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Caricaturist, Cartoonist, Comiczeichner, b. 1928 - d. 2012

(born 1928 Brooklyn, New York) American children’s illustrator. Maurice Sendak, son of Polish Jewish immigrants, grew up sickly and as a result spent most of his childhood indoors, where he often observed children playing outside and would sketch them. He was fascinated with Disney, particularly Mickey Mouse and the film Fantasia, which he saw when he was twelve and had a lasting effect on him. In 1948 he worked at FAO Schwartz as a window dresser while he took night classes at the New York Arts Students League. Eventually leaving his work to become a full time children’s illustrator, Sendak was quite active in the 1950s, in which he illustrated fifty children’s books. Sendak strongly believed that illustrations are not meant to simplify the text by visualizing what is written, but rather to add an element of ambiguity that leads to curiosity on the part of the reader. By the 1960s Sendak achieved great fame; in 1963 his most popular book Where The Wild Things Are was published, which has since sold over 2 million copies and has been translated into fifteen languages. The 1970s found even more success, with In The Night Kitchen published in 1970. By the late 1970s Sendak began exploring set design, producing and designing operas including Mozart’s The Magic Flute, Hansel and Gretel, and a theatrical production of Where The Wild Things Are. Sendak continued writing and illustrating books, including Outside Over There in 1982 and The Nutcracker in 1983. Sendak has received numerous awards, including the Caldecott Book Medal in 1964, the Hans Christian Andersen Medal in 1970, the National Medal of Arts in 1996, Library of Congress “Living Legend” Medal in 2000 and the Astrid Lindgren Memorial Award for Literature in 2003. Sendak lives in Ridgefield, CT.

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  • Maurice Sendak (American 1928-2012) Library of 20 Books
    Jun. 25, 2025

    Maurice Sendak (American 1928-2012) Library of 20 Books

    Est: $100 - $200

    Maurice Sendak (American 1928-2012) Library of 20 Books: Reference and By And/Or Illustrated By Maurice Sendak. Some like new, some used. Sizes Ranging From: 4.5'' x 9'' (11 x 23 cm); To: 14'' x 10.5'' (36 x 27 cm). Being Sold to Benefit the Rosenbach Museum & Library's Acquisitions Fund.

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  • Maurice Sendak (American 1928-2012) Library of 25 Books
    Jun. 25, 2025

    Maurice Sendak (American 1928-2012) Library of 25 Books

    Est: $100 - $200

    Maurice Sendak (American 1928-2012) Library of 25 Books By And/Or Illustrated By Maurice Sendak. Some like new, some used. Being Sold to Benefit the Rosenbach Museum & Library's Acquisitions Fund.

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  • Maurice Sendak (American 1928-2012) Library of 25 Books
    Jun. 25, 2025

    Maurice Sendak (American 1928-2012) Library of 25 Books

    Est: $100 - $200

    Maurice Sendak (American 1928-2012) Library of 25 Books By And/Or Illustrated By Maurice Sendak. Some like new, some used. Sizes Ranging From: 7'' x 5.5'' (18 x 14 cm); To: 11.5'' x 9'' (29 x 23 cm). Being Sold to Benefit the Rosenbach Museum & Library's Acquisitions Fund.

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  • Maurice Sendak (American 1928-2012) 3 Wrist Watches And 1 Clock
    Jun. 25, 2025

    Maurice Sendak (American 1928-2012) 3 Wrist Watches And 1 Clock

    Est: $100 - $200

    Maurice Sendak (American 1928-2012) 3 Wrist Watches and 1 Ornamental Brass Desk Clock, all with "Where the Wild Things Are" faces. Size: Clock 2.5'' x 2.75'' x 1'' (6 x 7 x 3 cm). Watch: 9" (23 cm) band. Being Sold to Benefit the Rosenbach Museum & Library's Acquisitions Fund

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  • Maurice Sendak (American 1928-2012) 4 "Where The Wild Things Are" Prints
    Jun. 25, 2025

    Maurice Sendak (American 1928-2012) 4 "Where The Wild Things Are" Prints

    Est: $100 - $200

    Maurice Sendak (American 1928-2012) 4 "Where The Wild Things Are" prints. Size: from 11'' x 23.5'' x '' (28 x 60 x cm) to 14.75'' x 24'', 37 x 61 cm (sheet). Being Sold to Benefit the Rosenbach Museum & Library's Acquisitions Fund.

