What is a Quentin Blake work on paper worth?
b. 1932 · Price guide from past auction results
Based on 12 priced auction sales, works by Quentin Blake have sold for a median of $211Sign up free to see. Half of them sold between $122Sign up free to see and $1,522Sign up free to see. For works on paper alone, the median is $1,398Sign up free to see across 7 sales. In the last five years the median was $204Sign up free to see across 11 sales. These are past auction results, not a valuation: medium, size, condition and provenance all change what a particular work brings.
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Quentin Blake prices by medium
- Auction results
- 15
- Sold rate
- 80%
- Active at auction
- 2013–2026
- Median price
- $211Sign up free to see
- Record price
- $5.2kSign up free to see The bath towel, Dreweatts, Mar 2025
| Medium | Priced sales | Typical range | Median |
|---|---|---|---|
| Works on Paper | 7 | $610–$2.9kSign up free to see | $1.4kSign up free to see |
| Prints | 5 | $99–$169Sign up free to see | $116Sign up free to see |
Top auction houses: Chiswick Auctions (4), Toovey's (3), Dreweatts (2)
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Typical range is the middle half of priced sales (USD at the sale-date rate). Past auction results, not a valuation.
Prices by size
| Size (longest side) | Priced sales | Typical range | Median |
|---|---|---|---|
| Small (under 30 cm) | 4 | $96–$626Sign up free to see | $151Sign up free to see |
| Mid-size (30–75 cm) | 6 | $343–$3.3kSign up free to see | $1.2kSign up free to see |
Recent Quentin Blake sales
- A plant with a bird on it, Pen and ink and watercolour — $1,894Sign up free to see, Dreweatts, Aug 12, 2026
- Sennelier Portrait No.7, sennelier oil pastel stick on wove — $1,398Sign up free to see, Morgan O'Driscoll, Jun 2, 2026
- Albert the Dragon, watercolour and pen — $3,973Sign up free to see, Chiswick Auctions, Mar 31, 2026
- The bath towel — $5,179Sign up free to see, Dreweatts, Mar 12, 2025
- To include Figures and Birds, pencil — $124Sign up free to see, Gorringe's, Feb 3, 2025
- Cyrano standing Naked on the Balcony, lithograph on wove paper — $204Sign up free to see, Toovey's, Aug 9, 2023
- Print - Letter W, giclee — $116Sign up free to see, Catherine Southon Auctioneers, Jul 19, 2023
- Simpkin Nice, limited edition giclée colour print — $87Sign up free to see, Toovey's, Apr 19, 2023
Questions about Quentin Blake prices
What is a Quentin Blake work on paper worth?
Based on 12 priced auction sales recorded by ArtSell, works by Quentin Blake have sold for a median of $211, and half of them sold between $122 and $1,522. For works on paper alone the median is $1,398 (7 sales). Medium, size, condition, subject and provenance all affect the price of a particular work; these are past auction results, not a valuation.
What is the most expensive work by Quentin Blake sold at auction?
The highest price in ArtSell’s records is $5,179 for “The bath towel” at Dreweatts in March 2025.
Which Quentin Blake medium sells for the most?
By median price, works on paper lead with $1,398 (7 sales).
How often do Quentin Blake works sell at auction?
80% of the 15 lots recorded between 2013 and 2026 sold.
How can I sell a Quentin Blake work on paper?
Request a free auction estimate on ArtSell: send photos and details, and our specialists will reply with an estimate. There is no obligation.
Quentin Blake have appeared at auction 15 times in ArtSell’s records between 2013 and 2026; 12 sold, a sell-through rate of 80%.
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