Dubbed by one critic “the Picasso of children’s literature” and once addressed by former President Bill Clinton as “the King of Dreams,” Maurice Sendak illustrated nearly a hundred picture books throughout a career that spanned more than 60 years. Some of his best known books include Chicken Soup with Rice (1962), Where the Wild Things Are (1963), and In the Night Kitchen (1970).
Born in Brooklyn in 1928 to Jewish immigrant parents from northern Poland, Sendak was a largely self-taught artist. His characters, stories, and inspirations were drawn from among his own neighbors, family, pop culture, historical sources, literary influences, and long-held childhood memories. Along with William Steig, Ludwig Bemelmans and Laurent de Brunhoff he is one of the most popular authors of children’s books in the world.
Sendak worked with such well-known children’s authors as Ruth Krauss, Else Minarik, and Arthur Yorinks, and illustrated books by Leo Tolstoy, Herman Melville, Isaac Bashevis Singer, the Brothers Grimm, and the poet Randall Jarrell. He began a second career as a costume and stage designer in the late 1970s, designing operas by Mozart, Prokofiev, Ravel, and Tchaikovsky, among others.
Sendak won numerous awards, including a Caldecott Award, the international Hans Christian Andersen Award, a National Book Award, the Astrid Lindgren Memorial Award, and a National Medal of Arts. His books continue to be read by millions of children and adults and have been translated into dozens of languages and enjoyed all over the world.
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Original Pencil Drawing from PIERRE, "I DONT CARE" (CBS 1970s)
By Maurice Sendak
Located in Surfside, FL
An original animation drawing from the CBS-TV broadcast of Sendak's "REALLY ROSIE" - (this was the first time "Rosie" appeared anywhere other than Sendak's original book) - this cel ...
Paper, Carbon Pencil
Original Animation Cel from PIERRE, "I DONT CARE" (CBS 1970s)
By Maurice Sendak
Located in Surfside, FL
An original animation cel drawing from the CBS-TV broadcast of Sendak's "REALLY ROSIE" - (this was the first time "Rosie" appeared anywhere other than Sendak's original book) - this ...
Watercolor
$2,800
Maurice Sendak - "I Have No Business Cards So I Hope This Will Do" Signed Framed
By Maurice Sendak
Located in New York, NY
Maurice Sendak Offset lithograph postcard Maurice Sendak autographed this card which he inscribed with this message: "I Have No Business Cards So I Hope This Will Do" This is a uniqu...
Postcard
Mother Goose, Children's Art Screenprint by Maurice Sendak
By Maurice Sendak
Located in Long Island City, NY
A traditional children's illustration-style print of Mother Goose, sitting on a stack of books and writing down stories on a scroll. She is elaborately dressed in striped trousers, a...
Screen
$1,875
H 40 in W 32.75 in
Crisalida, Hand Signed Lithograph, Edition of 100, Framed, 1987
By José María Mijares
Located in Aventura, FL
Hand signed, titled, dated, and numbered in pencil by the artist. Edition of 100. Frame size: 40 x 32.75 inches. Artwork is in excellent condition. Certificate of authenticity inc...
Lithograph, Paper
$398
H 13.78 in W 19.69 in
Leo by Marcelo Martin Burgos - Lithograph, animal, childhood, imagination, wings
By Marcelo Martin Burgos
Located in Paris, FR
Leo is a lithograph (2 colours, gold leaf on Fabriano 50% cotton 300 g paper) by contemporary artist Marcelo Martin Burgos, dimensions are 35 × 50 cm (13.8 × 19.7 in). The lithograp...
Gold Leaf
$1,100
H 17 in W 13 in D 1 in
Modernist FOLK ART Original Pencil Lithograph "GRAY DAY AT THE BEACH"
By Doris Lee
Located in New York, NY
Doris Lee Lithograph 1964 Edition Size: 250 Image Size: 12 x 9.5 inches Sheet Size: 16.75 x 13 inches Reference: AAA 1532 Signed lower left Condition: Good Provenance: ASA Doris Emrick Lee...
Lithograph, Archival Pigment
$950
H 17.75 in W 12.9 in
1945 Mexican Modernist Silkscreen Serigraph Print Regional Folk Art Dress Mexico
By Carlos Merida 1
Located in Surfside, FL
This listing is for the one Silkscreen serigraph piece listed here. Mexico City, 1945. First edition. plate signed, limited edition of 1000, these serigraph plates depict various types of traditional and folk art indigenous clothing...
Screen
$273
H 26.97 in W 11.03 in D 0.08 in
Flamingo - Lithograph by Alberto Mastroianni - 1970s
By Alberto Mastroianni
Located in Roma, IT
Flamingo is a lithograph realized by Alberto Mastroianni in the 1970s. Hand Signed on the lower right margin. Numbered on the lower in pencil. . The artwork represents an interesti...
