SENDAK, MAURICE. B.1928.
Original pencil sketch on tracing paper, 200 x 160 mm, signed lower right ("Maurice Sendak"), depicting an ebullient fairground operator, surrounded by the words "Fun! Ha! Ha! Ho! Hee!"
Possibly a sketch for E.T.A. Hoffmann's The Nutcracker, or a preliminary design for the stage set for the Pacific Northwest Ballet's production.
See illustration overleaf.
Possibly a sketch for E.T.A. Hoffmann's The Nutcracker, or a preliminary design for the stage set for the Pacific Northwest Ballet's production.
See illustration overleaf.
Estimate:
US$ 1,500 - 2,000
£950 - 1,300
€1,100 - 1,500
£950 - 1,300
€1,100 - 1,500
Category: Books / Books, Maps and Manuscripts
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