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  • Maurice Sendak (American 1928-2012) Signed Poster
    Jun. 25, 2025

    Maurice Sendak (American 1928-2012) Signed Poster

    Est: $200 - $400

    Maurice Sendak (American 1928-2012) Signed Poster. "Let the Wild Rumpus Start! Maurice Sendak's Original Drawings for Where The Wild Things Are," Rosenbach Museum exhibition, 2003. Size: 18'' x 24'' (46 x 61 cm). Being Sold to Benefit the Rosenbach Museum & Library's Acquisitions Fund.

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  • Maurice Sendak (American 1928-2012) Signed "Where The Wild Things Are"
    Jun. 25, 2025

    Maurice Sendak (American 1928-2012) Signed "Where The Wild Things Are"

    Est: $300 - $500

    Maurice Sendak (American 1928-2012) Signed "Where The Wild Things Are" print. Size: 14.75'' x 24'', 37 x 61 cm (sheet). Being Sold to Benefit the Rosenbach Museum & Library's Acquisitions Fund.

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  • Maurice Sendak (American 1928-2012) Signed "Where The Wild Things Are"
    Jun. 25, 2025

    Maurice Sendak (American 1928-2012) Signed "Where The Wild Things Are"

    Est: $300 - $500

    Maurice Sendak (American 1928-2012) Signed "Where The Wild Things Are" print. Size: 14.75'' x 24'', 37 x 61 cm (sheet). Being Sold to Benefit the Rosenbach Museum & Library's Acquisitions Fund.

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  • Maurice Sendak (American 1928-2012) Signed "Where The Wild Things Are"
    Jun. 25, 2025

    Maurice Sendak (American 1928-2012) Signed "Where The Wild Things Are"

    Est: $300 - $500

    Maurice Sendak (American 1928-2012) Signed "Where The Wild Things Are" print. Size: 14.75'' x 24'', 37 x 61 cm (sheet). Being Sold to Benefit the Rosenbach Museum & Library's Acquisitions Fund.

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  • Maurice Sendak (American 1928-2012) Signed 'Where The Wild Things Are"
    Jun. 25, 2025

    Maurice Sendak (American 1928-2012) Signed 'Where The Wild Things Are"

    Est: $300 - $500

    Maurice Sendak (American 1928-2012) Signed "Where The Wild Things Are" print. Size: 11'' x 23.25'', 28 x 59 cm (sheet). Being Sold to Benefit the Rosenbach Museum & Library's Acquisitions Fund.

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  • Maurice Sendak (American, 1928-2012) Signed Print
    Jun. 25, 2025

    Maurice Sendak (American, 1928-2012) Signed Print

    Est: $200 - $400

    Maurice Sendak (American, 1928-2012) Signed and Inscribed Print. "International Children's Book day." Size: 15'' x 11'', 38 x 28 cm (sheet). Being Sold to Benefit the Rosenbach Museum & Library's Acquisitions Fund.

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  • Maurice Sendak (American, 1928-2012) Signed "We Are All in the Dumps," 1st Ed.
    Jun. 25, 2025

    Maurice Sendak (American, 1928-2012) Signed "We Are All in the Dumps," 1st Ed.

    Est: $200 - $400

    Maurice Sendak (American, 1928-2012) Signed "We Are All in the Dumps," 1st Ed. Size: 8.25'' x 11'' (21 x 28 cm). Being Sold to Benefit the Rosenbach Museum & Library's Acquisitions Fund.

