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Shirley Hughes was born in Hoylake, near Liverpool.
She studied drawing and costume design at Liverpool School of Art and
then went to Ruskin School, Oxford. Visiting lecturers at Ruskin included
the illustrators, Jack Townend and Barnett Freedman who both encouraged
Hughes. Her work is very fine and naturalistic, ideal for illustrating
childrens' books. Since 1950 she has illustrated over 200 titles, of
which 30 she also wrote. In 1984 she received the Eleanor Farjeon Award
for distinguished services to children and books and she won the Kate
Greenaway medal in 1977 for Dogger.
References: Horne, Alan. The Dictionary of British Book Illustrators:
255; Martin, D. The Telling Line: Essays on Fifteen Contemporary
Book Illustrators, 1989: 148-166.
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Blue Fire from the Venomous Mouths of Reptiles
Pen and ink on paper to illustrate Jean Roberton Hans
Andersen’s Fairy Tales (1961).
15.5 x 16 cm. (image)
References: Jean Roberton. Hans Andersen’s
Fairy Tales (1961). Illustrated p. 215, 'the Fellow Travellers.'
£550 (framed)
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So the Emperor walked under his high canopy in the middle of
the procession, through the streets of his capital and all the people standing
by, and those at the windows, cried out, 'Oh how beautiful our emperor's
new clothes are!'
Pen and ink on paper to illustrate Jean Roberton Hans
Andersen’s Fairy Tales (1961).
8 x 8.7 cm. (image)
References: Jean Roberton. Hans Andersen’s Fairy
Tales (1961). Illustrated p. 58, 'The Emperor's New Clothes.'
£500 (framed)
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The Lovely little Mermaiden stood up and, stretching out her
delicate white arms, glided about the room
Pen and ink on paper to illustrate Jean Roberton Hans Andersen’s
Fairy Tales (1961).
15.5 x 15.5 cm. (image)
Included with the original illustration a copy of the first edition of
the published book it was produced for
References:
Jean Roberton. Hans Andersen’s Fairy Tales (1961). Illustrated
p. 256.
SOLD
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Bedtime in Summer
Giclée print in colours on wove paper
Signed and numbered from limited edition of 195
53.5 x 46 cm.
£170 (within mount)
£220
(framed in oak)
This limited edition of prints from 2007 was a limited production of 195
examples approved by the artist. Each one is supplied with certificate of
authenticity.
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Collecting Seeds
Giclée print in colours on wove paper
Signed and numbered from limited edition of 195
42 x 42 cm.
£145 (within mount)
£190
(framed in oak)
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A Picture of Annie Rose
Giclée print in colours on wove paper
Signed and numbered from limited edition of 195
42 x 42 cm.
£145 (within mount)
£190
(framed in oak)
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Story Time
Giclée print in colours on wove paper
Signed and numbered from limited edition of 195
37 x 40 cm.
£110 (within mount)
£155
(framed in oak)
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Girl Friends
Giclée print in colours on wove paper
Signed and numbered from limited edition of 195
30 x 34 cm.
£85 (within mount)
£130
(framed in oak)
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First Prize
Giclée print in colours on wove paper
Signed and numbered from limited edition of 195
30 x 34 cm. (image)
£85 (within mount)
£130
(framed in oak)
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New Kitten
Giclée print in colours on wove paper
Signed and numbered from limited edition of 195
30 x 34 cm. (image)
£85 (within mount)
£130
(framed in oak)
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