Belgian cartoon seduces China.
Do you remember ? Despite the controversies over its origin, Hergé’s sumptuous cover project dating from 1936 broke the previous record held by the design of the cover pages of Tintin’s albums. in the Parisian premises of the Artcurial house for this exceptional sale dedicated to the world of Hergé, this exceptional piece, the blue Lotus cover project by Hergé, was on sale, estimated at between 2.2 and 2.8 million euros ! Now, till end of October, « Tintin and Hergé » exhibition is taking place at Shanghai Power Station of Art.
Jointly organized by Power Station of Art and the Hergé Museum in Belgium, this exhibition not only showcases the art of Tintin, the protagonist of The Adventures of Tintin, but also sheds light on his creator Hergé, the pen name of Belgian cartoonist Georges Remi.
It reveals the different facets of Hergé’s work through his original drawings, the paintings he surrounded himself with, and photographs.
As a highlight of this exhibition in Shanghai, the friendship crossing over oceans and lands that was hidden behind Tintin’s fourth album The Blue Lotus will be unveiled, which tells the friendship between Hergé and famous Shanghai-born sculptor Zhang Chongren.
Zhang was introduced to Hergé when he was studying at the Académie Royale des Beaux-Arts in Brussels in 1934 and helped the cartoonist create The Blue Lotus and allowed tens of thousands of European readers to know a real China.
The sculpture of Hergé, which was made by Zhang Chongren, is also on display in the fabulous exhibition.
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PHOTO COPYRIGHT : © Hergé – Moulinsart 2021
