Pierre Le-Tan

Pierre Le-Tan by Albercht Kunkel

interview by SIMON LIBERATI
portrait by ALBRECHT KUNKEL

 

PIERRE LE-TAN drew his first cover for The New Yorker at 18. Many others have followed, and the Parisian man-about-town has remained one of the most important and secretive illustrators in France. With a few pencil lines he is able to capture the essence of his subjects,
infusing them with a quiet nostalgia, a charming naiveté, and a delicate touch of irony. He drew this new series of portraits especially for Purple.

SIMON LIBERATI — C’est horrible, la copropriété de ton immeuble a détruit la très jolie mosaïque  à croix gammées du hall d’entrée.
PIERRE LE-TAN (l’air désolé) — Oui, ce sont des cons.

SIMON LIBERATI — Tu crois que c’est une idée de tes voisins ? En particulier de la fondation Josée de Chambrun, feue la…