The Indian and coloured ink sheet, 19 x 16in (49 x 40cm), dated from 1971 and was of “museum
quality”; it showed the luckless French cowboy being ambushed by a Necktie Party (sic), and was accompanied by a letter from Morris
insisting that he had hand-coloured the sheet himself. Bidding shot to €43,000 (£27,600).
Luke strikes it lucky at €43,000
Tajan, who have made cartoons and comic strips into a saleroom speciality, claimed a saleroom first on November 30: a pioneering opportunity for fans of Lucky Luke, the self-styled “poor lonesome cowboy”, to buy an original plate by his artist Morris.
