Original Works by Charlied Mackesy to Auction

Coinciding with the recent publication of Charlie Mackesy's second book Always Remember: The Boy, the Mole, the Fox, the Horse and the Storm, Bonhams will hold a special auction of new works by the artist.

Consigned by the author and artist himself, the collection features a selection of original works produced alongside the production of the book, including working designs for the cover and scenes of his main characters, the boy, the mole, the fox and the horse as well as new faces. 

Highlights of the sale include:

• Front cover study, version one, Always Remember (estimate: £2,500-£3,500)
• One day I'll look back (estimate: £5,000-£7,000)
• Your next step (estimate: £5,000-£7,000)
• Always remember you are loved (estimate: £4,000-£6,000)

British artist, illustrator and author Charlie Mackesy began his career as a cartoonist for The Spectator, before becoming a book illustrator for Oxford University Press. His awardwinning work has been exhibited widely and featured in books, private collections, galleries, school classrooms, hospital wards, prisons, and public spaces around the world. His bestselling book The Boy, the Mole, the Fox and the Horse was published in October 2019 and has become the longest running Sunday Times Non-Fiction Number One of all time, a number one New York Times bestseller, and has been translated into more than 55 different languages. In 2023, the short-animated film adaption of The Boy, the Mole, the Fox and the Horse won the BAFTA Award for Best British Film, and the Academy Award for Best Animated Short film.

The online auction will run until December 17 with viewing taking place at Bonhams New Bond Street from December 15-17 .