The House of Illustration is delighted to be working with Sotheby’s for their forthcoming exhibition and auction of English Literature, History, Children’s Books and Illustrations.
Some 28 original drawings have been donated by some of the greatest illustrators of our time. Works by Quentin Blake, Raymond Briggs, Jan Pienkowski, Axel Scheffler, Ronald Searle, Nick Park, Paula Rego and Gerald Scarfe, among others, will be auctioned on 16 December to raise funds for the House of Illustration.
Prior to the sale, the illustrations will be on view to the public in Sotheby’s galleries from December 12th to 15th. The exhibition for the auction will also include original artwork from the rest of the sale including work by Beatrix Potter, E.H. Shepard, Edmund Dulac and Margaret Tarrant. Sotheby’s will also be exhibiting additional pieces which are not for sale from various private collections to create a special “The Art of Illustration” exhibition.
The exhibition will be open to the public at Sotheby’s on the following days:
Sunday 12th December 12 noon to 5pm
Monday 13th to Wednesday 15th December 9am to 4.30pm
Sotheby’s
34 – 35 New Bond Street
London
W1A 2AA
Telephone 020 7293 5000
The sale will take place at Sotheby’s at 10.30am on Thursday 16th December. You can click here to view the sale catalogue online. To see pictures of the works donated to benefit the House of Illustration have a look at the gallery below. We would like to thank Sotheby’s, John Jones and all the illustrators who have donated works to the auction.
Click here to read a BBC interview with Quentin Blake and read other press coverage here.
