The beloved illustrator and children's author Sir Quentin Blake has teamed up with Bonhams once again for a special charity sale, Quentin Blake Draws Hope for Ukraine. Bonhams is waiving all commission, and there will be no buyer's premium charged, with all the funds raised going to the charity Hope and Homes for Children: Urgent Appeal for Ukraine. The sale includes 40 drawings, nearly all of which have been created especially for this sale, with many featuring the blue and yellow colours of the Ukrainian flag.Hope and Homes for Children was founded 30 years ago with a vision of a world in which children no longer suffer in orphanages, and instead get the chance to grow up in loving and safe families. Hope and Homes for Children are deeply concerned for the 100,000 children warehoused in Ukraine's 700 orphanages and are uniquely placed, with the public's support, to bring their expertise to bear in ensuring the most vulnerable children and families are protected now and in the aftermath of the war. Please bid generously for this important cause.

Please be advised that there will be no Buyer's Premium charged in this auction.

ALL BIDDERS MUST AGREE THAT THEY HAVE READ AND UNDERSTOOD BONHAMS' CONDITIONS OF SALE AND AGREE TO BE BOUND BY THEM, AND AGREE TO PAY THE BUYER'S PREMIUM AND ANY OTHER CHARGES MENTIONED IN THE NOTICE TO BIDDERS. THIS AFFECTS THE BIDDERS LEGAL RIGHTS.If you have any complaints or questions about the Conditions of Sale, please contact your nearest <a href=https://www.bonhams.com/people/#/q0=customer&m0=0 aria-label='customer services' >customer services</a> team.

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Modern British & Irish Art

United Kingdom

London, New Bond Street

Janet Hardie

Bonhams Modern British & Irish Art department offer more artworks annually in this category than any other major auctioneer. We specialise in the period's major <a href=https://www.bonhams.com/stories/30638/ aria-label='movements' >movements</a>, spanning Edwardian Art to Camden Town, The Bloomsbury Group, British Surrealism, Neo-Romanticism, Irish Moderns, St Ives, Constructivism, Post-War and The London School. We hold five dedicated auctions a year in London, in addition to an exciting roster of themed sales such as <a href=https://www.bonhams.com/stories/31170/ aria-label='The Mind's Eye: Surrealist Sale' >The Mind's Eye: Surrealist Sale</a>, <a href=https://www.bonhams.com/stories/32888/ aria-label='Blazing a Trail: Modern British Women' >Blazing a Trail: Modern British Women</a> and <a href=https://www.bonhams.com/stories/31178/ aria-label='British. Cool.' >British. Cool.</a>Two of our significant world auction records include Henry Moore's alabaster carving <a href=https://www.bonhams.com/auctions/24594/lot/49/ aria-label='Mask' >Mask</a>, which established a record price for a 1920s sculpture by any British artist, and Walter Sickert's <a href=https://www.bonhams.com/auctions/20780/lot/54/ aria-label='La Corsage Violet' >La Corsage Violet</a> amongst others. We also perform consistently well for artists such as Ben Nicholson, L.S. Lowry, Barbara Hepworth and Lynn Chadwick to name just a few.Buying and selling modern British and Irish art at Bonhams Bonhams Modern British & Irish Art department has specialists and representatives in the UK, the United States, Canada, Hong Kong, Australia and Ireland. Our team has over 50 years' combined experience in advising private collectors, as well as corporate and public institutions, on all aspects of their collections.With offices and representatives in nearly 50 locations, Bonhams gives buyers and sellers access to a global network of collectors and unparalleled marketing resources to achieve the highest price and level of client satisfaction possible. Contact a specialist directly for more information or submit your item online for a <a href=https://sell.bonhams.com/?category=Fine%2520Art aria-label='free auction estimate' >free auction estimate</a>.

Our Scottish Art specialist, May Matthews, would like to invite you for a free and confidential sale valuation of your pictures. Please contact may.matthews@bonhams.com to make an appointment.

Edinburgh

Scottish Art Valuation Day

Sir Quentin Blake

For all Sales categories, buyer's premium excluding Cars, Motorbikes, Wine, Whisky and Coin & Medal sales, will be as follows: Buyer's Premium Rates 27.5% on the first &#163;20,000 of the hammer price; 26% of the hammer price of amounts in excess of &#163;20,000 up to and including &#163;700,000; 20% of the hammer price of amounts in excess of &#163;700,000 up to and including &#163;4,500,000; and 14.5% of the hammer price of any amounts in excess of &#163;4,500,000.VAT at the current rate of 20% will be added to the Buyer's Premium and charges excluding Artists Resale Right.

Janet Hardie

Sir Quentin Blake (British, born 1932)

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Janet Hardie

Sir Quentin Blake (British, born 1932)

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