Have it delivered hassle-freeBuyer protectionAll Designer items curated by WhoppahDownload the Whoppah App – get alerts & sell with ease.
3D Artwork The Blue Lotus - Tintin
€599€425-29%Bid from €320
Buy with confidence
Shop & pay safely with our Buyer ProtectionDesigner items curated by WhoppahWe only pay the seller once you have safely received the itemTrusted payment methods
About this seller
Product description
Unique 3D artwork based on the cover of the Tintin album "Le Lotus Bleu." The entire piece is framed in a high-quality frame with anti-reflective glass. (Value €200).
Now only €425!!
In many ways, "Le Lotus Bleu" is more realistic than most other stories in the Tintin series, apart from a few supernatural elements. The story is considered by some to be the best of the entire series. Unlike many later Tintin stories, there is little to no geofiction in the story; all the locations featured in "Le Lotus Bleu" are real and, for the most part, realistically depicted. "Le Lotus Bleu" was the first Tintin story for which Hergé thoroughly researched the subject. He did so on the advice of Father Léon Gosset, who introduced him to Lou Tseng-Tsiang (1871–1949), Tchang Chong-jen (1907–1998),[a] Tchiao Tcheng-tchi, an expert on Chinese theater, and his fiancée Lin, a native of Shanghai. In preparation, Hergé purchased, among other things, the 1931 photo book "Von China und Chinesen" by Heinz von Perckhammer, containing 63 photographs, primarily from Beijing. It was Tchang Chong-jen, in particular, who became deeply involved in the creation of the comic strip. Every Sunday afternoon, for over a year, Tchang would come to Hergé's home to check the accuracy of the Chinese clothing and backgrounds in the drawings made that week. Tchang taught Hergé to draw more smoothly and with less angularity, and it was he who calligraphed the Chinese scriptures. He also introduced him to Chinese philosophy. After Hergé's death, Tchang said that he had suggested that they co-sign the story. Tchang reportedly refused, but it is certain that he did calligraph the last part of his name on one of the drawings.[2] As a token of gratitude, Hergé gave one of the characters in the story the name Tchang.
Specifications
ConditionExcellentColorsRed, BlackMaterialOtherNumber of items1OrientationPortraitArt sizeMediumHeight56 cmWidth44 cmDepth5 cm
Discover more
Seller information
About this seller
Genk, BelgiumOn Whoppah since May 2025 • 1 sale