Maurice Sendak
(American, 1928–2012)
Rosie: "Take One"
Sale 2107 - Collections of an Only Child: Seventy Years a Bibliophile, the Library of Justin G. Schiller
Dec 5, 2024
10:00AM ET
Live / New York
Estimate
$600 -
900
Lot Description
Maurice Sendak
(American, 1928–2012)
Rosie: "Take One"
graphite and colored pencil on paper
signed Maurice Sendak (lower right)
10 x 12 1/2 in. (25.4 x 31.7 cm)
This lot is located in Philadelphia.
Provenance
From the collection of Justin G. Schiller
Note
Original sketch created for Really Rosie, Maurice Sendak's CBS-TV animation special, in 1975. According to Justin Schiller, this drawing was created "to instruct the animators on the uniqueness of his characters. In 1974 Sendak created a series of pencil studies showing expressions and body language, often annotated with brief commentary. The film premiered on CBS TV on February 19, 1975. Its success led to converting it to a live musical production on stage in 1980 and it has remained ever since in the repertoire of children's musical theatre."
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