Maurice Sendak 'Where The Wild Things Are: Off To Bed' Print Release Details

Artist: Maurice Sendak
Title: Where The Wild Things Are: Off To Bed
Medium: Multi Color Screen Print
Size: 36 x 12 Inches
Edition: 300
Price: $60

*available at Noon EST on Thursday October 16th, 2025

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Maurice Sendak was an American artist and writer born in 1928 in Brooklyn New York to Polish Jewish immigrant parents. He became one of the most influential creators of children literature through his ability to acknowledge the complex emotions of childhood. Sendak illustrated more than one hundred books during his career but achieved lasting fame as the author and artist of Where the Wild Things Are published in 1963. The story follows Max a boy who sails to an island of fearsome creatures after being sent to bed without supper and it revolutionized picture books by presenting a protagonist who acts out anger and experiences darkness without moralizing resolution.

Sendak distinctive visual style combined crosshatching expressive characters and dreamlike landscapes that felt both inviting and slightly dangerous. He believed children deserved honest stories that reflected their inner turmoil rather than sanitized versions of reality. His other major works include In the Night Kitchen and Outside Over There which together with Wild Things form a trilogy exploring the emotional terrain of youth. Sendak also designed sets and costumes for opera and ballet productions bringing his imaginative vision to new audiences. He received numerous honors including the Caldecott Medal the Hans Christian Andersen Award and the National Medal of Arts. Sendak died in 2012 yet his books continue to resonate because they validate the wildness wonder and occasional terror that accompany growing up.