Christies: Maurice Sendak: Artist, Collector, Connoisseur
Auction Reports
| Auction Name | Maurice Sendak: Artist, Collector, Connoisseur | Total Sales (USD) | 4,752,794.00 |
| Auction Date | June 10, 2025 - June 10, 2025 | Low Estimate of Lots Sold (USD) | 2,966,000.00 |
| Sale Number | #23946 | High Estimate of Lots Sold (USD) | 4,442,000.00 |
| Total Lots | 57 | ||
| Sold Lots | 47 | Low Estimate of All Lots (USD) | 3,906,000.00 |
| % of Lots Sold | 82.46% | High Estimate of All Lots (USD) | 5,837,000.00 |
| Unsold Lots | 10 | Total Sales as a % of High Est. | 81.43% |
Top twenty-five by sale price
| Lot Number | Author Name | Book Title | Year Published | Estimate | Actual Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30 | WILLIAM BLAKE (1757-1827) | Songs of Experience |
1794 [but1793]. | USD 1,000,000.00 - 1,500,000.00 | USD 1,865,000.00 |
| 29 | WILLIAM BLAKE (1757-1827) | Songs of Innocence |
1789 | USD 1,000,000.00 - 1,500,000.00 | USD 1,260,000.00 |
| 24 | WILLIAM BLAKE (1757-1827) | The First Book of Urizen: Plate 3: 'O flames of furious desire'; subsidiary pencil sketch (verso) |
USD 100,000.00 - 150,000.00 | USD 176,400.00 | |
| 11 | GEORGE STUBBS (1724-1806) | The Lion and Stag |
USD 100,000.00 - 150,000.00 | USD 163,800.00 | |
| 23 | WILLIAM BLAKE (1757-1827) | 'With Songs the Jovial Hinds Return from Plow' |
USD 30,000.00 - 50,000.00 | USD 107,100.00 | |
| 47 | CHRIS VAN ALLSBURG (B. 1949) | 'It was wrapped in an apron of steam.' (Cover Illustration for The Polar Express) |
USD 30,000.00 - 50,000.00 | USD 94,500.00 | |
| 25 | WILLIAM BLAKE (1757-1827) | The Pastorals of Virgil: Four Plates |
circa1821 | USD 60,000.00 - 80,000.00 | USD 81,900.00 |
| 6 | GEORGE STUBBS (1724-1806) | A Tyger (A recumbent Leopard by a Tree) |
1788 | USD 30,000.00 - 50,000.00 | USD 56,700.00 |
| 10 | GEORGE STUBBS (1724-1806) | Hay-Makers, Reapers |
1791 | USD 20,000.00 - 30,000.00 | USD 52,920.00 |
| 54 | MAURICE SENDAK (1928-2012) | Sendak in Philadelphia |
1995 | USD 60,000.00 - 80,000.00 | USD 52,920.00 |
| 48 | CHRIS VAN ALLSBURG (B. 1949) | 'On Christmas Eve, many years ago, I lay quietly in my bed.' (Illustration for The Polar Express) |
USD 20,000.00 - 30,000.00 | USD 47,880.00 | |
| 3 | GEORGE STUBBS (1724-1806) | A Lion Devouring a Horse |
1788 | USD 50,000.00 - 70,000.00 | USD 44,100.00 |
| 8 | GEORGE STUBBS (1724-1806) | A Lion (A recumbent Lion) |
1788 | USD 20,000.00 - 30,000.00 | USD 44,100.00 |
| 13 | WELBY SHERMAN (fl. 1827-1836) AFTER SAMUEL PALMER (1805-1881) | Evening |
1834 | USD 30,000.00 - 50,000.00 | USD 44,100.00 |
| 46 | BEATRIX POTTER (1866-1943) | A Snail guarding their Nest |
USD 12,000.00 - 18,000.00 | USD 40,320.00 | |
| 38 | HENRI DE TOULOUSE-LAUTREC (1864-1901) | Femme au tub - Le tub, from Elles |
1896 | USD 15,000.00 - 25,000.00 | USD 37,800.00 |
| 1 | REMBRANDT HARMENSZ VAN RIJN (1606-1669) | The Angel Appearing to the Shepherds |
1634 | USD 15,000.00 - 20,000.00 | USD 35,280.00 |
| 4 | GEORGE STUBBS (1724-1806) | Two Tygers |
1788 | USD 30,000.00 - 50,000.00 | USD 35,280.00 |
| 41 | PAUL CEZANNE (1839-1906) | Les Baigneurs (Large Plate) |
circa1896-1898 | USD 20,000.00 - 30,000.00 | USD 35,280.00 |
| 21 | WILLIAM BLAKE (1757-1827) | The Bed of Death (recto); and A subsidiary sketch of a figure in a doorway (verso) |
USD 8,000.00 - 12,000.00 | USD 30,240.00 | |
| 55 | MAURICE SENDAK (1928-2012) | Really Rosie |
USD 25,000.00 - 35,000.00 | USD 30,240.00 | |
| 58 | MAURICE SENDAK (1928-2012) | Wild Thing |
USD 10,000.00 - 15,000.00 | USD 30,240.00 | |
| 40 | FELIX VALLOTTON (1865-1925) | La Paresse |
1896 | USD 20,000.00 - 30,000.00 | USD 27,720.00 |
| 57 | MAURICE SENDAK (1928-2012) | Literary Lunch |
USD 20,000.00 - 30,000.00 | USD 27,720.00 | |
| 7 | GEORGE STUBBS (1724-1806) | Two Dogs |
1788 | USD 20,000.00 - 30,000.00 | USD 25,200.00 |
![Sotheby’s: Ernest Hemingway. Three Stories And Ten Poems, [Paris], (1923). First edition of Hemingway’s first published book. $75,000.](https://ae-files.s3.amazonaws.com/AdvertisementPhotos/acf970a0-a15d-4c79-aa24-5e8e414cb465.png "<b>Sotheby’s:</b> Ernest Hemingway. <i>Three Stories And Ten Poems,</i> [Paris], (1923). First edition of Hemingway’s first published book. $75,000.")
