Gaétan Nocq

Gaétan Nocq occupies a unique place in contemporary comic art. His early work in travel journals, graphic journalism, and observation of reality deeply informs his art, allowing him to blend documentation, personal testimony, and emotion. His remarkable use of color makes each comic book a world of its own, inviting readers to let themselves be swept away. 

Appearing at auction for the first time in 2022, Gaétan Nocq was surprised to see the key illustration from his album Les Grands Cerfs sell for €9,360. Regularly exhibited across France, Nocq’s work and his highly distinctive visual style have captivated the public. The Natural History Museum also acquired a page from Octopolis. An artist to watch.

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.

Gaétan Nocq is an illustrator, painter, sketchbook artist, and graphic novelist. A certified teacher of visual arts, he teaches technical drawing at the Ecole Olivier-de-Serres. At the same time, he created travel and reportage sketchbooks and became a member of the Carnettistes tribulants (The Wandering Travel-Log Artists) before turning to comic art. In 2016, he published Soleil brûlant en Algérie (Burning Sun in Algeria, 2016) and Capitaine Tikhomiroff (2017) with La Boîte à Bulles. Starting in 2019, he published Le Rapport W, infiltré à Auschwitz (Report W. Infiltrated into Auschwitz) with Daniel Maghen, a finalist for the 2020 Grand Prix de la Critique; Les Grands Cerfs in 2023, adapted from the novel by Claudie Hunzinger; and Octopolis in 2024.