MAURICE SENDAK (1929-2012) Return of the Bee-man to his mother. Preliminary design for an illustration in Frank R. Stockton's The Bee-Man of Orn (New York: Harper & Row, 1964), p. 43. Watercolor and sepia ink on paper. 8 1/2 x 8 inches, matted and framed to 12 1/2 x 11 3/4 inches. Signed in lower right image.
"Maurice Sendak's captivating interpretation of Frank R. Stockton's delightful but little known classic, The Griffin and the Minor Canon, brought this author-illustrator combination high praise..."
