Chris Van Allsburg Paintings & Artwork for Sale | Chris Van Allsburg Art Value Price Guide

Apr. 07, 2025
Chris Van Allsburg (American, b. 1949) AROUND THE GREEN GRAVEL, 1990
Est: $200 - $300
Original color serigraph from the Mother Goose Suite. AROUND THE GREEN GRAVEL. Hand-Signed and limited edition numbered in pencil by the artist Chris Van Allsburg (lower margins). Limited Edition #48/300. Publisher: Serigrafia, Limited, New York 1990. Serigraph screened in eleven colors on Rives BFK wove paper. Dimensions: 27 x 20 3/4 inches. Unframed. Original glassine folder included. Condition: good original estate condition. Provenance: private estate. *Chris Van Allsburgh is responsible for writing and illustrating book such as JUMANJI and The POLAR EXPRESS.
Kensington Estate Auctions
Feb. 20, 2025
CHRIS VAN ALLSBURG, AROUND THE GREEN GRAVEL, SCREENPRINT ON RIVES BFK
Est: $800 - $1,200
Artist: Chris Van Allsburg (American, 1949 - ) Title: Around the Green Gravel Portfolio: The Mother Goose Portfolio Year: 1990 Medium: Screenprint on Rives BFK, signed and numbered Edition: 300 Image Size: 20 x 14.5 inches Size: 26 x 20.5 in. (66.04 x 52.07 cm) Description: On a striped green lawn, figures in hooded white togas stand in rows, their backs to the viewer. Each holds out their left hand before them and resting on the flat of their palm is a black inkwell with a bright white feather quill sticking out of it. The artist is also responsible for writing and illustrating books like Jumanji and The Polar Express. From the Mother Goose Portfolio, this print is signed and numbered in pencil by the artist.
RoGallery
Jan. 25, 2025
CHRIS VAN ALLSBURG, AROUND THE GREEN GRAVEL, SCREENPRINT ON RIVES BFK
Est: $800 - $1,200
Artist: Chris Van Allsburg (American, 1949 - ) Title: Around the Green Gravel Portfolio: The Mother Goose Portfolio Year: 1990 Medium: Screenprint on Rives BFK, signed and numbered Edition: 300 Image Size: 20 x 14.5 inches Size: 26 x 20.5 in. (66.04 x 52.07 cm) Description: On a striped green lawn, figures in hooded white togas stand in rows, their backs to the viewer. Each holds out their left hand before them and resting on the flat of their palm is a black inkwell with a bright white feather quill sticking out of it. The artist is also responsible for writing and illustrating books like Jumanji and The Polar Express. From the Mother Goose Portfolio, this print is signed and numbered in pencil by the artist.
RoGallery
Jan. 16, 2025
VAN ALLSBURG, Chris (b. 1949). Trio of Signed Titles. Bosto...
Est: $100 - $200
VAN ALLSBURG, Chris (b. 1949). Trio of Signed Titles. Boston: Houghton Mifflin Company, 1992-2011. Oblong 4tos. Illustrated. All in publisher’s bindings, unclipped dust jackets. Fine. VARIOUS EDITIONS, ALL SIGNED BY VAN ALLSBURG. Titles include: The Widow’s Broom (first edition, signed on the title-page), Jumanji (30th Anniversary Edition with CD read by Robin Williams, signed bookplate facing the title-page), The Polar Express (later printing, signed on the half-title). From the J. Robert and Alice Dornish Collection of Autographed Picture Books and Original Art.
Potter & Potter Auctions Inc.
Jan. 16, 2025
VAN ALLSBURG, Chris (b. 1949). Group of Four Titles, Two Si...
Est: $100 - $200
VAN ALLSBURG, Chris (b. 1949). Group of Four Titles, Two Signed by Van Allsburg. Boston: Houghton Mifflin Company, 1992-2011. Oblong 4tos. Illustrated. All in publisher’s bindings, unclipped dust jackets. Some marginal wear to jackets of Widow’s Broom, else fine. VARIOUS EDITIONS, TWO SIGNED BY VAN ALLSBURG. Titles include: The Widow’s Broom (two copies, both signed on half-titles, both early printings), The Wreck of the Zephyr (first edition), The Polar Express (later printing). From the J. Robert and Alice Dornish Collection of Autographed Picture Books and Original Art.
