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Infirmiers de Rue sells 5,800 comic strips to raise funds

14:28 26/10/2024

The "street nurses" association Infirmiers de la Rue is auctioning off its comic strip collection to raise funds for its work helping the homeless.

The charity inherited a total of 5,800 works that it will be offering for sale, including original plates and first editions.

A number of authors have also joined the sale, donating plates and drawings.

“There are some very generous people who sometimes offer disproportionate sums to buy a drawing,” said cartoonist Philippe Geluck, who is regularly asked to take part in charity sales.

“I mustn’t think that my drawings are worth €35,000 or €45,000. They're not worth that, but the people who donate do so for the cause.”

Proceeds from the sale will go towards the running of the non-profit association and its 60 or so employees, whose mission is to help the most vulnerable people living on the streets.

The auction will take place online at Drouot.com from 4 to 13 November. The closing evening of the sale on 13 November will be held in person at Brussels city hall, beginning at 18.00.

Written by Helen Lyons