306 - Georges REMI, known as HERGÉ (1907–1983)

Georges REMI, known as HERGÉ (1907–1983) Tintin holding a bouquet of flowers, accompanied by Snowy Indian ink on paper Signed and inscribed: “To Manou, with warm regards from Tintin, Snowy, Hergé, and Hergée” Dated March 13, 1943 Stain on the upper part of the paper Height: 18.5 cm - Width: 12.5 cm A gift from Hergé to his friends Édouard and Manou Cnapelinckx. Édouard Cnapelinckx was the manager at MONTEROB responsible for the production of the only silk scarf designed by Hergé in 1945 to commemorate the liberation of Belgium, featuring 36 previously unpublished scenes inspired by the adventures of Tintin. As a testament to Hergé’s friendship, the Cnapelinckx family appears twice in his work. The first time was in 1946 in the color version of *King Ottokar’s Ghost*, in the impressive throne room of the King of Syldavia, on page 59, where Édouard is depicted on the left as an aristocrat wearing a monocle, with an aquiline nose and his hair slicked back. He appears a second time in 1947 in the grand scene at the Music Hall Palace, on page 16 of the album *The Seven Crystal Balls*. Tintin holding a bouquet of flowers, accompanied by Snowy Indian ink on paper Signed and inscribed: “To Manou, with warm regards from Tintin, Snowy, Hergé, and Hergée” Dated March 13, 1943 Stain at the top of the paper Height: 18.5 cm – Width: 12.5 cm A gift from Hergé to his friends Edouard and Manou Cnapelinckx. Edouard Cnapelinckx was the manager at MONTEROB responsible for the production of the only silk scarf designed by Hergé in 1945 to commemorate the liberation of Belgium, featuring 36 previously unpublished scenes inspired by the adventures of Tintin. As a testament to Hergé’s friendship, the Cnapelinckx family appears twice in his work. The first time was in 1946, in the color version of *King Ottokar’s Ghost*, in the impressive throne room of the King of Syldavia, on page 59, where Edouard is depicted on the left as an aristocrat wearing a monocle, with an aquiline nose and his hair slicked back. He appears a second time in 1947 in the grand scene at the Music Hall Palace, on page 16 of the album *The Seven Crystal Balls*. ©Hergé/Tintinimaginatio 2026