Potter & Potter Auctions Inc.
Jan. 16, 2025
VAN ALLSBURG, Chris (b. 1949). Group of Four Titles, Two Si...
Est: $100 - $200
VAN ALLSBURG, Chris (b. 1949). Group of Four Titles, Two Signed on Bookplates. Boston: Houghton Mifflin Company, 1992-2011. Oblong 4tos. Illustrated. All in publisher’s bindings, unclipped dust jackets. Fine. VARIOUS EDITIONS, TWO SIGNED BY VAN ALLSBURG ON BOOKPLATES. Titles include: The Widow’s Broom (first edition, signed on the title-page), Jumanji (30th Anniversary Edition with CD read by Robin Williams), Queen of the Falls (first edition, with signed slip facing title-page), The Polar Express (later printing, tie-in with the motion picture with sticker on front cover). From the J. Robert and Alice Dornish Collection of Autographed Picture Books and Original Art.
Potter & Potter Auctions Inc.
Mar. 23, 2024
CHRIS VAN ALLSBURG, AROUND THE GREEN GRAVEL, SCREENPRINT ON RIVES BFK
Est: $800 - $1,200
Artist: Chris Van Allsburg (American, 1949 - ) Title: Around the Green Gravel Portfolio: The Mother Goose Portfolio Year: 1990 Medium: Screenprint on Rives BFK, signed and numbered Edition: 300 Image Size: 20 x 14.5 inches Size: 26 x 20.5 in. (66.04 x 52.07 cm) Description: On a striped green lawn, figures in hooded white togas stand in rows, their backs to the viewer. Each holds out their left hand before them and resting on the flat of their palm is a black inkwell with a bright white feather quill sticking out of it. The artist is also responsible for writing and illustrating books like Jumanji and The Polar Express. From the Mother Goose Portfolio, this print is signed and numbered in pencil by the artist.
RoGallery
Dec. 06, 2023
Chris Van Allsburg, Around the Green Gravel, Screenprint on Rives BFK
Est: $800 - $1,200
Artist: Chris Van Allsburg (American, 1949 - ) Title: Around the Green Gravel Portfolio: The Mother Goose Portfolio Year: 1990 Medium: Screenprint on Rives BFK, signed and numbered Edition: 300 Image Size: 20 x 14.5 inches Size: 26 x 20.5 in. (66.04 x 52.07 cm) Description: On a striped green lawn, figures in hooded white togas stand in rows, their backs to the viewer. Each holds out their left hand before them and resting on the flat of their palm is a black inkwell with a bright white feather quill sticking out of it. The artist is also responsible for writing and illustrating books like Jumanji and The Polar Express. From the Mother Goose Portfolio, this print is signed and numbered in pencil by the artist.
RoGallery
Nov. 01, 2023
Chris Van Allsburg (American, born 1949) Illustration for 'The E was slowly evaporating' from The Z Was Zapped 15 x 12 in. (38.1 x 30.5 cm) (unframed)
Est: $2,000 - $4,000
Chris Van Allsburg (American, born 1949) Illustration for 'The E was slowly evaporating' from The Z Was Zapped signed with initials and dated 'C.V.A. 1987' (lower left), signed again 'Chris Van Allsburg' (lower center) conte crayon and pencil on illustration board 15 x 12 in. (38.1 x 30.5 cm) unframed
Bonhams
Jul. 27, 2023
Chris Van Allsburg, Around the Green Gravel, Screenprint on Rives BFK
Est: $800 - $1,200
Artist: Chris Van Allsburg (American, 1949 - ) Title: Around the Green Gravel Portfolio: The Mother Goose Portfolio Year: 1990 Medium: Screenprint on Rives BFK, signed and numbered Edition: 300 Image Size: 20 x 14.5 inches Size: 26 x 20.5 in. (66.04 x 52.07 cm) Description: On a striped green lawn, figures in hooded white togas stand in rows, their backs to the viewer. Each holds out their left hand before them and resting on the flat of their palm is a black inkwell with a bright white feather quill sticking out of it. The artist is also responsible for writing and illustrating books like Jumanji and The Polar Express. From the Mother Goose Portfolio, this print is signed and numbered in pencil by the artist.
