Daria Schmitt

Instantly recognizable, Daria Schmitt’s work captivates with its extremely rich, exuberant artwork, often inspired by engraving, symbolism, and 19th-century illustration. Her graphic novels exude a very distinctive atmosphere, blending dreamlike elements, fantasy, Gothic tales, and erudition. 

To ensure that your pages are kept in good condition, we recommend that you never expose them to direct light, as UV rays can damage the media used to produce them. Although Indian ink is a perennial material, the paper support may change when exposed to UV light. Note that watercolor plates require special attention, as this medium is particularly sensitive to light. Pieces containing pastel or charcoal require special care to avoid rubbing.
We advise you to display them away from windows, and to use frames made of pH-neutral conservation materials and “Museum” glass with anti-UV and anti-reflective treatment. If you prefer to keep your works unframed, we recommend storing them flat, in drawing cartons, with sheets of pH-neutral permanent paper in between. Keep them away from light and humidity

After studying history and then architecture, Daria Schmitt worked for various companies in the performing arts industry, designing sets, creating storyboards, and producing visual materials for events. She taught for several years at a school of applied arts before helping launch an architecture and museography agency. At the same time, she began creating comic art and published her first project with Casterman. She has produced four graphic novels with this publisher. The latest, Ornithomaniacs, in black and white, received the Artémisia Prize in the Drawing category in 2018. In 2022, Le Bestiaire du crépuscule, a graphic novel with extraordinary artwork paying homage to H. P. Lovecraft and fantasy literature, was published under the Aire Libre imprint by Dupuis. For the same publisher, she released La Tête de mort venue de Suède  in 2025, the incredible story of Descartes’ skull. Complete biography.