Holy Mackerel, I just stumbled onto the website of the Chris Beetles Gallery which has a ton of original art for sale by great artists including Quentin Blake (above) and Ronald Searle! Be forewarned that the prices are pretty steep. I can't afford them myself, but you know, my birthday is coming (hint, hint).
UPDATE: Oh and they have E.H. Shepard originals too. You can own this beauty for only $135,000.00. C'mon, look under those couch cushions, people!
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Not to mention the HUGE collection of Al Hirschfeld! Lordy Lord what a great site. Thanks for the link!
I only had $134,000 under my couch cushions... :(
good thing i have two couches.
did you see ronaldsearle.blogspot.com?
mark, your posts are invaluable. Thanks so much. Jim Capobianco said your site was amazing when I talked to him too. I'm glad I'm not the only one who posts practically every day.
keep it up!
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Hey guys, thanks for the comments - let's all chip in and get one together.
Hey smacleod I don't post every day anymore but I admire those who can! I like all the great stuff you post. I found that searle page yesterday, it's really cool!
Firstly, Mark what a really wonderful blog - cheers for everything you've put up so far, I can't wait to see more!
I'm not sure if you can buy them over the web but Chris Beetles do great catalogues of all the work being displayed - I've been in and picked up some great 'books' for only £10 or so, which is great when there's no way I can afford an original! The Hirshfeld one was full of great images and wonderfully presented.
You know...those are worth it, aren't they?
I know, I know--the prices are likely way too steep(I'd say, offhand, that a more rational price for the Shepard(I am nuts about him btw)would be more like 35,000, not 135,000!), and I can't afford them either(no kidding).
But hey--what can I get you to sell Mark Kennedys for, hmm? You know, I not too long ago rediscovered a drawing by you that you left on my desk at school; a self-caicature that had you looking off into the distance, hand to brow, saying "Where's Jen?" I saved that damn thing and brother, it looked pretty dogeared...I was going to put it away again, but I think I was thinking, "Come on! Are you nuts? What are you going to do with this? Youre' so sentimental(or mental)! It's got a coffee ring on it, for pete's sake! And I think I tossed it. Or, maybe I did put it away again...I can't find it now--and now of course I want it! If only to shake it in front of you, haha! It really is/was a cool drawing, btw.
The point of that long & typically rambling story is that first: save all your doodles, Mark! Maurice paid off his mortgage with a trunk of "stuff" he'd saved from Disneys!
And second--there's nothing better than the graphic piece--a drawing, an ink sketch...to me that's heaven. From a good artist, I mean. ; )
edhead - yeah, it looks like you can order them over the Internet. A good deal!
Jenny- it's hard for me to imagine how ink on paper could be worth that much. They did have some Shepards in the 35K range if you have that.
A Mark original is only worth whatever my Mother would pay for one. I'm sort of glad you lost that drawing or else you might be tempted to post it...
The Beetles' gallery has a fantastic catalogue & in rec ent years has staged 2 of the best exhibitions I've ever seen - retrospectives of Hirschfeld & Searle.
However I do suspect the prices are vastly overpriced.
Very nice blog posting
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