Emmanuel Poire (1859 - 1909)


Prolific and innovative illustrator born in Russia. He
came to Paris in 1879 to enlist in the French army, and thereafter specialised in military scenes.

 

He was a pioneer of narrative structures in the comic strip and, above all, in suggesting the pacing of narratives, over deliberate stretches of time or in performances and events. He influenced such visual humorists as "Fougasse" and H.M.Bateman, who learnt much from him about the slow release of a narrative in frames where the readers have to use their eyes. Caran D'Ache's provides the reader with the visual material to try and predict events. His humour often lies in how he confounds the reader.
 

GALLERY TWO

THE STORY OF MARLBOROUGH

INTERVIEW WITH THE STRAND MAGAZINE

LES COURSES DANS L'ANTIQUITE 1895