Illustration Art

Among the standouts are four works by Norman Rockwell: two early pencil portraits, offering a glimpse into the master’s creative process, and two early finished, published oil paintings. Fans of classic children’s literature will be delighted by a drawing of Arthur from Babar by Laurent de Brunhoff, as well as a rare preliminary drawing for Maurice Sendak’s Sundance Children’s Theatre poster, an exciting find for collectors of the Where the Wild Things Are creator’s work.