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[Quentin Blake (b1932)]

Lot 291
09.12.2020 00:00UTC +00:00
Classic
Starting price
£ 5 000
AuctioneerCHRISTIE'S
Event locationUnited Kingdom, London
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ID 470212
Lot 291 | [Quentin Blake (b1932)]
Estimate value
£ 5 000 – 8 000
[Quentin Blake (b.1932)]

The BFG

[Quentin Blake (b.1932)]

The BFG

2019

Acid-etched glass, vitreous enamel.

615 x 440 x 15mm (framed).



The BFG in stained glass: a prototype for a window in the Roald Dahl corridor of Waterfall House at Birmingham Children’s Hospital, unveiled by HRH The Duchess of Cornwall in January 2020. The first time an illustration by Quentin Blake has been reproduced in stained glass.



A stained glass panel from an original design by Quentin Blake, made under the direction of the renowned glass art specialist Andrew Moor. The panel is made from mouth-blown antique glass, hand-etched then hand-painted with fired vitreous enamels: rather than being leaded, it has been bonded to a clear glass backing sheet.



This panel – along with the preceding lot – was produced as a prototype for the Roald Dahl corridor in the Waterfall House building of Birmingham Children’s Hospital, an installation in which original designs by Sir Quentin Blake for some of his best-loved Roald Dahl characters were transformed into a series of stained-glass windows. Among the staff at Birmingham Children’s Hospital are four Roald Dahl Nurses specialising in rare diseases, funded by Roald Dahl’s Marvellous Children’s Charity; the installation was the brainchild of Marvellous president Felicity Dahl, who explained the inspiration behind the project: ‘During a lunch with Quentin Blake at Bibendum restaurant, I looked up at the famous stained glass windows of the Michelin men and an idea sprung into my mind. I turned to Quentin and asked him if he would ever consider having his illustrations turned into stained glass windows for a children’s hospital. To my delight, he said: “Yes!” So this was the birth of the phenomenal windows that were officially opened by HRH Duchess of Cornwall, patron of Roald Dahl’s Marvellous Children’s Charity at Birmingham Children’s Hospital in January this year’.



Sold to benefit Roald Dahl's Marvellous Children's Charity. Roald Dahl’s Marvellous Children’s Charity funds specialist children’s nurses across the UK, caring for children with serious and complex conditions such as epilepsy, sickle cell disease and rare diseases. There are currently 79 Roald Dahl Specialist Nurses caring for over 21,000 seriously ill children. Sir Quentin Blake and Felicity Dahl are the charity’s presidents.

Place of origin:Northern Europe
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