Whether you display them on the wall or treasure them in a
portfolio, original artworks from children's books will never lose their charm.
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| An ink and watercolour illustration by the Australian artist Ida Rentoul Outhwaite for Chimney Town (1934) by Tarella Quin Daskein. This is from a set of illustrations by Outhwaite that are estimated to fetch £5,000-£7,000 at Sotheby's |
If your budget is limited or the original artwork of your
favourite illustrator is scarce or unavailable, consider lesser-known
illustrators, whose work can be picked up from the low hundreds of pounds.
Names to look out for include John Hassall, Margaret Tarrant and Rene Cloke
from the first half of the 20th century, and Barbara Brown, Anne Mortimer and
Ronald Searle from the second half.