Corto Maltese facing the gulls — artwork #10912 by Hugo Pratt · Bruxelles, Belgium
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Hugo Pratt (Rimini, 1927 - Pully, 1995) was an Italian comics author, regarded as one of the masters of the ninth art. Corto Maltese, his sailor adventurer, first appeared in 1967 in the magazine Sgt. Kirk with "The Ballad of the Salt Sea", and the series ran until 1991. His brushwork, all contrasts of black and white and flat areas of ink, left a lasting mark on European comics. A childhood in Et…
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Added 28/07/2026
On this blue-grey facade of a building on Quai des Péniches, Corto Maltese appears in profile on the right, white cap on and gaze turned out to sea, his hand resting on tall grasses drawn in black line. The left part of the wall is taken up by a flight of black and white gulls, and the signature Hugo Pratt appears bottom right; the mural was painted in 2009 for the comic strip route.
The artwork Corto Maltese facing the gulls is of type graffiti. You can admire it in the city of Bruxelles in Belgium, more precisely here: Quai des Péniches, Bruxelles.
This graffiti is also tagged as: tribute, comics, portrait, maritime, bd, mouettes.
Find all artworks by the artists who contributed to its creation by clicking on their name: Hugo Pratt
The photo was published on 28-07-2026 by Rabot.
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