Maurice Sendak
(American, 1928–2012)
Sundance Childrens Theater, 1988
Sale 2107 - Collections of an Only Child: Seventy Years a Bibliophile, the Library of Justin G. Schiller
Dec 5, 2024
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Estimate
$50,000 -
80,000
Lot Description
Maurice Sendak
(American, 1928–2012)
Sundance Childrens Theater, 1988
watercolor, ink, and pencil on paper
signed and dated M. Sendak '88 (lower left)
24 1/2 x 20 in. (62.2 x 50.8cm)
This lot is located in Philadelphia.
Provenance
From the collection of Justin G. Schiller
Literature
J.G. Schiller, D.M.V. David, L.S. Marcus. Maurice Sendak: A Celebration of the Artist and His Work, New York, 2013, pp. 112-13, illustrated
Note
This work was created by Sendak when he was working with Robert Redford's Sundance Institute to develop a national repertory theater for children. Eventually the venture proved too difficult to organize and Sendak went on to create his own Night Kitchen Theater with Arthur Yorinks.
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