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SUPERB ORIGINAL DRAWING OF 'WILD THING' MOISHE, Letter of Authenticity SIGNED AND DATED BY MAURICE SENDAK NEWLY MATTED, FRAMED AND GLAZED.MAURICE SENDAK, (AMERICAN 1927-2012) PEN AND INK A MATTED FRAMED AND GLAZED STUNNING BOLD SKETCH OF ?WILD THING? MOISHE SAYING ?Greetings!? Dated and SIGNED by Maurice Sendak ?Maurice Sendak / Aug 85? THE ART IS IN FINE CONDITION, FULLY MATTED AND FRAMED TO A FINISHED SIZE OF: 15.75? X 13.5? A beautiful original large and bold over-sized head drawing in pen and ink of Moishe, one of the Wild Things, saying ?Greetings!?, signed by Maurice Sendak ?Maurice Sendak / Aug ?85?. Framed to a completed size of 16? x 16?. Matted art size of 6.5? x 4.25?. The art was matted and framed with a stunning gun metal toned frame which fully sets off the art. The piece was framed using fully archival materials and UV glass for full protection and preservation. This piece is penned in vibrant, bold ink with strong contrast, and is SIGNED by Maurice Sendak lower center. PROVENANCE: Accompanied by an Letter of Authenticity from James Spence, LLC. ADDITIONAL IMAGES AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST. Please see our ABE store for other Original Illustration Art and rare books. ***PLEASE NOTE-NO International shipping **.

Where the Wild Things Are is a 1963 children's picture book by American writer and illustrator Maurice Sendak, originally published by Harper & Row. The book has been adapted into other media several times, including an animated short in 1973 (with an updated version in 1988), a 1980 opera, and a live-action 2009 feature-film adaptation. The book tells the story of Max, a young boy who dresses up as a wolf and uses his imagination to travel to a wild forest where he meets creatures called Wild Things.