Celebrated French artist's work to be donated to UCC

Tomi Ungerer's estate is donating a large archive of his work, including previously unpublished drawings and writings

The late Tomi Ungerer was awarded France's highest civic awards and had the distinction of having a museum dedicated to his life's work during his lifetime. Picture: Nicole Bachmann

The family of renowned French-born artist Tomi Ungerer, who lived and worked in West Cork for four decades until his death in 2018, is set to make a substantial donation of his works to University College Cork.

The donation will include a complete library of books by Mr Ungerer, a complete archive of posters and prints, and a selection of original artworks including over 900 of his previously unknown early drawings from the 1950s, as well as book manuscripts and preparatory works.