Really Rosie

Name: MAURICE SENDAK (1928-2012)
Brand: Really Rosie
Price: 3200.00 USD
Availability: SoldOut

Price Realised USD 4,032

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USD 3,000 - USD 5,000

Closed: 12 Jun 2025

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MAURICE SENDAK (1928-2012)

Really Rosie

Price Realised USD 4,032

Closed: 12 Jun 2025

Price Realised USD 4,032

Closed: 12 Jun 2025

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MAURICE SENDAK (1928-2012)
Really Rosie
pencil on tracing paper
14 x 11 in. (35.5 x 27.9 cm.)
Executed c.1980.

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Lot Essay

is a musical adaptation of a several of Sendak's works, including (1962) and (1960). Carole King provided the music for Sendak's stories. The work was first shown as an animated TV special on CBS in 1975, and was followed by a 1980 Off-Broadway production which was revived in 2017. This preliminary drawing varies slightly from the final poster; “Really Rosie” here has five-pointed stars in the 's and 's counters and one as the ’s tittle.