Artcurial auctions dedicated to the man behind Tintin have become a leading reference for this speciality which was created by Eric Leroy. Sales of works by Hergé enabled the auction house to make world records both for Hergé and for Comic Strips in general. In 2014 during the biggest Comic Strip sale, the double cover page for Les adventures de Tintin, by Hergé a world record for a Comic Strip work ever to be sold at auction was made. The same year, a new world record was reached for an original drawing of a Tintin album cover for the drawing of L’Ile noire vendu 1 M€ / 1,4 M$. Following this success, the singer, Renaud decided to trust part of his comic collection to Artcurial including a double plate at the end of Sceptre d’Ottokar which was sold for 1 M€ / 1,2 M$ in April 2016.

Other records have been made within the leading French auction house confirming its reputation for Hergé sales. Another highlight includes the sale of a replica from la fusée d’Objectif Lune, in 2014 exhibited at the rond-point des Champs-Elysées.

Hergé is arguably the most famous and sought after Comic Strip author today with his original drawings from the adventures of Tintin as star pieces. Artcurial however, continues to promote all fields of the Comic Strip department. In October 2015, the auction house organised Asia’s first European Comic Strip auction in Hong Kong. An Asian collector snapped up the most expensive work, a drawing of the cover of Lotus Bleu by Hergé. A second edition will take place in Hong Kong on 3rd October 2016.

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