RoGallery
Jun. 16, 2023
CHRIS VAN ALLSBURG, AROUND THE GREEN GRAVEL, SCREENPRINT ON RIVES BFK
Est: $700 - $900
Artist: Chris Van Allsburg (American, 1949 - ) Title: Around the Green Gravel Portfolio: The Mother Goose Portfolio Year: 1990 Medium: Screenprint on Rives BFK, signed and numbered Edition: 300 Image Size: 20 x 14.5 inches Size: 26 x 20.5 in. (66.04 x 52.07 cm) Description: On a striped green lawn, figures in hooded white togas stand in rows, their backs to the viewer. Each holds out their left hand before them and resting on the flat of their palm is a black inkwell with a bright white feather quill sticking out of it. The artist is also responsible for writing and illustrating books like Jumanji and The Polar Express. From the Mother Goose Portfolio, this print is signed and numbered in pencil by the artist.
RoGallery
May. 12, 2023
Chris Van Allsburg (American, b. 1949) The Garden of Abdul Gasazi, book cover, 1
Est: $30,000 - $50,000
Chris Van Allsburg (American, b. 1949) The Garden of Abdul Gasazi, book cover, 1978 Conté crayon on paper 19-1/2 x 23-1/8 inches (49.5 x 58.7 cm) (sheet) Signed and dated lower right: C. Van Allsburg 1978 PROVENANCE: The artist; Allan Stone Collection, New York; Rago Arts and Auction Center, Lambertville, New Jersey, November 11, 2017, lot 697; Private collection, New York, acquired from the above. EXHIBITED: Allan Stone Gallery, New York, "Chris Van Allsburg: Drawings," New York, September 11-October 4, 1979; Society of Illustrators, New York, "23rd Annual Exhibitions," January-April 1981; Grand Rapids Art Museum, Grand Rapids, Michigan, "Enter the Dream World of Chris Van Allsburg," April 12-July 5, 1987; Center for the Promotion of Children's Books in Seine-Saint-Denis, Montreal, Canada (and elsewhere), "Chris Van Allsburg," December 4, 1992-January 21, 1993. LITERATURE: C. Van Allsburg, The Garden of Abdul Gasazi, Boston, Massachusetts, 1979, illustrated cover. A remarkable Renaissance man, Chris Van Allsburg is a writer, producer, and unapparelled draftsman, renowned for iconic stories and illustrations that are considered modern-day classics. Maurice Sendak has gone so far as to call Van Allsburg "the finest technician working in the field of book illustration art." He has won two Caldecott Medals for American picture book illustration, Jumanji (1981) and The Polar Express (1985), both of which he also wrote. For his contribution as a children's illustrator, the artist was a 1986 U.S. nominee for the biennial International Hans Christian Andersen Award, the highest international recognition for creators of children's books. The present work is the extraordinary cover illustration for his seminal first published book, The Garden of Abdul Gasazi, for which he was also awarded Caldecott Honors. The following is an excerpt from the 2010 induction of Chris Van Allsburg into The Illustrators Hall of Fame: "According to the artist, the psychological issues raised in [his books] generally reflect concerns and interests that are my own. And yet they are everyone's concerns. Those who have read these books themselves or to their children can use them as a substitution for personal articulation. In each of his books, there is a personal (universal) feeling that is expressed, often more eloquently than we the tongue-tied can express them to our children (or ourselves). Van Allsburg is our interlocutor and interpreter. "Every literary season I look forward to the work of two or three authors. Van Allsburg is one of them (and for a long while he satisfied that desire with a book a year) because his are not really children's books, although they're suited to a child's needs. He agrees. He said that he doesn't think of his books as being so pigeonholed. 'Nonetheless, that does not mean that I am unaware that the largest part of my audience is children, but I do not choose story ideas or draw in a particular style because of that. I'm sensitive to the requirement that a story be told lucidly in language that's not too challenging. I have respect for the youngest members of my audience and as a result do not feel constrained by what some may feel are their limitations.' "I wonder today what might have been if I had commissioned illustrations from Van Allsburg for the Op-Ed. Would this have enhanced or crushed his career as a book author and illustrator? Would he have found his bliss anyway? Would he have conformed to the Op-Ed approach? It was around 30 years later that I asked him to illustrate the holiday issue of The New York Times Book Review, which he did beautifully. By then, however, there was no gamble that Chris Van Allsburg would make fabulous illustrations; it was as sure a thing as shooting fish in a barrel." -Steven Heller
Heritage Auctions
Feb. 28, 2023
CHRIS VAN ALLSBURG, AROUND THE GREEN GRAVEL, SCREENPRINT ON RIVES BFK
Est: $700 - $900
Artist: Chris Van Allsburg (American, 1949 – ) Title: Around the Green Gravel Portfolio: The Mother Goose Portfolio Year: 1990 Medium: Screenprint on Rives BFK, signed and numbered Edition: 300 Size: 26 x 20.5 in. (66.04 x 52.07 cm) Description: On a striped green lawn, figures in hooded white togas stand in rows, their backs to the viewer. Each holds out their left hand before them and resting on the flat of their palm is a black inkwell with a bright white feather quill sticking out of it. From the Mother Goose Portfolio, this print is signed and numbered in pencil by the artist.
