Original ink drawing by Hergé depicting Tintin and Professor Calculus in an exuberant, playful dance, with an attentive Snowy looking on.
Dedicated and signed to Jean-Jacques Bilan. Executed in black ink with Hergé's characteristic ligne claire precision, the figures are rendered with fluid, confident strokes that convey motion and merriment. The composition measures 9" x 11.5" on a sheet housed within a beige embossed French hemp folder from Châtellerault, France—a distinctive presentation suggesting the drawing was perhaps gifted or preserved with particular care .
The recipient, Jean-Jacques Bilan, may well have been a personal acquaintance, collaborator, or devoted correspondent of the artist; dedications to named individuals from Hergé's hand are highly prized by collectors, as they offer a tangible connection to the artist's private world . Such inscribed drawings, particularly those depicting beloved characters in whimsical, non-narrative scenes, occupy a special place in the market for original comic art .
Housed in its original French hemp folder from Châtellerault.