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Max Arriving at the Island of Wild Things, Where the Wild Things Are
Auction: 05/16/2025
Lot: 68021
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Maurice Sendak AUCTION RECORDS
1928 Brooklyn, New York - 2012 Danbury, Connecticut. Known for: Fantasy animal children's book illustration.
One of the pre-eminent children's book authors and illustrators of the twentieth century, Maurice Sendak has produced over a dozen books of his own as well as illustrating more than seventy stories... Read full biography
One of the pre-eminent children's book authors and illustrators of the twentieth century, Maurice Sendak has produced over a dozen books of his own as well as illustrating more than seventy stories by other authors. He is well known both for his distinctive illustrations and for his stories, which... Read full biography
One of the pre-eminent children's book authors and illustrators of the twentieth century, Maurice Sendak has produced over a dozen books of his own as well as illustrating more than seventy stories by other authors. He is well known both for his distinctive illustrations and for his stories, which explore, in unsentimental terms, how children deal with their fears and emotions through fantasy. Sendak's career has also encompassed such projects as film adaptation and set and costume design for a... Read full biography
One of the pre-eminent children's book authors and illustrators of the twentieth century, Maurice Sendak has produced over a dozen books of his own as well as illustrating more than seventy stories by other authors. He is well known both for his distinctive illustrations and for his stories, which explore, in unsentimental terms, how children deal with their fears and emotions through fantasy. Sendak's career has also encompassed such projects as film adaptation and set and costume design for a variety of theatrical productions. Maurice Bernard Sendak was born on June 10, 1928 in Brooklyn, New York, the youngest child of Philip and Sarah (Schindler) Sendak. Before World War I, his parents left their Jewish shtetls (small towns) in Poland... Read full biography
One of the pre-eminent children's book authors and illustrators of the twentieth century, Maurice Sendak has produced over a dozen books of his own as well as illustrating more than seventy stories by other authors. He is well known both for his distinctive illustrations and for his stories, which explore, in unsentimental terms, how children deal with their fears and emotions through fantasy. Sendak's career has also encompassed such projects as film adaptation and set and costume design for a variety of theatrical productions. Maurice Bernard Sendak was born on June 10, 1928 in Brooklyn, New York, the youngest child of Philip and Sarah (Schindler) Sendak. Before World War I, his parents left their Jewish shtetls (small towns) in Poland to come to the United States, where Philip went to work in Manhattan's garment district. The Sendak family also included a daughter, Natalie, and... Read full biography
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Maurice Sendak 
Art images copyright© of artist or assigneeOriginal artwork for the inaugural "New York is Book Country" poster, 1979
Maurice Sendak Auction: 11/26/2024 - 12/10/2024Lot: 1092Subscribe or get free alerts
Art images copyright© of artist or assigneeLet the Wild Rumpus Start, Where the Wild Things Are, 25th Anniversary
Maurice Sendak Auction: 05/10/2022Lot: 67136Subscribe or get free alerts
Art images copyright© of artist or assigneeWild Things are Happening: Seahorse-- storyboard for Bell Atlantic
Maurice Sendak Auction: 05/19/2026Lot: 67033Subscribe or get free alerts
Art images copyright© of artist or assigneeThe Junior Museum, The Art Institute of Chicago poster illustration
Maurice Sendak Auction: 11/05/2021Lot: 67165Subscribe or get free alerts
Art images copyright© of artist or assigneePreliminary Drawing for Max with Four Wild Things Hanging from Tree Branches
Maurice Sendak Auction: 05/19/2026Lot: 67034Subscribe or get free alerts
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