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  • Maurice Sendak (American, 1928-2012) Signed "Outside Over There"
    Jun. 25, 2025

    Maurice Sendak (American, 1928-2012) Signed "Outside Over There"

    Est: $300 - $500

    Maurice Sendak (American, 1928-2012) "Outside Over There," illustrated and hand-signed in ink by Maurice Sendak. Publisher: Harper & Row, New York, 1981. Hardcover with original dust wrapper. Size: 9.25'' x 10.25'' (23 x 26 cm). Being Sold to Benefit the Rosenbach Museum & Library's Acquisitions Fund.

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  • Maurice Sendak (American, 1928-2012) Signed "Brundibar"
    Jun. 25, 2025

    Maurice Sendak (American, 1928-2012) Signed "Brundibar"

    Est: $200 - $400

    Maurice Sendak (American, 1928-2012) Signed "Brundibar." 1st editio, 2003, signed by Sendak and Tony Kushnor. Size: 8.75'' x 11'' (22 x 28 cm). Being Sold to Benefit the Rosenbach Museum & Library's Acquisitions Fund.

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  • Maurice Sendak (American, 1928-2012) Signed Pamphlet
    Jun. 25, 2025

    Maurice Sendak (American, 1928-2012) Signed Pamphlet

    Est: $200 - $400

    Maurice Sendak (American, 1928-2012). Accordion style promotional pamphlet STORIES AND PICTURES, ink signed by Maurice Sendak and featuring illustrated artwork from many of Sendak's books including: Where The Wild Things Are, Alligators All Around, In The Night Kitchen, Really Rosie, etc. Publisher: New York, Harper Collins. Publication Date: 1985. Size (closed): 5.5'' x 6'' (14 x 15 cm), (open approx.) 7' long (213 cm). Being Sold to Benefit the Rosenbach Museum & Library's Acquisitions Fund.

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  • Maurice Sendak (1928-2012) Signed Ballet Program
    Jun. 25, 2025

    Maurice Sendak (1928-2012) Signed Ballet Program

    Est: $200 - $400

    Maurice Sendak (1928-2012) "Where the Wild Things Are," signed world premier ballet program, Savannah, Georgia, 1996. Size: 8.5'' x 5.5'', 22 x 14 cm (sheet). Being Sold to Benefit the Rosenbach Museum & Library's Acquisitions Fund.

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  • Maurice Sendak (1928-2012) [Illustrator] Signed Book
    Jun. 25, 2025

    Maurice Sendak (1928-2012) [Illustrator] Signed Book

    Est: $100 - $200

    Maurice Sendak (1928-2012) [Illustrator] Signed Book. "The Birthday Party," by Ruth Krauss, pictures by Maurice Sendak, 1957 (reprint) Inscribed and signed by Sendak. Size: 4.75'' x 6.5'' (12 x 17 cm). Together with a printer's proof edition of "A Kiss For Little Bear," by Else Holmelund Minarik, pictures by Sendak, 1968. Size: 8.5'' x 6'' (22 x 15 cm). Being Sold to Benefit the Rosenbach Museum & Library's Acquisitions Fund

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  • Maurice Sendak (American 1928-2012) 2 Typescripts
    Jun. 25, 2025

    Maurice Sendak (American 1928-2012) 2 Typescripts

    Est: $300 - $500

    Maurice Sendak (American 1928-2012) 2 Typescripts. Including: "Very Far Away" 2 typescripts / screen plays. First draft and Second draft. Based on the book. Size: 12'' x 9.5'' x '' (30 x 24 x cm). Being Sold to Benefit the Rosenbach Museum & Library's Acquisitions Fund.

