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30
30 is the name of the auction of thirty original drawings of François Schuiten. The auction is organized by Artcurial and will take place at Artcurial, 7 rond-point des Champs-Élysées, Paris on October 24, 2013 1).
“This is a unique event, long overdue” said Artcurial. The author of the famous series “The Obscure Cities” have always refused to sell, except for rare exceptions. François Schuiten and Benoît Peeters even gave away their original pages of the books to maintain the possibility to reprint the books in best quality available in the future 2).

You can download the (French) announcement of the auction: Announcement
Artcurial Sale: 2429
Location: Artcurial, 7 rond-point des Champs-Élysées, 75008 Paris
Date: 24 Oct 2013 19:00
Auctioneer : François Tajan
Catalogue
These thirty illustrations sweep the period from 1984 to 2012. We find the first image created in 1993 to decorate the metro station Arts et Métiers in Paris (estimate 25,000 to 35,000 euros), the cover of the book by Jules Verne “Paris in the Twentieth Century” in 1994 (25,000 to 35,000 euros ) and a set of illustrations dated 1997 for the World Expo 2000 in Hanover.
It will also be offered a portrait of the artist at work (25,000 to 35,000 euros), conducted as part of the Angoulême Festival in 2003, or a tribute to David by Michelangelo in 2004, Larousse (20,000 to 25,000 euros) 3).
Artcurial published a catalogue of this auction. The digital version can be downloaded: Catalogue.
Artwork
The thirty drawings that have gone for sale:
Detailed pages of the artwork
Interview
Results

With an estimated total price ranged between 656.000 euros and 860.000 euros 4), the auction ended with a total selling price of 558.299 euros. An average price per sold artwork of 26.585 euros. The highest selling price was 37.894 euros for L'evasion 5).
No. | Name | Estimated price (EUR) | Selling price (EUR)6) |
---|---|---|---|
1 | Lozan | 20.000-25.000 | 26.526 |
2 | L'enfant De Phoebus | 18.000-22.000 | 21.473 |
3 | L'evasion | 25.000-35.000 | 37.894 |
4 | Voyage Sous La Manche | 20.000-25.000 | 22.736 |
5 | Metro Arts Et Metiers | 25.000-35.000 | Unsold |
6 | Paris Au Xxe Siecle | 25.000-35.000 | 31.578 |
7 | Ernest Solvay Et Son Temps | 23.000-28.000 | 27.789 |
8 | Le Paradis | 22.000-28.000 | Unsold |
9 | La Tour De Babel | 25.000-35.000 | 26.526 |
10 | Le Gigantic | 25.000-35.000 | 27.789 |
11 | Panorama - La Statue Mythique | 25.000-35.000 | 31.578 |
12 | Panorama - La Cite | 25.000-35.000 | 25.262 |
13 | Panorama – L’utopie Sociale | 22.000-28.000 | 25.262 |
14 | Panorama - L'apocalypse | 22.000-28.000 | Unsold |
15 | Panorama - L'utopie Mecanique | 20.000-25.000 | 21.473 |
16 | Image Du Panorama De Planet Of Visions | 22.000-28.000 | Unsold |
17 | La Cenerentola | 20.000-25.000 | 25.262 |
18 | La Controverse Orthographique | 17.000-22.000 | 25.262 |
19 | Solitude Des Latitudes | 18.000-25.000 | 23.999 |
20 | Jules Verne | 25.000-30.000 | 31.578 |
21 | Coïmbra | 25.000-35.000 | Unsold |
22 | Autoportrait Realise Dans Le Cadre Du Festival d'Angouleme 2003 | 25.000-35.000 | 30.315 |
23 | Via Ferrata | 20.000-25.000 | Unsold |
24 | Belval | 18.000-25.000 | Unsold |
25 | Le Transsiberien | 20.000-25.000 | 23.999 |
26 | Aux Confins Du Desert | 23.000-28.000 | 22.736 |
27 | Les Vignes Du Diable | 20.000-25.000 | Unsold |
28 | Titanic | 23.000-28.000 | Unsold |
29 | Les Barbares | 18.000-25.000 | 26.526 |
30 | HLM | 20.000-25.000 | 22.736 |