Original Tintin artwork poised to fetch record price in Paris auction 2 minutes read
Paris, Jan 13 (efe-epa).- An original painting for the cover of a 1936 Tintin album by Belgian artist Georges Remi, better known as Hergé, is set for auction in Paris Thursday and could fetch a record-breaking price.
The current highest price for a Tintin artwork was set at 2.6 million euros back in 2014.
The Blue Lotus (Le Lotus Bleu), done in Indian ink, gouache and watercolor, depicts the cartoon Belgian reporter inside a porcelain jar against a black backdrop with a Chinese-style red dragon.
Measuring 34x34cm, the artwork was originally rejected by publisher Casterman due to the high costs required to reproduce it. Hergé gifted it to Jean-Paul Casterma, son of the editor, who held onto it until his death in 2009.
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