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  • Maurice Sendak (1928-2012) "Higglety Pigglety Pop" 1st Edition And Another
    Jun. 25, 2025

    Maurice Sendak (1928-2012) "Higglety Pigglety Pop" 1st Edition And Another

    Est: $100 - $200

    Maurice Sendak (1928-2012) "Higglety Pigglety Pop, Or, There Must Be More to Life," New York: Harper & Row, 1967. First edition, printed in brown ink, price clipped jacket; together with an early reprint. Each Size: 7'' x 7'' (18 x 18 cm). Being Sold to Benefit the Rosenbach Museum & Library's Acquisitions Fund.

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  • Maurice Sendak (1928-2012) Signed 1st American Edition
    Jun. 25, 2025

    Maurice Sendak (1928-2012) Signed 1st American Edition

    Est: $300 - $500

    Maurice Sendak (1928-2012) "Seven Little Monsters," 1st American edition illustrated book, hand-signed in ink by Maurice Sendak. Publisher: Harper & Row, 1977. In original cream envelope. Size: 4.5'' x 8.75'' (11 x 22 cm). Being Sold to Benefit the Rosenbach Museum & Library's Acquisitions Fund.

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  • Maurice Sendak (1928-2012) [Illustrator] Signed 1st Edition
    Jun. 25, 2025

    Maurice Sendak (1928-2012) [Illustrator] Signed 1st Edition

    Est: $300 - $500

    Maurice Sendak (1928-2012) [Illustrator] Signed 1st Edition. "Zlateh The Goat, and Other Stories" by Isaac Bashevis Singer, Harper & Row, New York, 1966. Signed by Sendak and Singer, and numbered 336 of an edition of 500. In slip case. Being Sold to Benefit the Rosenbach Museum & Library's Acquisitions Fund. Size: 9.5'' x 6.5'' (24 x 17 cm)

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  • Maurice Sendak (1928-2012) [Illustrator] Signed Edition
    Jun. 25, 2025

    Maurice Sendak (1928-2012) [Illustrator] Signed Edition

    Est: $200 - $300

    Maurice Sendak (1928-2012) [Illustrator] Signed Edition; translated and adapted by Richard Schaubeck, "Fortunia, A Tale by Mme. d'Aulnoy," New York: Frank Hallman, 1974. Illustrated throughout. Publisher's string-bound printed wrappers. Signed by Sendak and Schaubeck, and numbered: 220 from an edition of 326. Size: 9.5'' x 5.75'' (24 x 15 cm). Being Sold to Benefit the Rosenbach Museum & Library's Acquisitions Fund.

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  • Maurice Sendak (American 1928-2012) "Charlotte's Web," Unpublished Typescript
    Jun. 25, 2025

    Maurice Sendak (American 1928-2012) "Charlotte's Web," Unpublished Typescript

    Est: $100 - $200

    Maurice Sendak (American 1928-2012) "Charlotte's Web," unpublished typescript. Music and lyrics by John Sebastian (the musician from the band "The Lovin' Spoonful") which he dedicated to his Godfather Garth Williams, who was the original illustrator of the 1952 first edition CHARLOTTE'S WEB. Size: 11.5'' x 9'' x '' (29 x 23 x 0 cm). Being Sold to Benefit the Rosenbach Museum & Library's Acquisitions Fund.

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  • Maurice Sendak (American 1928-2012) Nutcracker Storyboards Binder
    Jun. 25, 2025

    Maurice Sendak (American 1928-2012) Nutcracker Storyboards Binder

    Est: $300 - $500

    Maurice Sendak (American 1928-2012) Nutcracker Storyboards Binder. Size: 11.5'' x 11'' x 4'' (29 x 28 x 10 cm). Being Sold to Benefit the Rosenbach Museum & Library's Acquisitions Fund.

