Corto Maltese and the straw hats — artwork #10914 by Hugo Pratt · Bruxelles, Belgium

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Corto Maltese and the straw hats — Street art by Hugo Pratt in Bruxelles

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Steph saw it on 12/09/2026

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Hugo Pratt

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

Here the panels stage Corto in a red and blue cloak and a young woman under a wide straw hat, surrounded by yellow butterflies that travel across the whole wall. The lower registers repeat the same characters backlit and as black silhouettes, and a purple tag bites into the bottom of one panel, the only intrusion into the mural.

The artwork Corto Maltese and the straw hats 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: woman, tribute, hat, comics, bd, butterflies.

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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