Illustration
Maurice Sendak
Category
Art / Drawings and watercolours
Date
Unknown
Materials
Illustration on paper mounted on white card and within black wooden frame
Measurements
195 x 525 mm
Collection
Sudbury Hall Museum of Childhood, Derbyshire
NT 672490
Summary
A first edition colour illustration on paper by Maurice Sendak, from the children’s picture book ‘Where The Wild Things Are’ of which he was the author. The rectangular illustration features a young boy sitting in the entrance of a striped tent, with the boy wearing a crown and resting his face on his left hand. Next to the boy and the tent there are three beasts with horns who are all sitting resting or sleeping within a woodland setting. The illustration is mounted on white card and is within a plain black wooden frame. The illustration is signed in ink by the artist at the bottom right. On the rear backboard of the frame there is a length of white cord by which the illustration can be hung, plus a blue stamp for ‘Delmar Images’ and a white printed label for ‘artglass frames’. Maurice Sendak is an American illustrator and author or children’s books of which ‘Where The Wild Things Are’ is the most famous. Published in 1963, the book has sold in excess of 19 million copies worldwide.
Provenance
Originally drawn by Maurice Sendak. Purchased by the National Trust Museum of Childhood in September 2020 as part of the Collecting Cultures 'Exploring Childhoods' project.
Marks and inscriptions
Bottom right: Signed by artist: Maurice Sendak On backboard: Blue stamp for Delmar Images On backboard: Printed white label for artglass frames
Makers and roles
Maurice Sendak, artist