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  • Maurice Sendak (American, 1928-2012) Signed Nutcracker, #142/250
    Jun. 25, 2025

    Maurice Sendak (American, 1928-2012) Signed Nutcracker, #142/250

    Est: $600 - $900

    Maurice Sendak (American, 1928-2012) Signed Nutcracker #142. Author: Hoffmann, E.T.A. Translated by Ralph Manheim. With color illustrations by Maurice Sendak. Blue cloth, slipcase. No. 142 of 250.With an original lithograph plate, Faithful Nutcracker, signed by Maurice Sendak, 9½x9½", loose and laid in, as issued, also numbered 142 (of 250). Size: 10.5'' x 10.25'' (27 x 26 cm). Being Sold to Benefit the Rosenbach Museum & Library's Acquisitions Fund.

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  • Maurice Sendak (American 1928-2012) Signed Print
    Jun. 25, 2025

    Maurice Sendak (American 1928-2012) Signed Print

    Est: $200 - $300

    Maurice Sendak (American 1928-2012) Signed Print. "Mickey and Me," 1981, color print, signed and numbered: 399/500; for the exhibition "Maurice Sendak: The Artist's Collection of Children's Toys, at the Rosenbach Museum and Library, Philadelphia, PA. Size: 22.5'' x 17.5'', 57 x 44 cm (sheet). Being Sold to Benefit the Rosenbach Museum & Library's Acquisitions Fund.

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  • Maurice Sendak (American 1928-2012) 2 Animation Cells
    Jun. 25, 2025

    Maurice Sendak (American 1928-2012) 2 Animation Cells

    Est: $300 - $500

    Maurice Sendak (American 1928-2012) 2 Animation Cells from Jim Hensen's Sesame Street segment short: "Seven Monsters." Matted. Size: figures 1" (3 cm) to 3.5" (9 cm). Being Sold to Benefit the Rosenbach Museum & Library's Acquisitions Fund

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  • Maurice Sendak (American 1928-2012) Signed "Unicorn"
    Jun. 25, 2025

    Maurice Sendak (American 1928-2012) Signed "Unicorn"

    Est: $300 - $500

    Maurice Sendak (American 1928-2012) Signed "Unicorn" limited edition lithograph. Unicorn was originally created by Maurice Sendak as the front cover design for a Harper & Row children's books catalogue. Limitation of 125 prints were offered for sale at the exhibition at Galerie Daniel Keel in Switzerland during the 1970s exhibition of Sendak's art. Size: 6.5'' x 5.5'', 17 x 14 cm (image); 17'' x 13'', 43 x 33 cm (sheet). Being Sold to Benefit the Rosenbach Museum & Library's Acquisitions Fund.

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  • Maurice Sendak (American 1928-2012) Signed "Wheel On The School,"
    Jun. 25, 2025

    Maurice Sendak (American 1928-2012) Signed "Wheel On The School,"

    Est: $300 - $500

    Maurice Sendak (American 1928-2012) Signed "Wheel On The School," limited edition lithograph, edition of 125. Wheel On The School lithograph was created by Sendak for sale during his first one man exhibit in Europe at the Galerie Daniel Keel in Zurich, 1974. Wheel On The School was written by Meindert Dejong (1906-1991) and this specific book was awarded the 1955 NEWBERY MEDAL, first published in 1954. Size: 5.75'' x 4.25'', 15 x 11 cm (image); 17'' x 13'', 43 x 33 cm (sheet). Being Sold to Benefit the Rosenbach Museum & Library's Acquisitions Fund.

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  • Maurice Sendak (American, 1928-2012) Signed Mixed Media
    Jun. 25, 2025

    Maurice Sendak (American, 1928-2012) Signed Mixed Media

    Est: $400 - $800

    Maurice Sendak (American, 1928-2012) Signed Mixed Media of "The Languid Youth" from The Bee Man Of Orn. Size: 9.25'' x 8'', 23 x 20 cm (sheet). Being Sold to Benefit the Rosenbach Museum & Library's Acquisitions Fund.