RoGallery
Nov. 04, 2022
Chris Van Allsburg (American, b. 1949) White and Black Bird Canes (pair) Metal a
Est: $3,000 - $5,000
Chris Van Allsburg (American, b. 1949) White and Black Bird Canes (pair) Metal and wood 40-3/8 inches (102.6 cm) high, each PROVENANCE: The artist: The Allan Stone Collection, New York; Rago Arts and Auction Center, Lambertville, New Jersey, November 10, 2018, lot 856; Acquired by the present owner from the above. EXHIBITED: Allan Stone Gallery, New York, "Chris Van Allsburg," November-December 1977. LITERATURE: Raynor, Vivian, Blithe Spirit With a Sharp Chisel, New York Times, November 25, 1977. A remarkable Renaissance man, Chris Van Allsburg is a writer, producer, and unapparelled draftsman, renowned for iconic stories and illustrations that are considered modern-day classics. Maurice Sendak has gone so far as to call Van Allsburg "the finest technician working in the field of book illustration art." He has won two Caldecott Medals for American picture book illustration, Jumanji (1981) and The Polar Express (1985), both of which he also wrote. For his contribution as a children's illustrator, the artist was a 1986 U.S. nominee for the biennial International Hans Christian Andersen Award, the highest international recognition for creators of children's books. In addition to his brilliant illustrations, the artist also experimented with the creation of whimsical anthropomorphic objects, such as this pair of walking canes. HID01801242017
Heritage Auctions
Nov. 04, 2022
Chris Van Allsburg (American, b. 1949) The Big Book for our Planet book cover, 1
Est: $7,000 - $10,000
Chris Van Allsburg (American, b. 1949) The Big Book for our Planet book cover, 1993 Pencil, pastel, and paint on Strathmore Vellum laid on board 15-3/4 x 12-1/2 inches (40.0 x 31.8 cm) (sheet) Signed and dated lower left: C. Van Allsburg 1993 PROVENANCE: Private collection, New York. EXHIBITED: The Eric Carle Museum of Picture Book Art, Amherst, Massachusetts, "The Carle Honors," September 26, 2018. LITERATURE: The Big Book for our Planet, New York, 1993, book cover. The Big Book of our Planet, devoted to promoting a better global environment, is as timely and important a book today as it was released in 1993. An introduction by the editors stresses "that the Earth needs more clean water, fresh air, trees, bats, whales, and mushrooms--and less garbage, traffic, and pollution.'' Over forty artists and writers donated their talent to create a joyous commemoration of our planet, Earth. With humorous and delightful fiction and poetry as well as fascinating nonfiction selections, Chris Van Allsburg's wonderfully joyful cover perfectly encapsulates the spirit of this instant classic. The present work is accompanied by a copy of The Big Book for our Planet. HID01801242017
Heritage Auctions
May. 10, 2022
Chris Van Allsburg (American, b. 1949) The Garden of Abdul Gasazi, pictoral titl
Est: $15,000 - $25,000
Chris Van Allsburg (American, b. 1949) The Garden of Abdul Gasazi, pictoral title-page, 1978 Conté crayon on paper 14-3/4 x 18-1/2 inches (37.5 x 47.0 cm) (image) Signed and dated lower right: C. Van Allsburg 1978 PROVENANCE: The artist; Allan Stone Collection, New York; Rago Arts and Auction Center, Lambertville, New Jersey, November 11, 2017, lot 698; Private collection, New York, acquired from the above. EXHIBITED: Allan Stone Gallery, New York, "Chris Van Allsburg: Drawings," September 11-October 4, 1979; Grand Rapids Art Museum, Grand Rapids, Michigan, "Enter the Dream World of Chris Van Allsburg," April 12-July 5, 1987; Center for the Promotion of Children's Books in Seine-Saint-Denis, Montreal, Canada and elsewhere, "Chris Van Allsburg," December 4, 1992-January 21, 1993. A remarkable Renaissance man, Chris Van Allsburg is a writer, producer, and unapparelled draftsman, renowned for iconic stories and illustrations that are considered modern-day classics. Maurice Sendak has gone so far as to call Van Allsburg "the finest technician working in the field of book illustration art." He has won two Caldecott Medals for American picture book illustration, Jumanji (1981) and The Polar Express (1985), both of which he also wrote. For his