Lot n° 75
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HERGÉ (Georges Remi, dit.1907-1983) - Lot 75
HERGÉ (Georges Remi, dit.1907-1983)
TINTIN. THE 1945 ARMISTICE IN TRIBUTE TO JEAN LIBERT.
Ink and watercolour drawing on paper, signed and accompanied by a long dedication to Annie Libert by Hergé, dated May 10, 1945. Direct-colour illustration, executed in the context of the day after the Armistice was signed on the night of 8-9 May 1945. Dimensions:
19x12.7 cm. This drawing can be found on one of the pages of the diary that Jean Libert's wife wrote for her daughter, Annie Libert. Signature at the bottom left. In a leather binding 20x14 cm, named "A ma petite Annie Chérie" containing about 130 manuscript pages dated between December 6, 1943 and March 14, 1946.
This exceptional drawing shows the main characters of Hergé's work in procession, with a landscape and the Petit Château de Bruxelles in the background: Tintin at the head, holding a panel entitled "Vive Jean Libert", accompanied by Quick and Flupke on drums, Milou holding a small panel "Vive Annie", Professor Tournesol and Captain Haddock with Belgian flags, and Dupond and Dupont with a man wearing a crown of flowers related to Jean Libert on their shoulders.
Beside them are Hergé himself holding a pencil, as well as the portraits of his friends and collaborators Jacques Van Melkebeke and Edgar P. Jacobs. In the triumphal procession are visible several other Belgian flags.
The virtuosity of the line, which combines spontaneity and technical precision, is complemented by a palette of brightly coloured colours that respond to the smiling faces of the characters. Carried out in an intimate setting, this precious testimony to Hergé's work, entourage and life also has great historical value.
"Your mom asked me to draw something for you in this notebook. I would also have liked to say a few words. But I handle words very badly. So, you see, I won't tell you much. First of all, that I like you. Then I love your father and mother, both so straight, so simple, so brave. I will tell you again that we committed a monstrous i
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