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  • Maurice Sendak (American 1928-2012) Signed Print
    Jun. 25, 2025

    Maurice Sendak (American 1928-2012) Signed Print

    Est: $150 - $300

    Maurice Sendak (American 1928-2012) Signed color print after the cover image from Herman Melville's Sendak-illustrated "Pierre or the Ambiguities." Matted. Size: 3.25'' x 2.5'', 8 x 6 cm (image); 9'' x 7'', 23 x 18 cm (sheet). Being Sold to Benefit the Rosenbach Museum & Library's Acquisitions Fund.

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  • Maurice Sendak (American 1928-2012) Signed Original Drawing
    Jun. 25, 2025

    Maurice Sendak (American 1928-2012) Signed Original Drawing

    Est: $200 - $400

    Maurice Sendak (American 1928-2012) Signed Original Drawing, Mid 1960s. Pen and ink sketch of 3 figures on a park bench, later inscribed: "For Peter/ Maurice Sendak / Aug '81." Size: 7.25'' x 10.5'', 18 x 27 cm (sheet). The recipient was Peter Caponera, Sendak's gardener in Ridgefield, and the older brother of Lynn Caponera, President and Treasurer of the Maurice Sendak Foundation. Being Sold to Benefit the Rosenbach Museum & Library's Acquisitions Fund.

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  • Maurice Sendak (1928-2012) Signed "We Are All In The Dumps With Jack And Guy"
    Jun. 25, 2025

    Maurice Sendak (1928-2012) Signed "We Are All In The Dumps With Jack And Guy"

    Est: $300 - $500

    Maurice Sendak (American, 1928-2012) Signed "We Are All In The Dumps With Jack And Guy," lithograph signed and numbered: 78/200. Size: 14'' x 19.5'', 36 x 50 cm (sheet). Being Sold to Benefit the Rosenbach Museum & Library's Acquisitions Fund.

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  • Maurice Sendak (American 1928-2012) Signed Drawing
    Jun. 25, 2025

    Maurice Sendak (American 1928-2012) Signed Drawing

    Est: $200 - $400

    Maurice Sendak (American 1928-2012) Signed Drawing. Pencil on tracing paper sketch study for The Sundance Childrens Theater, a collaboration between Sendak and Robert Redford. Size: 9'' x 12'' (23 x 30 cm). Being Sold to Benefit the Rosenbach Museum & Library's Acquisitions Fund.

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  • Maurice Sendak (American 1928-2012) Large Broadway Theater Set Design
    Jun. 25, 2025

    Maurice Sendak (American 1928-2012) Large Broadway Theater Set Design

    Est: $500 - $1,000

    Maurice Sendak (American 1928-2012) Large preliminary drawing for Broadway theater stage set design, 1980, marker on paper. Size: 9'6'' x 11'7'' (290 x 353 cm). Life-size sketch for set design for performance of "Really Rosie" showing the door to house 1717 Avenue P in center, flanked at left by a window with an angry cat draping front paws over the sill, and at right a window in which Pierre leans while sticking out his tongue. Together with 2 copies of New York Times magazine with cover story of Sendak and this design. Being Sold to Benefit the Rosenbach Museum & Library's Acquisitions Fund.

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  • Maurice Sendak (American 1928-2012) Signed Drawing
    Jun. 25, 2025

    Maurice Sendak (American 1928-2012) Signed Drawing

    Est: $500 - $1,000

    Maurice Sendak (American 1928-2012) Signed Drawing, Original Illustration Art "Really Rosie." Size: sheet Size: 8.5'' x 9.5'' (22 x 24 cm). Being Sold to Benefit the Rosenbach Museum & Library's Acquisitions Fund.

