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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$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
Pheasant Circle
By Rob Barnes
Located in Deddington, GB
Pheasant Circle by Rob Barnes [2022] limited_edition Linocut Edition number 50 Image size: H:33 cm x W:44 cm Complete Size of Unframed Work: H:49 cm x W:61 cm x D:0.2cm Sold Unframe...
Paper, Linocut
$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
$1,250
H 22 in W 29.75 in
Israeli Folk Art Hebrew Naive Judaica Lithograph Jewish Holiday Shavuot
By Shalom Moskovitz
Located in Surfside, FL
Vintage pencil signed and numbered limited edition lithograph on deckle edged Arches paper. Shalom of Sefad (Shulem der Zeigermacher in Yiddish Shalom Moskowitz) Shalom of Tzfat liv...
Lithograph
$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
Indian Summer in Nantuckett
By Jane Wooster Scott
Located in San Francisco, CA
This artwork titled "Indian Summer in Nantuckett" is an original offset lithograph on wove paper by American artist Jane Wooster Scott, born 1933. It is hand signed and numbered 681/750 in pencil by the artist. The image size is 27 x 20 inches, framed size is 39 x 32.25 inches. It is beautifully framed in a custom wood frame. It is in excellent condition. About the artist. Jane Wooster Scott grew up in the Philadelphia area and moved West following her dream to be a movie star. She quickly learned that goal was not for her, but became the host of a talk show where she interviewed movie stars. She photographs what she sees to recapture them later on canvas. However, few of her paintings are real, existing scenes. They are compositions drawn from her personal imagination. She has been exhibiting her work in Los Angeles and New York and most of her shows have completely sold out on opening night. In the "Guinness Book of Records" as one of the most reproduced artists in America, Jane Wooster Scott began copying work by folk artists such as Grandma Moses and gradually evolved into her own style. A turning point for her career was a joint showing at the Ankrum Gallery in Los Angeles with her comedian friend, Jonathan Winters. It was mostly a business crowd, and she sold 40 paintings in an hour. Her works hang in museums, in public buildings and private homes in Europe, Asia and South America as well as in the United States. She has become legendary for her exceptional scenes of America s celebrations and holidays, Among her collectors are Aaron Spelling, Sylvester Stallone, Charles Bronson, Kenny Rogers, Farah...
Offset
$406
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
Village en Hiver
Located in San Francisco, CA
This artwork "Village en Hiver" c.1980 is an original color lithograph by French artist Madeleine (Mady) De La Giraudiere, 1922-2018. It is hand signed a...
Lithograph
$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
$700
H 27.75 in W 23.75 in D 1 in
Autumn in New York by Jane Wooster Scott
By Jane Wooster Scott
Located in New York, NY
Jane Wooster Scott (American, b. 1920) Autumn in New York, c. 20th Century Lithograph Sight: 15 x 12 in. Framed: 27 3/4 x 23 3/4 x 1 in. Signed and titled lower right in plate: Autum...
Lithograph
$650
H 21 in W 25 in
Bubby and Zayde, Judaica Folk Art Jewish Lithograph
By Michoel Muchnik
Located in Surfside, FL
The title of the piece makes reference to the subject of the piece, in this case Bubby (Grandmother in Yiddish) and Zayde (Grandfather in Yiddish). In terms of style, it looks illust...
Lithograph
$1,450
H 28.75 in W 22.75 in
Hand signed Folk Art Naive lithograph on Arches Paper Paris Snowman Scene
By Michel Delacroix
Located in Surfside, FL
Lithograph in colors depicting an enchanted evening in Paris with a snowman and children playing outside the restaurant Chez Joseph on a winter day. Signed in bottom right margin "M...
Lithograph
Descanso (Break)
By Jorge Dumas
Located in Fairlawn, OH
Signed, titled and numbered in pencil Edition: 250 (5/250) Signed, titled and numbered in pencil Published by Circle Gallery Ltd. Printer: Atelier Dumas, New York Condition: Very good Atelier Dumas opened in New York printing own work as well as those of Peter Max, Agam, Romare Bearden, Dali, Erté, Peter Hurd, Ting, Karl Appel...
Lithograph
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