Marten Toonder (1912-2005)
Ollie B. Bommel. Pencil drawing, c. 1944. 11 x 9.5 cm.
*From the collection of Miepie van Baarle-Neuhaus and Nic van Baarle, both pioneers in the Toonder studios where they met and became a couple during the early 1940s. Miepie worked at colouring (and did some distribution of underground Toonder material during WW2), Nic worked for the cartoon department.