Pierre Guitton

Pierre Guitton (16 March 1944 – 20 July 2021) was a French painter and comic book author and artist.^[1] He notably designed the pages of Charlie Mensuel and Hara-Kiri.

Pierre Guitton
Born	16 March 1944 Loches, France
Died	20 July 2021(2021-07-20) (aged 77)
Nationality	French
Occupation(s)	Painter Comic book author

Biography

Guitton studied at the École supérieure des beaux-arts de Tours [fr], where he earned a degree in painting in 1962.^[2] In 1969, he began his career at Charlie Mensuel.^[2] In 1971, he founded the magazine Zinc alongside Nicoulaud [fr], where they published underground comic strip reviews. The magazine folded in 1974.^[2]

From 1975 to 1987, Guitton published his designs and comic strips in Charlie Mensuel Hara-Kiri, À Suivre, and Zero.^[2] In 1987, he ceased collaboration with all magazines and devoted himself to painting. He became a well-known painter throughout Indre-et-Loir, participating in multiple artistic exhibitions and cultural manifestations.^[1]

In 2011, a retrospective titled Pierre Guitton rétrospective : Et c'est pas fini ! was published. It highlighted his designs published in Charlie Mensuel and Zinc. In 2018, another retrospective titled Contes du Lapin jaune covered his publications in À Suivre from 1985 to 1987.^[3]

Pierre Guitton died on 20 July 2021 at the age of 77.^[4]

Publications

• Tout doit disparaître (1978)
• Et c’est pas fini !  : rétrospective Pierre Guitton (2011)
• Les contes de Lapin Jaune (2018)