GOTLIB (1934-2016) Lovely. The sad story of the man who had two scalpels circa 1973. India ink on paper. Set of three plates from the rubrique-et-de-broc that appeared in No. 4 of l'Écho des Savanes in 1973 and was reprinted in the second volume of Rhâa Lovely published by Audie in 1977. Signed on the third plate down to the left. 32 x 23,5 cm (the plate). Small stains and corroded corners. Provenance: Millon sale in Brussels, Marcel Gotlib personal collection, 13 December 2015, lot 314.