It is an exceptional sale launched by the wife Ada Uderzo and her daughter Sylvie Uderzo barely a month after the death of the great designer of Asterix. The choice of the five original plates signed with his hand is very judicious, especially when he shows our dear irreducible Gauls taking magic potion: here is a symbolic image which gives morale in these times of Coronavirus ...
Faithful to the memory of Albert Uderzo, who disappeared on March 24, his wife and daughter therefore wished to join the national tribute to the nursing staff of French hospitals by offering five original plates during an auction. charity organized by Artcurial in Paris on May 26.
“My husband was very moved by the appalling health crisis we are experiencing. My daughter Sylvie and I wanted to support and thank in her memory the nursing staff, these new heroes of the France village! "
Ada Uderzo" When Panoramix gives magic potion to Asterix under the gaze of the village chief, we understand that behind this emblematic image of the irreducible Gauls fighting against the invader, it is us who it is ", notes l sales expert . Artcurial 2020
“ My husband was very moved by the appalling health crisis we are experiencing. One month after his disappearance, my daughter Sylvie and I wanted to do what he would surely have done: support and thank in his memory the nursing staff, these new heroes of the France village! Says Ada Uderzo.
These are five plates produced by Albert Uderzo: three plates from Asterix, a plate from Tanguy and Laverdure and a plate from Oumpah-Pah. The expert of this exceptional sale Eric Leroy specifies: “It is an exceptional sale which could only be organized on the relationships of friendship and trust that Artcurial has had for a long time with the Uderzo family. Ada and Sylvie contacted me very naturally in an outburst of completely disinterested generosity. It looks like Albert Uderzo, by the way. Having known and met him on several occasions, he was an extraordinary man, started from nothing, and who remained humble all his life, despite the incredible success of Asterix ... ”
The plate by Tanguy and Laverdure is a very rare Indian ink, taken from the album Escadrille des cigognes published in 1964 and pre-published in 1962 in the newspaper Pilote . Artcurial 2020
The three plates of Asterix put up for auction are Chinese inks on paper from the albums La Galère d'Obélix, Astérix and Latraviata and La Rose et le glaive , each estimated between 80,000 and 120,000 €. The board by Tanguy et Laverdure is a very rare Indian ink, pencil and blue pencil on paper taken from the album Escadrille des cigognes published in 1964 and pre-published in 1962 in the newspaper Pilote (estimate: € 60,000-100,000).
"The estimated total of the charitable sale in favor of hospital staff, truly indicative, amounts to approximately 500,000 euros , comments Eric Leroy, but this could double or even triple, given the quality of the pieces offered. These boards from Uderzo represent a bit of a piece of French society. Let us make it clear that these are museum pieces, and that this is an opportunity in an exceptional context for collectors and others to mobilize in order to make a very symbolic gesture for a good cause. ”
" These boards from Uderzo represent a bit of a piece of French society, " explains expert Eric Leroy. Artcurial 2020.
The Oumpah-Pah plate is a Chinese ink on paper from the album Le Peau-rouge published in 1961 by Lombard editions and pre-published in 1958 in the newspaper Tintin. It is estimated at 40,000-60,000 €.
“Resisting the virus, staying strong and keeping morale high is what this sale means. "
Eric Leroy, sales expert" In reality, these boards are priceless," admits the expert. Everything is symbolic in this sale. Asterix, Obelix, Idéfix, Falbala, Oumpah-Pah, Tanguy and Laverdure ... are all cheerful characters, which cheer up. When Panoramix gives magic potion to Asterix under the gaze of the village chief, it is easy to understand that behind this emblematic image of the irreducible Gauls fighting against the invader, it is us we are talking about. Resist the virus, stay strong and keep morale, that's what this sale means, and beyond that the magnificent gesture of Ada and Sylvie Uderzo. "
Under the pen of Albert Uderzo, Oumpah-Pah becomes a cheerful character, which restores morale. Artcurial 2020.
The funds thus collected will be entirely donated to the Fondation Hôpitaux de Paris-Hôpitaux de France which, through its Covid19 emergency aid fund supports hospitals by purchasing medical and paramedical equipment, caregivers through delivery of hot meals directly to the workplace or the payment of various costs (transport, accommodation, childcare costs, as well as patients through the delivery of digital tablets to hospitals or EHPAD to allow them to maintain a link with their families.
"This is why I hope that this sale will be an opportunity to launch an appeal to all collectors in France, but not only," concludes Eric Leroy. I would like big business leaders or big companies to get involved! The higher the result of the sale, the more we will be proud to have supported the caregivers. ”
Taken from volume 31, Asterix and Latraviata, this board in excellent condition shows the meeting between Asterix and the beautiful Falbala. Artcurial 2020.