Christophe Chabouté

Intense and intimate, Chabouté’s work unfolds in a refined, high-contrast black-and-white style that relies entirely on silence and framing. Each panel is elegantly crafted, like a photographic composition in its own right, where the absence of text leaves the stage entirely to the expressions on the characters’ faces and the slowness of their movements. Sensitivity in its purest form! 

To preserve your works on paper, we recommend that you never expose them to direct light, as UV rays can damage the mediums used. Paintings made with pastel or charcoal require special care to avoid rubbing. Works containing watercolor are particularly sensitive to light, unlike gouache and acrylic.
We advise you to display them away from windows, and to use frames made from pH-neutral conservation materials and “Museum” glass with anti-UV and anti-reflective treatment. If you prefer to keep your works unframed, we recommend storing them flat, in drawing cartons, with sheets of pH-neutral permanent paper in between. Keep them away from light and humidity.

Christophe Chabouté worked in advertising for about fifteen years before truly launching his career in comic art, which was then his “secret passion.” His first album was created for himself—a project designed to see if he could sustain a story for an entire year. Once he had met this personal challenge, he tucked it away in a drawer and didn’t look back at it. It wasn’t until he sent the story to a publisher and received a favorable response less than fifteen days later that he decided to leave everything behind to pursue his passion for the Ninth Art... Complete biography