Rosie and Buttermilk, Her Cat, from Really Rosie

Name: MAURICE SENDAK (1928-2012)
Brand: Rosie and Buttermilk, Her Cat, from Really Rosie
Price: 400.00 USD
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MAURICE SENDAK (1928-2012)

Rosie and Buttermilk, Her Cat, from Really Rosie

Current Bid (4 Bids)USD 400

Closing: 7 days

Current Bid (4 Bids)USD 400

Closing: 7 days

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MAURICE SENDAK (1928-2012)
Rosie and Buttermilk, Her Cat, from Really Rosie
signed "M. Sendak | July '73" (lower right corner)
watercolor on board
13³⁄₄ x 15⁵⁄₈ in. (33.7 x 39.3 cm.)
Executed in July 1973.

Wild Things Are Happening: The Art of Maurice Sendak (New York, 2022), p. 84.

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Lot Essay

“I loved Rosie. She knew how to get through the day.”
– Maurice Sendak (, p. 80)

Present are five studies of the character Rosie with her cat Buttermilk. Sendak first began working on the musical with his collaborator Carole King in the early 70s. The musical debuted as an animated television special aired on CBS. It was later transformed for the stage and ran Off-Broadway in 1980 and recently in 2017.