FAQ

On our website, three payment methods are available: free European bank transfer, credit card (excluding American Express), and PayPal. In Brussels, at the gallery, two payment methods are available: credit card (excluding American Express) and cash. For cash payments, the maximum allowed by Belgian law is €3,000 per artwork. A PDF invoice is sent to our clients for every purchase.

We offer a detailed invoice to our customers. The following information will be included: your shipping and billing information, date of purchase, item description, publication information and date (if known), and the price, as well as an image of the art.

The invoice will be sent as a PDF.

No, the original drawings and original art sold at La Galerie de la Bande Dessinée are not sold framed. We recommend having artwork framed by a professional framer to ensure better preservation. We can recommend our framer, based in Brussels, with whom we have worked since 2018.

The art is placed in a plastic sleeve or wrapped with silk paper. Then packed between 2 MDF panels. MDF is medium-density fiberboard, a type of engineered wood similar to plywood, but more durable. We always leave a secure distance between the borders of the package and the art itself. We then ship the art exclusively with Fed-Ex.

Because we want your purchase to be taken care of. Fed-Ex offers great service with consistent email updates. The use of an express company is also mandatory for our art insurance.

Once your payment is complete, your art will be shipped within 10 business days. If the art is part of an exhibition, it will be shipped in the next 10 business days following the end of the exhibition. You’ll receive Fedex notifications once your package has been picked up.

Once paid in full,  original comic art, Anime art and illustration art can be picked up at the gallery by appointment.

The art will be packaged with care.

Galerie de la Bande Dessinée is open Fridays and Saturdays from 1 pm to 7 pm, and also by appointment on other days of the week, depending on our availability. As a precaution, please feel free to email or call us to confirm we will be at the gallery during our usual hours, as we may occasionally be out of town to meet artists and customers. Our opening hours would then be updated on our gallery’s Google Business Profile.

Visiting Galerie de la Bande Dessinée by appointment ensures you can discover our curated artworks in a calm environment and benefit from personalized advice and undivided attention. When booking your appointment, you can also mention the specific works you wish to see, as well as the authors or themes that interest you. Whether you’re looking to start or expand your collection, or find a gift for loved ones, we’ll offer you a selection that best suits your needs.

Frederic Lorge, Director of the Galerie de la Bande Dessinee (The Comic Art gallery) first started selling original comic art through a website.

With the success of many virtual art shows over the next four years, and a growing roster of artists both European and American, Frederic Lorge went forward with the opening of the brick-and-mortar gallery in 2018.