Sale 2495 - Illustration Art, December 6, 2018

43 c MAURICE SENDAK. “A very young mouse scurried up. He thought Little Bear was a tree.” Together, the final illustration and preliminary sketch for “Little Bear’s New Friend” by Else Holmelund Minarik, pub­ lished in Nick Jr. Magazine, December/January 2001; this image was the first revival of the character Little Bear after a 30-year hiatus. The study is graphite on tracing paper. 197x165 mm; 7 3 / 4 x6 1 / 2 inches. The final drawing is watercolor and graphite on paper. 121x165 mm; 4 3 / 4 x6 1 / 2 inches. Both are signed by Sendak. Individually matted; framed. Accom­ panied by a copy of the magazine. [30,000/40,000]