# Maurice Sendak - Auction Profile

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Updated: 2026-05-03T08:42:01.369Z

## Summary
- Lots tracked: 361
- Lots with prices: 266
- First auction date: 2004-05-13
- Latest auction date: 2026-02-23
- Median realised price: $325
- Price range: $12 to $170,000

## Market Takeaway
Maurice Sendak shows deep auction liquidity with 350 tracked lots. Median realized sale is around $325. Category concentration is still broad or sparse. Last 12 months recorded 151 sales. Latest recorded sale: 2026-02-03.

## How To Read This Data
- Use the median \($325\) as a typical result; many comparable sales cluster between $150 and $1,260.
- Auction totals can include buyer premiums or fees depending on reporting, so compare like\-for\-like when possible.
- Condition, size, medium, provenance, and attribution confidence can move value materially versus median comps.

## Price Bands
- Under $1,000: 73.1% (190 sales)
- $1,000 to $10,000: 19.2% (50 sales)
- $10,000\+: 7.7% (20 sales)

## Recent Trend & Velocity
- Last 12 months sales: 151
- Previous 12 months sales: 38
- Recent 12 months median: $325
- Previous 12 months median: $250
- Median shift: 30%
- Latest sale date: 2026-02-03
- Days since latest sale: 15
- Market velocity: high

## Top Auction Houses
- Material Culture: 106 lots
- Christie's: 32 lots
- Millea Bros Ltd: 28 lots
- Sydney Rare Book Auctions: 25 lots
- Alexander Historical Auctions LLC: 24 lots
- Kensington Estate Auctions: 23 lots
- Heritage Auctions: 16 lots
- Bonhams: 14 lots
- Swann Auction Galleries: 13 lots
- University Archives: 12 lots

## Top Categories
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## Recent Sold Lots
1. 2025-06-25 | Maurice Sendak \(American 1928\-2012\) Nutcracker Storyboards Binder | Material Culture | $800
2. 2025-05-22 | Maurice Sendak \(American, 1928 \- 2012\) | Vallot Auctioneers | $1,300 | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-maurice-sendak-american-1928-2012-18-c-e744a848b3
3. 2025-01-11 | AMERICAN MIXED MEDIA PAINTING BY MAURICE SENDAK | Antique Arena Inc | $9,750 | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-american-mixed-media-painting-by-maurice-sendak-116-c-bdb4e1b952
4. 2024-12-11 | Maurice Sendak "The Miami Giant" Boldly Signed With Original Wild Things Drawing! | University Archives | $700
5. 2024-08-16 | MAURICE SENDAK | Alexander Historical Auctions LLC | $280
6. 2024-08-16 | MAURICE SENDAK | Alexander Historical Auctions LLC | $100
7. 2024-08-16 | MAURICE SENDAK | Alexander Historical Auctions LLC | $200
8. 2024-01-19 | MAURICE SENDAK | Alexander Historical Auctions LLC | $200
9. 2024-01-19 | MAURICE SENDAK | Alexander Historical Auctions LLC | $140
10. 2024-01-19 | MAURICE SENDAK | Alexander Historical Auctions LLC | $100
11. 2024-01-19 | MAURICE SENDAK | Alexander Historical Auctions LLC | N/A | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-maurice-sendak-1170-c-2ba479c910
12. 2024-01-19 | MAURICE SENDAK | Alexander Historical Auctions LLC | $220 | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-maurice-sendak-1169-c-e454730964
13. 2024-01-19 | MAURICE SENDAK | Alexander Historical Auctions LLC | N/A
14. 2024-01-19 | MAURICE SENDAK | Alexander Historical Auctions LLC | $340
15. 2024-01-19 | MAURICE SENDAK | Alexander Historical Auctions LLC | N/A
16. 2024-01-19 | MAURICE SENDAK | Alexander Historical Auctions LLC | $220
17. 2023-05-17 | Maurice Sendak, bronze sculpture, ex\-Rosenbach | Millea Bros Ltd | $1,500 | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-maurice-sendak-bronze-sculpture-ex-rosenbach-1102-c-583473d9ee
18. 2026-02-23 | Maurice Sendak, "Howling At The Moon" Hand\-Signed & Illustrated | Kensington Estate Auctions | $1,200 | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-maurice-sendak-howling-at-the-moon-hand-signed-illustrated-27-c-f935343c9b
19. 2026-02-23 | Maurice Sendak, Illustrated And Hand\-Signed MAX & WILD THINGS w/ COA | Kensington Estate Auctions | $650 | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-maurice-sendak-illustrated-and-hand-signed-max-wild-things-w-coa-25-c-8cb4c50604
20. 2026-02-03 | Maurice Sendak \(America, 1928\-2012\) | Material Culture | N/A | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-maurice-sendak-america-1928-2012-64-c-b02b0a596f
21. 2026-02-03 | 2 Signed Maurice Sendak "New York is Book Country" Posters | Material Culture | N/A
22. 2025-12-04 | Maurice Sendak / D&R Productions, Really Rosie, Carole King musical animation cel. 1975. | Swann Auction Galleries | N/A
23. 2025-12-01 | MAURICE SENDAK ORIGINAL "WILD THING" DRAWING & SIGNED PROGRAM W/ COA | Kensington Estate Auctions | $650
24. 2025-12-01 | MAURICE SENDAK ORIGINAL PUBLISHED DRAWING w/ COA | Kensington Estate Auctions | $950

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