219
●
MAURICE SENDAK.
Original drawing of Max in Wo die
wilden Kerle wohnen. First German
Diogenes Kinderbuch edition of
Where the Wild Things Are, Berlin,
1968. Oblong 8vo, pictorial boards,
age toned, some glaze lifting from
joints. Drawing with inscription
measures 127x114 mm; 5x4
1
/
2
inches.
Laid inside is an Autograph Wild
Things Notecard Signed by Sendak.
[2,500/3,500]
INSCRIBED AND SIGNED BY SENDAK
TO WAGNER SCHOLAR
/
MUSICOLO
-
GIST ROBERT W
.
GUTMAN WITH AN
INK DRAWING OF MAX SINGING FROM
A SCORE OF
“
DAS RHEINGOLD
.”
Max
follows Sendak’s “For Robert” inscription
with a voice bubble saying “With plea-
sure!” and a note by Sendak below adding “ & thank you for the great Wagner! Maurice Sendak.”
The laid-in notecard, also to Gutman (“Dear Bob”) expresses holiday wishes and tells him that “My
good papa addressed all my Christmas cards this past week—how’s that for terrific parent relation-
ship!” Sendak, a fan of opera, contacted Gutman after the publication of his book “Richard Wagner:
The Man, His Mind, and His Music,” NewYork, 1968, and the two shared many visits discussing
music and opera in the ensuing years.
220
●
MAURICE SENDAK.
Two ink drawings of Wild Thing
characters.
An image of Max sticking out
his tongue (with arrow point-
ing to it), Inscribed “For Peter!
[Caponera] Maurice Sendak
Jan. ’79” on half-title of a later
edition of Where the Wild
Things Are with Caldecott
sticker on dust jacket (worn);
light foxing, including page
with drawing. New York, 1963
[but later] * Ink drawing of
monster Moise’s head, Inscribed
“For Peter—Boo! Maurice
Sendak Sept. ’77” on front
blank of the First Edition of
Seven Little Monsters, heavily
worn, light foxing including
page with drawing. New York,
(1977).
[2,000/3,000]
