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Sale 2574 | Lot 55
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Sale 2574 - Lot 55
Estimate: $ 3,000 - $ 4,000
MAURICE SENDAK (1928-2012)
"Wild Things Come to New York." Postcard design concept sketch, circa 1996. Graphite on onionskin. 234x170 mm; 9 1/4x6 3/4 inches, on 12x9-inch sheet. Signed "Maurice Sendak" in lower right image, and inscribed in margin at lower left: "Scott, I leave cameras and microphones to you!" Hinged to matte and framed together with a printed copy of the postcard.
"Wild Things Come to New York." Postcard design concept sketch, circa 1996. Graphite on onionskin. 234x170 mm; 9 1/4x6 3/4 inches, on 12x9-inch sheet. Signed "Maurice Sendak" in lower right image, and inscribed in margin at lower left: "Scott, I leave cameras and microphones to you!" Hinged to matte and framed together with a printed copy of the postcard.
Condition:
Sheet is slightly wrinkled, especially at lower left. Faint graphite lines running length of sheet in left and right margins, with very small discoloration on left edge. Minor creases to right corners. Hinged to matte with archival tape and nicely framed together with a printed copy of the postcard.
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