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  • Maurice Sendak (American 1928-2012) Signed Original Illustration Art
    Jun. 25, 2025

    Maurice Sendak (American 1928-2012) Signed Original Illustration Art

    Est: $300 - $600

    Maurice Sendak (American 1928-2012) Original hand-drawn and signed pencil illustration correcting animator's proof of "The Nutshell Kids" from the "Really Rosie" series and the Nutshell Library collection of books. Being Sold to Benefit the Rosenbach Museum & Library's Acquisitions Fund. Size: 5'' x 7'', 13 x 18 cm (image); 9'' x 12'', 23 x 30 cm (sheet)

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  • Maurice Sendak (American 1928-2012) Original Drawing
    Jun. 25, 2025

    Maurice Sendak (American 1928-2012) Original Drawing

    Est: $200 - $400

    Maurice Sendak (American 1928-2012) Original Drawing. Original pencil sketch on spiral notebook page - from Houston Opera file, c. 2010. Size: 9'' x 6'', 23 x 15 cm (sheet). Being Sold to Benefit the Rosenbach Museum & Library's Acquisitions Fund.

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  • Maurice Sendak (1928-2012) Signed "Moishe" Pull Toy
    Jun. 25, 2025

    Maurice Sendak (1928-2012) Signed "Moishe" Pull Toy

    Est: $300 - $500

    Maurice Sendak (1928-2012) Signed "Moishe" Pull Toy, 2000, hand painted wood pull toy, signed by Sendak and numbered 32/50 on the back. Based on the character from Sendak's most famous work, "Where The Wild Things Are." Produced by the Fat Dog Workshop. With the original, signed COA. Size: 11" (28 cm). Being Sold to Benefit the Rosenbach Museum & Library's Acquisitions Fund.

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  • Maurice Sendak (American 1928-2012) Signed Original Drawing
    Jun. 25, 2025

    Maurice Sendak (American 1928-2012) Signed Original Drawing

    Est: $200 - $400

    Maurice Sendak (American 1928-2012) Signed Original Drawing, Mid 1960s. Pen and ink sketch of lions, later inscribed: "For Peter, Maurice Sendak." Size: 7.25'' x 10.5'', 18 x 27 cm (sheet). The recipient was Peter Caponera, Sendak's gardener in Ridgefield, and the older brother of Lynn Caponera, President and Treasurer of the Maurice Sendak Foundation. Being Sold to Benefit the Rosenbach Museum & Library's Acquisitions Fund.

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  • Maurice Sendak (American 1928-2012) Signed Original Drawing
    Jun. 25, 2025

    Maurice Sendak (American 1928-2012) Signed Original Drawing

    Est: $200 - $400

    Maurice Sendak (American 1928-2012) Signed Original Drawing, Mid 1960s. Pen and ink sketch of a lioness and orangutan, later inscribed: "For Peter with pleasure! Maurice Sendak May '81.". Size: 7.25'' x 10.5'', 18 x 27 cm (sheet). The recipient was Peter Caponera, Sendak's gardener in Ridgefield, and the older brother of Lynn Caponera, President and Treasurer of the Maurice Sendak Foundation. Being Sold to Benefit the Rosenbach Museum & Library's Acquisitions Fund.

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  • Maurice Sendak (American 1928-2012) Signed Original Drawing
    Jun. 25, 2025

    Maurice Sendak (American 1928-2012) Signed Original Drawing

    Est: $200 - $400

    Maurice Sendak (American 1928-2012) Signed Original Drawing, Mid 1960s. Pen and ink sketch of figures on park bench, later inscribed: "For Peter, Maurice Sendak." Size: 10.5'' x 7.25'', 27 x 18 cm (sheet). The recipient was Peter Caponera, Sendak's gardener in Ridgefield, and the older brother of Lynn Caponera, President and Treasurer of the Maurice Sendak Foundation. Being Sold to Benefit the Rosenbach Museum & Library's Acquisitions Fund.

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  • Maurice Sendak (American, 1928-2012) Signed "King Rat" Watercolor
    Jun. 25, 2025

    Maurice Sendak (American, 1928-2012) Signed "King Rat" Watercolor

    Est: $500 - $1,000

    Maurice Sendak (American, 1928-2012) Signed "King Rat" watercolor cut-out silhouette,signed and mounted on blue card for Nutcracker. Size: 8.5'' x 10.75'', 22 x 27 cm (card). Being Sold to Benefit the Rosenbach Museum & Library's Acquisitions Fund.

