Sir Quentin Saxby Blake, CH, CBE, FRSL, FCSD, RDI (born 16 December 1932) is an English cartoonist, caricaturist, illustrator and children's writer. He has illustrated over 300 books, including 18 written by Roald Dahl, which are among his most popular works. For his lasting contribution as a children's illustrator he won the biennial international Hans Christian Andersen Award in 2002, the highest recognition available to creators of children's books. From 1999 to 2001, he was the inaugural British Children's Laureate. He is a patron of the Association of Illustrators. More about Quentin Blake
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Blake was born in 1932 in Sidcup, Kent, son of William and Evelyn Blake. His father was a civil servant, and his mother a housewife. Blake was evacuated to the West Country during the Second World War. He attended Holy Trinity Lamorbey Church of England Primary School and Chislehurst and Sidcup Grammar School, where his English teacher, J. H. Walsh, influenced his life's work.In total, we tracked 382 items since 01/09/2012. The chart below shows the trade volume over time.
The most expensive item with a signature of Quentin Blake (New Quentin Blake Folio Society Ltd Edition of The Golden Ass, signed 295.) was sold in July 2018 for £699.00 while the cheapest item (Quentin Blake (Roald Dahl Illustrator) Signed Photo Autograph 6 x 4 Inches) found a new owner for £1.69 in May 2013. The month with the most items sold (14) was December 2021 with an average selling price of £60.00 for an autographed item of Quentin Blake. Sold items reached their highest average selling price in February 2019 with £350.00 and the month that saw the lowest prices with £4.74 was November 2015. In average, an autographed item from Quentin Blake is worth £44.48.
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