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Jean Pierre Gustave Dratz (1903–1967) was a Belgian painter and illustrator.
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Jean Pierre Gustave Dratz (1903–1967) was a Belgian painter and illustrator.
Dratz was born in Mont-Saint-Guibert, Belgium, on 16 March 1903 as the son and student of Constant Dratz. He first married Eliane D'Hondt (1904–1941) on 3 March 1926. Together, they had a daughter, Corinne (1933–2021). They divorced on 28 September 1936, and he later married Emma Baecken in Koekelberg (Brussels), on 15 February 1939. He studied Law and Economy at the Université libre de Bruxelles. As an artist, he is best known for his sober, realistic and melancholic Belgian landscapes which show Japanese influences. Other works were inspired by his travels in France and Italy.
Well known as a caricaturist and illustrator, he was a co-founder of the association of Belgian humoristic artist "Mine Souriante". He was the editor-in-chief of the French-language version of the Belgian comics magazine Bravo, where he also contributed numerous illustrations. He also created numerous theatre decors, and contributed the decoration for the national pavilions of Brazil and Chile at the 1935 World Exhibition of Brussels, and of the national pavilion of the Republic of the Congo at the Expo 58.
He was sometimes nicknamed "The Belgian Dubout".
He died in Uccle (Brussels) in October 1967.
Among the many illustrations he made for numerous magazines can be mentioned:
Furthermore, he made illustrations for records, student magazines, post cards, and publicity.
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