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  • Maurice Sendak (1928-2012) Signed "Bernard The Bull" 1980
    Jun. 25, 2025

    Maurice Sendak (1928-2012) Signed "Bernard The Bull" 1980

    Est: $300 - $500

    Maurice Sendak (American, 1928-2012) Signed "Bernard The Bull" from Where The Wild Things Are, created, limited edition, and hand-signed by Maurice Sendak black ink on one foot. Limited to only 50 signed by Sendak. Originally created as a backpack with interior pockets and back strap. Material: Cloth and fuzzy blue fur. Size: 24'' x 18.5'' (61 x 47 cm). Condition: very good, uncirculated condition. Being Sold to Benefit the Rosenbach Museum & Library's Acquisitions Fund.

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  • Maurice Sendak (1928-2012) Large Signed Drawing, 57" x 42"
    Jun. 25, 2025

    Maurice Sendak (1928-2012) Large Signed Drawing, 57" x 42"

    Est: $3,000 - $6,000

    Maurice Sendak (1928-2012) Large Original Signed Crayon Drawing. "Max in his Wolf Suit Standing on a Stool," 2003, signed and dated. Size: 57'' x 42'', 145 x 107 cm (sheet). Commissioned by the Rosenbach Museum for the celebration of the 40th anniversary of "Where the Wild Things Are," and the 50th anniversary of the museum. Being Sold to Benefit the Rosenbach Museum & Library's Acquisitions Fund.

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  • Maurice Sendak (1928-2012) 3-Piece Painted Theater Backdrop
    Jun. 25, 2025

    Maurice Sendak (1928-2012) 3-Piece Painted Theater Backdrop

    Est: $1,000 - $2,000

    Maurice Sendak (1928-2012) 3-Piece Painted Theater Backdrop, Set Designs by Sendak. From "The Love for Three Oranges" comic opera, staged in Glyndebourne, England and NYC. Each Size: 59'' x 82'' (150 x 208 cm). Being Sold to Benefit the Rosenbach Museum & Library's Acquisitions Fund.

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  • Maurice Sendak (American 1928-2012) Really Rosie Doll And Poster
    Jun. 25, 2025

    Maurice Sendak (American 1928-2012) Really Rosie Doll And Poster

    Est: $300 - $500

    Maurice Sendak (American 1928-2012) Really Rosie Doll And Poster. Sizes: 1) 17.5'' x 7'' x 7'' (44 x 18 x 18 cm); 2) 17'' x 14'', 43 x 36 cm (sheet). Being Sold to Benefit the Rosenbach Museum & Library's Acquisitions Fund.

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  • Maurice Sendak Signed Illustrated Books Including Author Ruth Krauss
    Jun. 23, 2025

    Maurice Sendak Signed Illustrated Books Including Author Ruth Krauss

    Est: $200 - $400

    Maurice Sendak signed and illustrated books including children's author Ruth Krauss. 1) Charlotte and The White House: author Ruth Krauss. Illustrator Maurice Sendak hand-signed in ink (1983). 2) Kenny's Window author and pictures by Maurice Sendak (1984). Hand-signed in ink by Maurice Sendak. 3) I Want To Paint My Bathroom Blue, author Ruth Krauss. Illustrated and hand-signed in ink by Maurice Sendak (1984). 4) Open House For Butterflies, author Ruth Krauss. Illustrator hand-signed in ink by Maurice Sendak (1988). 5) I Saw Esau-The School child's Pocket Bool. Illustrated and signed by Maurice Sendak (1992). 6) SENDAK At The Rosenbach. Limited edition 3/50 signed by Maurice Sendak (1995). All hardcover books are with original book jacket as issued. Condition: good original pre-owned estate condition. Provenance: private estate. *In-house shipping available or pick-up available in New York City or Hudson Valley.

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