Hergé : Lot n° 387

Tintin, illustration in Indian ink and white gouache highlights entitled "Le Dessinateur manipulé" ("The Draftsman Manipulated"), produced in 1949 and published in the article "Nos Dessinateurs dans l'intimité" ("Our Draftsmen in Intimacy") in Tintin no. 9, March 2, 1950. An amusing fine-line drawing in which Tintin and Snowy use the author as a puppet to create portraits of the heroes. A composition that sums up the master's work. This drawing was reused several times, including for the Belgian stamp in 1999. Mentioned in "Chronologie d'une oeuvre tome 5 1943/1949" (p. 413, P. Goddin, Ed. Moulinsart, 2004). (Slightly soiled and sticky on reverse). Drawing size : 10.1 x 11.4. Paper dimensions : 14.5 x 15.5.