Herge: Tintin and Snowy
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Georges Remi (Belgian, 1907-1983) Attributed: Tintin and Snowy, Ink on Paper, Signed.
Born in Beligum in 1907, Georges Prosper Remi, better known by the pen name Herge, was a cartoonist best known for creating The Adventures of Tintin, one of the most successful European comics of the twentieth century. Prior to his commercial success in the 1930s, Herge held a variety of positions unrelated to comic writing but contributed the occasional illustration to scouting magazines. His first cartoonist job was with the newspaper Le VingtiemeSiecle, a conservative Catholic publication, where he created and advanced the character of Tintin.
This drawing is of Herge's most identifiable subjects: Tintin and his pet companion, Snowy. Herge was known to create these quick drawings of Tintin and Snowy and signing them with a warm closing, "Amicalement" (friendly), "Cordialmente" (cordially), etc.br>7.25 x 4.5"
Private Collection, Hungary
Born in Beligum in 1907, Georges Prosper Remi, better known by the pen name Herge, was a cartoonist best known for creating The Adventures of Tintin, one of the most successful European comics of the twentieth century. Prior to his commercial success in the 1930s, Herge held a variety of positions unrelated to comic writing but contributed the occasional illustration to scouting magazines. His first cartoonist job was with the newspaper Le VingtiemeSiecle, a conservative Catholic publication, where he created and advanced the character of Tintin.
This drawing is of Herge's most identifiable subjects: Tintin and his pet companion, Snowy. Herge was known to create these quick drawings of Tintin and Snowy and signing them with a warm closing, "Amicalement" (friendly), "Cordialmente" (cordially), etc.br>7.25 x 4.5"
Private Collection, Hungary
Condition
Good aged condition. Minor discoloration around edges.
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Herge: Tintin and Snowy
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