Grzegorz Rosinski

As the artist behind Thorgal, Le Grand Pouvoir du Chninkel, Complaintes des landes perdues, La Vengeance du Comte Skarbek, and Western, Grzegorz Rosinski is a legendary figure in Franco-Belgian comics. His realistic style, mastery of inking, and talent as a painter have left a lasting impression on generations of readers and countless artists, including Mathieu Lauffray, Ralph Meyer, and Alex Alice. Together with Belgian writer Jean Van Hamme, he created the Thorgal series, which became one of the greatest comic book successes of all time, selling millions of copies and being translated worldwide. This cult heroic fantasy series is considered a benchmark for the genre and for the history of comics. For 30 years, the Galerie Daniel Maghen has represented the artist. This collaboration has already resulted in a record-breaking first auction in 2017 (total: €614,900 / 28 lots sold), followed by the very first exhibition-sale in 2020 (total: €3.5 million). And a second exceptional retrospective in 2025, which also achieved record sales.

Grzegorz Rosinski fait partie des artistes contemporains figurant déjà au rang des grands classiques de la BD. Son travail remarquable fait régulièrement son entrée dans les ventes aux enchères spécialisées BD. En 2020, la Maison Daniel Maghen Enchères réalisait une vente record avec une œuvre exceptionnelle : la première version retrouvée de la couverture originale du Grand Pouvoir du Chninkel (1988), estimée à 70 000 € et adjugée à 186 760 € TTC.

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Grzegorz Rosinski, born in 1941 in Poland, is a renowned artist, painter, graphic designer, and illustrator. At the age of 16, he published his first drawings and began a constant quest for artistic renewal. A graduate of the Warsaw Academy of Fine Arts, he became the art director of Relax, Poland’s first comic book magazine. After moving to Belgium in 1976, he met Jean Van Hamme and, together with him, created the famous Thorgal saga. At the same time, he produced other notable works such as Le Grand Pouvoir du Chninkel, Hans, and Complainte des landes perdues.
Passionate about experimentation, he later switched from pen and ink to oil painting, notably for La Vengeance du comte Skarbek.
In 2010, he began overseeing the spin-off series Les Mondes de Thorgal and stopped drawing the main series in 2018.
A multiple award winner, whose work has been exhibited internationally and celebrated in several retrospectives, he currently lives and works in Switzerland.