On the 4th and 5th May, Artcurials Comic Book Department will host an auction featuring a large selection of original artwork from the greatest names of the 9th Art. On the 4th, the auction will be devoted to the dispersion of 140 lots relating to the universe created by the author of Tintin, while the Comic Book auction will be held on 5th May, presenting 280 lots. Amongst the most important lots of 4th May, a sculpture from Belgian artist Nat Neujean : Tintin et Milou (estimate : 150,000 200,000 / $185,000 245,000). On 5th May, an extremely rare Osamu Tezuka strip for the Astro Boy series will be offered (estimate : 40,000 60,000 / $49,000 74,000. The original Indian ink and aquarelle strip was published in 1956-1957 in Shônen magazine. A particularly illustrative artist from post-war Japan, Osamu Tezuka held considerable influence on the Manga universe of which he was one of the
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