Tintin artwork by Herge sells at auction for record-breaking £1.9m
A black and white Tintin drawing has sold at auction for more than €2.m (£1.9m).
The Tintin In America artwork by Herge set the world record for the most valuable original black and white drawing by the artist after it was sold at French auction house Artcurial in Paris.
The piece was created in 1942, then later used for the colour edition of the Belgian cartoonist's 1946 comic bearing the same name.
It is the third book in The Adventures Of Tintin series which follows a young Belgian journalist and his iconic white dog Milou - or Snowy.
In this edition, the crime-fighting duo travel to the US, where Tintin reports on the gangster scene in Chicago.
The materials used to create the piece were Indian ink, graphite, blue pencil and corrective gouache - and it was accompanied by an official certificate from the Herge Committee.
Eric Leroy, a cartoon expert at Artcurial, said: "General de Gaulle once declared 'my only international rival is Tintin'. This sale in the world of Herge, with this new record for an original drawing in black and white, confirms it."
When the first edition of Tintin In America rolled off the press in 1932, the front cover had Tintin sitting on a rock as Red Indians crept up behind him.
Tintin is considered one of the most popular comics and protagonists of the 20th century.
Belgian artist Georges Remi - who went under the pen name Herge - released 24 albums of the snooping reporter who travelled to different countries uncovering mysteries and fighting crime.
The cartoonist was also known for the series Quick & Flupke and The Adventures Of Jo, Zette And Jocko.
Herge died in 1983 at the age of 75.
