de la Grande Ardenne unveils the unique world of the illustrator and storyteller Jean-Claude Servais.
A lover of the Gaume and the Ardennes, Servais transports us into his world where reality and fantasy intertwine. His sensitive and precise brushstrokes reveal his attachment to the land, to the flora and fauna, to the simple life far from the hustle and bustle of civilisation, to the imagination and mysteries of the forest, and above all to women, whom he portrays as free, rebellious and sensual heroines…
Servais established himself as a leading artist as early as the 1980s with *La Tchalette*, *Tendre Violette* and *Isabelle*… After a career spanning 40 years and just as many successful albums, both in Belgium and abroad, he is regarded as one of the leading figures in Belgian comics and has become a true icon in his region.