Paper, Lithograph
Signed Limited Edition Print “The Last Supper”
By Sadao Watanabe
Located in San Francisco, CA
On offer is a limited-edition color stencil print, The Last Supper (Japanese: 最後の晩餐 / Saigo no Bansan), by Sadao Watanabe (1913–1996), a preeminent Japanese Christian...
Woodblock, Japan Paper
$280Sale Price|29% Off
H 10.24 in W 7.09 in
Poster Sketch for fashion advertising for FACIS, Italian Pret-a-Porter company.
By Marco Silombria
Located in Firenze, IT
Poster Sketch for fashion advertising for FACIS, Italian Pret-a-Porter company. Italian Pop art Water-colour, ink and pencil on paper. Size with black ...
Paper, Watercolor, Pencil
$99,500
H 8.5 in W 11 in
In the Bottom of My Garden FS II.86-105, Complete Book of 20 Lithographs, 1956
By Andy Warhol
Located in Aventura, FL
Complete book comprising of 20 offset lithographs and cardboard cover, all hand-colored with watercolor. From the edition of unknown size. All 20 sheets bound (as issued). Minor ti...
Paper, Watercolor, Lithograph
$720
H 30 in W 22 in
Twin Spires Lithograph Print, Hand Signed, AP Edition, 30 x 22 inches, 1983
By Guillaume Azoulay
Located in Aventura, FL
Hand Signed, Titled and Numbered in Pencil. Artwork in Excellent Condition. Additional images are available upon request. Certificate of Authenticity Included. Please do not hesitate...
Lithograph, Paper
$650
H 22 in W 30 in
Israeli Naive Art Screen Print Lithograph Jerusalem, Sanhedrin Old City Folk Art
By Gabriel Cohen
Located in Surfside, FL
Bold color lithograph, hand signed in pencil and numbered AP IX/X (artist’s proof 9/10), Jerusalem Print Workshop blind stamp lower right. On French Arches paper. Gabriel Cohen, Sel...
Lithograph, Screen
$400
H 16 in W 19 in
Original Judaica Woodcut Print 'Joyous Songs' Dancing Jewish Couple
By Morton Garchik
Located in Surfside, FL
Original pencil signed Judaic woodcut on mulberry paper. MORTON GARCHIK (1929-2009) Jewish American artist painter, printmaker, illustrator, woodcut artist and author. Garchik was ...
Woodcut
Andy Warhol Work on Paper "Shoe" circa 1956
By Andy Warhol
Located in Beverly Hills, CA
This work is unique. Work comes with a Certificate of Provenance issued by Christie’s. Stamped on the verso by the Estate of the Artist and The Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visua...
Paper, Ink, Gouache
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H 10.25 in W 10.25 in D 0.94 in
Nutcracker by E. T. A. Hoffmann, Illustrated and Signed by Maurice Sendak, 1984
By Maurice Sendak
Located in Colorado Springs, CO
Hoffman, E.T.A. Nutcracker. Translated by Ralph Manheim. Illustrated by Maurice Sendak. First UK Edition. In the original illustrated dust jacket, original hardcover cloth boards wit...
Paper
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H 12.24 in W 12.5 in
Original Pencil Drawing from PIERRE, "I DONT CARE" (CBS 1970s)
By Maurice Sendak
Located in Surfside, FL
An original animation drawing from the CBS-TV broadcast of Sendak's "REALLY ROSIE" - (this was the first time "Rosie" appeared anywhere other than Sendak's original book) - this cel ...
Paper, Carbon Pencil
Mother Goose, Children's Art Screenprint by Maurice Sendak
By Maurice Sendak
Located in Long Island City, NY
A traditional children's illustration-style print of Mother Goose, sitting on a stack of books and writing down stories on a scroll. She is elaborately dr...
Screen
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H 10.24 in W 12.5 in
Original Pencil Drawing from PIERRE, "I DONT CARE" (CBS 1970s)
By Maurice Sendak
Located in Surfside, FL
An original animation drawing from the CBS-TV broadcast of Sendak's "REALLY ROSIE" - (this was the first time "Rosie" appeared anywhere other than Sendak's original book) - this cel is from the PIERRE, "I DONT CARE" sequence. this is the original pencil drawing from the 1970s. it is from the estate of the film producer Dan Hunn. Maurice Bernard Sendak, June 10, 1928-2012 Dubbed by one critic “the Picasso of children’s literature” and once addressed by former President Bill Clinton as “the King of Dreams,” Maurice Sendak illustrated nearly a hundred picture books throughout a career that spanned more than 60 years. Some of his best known books include Chicken Soup...
Paper, Carbon Pencil
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H 12.24 in W 12.5 in
Original Pencil Drawing from PIERRE, "I DONT CARE" (CBS 1970s)
By Maurice Sendak
Located in Surfside, FL
An original animation drawing from the CBS-TV broadcast of Sendak's "REALLY ROSIE" - (this was the first time "Rosie" appeared anywhere other than Sendak's original book) - this cel is from the PIERRE, "I DONT CARE" sequence. this is the original pencil drawing from the 1970s. it is from the estate of the film producer Dan Hunn. Maurice Bernard Sendak, June 10, 1928-2012 Dubbed by one critic “the Picasso of children’s literature” and once addressed by former President Bill Clinton as “the King of Dreams,” Maurice Sendak illustrated nearly a hundred picture books throughout a career that spanned more than 60 years. Some of his best known books include Chicken Soup...
