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For this April 21th, 1973 cover of The New Yorker, the illustrator Raymond Davidson, a native of Brooklyn, puts Manhattan in the green. Spring brings out the trees on the avenues and the emblematic facades of the Big Apple, with their famous fire escapes.

A breathtaking view of a fortress that is both secret and protective: here is Monaco in the eye of Mr. Z. The designer from the Var region of France inscribes the principality in a luxuriant vegetation, like a peaceful village. But its majestic rock imposes its verticality, golden of sun, dominating its port and the sea wave.

A perfume of extravagance and  humour emblematic of Sempé's drawings. He arranged red tulips and a teeming bouquet of blue tulips, for a subtle declaration of love. 

For several years now, Soledad has been collaborating with Image Republic, creating a very colourful collection of feminine illustrations.

- Limited Edition – Sempé Puzzle Neighborhood at Night, 1000 pieces.

Made in France, size 48 × 68.5 cm.

For several years now, Soledad has been collaborating with Image Republic, creating a very colourful collection of feminine illustrations.

Between his Parisian and New York strolls, Jean-Jacques Sempé was able to depict the small, compartmentalized world of Saint-Tropez in the 1960s. With irony, the artist plays with the codes of this microcosm where being and appearing merge. His epicenter is surely the mythical Senequier café, institution of the "French Riviera" where one must see and be seen (always through his dark glasses). All similar, the characters are like sad clowns, who bathe in idleness without taking advantage of it.

Dance is one of Sempé's favorite themes, along with jazz and New York. In the wings of the opera, little rats in tutus wait to enter the stage, watching for the shadow of the stars, between dream and apprehension. Humor and poetry are constantly intertwined in Sempé's drawings, like shadow and light, the immense and the infinitesimal.

For several years now, Soledad has been collaborating with Image Republic, creating a very colourful collection of feminine illustrations.

For several years now, Soledad has been collaborating with Image Republic, creating a very colourful collection of feminine illustrations.

For several years now, Soledad has been collaborating with Image Republic, creating a very colourful collection of feminine illustrations.

Far from the commonplace, Jean-Jacques Sempé devotes himself to illustrating the essence of cities through the lives of working-class neighborhoods, shaped by their inhabitants. Thus, at the bend in buildings, the megalopolis becomes a peaceful playground, where the crowded road gives way to a flock of children on roller skates. A gentle carelessness made of falling, speeding and laughing, proof that everything can go like clockwork.

Located on an ancient medieval fortress overlooking the Mediterranean, between Nice and Monaco, the exotic gardens of Eze are full of curiosities and sunny delights. With this illustration, Monsieur Z continues his tireless collection of landscapes and views. The flora unfolds in all its colorful splendor, between vertigo and zen.

No traffic jams and no horn for this chef on his bike, who rides his bike through New York buildings with his hat in the wind. Because in the early morning, the city belongs to the workers of the dawn, alone in the world for a few hours. A comical moment behind the scenes, revealing Jean-Jacques Sempé's talent for staging tiny, familiar, romantic characters.

For several years now, Soledad has been collaborating with Image Republic, creating a very colourful collection of feminine illustrations.

For several years now, Soledad has been collaborating with Image Republic, creating a very colourful collection of feminine illustrations.