contribution as a children's illustrator, the artist was a 1986 U.S. nominee for the biennial International Hans Christian Andersen Award, the highest international recognition for creators of children's books. The present work is the title-page illustration for his seminal first published book, The Garden of Abdul Gasazi, for which he was also awarded Caldecott Honors. The following is an excerpt from the 2010 induction of Chris Van Allsburg into The Illustrators Hall of Fame: "According to the artist, the psychological issues raised in [his books] generally reflect concerns and interests that are my own. And yet they are everyone's concerns. Those who have read these books themselves or to their children can use them as a substitution for personal articulation. In each of his books, there is a personal (universal) feeling that is expressed, often more eloquently than we the tongue-tied can express them to our children (or ourselves). Van Allsburg is our interlocutor and interpreter. "Every literary season I look forward to the work of two or three authors. Van Allsburg is one of them (and for a long while he satisfied that desire with a book a year) because his are not really children's books, although they're suited to a child's needs. He agrees. He said that he doesn't think of his books as being so pigeonholed. ‘Nonetheless, that does not mean that I am unaware that the largest part of my audience is children, but I do not choose story ideas or draw in a particular style because of that. I'm sensitive to the requirement that a story be told lucidly in language that's not too challenging. I have respect for the youngest members of my audience and as a result do not feel constrained by what some may feel are their limitations.' "I wonder today what might have been if I had commissioned illustrations from Van Allsburg for the Op-Ed. Would this have enhanced or crushed his career as a book author and illustrator? Would he have found his bliss anyway? Would he have conformed to the Op-Ed approach? It was around 30 years later that I asked him to illustrate the holiday issue of The New York Times Book Review, which he did beautifully. By then, however, there was no gamble that Chris Van Allsburg would make fabulous illustrations; it was as sure a thing as shooting fish in a barrel." -Steven Heller (Former Art Director of the New York Times Book Review and recipient of the 2011 National Design Award) HID01801242017
Heritage Auctions
Jun. 24, 2021
CHRIS VAN ALLSBURG (1949- ) "The J was rather Jittery." [CHILDRENS / ALPHABET]
Est: $6,000 - $9,000
CHRIS VAN ALLSBURG (1949- ) "The J was rather Jittery." Illustration for The Z Was Zapped by Van Allsburg (Boston: Houghton Mifflin, 1987). Conté crayon on thin board. 237x184 mm; 9 1/4x7 1/4 inches, on 15x12-inch sheet. Signed "C.V.A." and dated 1986 in lower left image, and signed "Chris Van Allsburg" in lower margin. Hinged to board with matte and archivally framed. The lot is accompanied by a copy of the book inscribed "For Jack Golden - Chris Van Allsburg 1987." Provenance: Acquired by current owner from Justin Schiller, Ltd. March 2002.
Swann Auction Galleries
Jun. 24, 2018
Five Award Winning Children's Books
Est: $20 - $60
Five Award Winning Children's Books, includes Anatole by Eve Titus, Whittlesey House, McGraw-Hill, 1956 First Edition, Caldecott Honor Book, Adapted TV, Jumanji by Chris Van Allsburg, Houghton Mifflin, 1981 First edition, later printing, Caldecott Medal winner 1982, made into 2 movies, Stuart Little by E. B. White, Harper & Brothers, 1945 early printing DK copyright page, nice condition price-clipped dust jacket, A City in Winter by Mark Helprin, Viking, 1996 First Edition, World Fantasy Award Winner Best Novella, and The Lion, The Witch and the Wardrobe by C.S. Lewis, Macmillan, 1968, fifteenth printing of first edition, with unclipped dust jacket
Stephenson's Auction
Nov. 11, 2016
Chris van Allsburg (US/ Michigan, b. 1949) Posters
Est: $80 - $120
"The Garden of Abdul Gasazi" poster. Signed l.r. Unframed. 19" x 23". ++ "The Mysteries of Harris Burdick" poster. Signed l.r. Unframed. 27 3/4" x 23 1/2". ++ "from Ben's Dream" poster. Signed l.r. Unframed. 8" x 14".
