JANE BRESKIN ZALBEN (1950- ) Janson riffing on Jackson Pollock (3 pieces).
Illustration on page 19, painting in the sytle of Pollock, and cut-out of the mouse published in Mousterpiece: A Mouse-Sized Guide to Modern Art, (New York: Neal Porter/Roaring Brook Press, 2012). Ink, watercolor, and acryllic on paper. All 305x230 mm; 12x9 inches. All signed. Accompanied by a signed copy of the book.
Zalben's book Mousterpiece was a runaway hit, especially at museums where art programs for children regularly use the story of a small mouse named Janson (after art historian H. W. Janson) to introduce them to the modern masters. Janson lives in a museum and learns to paint in the style of Albers, Rousseau, Warhol, Picasso and others until she creates her own original work, her "mousterpiece," and thus "arriving" as an artist. The book was listed on The Horn Book's "Calling Caldecott" list among other accolades.
