The sale is all the more important as the creations of the Franco-Belgian designer are very rare on the market.
More than 50 original boards of Lucky Luke will go under the hammer on November 15 at an auction at Christie’s. “ Some of these boards have never been seen by the public, says sales expert Vincent Belloy to Parisian . Unlike other great designers, Morris kept and preserved everything. It is his descendants who have now decided to sell part of this legacy. For them, this event, combining sale and exhibition, is like the culmination of Morris’s birthday celebrations. »
Lucky Comics, 2024
The sale is all the more anticipated as only a few drawings have been put on the market so far. The plates offered this year cover a wide period and are mainly cover drawings for magazines or advertisements. Ranging from 1949 with Dick Digger’s Gold Mine, published two years after its first publication in Spirou, until the artist’s last drawing in 2001 for The Legend of the West, The works on offer provide an insight into the talent of the iconic creator of Franco-Belgian comics.
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“It was not so easy to give odds”
Estimates vary between 20,000 and 90,000 euros depending on the age of the pieces or the reputation of the albums for a total of 2.4 to 3.4 million euros. A figure complicated by the lack of references for such sales. “I think these estimates are reasonable and that’s what the family wanted,” Judge Vincent Belloy who has a feeling “a very high expectation from collectors” : “We hope to reach potential buyers internationally, given the reputation of Lucky Luke.” The boards will be exhibited before the sale, starting November 9 at Christie’s in the 8th arrondissement of Paris.