Paper, Carbon Pencil
Original Animation Cel from PIERRE, "I DONT CARE" (CBS 1970s)
By Maurice Sendak
Located in Surfside, FL
An original animation cel drawing from the CBS-TV broadcast of Sendak's "REALLY ROSIE" - (this was the first time "Rosie" appeared anywhere other than Sendak's original book) - this cel is from the PIERRE, "I DONT CARE" sequence. this is the original vintage acetate drawing/painting from the 1970s. it is from the estate of the film producer Dan Hunn. I cannot say definitively that it is by Maurice Sendak's hand. He definitely worked on this project and the provenance is impeccable. They are quite rare and unusual. Maurice Bernard Sendak, June 10, 1928-2012 Dubbed by one critic “the Picasso of children’s literature” and once addressed by former President Bill Clinton as “the King of Dreams,” Maurice Sendak illustrated nearly a hundred picture books throughout a career that spanned more than 60 years. Some of his best known books include Chicken Soup...
Watercolor
Set of Six Books with Illustrations by Maurice Sendak
By Maurice Sendak
Located in valatie, NY
Set of six books with Illustrations by Maurice Sendak. 1. Outside over there by Maurice Sendak. 2nd Edition Hardcover with broadart covered dust jacket. Harper Row 1981 with "Caldeco...
Paper
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H 10.24 in W 12.5 in
Original Pencil Drawing from PIERRE, "I DONT CARE" (CBS 1970s)
By Maurice Sendak
Located in Surfside, FL
An original animation drawing from the CBS-TV broadcast of Sendak's "REALLY ROSIE" - (this was the first time "Rosie" appeared anywhere other than Sendak's original book) - this cel is from the PIERRE, "I DONT CARE" sequence. this is the original pencil drawing from the 1970s. it is from the estate of the film producer Dan Hunn. Maurice Bernard Sendak, June 10, 1928-2012 Dubbed by one critic “the Picasso of children’s literature” and once addressed by former President Bill Clinton as “the King of Dreams,” Maurice Sendak illustrated nearly a hundred picture books throughout a career that spanned more than 60 years. Some of his best known books include Chicken Soup...
Carbon Pencil, Paper
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H 10.24 in W 12.5 in
Original Pencil Drawing from PIERRE, "I DONT CARE" (CBS 1970s)
By Maurice Sendak
Located in Surfside, FL
An original animation drawing from the CBS-TV broadcast of Sendak's "REALLY ROSIE" - (this was the first time "Rosie" appeared anywhere other than Sendak's original book) - this cel is from the PIERRE, "I DONT CARE" sequence. this is the original pencil drawing from the 1970s. it is from the estate of the film producer Dan Hunn. Maurice Bernard Sendak, June 10, 1928-2012 Dubbed by one critic “the Picasso of children’s literature” and once addressed by former President Bill Clinton as “the King of Dreams,” Maurice Sendak illustrated nearly a hundred picture books throughout a career that spanned more than 60 years. Some of his best known books include Chicken Soup...
Carbon Pencil, Paper
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H 12.24 in W 12.5 in
Original Pencil Drawing from PIERRE, "I DONT CARE" (CBS 1970s)
By Maurice Sendak
Located in Surfside, FL
An original animation drawing from the CBS-TV broadcast of Sendak's "REALLY ROSIE" - (this was the first time "Rosie" appeared anywhere other than Sendak's original book) - this cel is from the PIERRE, "I DONT CARE" sequence. this is the original pencil drawing from the 1970s. it is from the estate of the film producer Dan Hunn. Maurice Bernard Sendak, June 10, 1928-2012 Dubbed by one critic “the Picasso of children’s literature” and once addressed by former President Bill Clinton as “the King of Dreams,” Maurice Sendak illustrated nearly a hundred picture books throughout a career that spanned more than 60 years. Some of his best known books include Chicken Soup...
Carbon Pencil, Paper
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H 10.5 in W 12.5 in
Original Sendak Animation Cel from PIERRE, "I DONT CARE" (CBS 1970s)
By Maurice Sendak
Located in Surfside, FL
An original animation cel drawing from the CBS-TV broadcast of Sendak's "REALLY ROSIE" - (this was the first time "Rosie" appeared anywhere other than Send...
Original Animation Cel from PIERRE, "I DONT CARE" (CBS 1970s)
By Maurice Sendak
Located in Surfside, FL
An original animation cel drawing from the CBS-TV broadcast of Sendak's "REALLY ROSIE" - (this was the first time "Rosie" appeared anywhere other than Send...