Quinn's Auction Galleries Central Virginia
Nov. 11, 2016
Chris van Allsburg US/ Michigan, b. 1949) Posters
Est: $100 - $200
Chris Van Allsburg Sculpture Allan Stone Gallery poster. Signed and dated 2001 l.m. Unframed. 22" x 17". ++ "The Wreck of the Zephyr" poster. Signed l.r. Unframed. ++ Two Bad Ants poster. Signed l.m. Unframed. The Polar Bear Express poster. Signed l.r. Unframed. ++ from "The Wreck of the Zephyr" poster. Signed l.r. Unframed.
Quinn's Auction Galleries Central Virginia
Nov. 11, 2016
Chris Van Allsburg (US/Michigan, b. 1949).
Est: $80 - $120
"Dalmatian 1". Photo print. In pencil, "To Patrick Sorry it took so long" and artist signature l.r. Image: 9 1/4" x 12 3/4"; overall: 10 1/4" x 14"
Quinn's Auction Galleries Central Virginia
Aug. 24, 2016
CHRIS VAN ALLSBURG (American, b. 1949) TWO ILLUSTRATIONS FROM "THE MISADVENTURES OF SWEETIE PIE".
Est: $1,000 - $1,500
1) Pencil sketch on vellum. Signed and dated lower right "Chris Van Allsburg '14". Note: Sketch for the cover illustration of the 2014 book "The Misadventures of Sweetie Pie" by the Caldecott winning author of Jumanji and Polar Express . 2) Color print of the book cover. Signed lower left "Chris Van Allsburg". Published by Houghton Mifflin. . Both housed in a contemporary black wood frames SIZE: 1) Sight: 8-1/2" x 9-1/2". Overall: 14" x 15" 2) Sight: 16-1/2" x 15-1/2". Overall: 17-1/8" x 18-1/8" CONDITION: Both are in very good to excellent condition 50217-1
James D. Julia
Apr. 11, 2014
1 piece. (Mother Goose Collection.) Van Allsburg, Chris. Color Silkscreen. "Around the Green Gravel." [New York: Serigrafi...
Est: $400 - $600
1 piece. (Mother Goose Collection.) Van Allsburg, Chris. Color Silkscreen. "Around the Green Gravel." [New York: Serigrafia, 1990.] 26 1/2 x 20 1/2 in; 673 x 520 mm on Rives BFK paper. Numbered 229/300 & signed by Van Allsburg below image. Clean & crisp. Apparently Van Allsburg's only limited print.
Freeman's | Hindman
Dec. 11, 2013
VAN ALLSBURG, CHRIS. b.1949.- "'Now Remember,' Mother said, 'your father and I are bringing some guests by after the opera, so keep the house neat,'"
Est: $90,000 - $120,000
"'Now Remember,' Mother said, 'your father and I are bringing some guests by after the opera, so keep the house neat,'" pencil, 395 x 430 mm, signed and dated "C. VAN ALLSBURG 1980" lower right below the image. Matted and framed. Published: Jumanji (Boston: Houghton Mifflin Co., 1981). Exhibited : Grand Rapids Art Museum, April 22-July 5, 1987; and the Eric Carle Museum of Picture Book Art, November 20, 2004-March 13, 2005. With only his second book, Jumanji (1981), Chris Van Allsburg became a titan in the field of modern children's book illustration. Trained as a sculptor at the University of Michigan and the Rhode Island School of Design, he turned to illustration when his wife suggested that some of his sketches might make interesting children's books. Years later he recalled the genesis of Jumanji : "When I was a little boy and I would play games like Monopoly, they seemed kind of exciting, but when I was done with the game, all I had was fake money. So I thought that it would be fun and exciting if there were such a thing as a game board where whenever you landed on a square and it said something was going to happen, then it would really happen." The superb draughtsmanship along with the brilliant interplay of scale and incongruity in its haunting, surrealistic illustrations made Jumanji an immediate modern classic and it won the 1982 Caldecott Medal and The National Book Award. It became a perennial bestseller and later a highly successful movie starring Robin Williams. In 2009, the Society of Illustrators presented Van Allsburg with a Lifetime Achievement Award. The toy train running through this picture, one of the best in the book, anticipates his second Caldecott Medal winner The Polar Express (1985), also the basis for a major motion picture.
