Maurice Sendak: Artist, Collector

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Maurice Sendak: Artist, Collector

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Christie's presents a selection of works from the artist and author?s personal collection in Maurice Sendak: Artist, Collector, Connoisseur Online. Works by David Hockney and William Blake sit alongside a first edition copy of Where the Wild Things Are and Disney memorabilia. Further highlights include original Sendak artworks and personal photographs, providing collectors a peek into the dazzling mind behind such classics as Chicken Soup with Rice and In the Night Kitchen. To help ensure that children will continue to be enchanted by the next generation of visual storytellers, this sale will support the Sendak Fellowship at the Maurice Sendak Foundation, a residency programme that encourages, teaches and supports artists who tell stories with illustration. .

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ALBRECHT DÜRER (1471-1528): ALBRECHT DÜRER (1471-1528) St. Christopher Facing Right Details ALBRECHT DÜRER (1471-1528) St. Christopher Facing Right engraving, on laid paper, without watermark, 1521, a fine

0101: ALBRECHT DÜRER (1471-1528)Est. $5,000-$7,000Lot Closed

GIOVANNI BATTISTA PIRANESI (1720-1778): GIOVANNI BATTISTA PIRANESI (1720-1778) The Gothic Arch, from Carceri d'invenzione Details GIOVANNI BATTISTA PIRANESI (1720-1778) The Gothic Arch, from Carceri d'invenzione etching and engraving,

0102: GIOVANNI BATTISTA PIRANESI (1720-1778)Est. $1,000-$2,000Lot Closed

HENRY FUSELI (1741-1825): HENRY FUSELI (1741-1825) A Woman Sitting by the Window (Evening Thou Bringest All), from Specimens of Polyautography Details HENRY FUSELI (1741-1825) A Woman Sitting by the Window (Evening Thou

0103: HENRY FUSELI (1741-1825)Est. $800-$1,200Lot Closed

GEORGE RICHMOND (1809-1896): GEORGE RICHMOND (1809-1896) The Shepherd - Christ the Good Shepherd Details GEORGE RICHMOND (1809-1896) The Shepherd - Christ the Good Shepherd engraving, on Chine appliqué, 1827, one of only

0104: GEORGE RICHMOND (1809-1896)Est. $3,000-$5,000Lot Closed

GEORGE RICHMOND (1809-1896): GEORGE RICHMOND (1809-1896) The Fatal Bellman Details GEORGE RICHMOND (1809-1896) The Fatal Bellman engraving, on Chine appliqué, 1827, one of only a few known impressions, with margins,

0105: GEORGE RICHMOND (1809-1896)Est. $3,000-$5,000Lot Closed

EDWARD CALVERT (1799-1883): EDWARD CALVERT (1799-1883) A Memoir of Edward Calvert: Four Plates Details EDWARD CALVERT (1799-1883) A Memoir of Edward Calvert: Four Plates Comprising: Ideal Pastoral Life, photographic

0106: EDWARD CALVERT (1799-1883)Est. $700-$1,000Lot Closed

SAMUEL PALMER (1805-1881): SAMUEL PALMER (1805-1881) The Skylark Details SAMUEL PALMER (1805-1881) The Skylark etching, on Chine collé, 1850, Lister's sixth state (of eight), with the tree branch on the right side of

0107: SAMUEL PALMER (1805-1881)Est. $1,200-$1,800Lot Closed

SAMUEL PALMER (1805-1881): SAMUEL PALMER (1805-1881) The Rising Moon or An English Pastoral Details SAMUEL PALMER (1805-1881) The Rising Moon or An English Pastoral etching, on Chine appliqué, 1857, Lister's seventh

0108: SAMUEL PALMER (1805-1881)Est. $2,000-$3,000Lot Closed

SAMUEL PALMER (1805-1881): SAMUEL PALMER (1805-1881) The Early Ploughman or The Morning Spread upon the Mountains Details SAMUEL PALMER (1805-1881) The Early Ploughman or The Morning Spread upon the Mountains etching, on

0109: SAMUEL PALMER (1805-1881)Est. $1,800-$2,500Lot Closed

WILLIAM BLAKE (1757-1827), illustrator – EDWARD YOUNG (1683-1765), author: WILLIAM BLAKE (1757-1827), illustrator – EDWARD YOUNG (1683-1765), author The Complaint, and The Consolation; or Night Thoughts. Details WILLIAM BLAKE (1757-1827), illustrator – EDWARD

0110: WILLIAM BLAKE (1757-1827), illustrator – EDWARD YOUNG (1683-1765), authorEst. $3,000-$5,000Lot Closed

WILLIAM BLAKE (1757-1827): WILLIAM BLAKE (1757-1827) Illustrations to Dante’s Divine comedy Details WILLIAM BLAKE (1757-1827) Illustrations to Dante’s Divine comedy the complete set of seven engravings, on

0111: WILLIAM BLAKE (1757-1827)Est. $3,500-$4,500Lot Closed

WILLIAM BLAKE (1757-1827): WILLIAM BLAKE (1757-1827) Mr. Cumberland Details WILLIAM BLAKE (1757-1827) Mr. Cumberland engraving in sepia, on laid paper, with partial Pro Patria watermark, 1827, Blake's last known engraving,

0112: WILLIAM BLAKE (1757-1827)Est. $1,000-$1,500Lot Closed

AFTER JOHN JAMES AUDUBON (1785-1851), BY ROBERT HAVELL (1793-1878): AFTER JOHN JAMES AUDUBON (1785-1851), BY ROBERT HAVELL (1793-1878) Tropic Bird (Plate CCLXII) Details AFTER JOHN JAMES AUDUBON (1785-1851), BY ROBERT HAVELL (1793-1878) Tropic Bird (Plate CCLXII)

