37. Maurice SENDAK (American, b. 1928) Self-portrait. ink on paper
9 7/8 x 7 inches (250 x 175 mm)
signed
Britton, p. 227
Sendak depicts himself as a character from his Where the Wild Things Are, which was awarded the Caldecott Medal in 1964. Sendak was also awarded the National Book Award for Children's Picture Books in 1982 for his Outside Over There.
est. $4000 – $6000