Raymond Peynet

• Trofeo di Palma d'Oro per Humorous drawing (5° Edizione del Salone Internazionale dell'Umorismo, 1952)
• Trofeo di Palma d'Oro per Illustrated literature / Graphic novel (22nd Edition of the International Exhibition of Humor, 1969)

Paris, 1908 - 1999

Among the most illustrious, among the most frequent at the Salon. He began his career as an advertising graphic designer. In 1942, the turning point. While waiting for the train in Valence, he made his first drawing of the Amoureuxs and since then the famous boyfriends have accompanied his entire artistic life (and today, in the world, there are four museums dedicated to them: in Antibes and  Brassac les-Mines, and in Karuizawa and Okayama in Japan). Raymond Peynet publishes books, exhibits his works in many exhibitions, designs scenes for the theater (and many editorial initiatives are born in Bordighera). In 1953 he became president of the Disegno jury, a position he held until 1999. In 1974, his feature film, Peynet's Tour of the World of Lovers, with music by Ennio Morricone and Alessandro Alessandroni, was released in cinemas. And the direction is by Cesare Perfetto. In short, a strong, double bond with the Salone: the success of one corresponds to that of the other. So much so that he is one of the few artists to have a prominent role. Thus, making an exception to the rule, the emblematic poster of the 20th anniversary could only be designed by him.