100 Figures: The Unseen Art of Quentin Blake

Hardback

Main Details

Title 100 Figures: The Unseen Art of Quentin Blake
Authors and Contributors      Illustrated by Sir Quentin Blake
Physical Properties
Format:Hardback
Pages:128
Dimensions(mm): Height 246,Width 189
Category/GenreArt and design styles - from c 1960 to now
Individual artists and art monographs
Illustration
ISBN/Barcode 9781849766159
ClassificationsDewey:759.2
Audience
General
Illustrations 24 Illustrations, color

Publishing Details

Publisher Tate Publishing
Imprint Tate Publishing
Publication Date 6 September 2018
Publication Country United Kingdom

Description

Quentin Blake's illustrations are instantly recognisable to millions of people around the world. A new exhibition to be held at London's House of Illustration will explore an unusual aspect of Blake's work, however, exhibiting for the first time 100 examples of his works of art. 100 Figures, will feature all of the 100 exhibited works - ranging from large-scale oil paintings to drawings and prints, created between the 1950s and today. Works included date back to his post-grad years in the 1950s when he struggled to make a living as an illustrator and took life-drawing classes at Chelsea School of Art. It was here that he first engaged with the human figure, but soon, having observed how the human body behaves, he found he was able to draw it from memory in any pose, working from his vivid imagination. 100 Figures will also offer the chance to catch a rare glimpse of early oil paintings by Blake - some painted on hardboard since he was unable to afford canvases at that time and painted using commercial house-painters' brushes.

Author Biography

Quentin Blake (b.1932) is an internationally beloved illustrator and author. An inspiration to artists everywhere he is perhaps best known for his popular collaborations with the author Roald Dahl.