CHRISTIAN GIBEY (1936-2012) Lot n° 4

Hergé, en 1975, a 68 ans. Dans son studio bruxellois de l'avenue Louise, il achève Tintin et les Picaros, la 23e - et ultime - aventure de son héros, qui lui a demandé trois années de travail. Ce sera un triomphe commercial, malgré les protestations des tintinophiles les plus orthodoxes: Tintin a troqué son pantalon de golf contre un jean! 53 x 80 cm. Tirage postérieur sur papier baryté. Encadrement bois noir et passe-partout tournant. Edition 1/1. Hergé, in 1975, at 68. In his studio on the Avenue Louise in Brussels, he finishes Tintin and the Picaros, the 23rd and final adventure. It would take him three years to produce, and would be a commercial success, despite the revolt led by Tintin purists: Tintin had exchanged his golf pants for jeans! 53 x 80 cm. Printed later on fiber-based paper. Black wooden frame, and mat. Edition 1/1.