Bonhams
Dec. 05, 2013
Seven volumes by Chris Van Allsburg (including two duplicates), all of them signed and/or inscribed, six with sketches as well
Est: $250 - $350
Includes: The Garden of Abdul Gazazi. With a sketch of a duck smoking a cigar, wearing a fez. [1979]. * Jumanji. With a sketch of a monkey wearing a tie and a hat. (Jacket with extremity wear and edge tears.) [1981]. * Ben's Dream. With a sketch of a house listing in the water. [1982]. * Another copy of preceding, signed by without a sketch. * The Wreck of a Zephyr. With a sketch of a boat sailing through the air. First edition. 1983. * The Mysteries of Harris Burdick. With a sketch of a dog's head. First edition. 1984. * Another copy of preceding, also with a sketch of a dog's head. First edition. 1984. Together, 7 volumes. Illustrated by the author. Quarto, some oblong, cloth with jackets. Later printings except those noted as first editions.
PBA Galleries Auctions & Appraisers
Oct. 15, 2010
CHRIS VAN ALLSBURG (American, b. 1949) Jumanji book illustration, 1980 Graphite on paper 15.5 x 17 in. Signed lower right This original drawing was included in Chris Van Allsburg's Caldecott Medal winning book, Jumanji, published by Houghton Mifflin
Est: $15,000 - $25,000
CHRIS VAN ALLSBURG (American, b. 1949) Jumanji book illustration, 1980 Graphite on paper 15.5 x 17 in. Signed lower right This original drawing was included in Chris Van Allsburg's Caldecott Medal winning book, Jumanji, published by Houghton Mifflin Books, 1981. From an Important California Collection.
Heritage Auctions
Oct. 15, 2010
CHRIS VAN ALLSBURG (American, b. 1949) Mysteries of Harris Burdick illustration, 1985 Charcoal on paper 26.25 x 37 in. Signed lower right This illustration was reproduced in The Mysteries of Harris Burdick c. 1984 by Chris Van Allsburg. From an
Est: $2,000 - $3,000
CHRIS VAN ALLSBURG (American, b. 1949) Mysteries of Harris Burdick illustration, 1985 Charcoal on paper 26.25 x 37 in. Signed lower right This illustration was reproduced in The Mysteries of Harris Burdick c. 1984 by Chris Van Allsburg. From an Important California Collection.
Heritage Auctions
Mar. 12, 2009
CHRIS VAN ALLSBURG (American b. 1949) Book
Est: $2,000 - $3,000
CHRIS VAN ALLSBURG (American b. 1949) Book illustration, 1985 Mixed media on paper 10.5 x 13 in. Signed lower left
Heritage Auctions
Dec. 13, 2006
VAN ALLSBURG, Chris (b, 1949). The Polar Express. Boston: Houghton Mifflin, 1985.
Est: $500 - $700
Oblong 4 o. Illustrated throughout by Van Allsburg. Original maroon cloth stamped in silver; pictorial dust jacket. FIRST EDITION of this modern Christmas classic and 1986 Caldecott Medal winner, SIGNED by Van Allsburg on the front free endpaper.
Christie's
May. 13, 2004
The Wreck of the Zephyr
Est: $150 - $250
Full-page color illustrations. Oblong, 9x11 1/2, cloth gilt, color pictorial jacket. First Edition.
PBA Galleries Auctions & Appraisers
May. 13, 2004
The Mysteries of Harris Burdick
Est: $200 - $300
14 full-page illustrations. 10 3/4 x8 1/2, gilt-lettered pink cloth, pictorial jacket. First Edition. Each picture has a one-line caption from which the reader invents his or her own story.
PBA Galleries Auctions & Appraisers