Robert Lassalvy was a vry secretive and private man. He was anxious worried but also profoundly human.
This is certainly both his qualities and his facults as a person, and his talent as an artist such as his deep sense of observation and imagination which enabled him to portray life and people in his own creative way.

Robert Lassalvy was born in Cournonterral in 1932 (Hérault / France). After graduating from graphic arts school in Paris, where he studied for 4 years, he went on to dedicate himself to cartoons. A dedication that will take up to 50 years of his life.
In 1953, he married Odette with whom he had two children, Dominique and Christophe. She will be the woman of his life and will be very supportive of him throughout his entire artistic journey; from the early stage of his career until success begins to shape up.
A french press card holder (n°14304), Lassalvy is well known in France and abroad; he was published in Germany, Denmark, Brazil, Bulgaria, Yougoslavia, Spain, England and in Japan where above one of his drawing shown on the front page of a newspaper one could read : "Lassalvy, c'est la vie."
A few months before his passing on March 31st 2001, he was promoted to the rank of "Chevalier des arts et des lettres" by the french ministry of culture.

Press
Le Pèlerin (premiers dessins, 1950 & 1954-1979) • Fou Rire (1952-1973) • Ici Paris (1952-1993) • Samedi Soir, Intimité, Nous Deux, Ciné-miroir, Boléro (1953) • La Casserole (1953-1956) • La Presse, France Dimanche (1953-1958) • Marius, Le Hérisson (1953-1960) • Optimiste, l’Equipe, Parisien Libéré (1954) • Semaine du Monde (1954-1955) • Radar (1954-1956) • Lecture pour Tous (1954-1958 & 1973) • Pilote (1959-1960) • Gai magazine (1954-1960) • Paris-Variété, Paradis, L’Eclaireur, La Canebière, Témoignage Chrétien, Jean-Pierre (1955) • Le Temps du Paris, France Football, Le Bled, Détective (1956) • La Canebière Humour Magazine (1956-1977) • La Nouvelle République, Sport et Vie (1957) • Paris Flirt (1957-1959) • Almanach Vermot (1957-1970) • Le Journal du Dimanche, La Vie Parisienne (1958) • Blagues, Franc Rire (1958-1981) • Aux Ecoutes, France-Soir, Midi-Libre (1959) • Comic’s Magazine (1960) • Rallye Jeunesse (1960-1961) • V Magazine, Le Nouveau Candide, Télérama, La Prévention Routière (1961) • Paris Jour (1961-1968) • La Vie Catholique (1961-1974) • Week-End (1963) • Lui (1964-1989) • Sud-Ouest, Pariscope (1965) • Le Monde et la Vie (1966) • Eclat de Rire (1966-1985) • Noir et Blanc (1967-1971) • Le Progrès (1968) • Vive l’Humour (1969) • Mon Film, Paris Blagues (1970) • Jours de France, Le Crapouillot (1971) • Ridendo (1972) • L’Espoir Hebdo (1973) • Almanach du Pèlerin (1977) • Big Blagues, Rire Magazine (1986) • Cent Blagues (1990) • Détective, Editions Piero, Visu Magazine (St Denis de la Réunion), Intermonde-Prescoott, Verlagsunion « Pabel Moewig », Playboy (Allemagne), Rapport (Danemark), Interstampa, Playboy (Italie) et dans six autres pays du monde (Brésil, Bulgarie, Japon, Yougoslavie, Espagne, Angleterre).