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Quentin Blake - 2005 Giclee Signed Limited Edition, U is for Umbrella
Description
Quentin Blake - Original 2005 Giclee. Mount size: 45 x 40cm. "U is for Umbrella to keep off the rain". Blind stamp on mount. Signed limited edition with Certificate of Authenticity attached to back. Signed and numbered in pencil: 67 out of 195 Indented along small line running across picture and mount perhaps where something heavy was leaning against it. Doesnt significantly detract from the picture.Size
Size: 20.5 x 18cm (8.1" x 7.1")
Collection Information
Printed on 315gsm cotton rag paper. Mounted on acid free card. Sold out at the PublishersQuentin Blake was born in 1932 and has drawn ever since he can remember. His first drawing was published in Punch when he was just 16. He went to Chislehurst and Sidcup Grammar School before reading English at Downing College, Cambridge. After National Service he did a postgraduate teaching diploma at the University of London, followed by life-classes at Chelsea Art School. He has always made his living as an illustrator, as well as teaching for over twenty years at the Royal College of Art, where he was head of the Illustration department from 1978 to 1986. His first drawings were published in Punch while he was still at school. He continued to draw for Punch, The Spectator and other magazines over many years, while at the same time entering the world of children's books with A Drink of Water by John Yeoman in 1960. He is known for his collaboration with writers such as Russell Hoban, Joan Aiken, Michael Rosen, John Yeoman and, most famously, Roald Dahl. He has also illustrated classic children's books, and created much-loved characters of his own, including Mister Magnolia and Mrs Armitage. We have a number of signed Quentin Blake prints for sale, for our full collection please click here.
| SKU | md274 |
|---|---|
| Artist | Quentin Blake |
| Date | 2005 |
| Dimensions | 20.5 x 18cm |
| Medium | Giclee |
| Item Returns | This item can be returned |
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