The fans were impatiently waiting to know which famous hero of French-speaking comics would win in this auction like no other. And it is finally Tintin, by means of a sketch of a page of Coke in stockwhich was sold for the highest amount on Thursday evening, announces the Parisian gallery Daniel Maghen. Estimated at 90,000 euros, the original sketch of plate 48 of Coke in Stock, in graphite, by the author Hergé, was sold for 120,000 euros. For its part, the original in Indian ink, dedicated by Albert Uderzo, of plate 25 of the Caesar’s laurels (1972) by Asterix found a buyer for 113,500 euros.
Other pieces of comic book legends were also sold, including a black and white page by Gaston Lagaffe (A gaffer who knows how to blunder1969) by Franquin, sold for 75,000 euros.
Far from the record of 3 million euros
The record for Uderzo is the album cover illustration The Tour of Gaulin gouache and colored inks, sold for 1.449 million euros in 2017. That for Hergé is 3.175 million euros in 2021, with a cover project not retained for The Blue Lotusin Indian ink, gouache and watercolor.
Another comic book sale, this time at Artcurial, is to be held on Saturday. In the first part, it will offer originals, albums and objects that belonged to Hergé, the creator of Tintin.