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Chris Van Allsburg
Estimate
70,000 - 100,000 USD
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Description
- “Now Remember,” Mother said, “Your father and I are bringing some guests by after the opera, so keep the house neat.” 1980.
- paper, ink, pencil
Conté Pencil. Drawing for Jumanji (p.[5]; NY: Houghton Mifflin, 1981). Also used on the poster advertising the book. Measures 15-1/2 x 17 inches.
Catalogue Note
Chris van Allsburg (b.1949) is an American artist, illustrator and writer, best known for his Caldecott Award books: Jumanji (1981) and The Polar Express (1985), both of which have been adapted for the silver screen. It is believed that the portrait of the boy is a self-portrait of the artist when he was young and the girl represents his future wife Lisa.