Armand Simon, born in 1906, was a member of the Hainaut Surrealists and known for his dense and precise drawings that reflected a noir universe inspired by literary sources. He was an extremely prolific draftsman who developed graphic equivalents based on automatism, which he remained faithful to throughout his life.

Armand Simon was born in Pastures in 1906 and died in 1981 in Frameries. An autodidact, he was a cartoonist and illustrator surreal, as well as a poet.