Sir Quentin Blake OBE, British b.1932- Figure II, 1986; wet...

Sir Quentin Blake OBE, British b.1932- Figure II, 1986; wet pastel, signed and dated 1986, 56x76cm (ARR) Provenance: Purchased from the Royal Academy Summer Exhibition 1986 by the present owner. Exhibition: Royal Academy Summer Exhibition, London 1986 (it was exhibited alongside Figure I the partner piece). Literature: Blake's 'Figure I' won the Daler-Rowney Award, Kensington and Chelsea Times, 06 June 1986 p.7 (The partner painting Figure I is illustrated)(a copy of this article accompanies the lot). Note: The partner painting to this work, 'Figure I' won the Royal Academy's Daler-Rowney Award in 1986. This pastel figure by Quentin Blake is a remarkable piece by one of Britain’s most accomplished and renowned illustrators. It marks a departure in scale, manner, and subject matter from the style seen in Blake’s illustrations for children’s books, including those for Roald Dahl, serving instead as a more impressive and sophisticated figure study. However, Blake’s use of bright colours imbue this artwork with the same sense of vitality and originality which make his illustrations so popular with generations.