Strips/Robbedoes beeldje oorlogsjaren

I have under number

7367783

a page imported from Spirou's Almanac 1944, where there is an advertisement for a Spirou figurine. Does anyone know that, can it be found on the internet or in a comic book museum?

It has become 7367869 ...

Is a well-known and sought-after statue.

Rarely offered and usually the price is much too high for the average collector.

Thank you Arco and Jozef. I am curious how the statue looks in reality in color. In any case, it makes no sense to drive to the Ommeganckstraat .............., although a nice area of Antwerp.

Hi Harry,

I think it's this

https://veiling.catawiki.nl / lots / 981653-you-figurine-tomboy-and-spip-version-in-color-1942

Hi Metalfigures (sorry just lost your name ..) Thank you !! Yes, that will be uhm. Too bad it never ended up in the Cata catalog. At least now know what to look for.

Sorry, but I don't believe the 1942 Spirou statue was made by Jije ...

Well, it was Jijé who probably drew Spirou at that time, but he seems to have little to do with the design of the statue or the production.

It is therefore only the information that a seller had added.

In 'La véritable histoire de Spirou' by Christelle and Bertrand Pissavy-Yvernault this image is also mentioned and it is stated that the image was made by Jijé. In the same book, a puppet doll from Spirou / Spirou is also attributed to Jijé. A version of this statue is used in an advertisement for the "continuation of the adventures of the Spirou du théâtre Le Farfadet journal. This advertisement is from 1942/1943.

The Spirou figurine in the book Van Christelle and Bertrand Pissavy-Yvernault (on page 12) is clearly different from the figurine from the Catawiki auction ...

In the book the statue in that photo is called: 'modelage original de la statuette de Spirou'.

In that photo it looks like a kind of preliminary design in rough, unfinished form.

Addition: on page 175 of the book is the final result of the statue.

Photo from the Philippe Mouvet collection.

Clearly different from the figurine from the Catawiki auction.

Something happened there with the head and the coloring of the face. And the dilation of the eyes is also a mess.

French auction catalog in pdf
Page 7, color photo with accompanying text:

"À l'occasion de la Saint-Nicolas 1942, Spirou propose à ses readeurs
une superbe statuette de Spirou et Spip de 20 cm de haut, sculptée par
Jijé, au prix de 25 francs. Il and existe plusieurs versions:
Une première série de statuettes leur est proposée en trois couleurs
monochromes: rouge, vert ou jaune. Cette série est épuisée and
quelques semaines. A partir de 1943, la statuette est mise en vente
uniquement and rouge. La plupart des statuettes de cette série sont
signées Jijé.
La statuette sera rééditée plus tard en finition polychromée. "

Eerste aankondiging van het beeldje in weekblad nr 198 (12 november 1942). Met de tekst:

"Ontelbare geestdriftige Robbedoesrakkers en -rakkertjes hebben al om een portret van hun held gevraagd. Met de edelmoedigheid, die Robbedoes eigen is, biedt hij hun zelfs meer aan. Vanaf toekomstige week is er een prachtig Robbedoesbeeldje verkrijgbaar, ontworpen door onze trouwen medewerker Jijé, den teekenaar van Jan Kordaat en Don Bosco. Het beeldje is keurig uitgevoerd in roode aarde, is 20 cm. hoog en kost maar 25 fr. Alle Robbedoesrakkers en trouwe lezers van ons lijfblad zullen deze blijvende gedachtenis aan hun jeugdheld willen bezitten. 'n Juweeltje voor de huiskamer, de keuken, de jongens- of meisjeskamer."

Ik kende het vooral van de achterkant van het jeugdalbum.

First announcement of the figurine in weekly magazine nr 198 (November 12, 1942). With the text:

"Innumerable enthusiastic Spirou boys and girls have already asked for a portrait of their hero. With the generosity that is Spirou's own, he offers them even more. From next week a beautiful Spirou figurine will be available, designed by our loyal employee Jijé, the draftsman of Jan Kordaat and Don Bosco . The figurine is neatly executed in red earth, is 20 cm high and costs only 25 francs. All Spirou rascals and loyal readers of our magazine will want to own this lasting memory of their childhood hero. for the living room, the kitchen, the boy's or girl's room."

I mainly knew it from the back cover of the youth album .

The link of metal figures looked again, at the auction at least it said that the head was glued, but as I see it now, that head is quite updated or cleverly copied. As TonKonincks remarked. Anyway, I did not buy the GZD.

https://veiling.catawiki.nl/kavels/981653-jij-beeldje-robbedoes-en-spip-versie-in-color-1942

Or CW accidentally sold a knock off figure and lot 31 might be the real one

http: // www. artvalue.com/auctionresult--gillain-joseph-jije-1914-1980-statuette-spirou-et-spip-2845731.htm

This seems to me to be the real one with that roguish Smile from Spirou. In any case, I would like to thank the collectors for their contribution, very refreshing and again some old Spirou info that I didn't know existed.

In the Jijé's integral shows an image of the original design by the master himself.

The statue has become a bit tighter and with less detail than the original.

For enthusiasts, there is now such a statue for sale in the auction of CW.

So if you can still spare 400 - 500 euros somewhere ...