Sale 2495 - Illustration Art, December 6, 2018

44 c MAURICE SENDAK. “Three poses of Little Bear hiding the Valentine.” Sketch for “Little Bear’s Valentine” by Else Holmelund Minarik (New York: HarperFestival, 2002). Graphite on tracing paper. 216x292 mm; 8 1 / 2 x11 1 / 2 inches. Signed “Maurice” in lower right image with additional note reading: “I prefer No. 3” in lower image. Matted; framed. [3,000/4,000] 45 c MAURICE SENDAK. Bernard and Moishe. Two monster head drawings depicting characters from “Where the Wild Things Are.” Pen and ink, drawn on the front blank and half-title of a soft cover edition of the book. Drawing of Bernard, on left, measures 51x64 mm; 2x2 1 / 2 inches; Moishe, on right, above printed half-title, measures 77x102 mm; 3x4 inches. Both Signed by Sendak below image. Framed in shadow-box of plexiglass and black wood to show illustrations on recto, book covers on verso. [1,500/2,500] 44 45