0113: AFTER JOHN JAMES AUDUBON (1785-1851), BY ROBERT HAVELL (1793-1878)Est. $4,000-$6,000Lot Closed

AFTER JOHN JAMES AUDUBON (1785-1851), BY ROBERT HAVELL (1793-1878): AFTER JOHN JAMES AUDUBON (1785-1851), BY ROBERT HAVELL (1793-1878) Fulmar Petrel (Plate CCLXIV) Details AFTER JOHN JAMES AUDUBON (1785-1851), BY ROBERT HAVELL (1793-1878) Fulmar Petrel (Plate

0114: AFTER JOHN JAMES AUDUBON (1785-1851), BY ROBERT HAVELL (1793-1878)Est. $1,200-$1,800Lot Closed

AFTER JOHN JAMES AUDUBON (1785-1851), BY ROBERT HAVELL (1793-1878): AFTER JOHN JAMES AUDUBON (1785-1851), BY ROBERT HAVELL (1793-1878) Great Tern (Plate CCCIX) Details AFTER JOHN JAMES AUDUBON (1785-1851), BY ROBERT HAVELL (1793-1878) Great Tern (Plate CCCIX)

0115: AFTER JOHN JAMES AUDUBON (1785-1851), BY ROBERT HAVELL (1793-1878)Est. $1,500-$2,500Lot Closed

AFTER JOHN JAMES AUDUBON (1785-1851), BY ROBERT HAVELL (1793-1878): AFTER JOHN JAMES AUDUBON (1785-1851), BY ROBERT HAVELL (1793-1878) Dusky Albatros (Plate CCCCVII) Details AFTER JOHN JAMES AUDUBON (1785-1851), BY ROBERT HAVELL (1793-1878) Dusky Albatros (Plate

0116: AFTER JOHN JAMES AUDUBON (1785-1851), BY ROBERT HAVELL (1793-1878)Est. $1,200-$1,800Lot Closed

JOHANN HEINRICH FÜSSLI, HENRY FUSELI, R.A. (1741-1825): JOHANN HEINRICH FÜSSLI, HENRY FUSELI, R.A. (1741-1825) A Witch at Work Details JOHANN HEINRICH FÜSSLI, HENRY FUSELI, R.A. (1741-1825) A Witch at Work with inscription, 'after Fus

0117: JOHANN HEINRICH FÜSSLI, HENRY FUSELI, R.A. (1741-1825)Est. $8,000-$12,000Lot Closed

SAMUEL PALMER, R.W.S. (1805-1881): SAMUEL PALMER, R.W.S. (1805-1881) Landscape sketch Details SAMUEL PALMER, R.W.S. (1805-1881) Landscape sketch with inscription 'Mr Murray / 16 Bryanston Squ. [?] / Hyde Park / W' (on the envelope)

0118: SAMUEL PALMER, R.W.S. (1805-1881)Est. $1,500-$2,000Lot Closed

RANDOLPH CALDECOTT (1846-1886): RANDOLPH CALDECOTT (1846-1886) Sketch of a cavalry charge Details RANDOLPH CALDECOTT (1846-1886) Sketch of a cavalry charge pen and brown ink, red, blue and brown wash on laid paper 3 3/8 x 5 1/8

0119: RANDOLPH CALDECOTT (1846-1886)Est. $500-$800Lot Closed

DAVID COX, SEN., O.W.S. (1783-1859): DAVID COX, SEN., O.W.S. (1783-1859) A figure before the Upper Gate, Conway Castle, North Wales Details DAVID COX, SEN., O.W.S. (1783-1859) A figure before the Upper Gate, Conway Castle, North

0120: DAVID COX, SEN., O.W.S. (1783-1859)Est. $1,000-$1,500Lot Closed

FELIX VALLOTTON (1865-1925): FELIX VALLOTTON (1865-1925) Le Joyeux Quartier Latin Details FELIX VALLOTTON (1865-1925) Le Joyeux Quartier Latin woodcut, on Japan paper, 1895, numbered 21/25 (from the posthumous edition on this

0121: FELIX VALLOTTON (1865-1925)Est. $1,000-$1,500Lot Closed

FELIX VALLOTTON (1865-1925): FELIX VALLOTTON (1865-1925) La Manifestation Details FELIX VALLOTTON (1865-1925) La Manifestation woodcut, on wove paper, 1893, signed in pencil, numbered 'No 85' (from the edition of

0122: FELIX VALLOTTON (1865-1925)Est. $3,000-$5,000Lot Closed

FELIX VALLOTTON (1865-1925): FELIX VALLOTTON (1865-1925) La Nuit Details FELIX VALLOTTON (1865-1925) La Nuit woodcut, on wove paper, 1895, signed in blue crayon, numbered 100 (Vallotton and Goerg call for an edition of

0123: FELIX VALLOTTON (1865-1925)Est. $3,000-$5,000Lot Closed

FELIX VALLOTTON (1865-1925): FELIX VALLOTTON (1865-1925) Le Violoncelle, from Instruments de Musique Details FELIX VALLOTTON (1865-1925) Le Violoncelle, from Instruments de Musique woodcut, on wove paper, 1896, signed in

0124: FELIX VALLOTTON (1865-1925)Est. $4,000-$6,000Lot Closed

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