Sale 2465 - Illustration Art, December 14, 2017

87 c JANE BRESKIN ZALBEN. “Princess Diana.” Illustration published in Zalben’s book “Paths to Peace: People who Changed the World,” page 36 (New York: Dutton/Penguin Publishing Group, 2006.) Mixed media including watercolor, ink, cross-stitching, and found objects, with collage on vellum. Heart-shaped image measures 140x140 mm; 5 1 / 2 x5 1 / 2 -inches, on 10x10 1 / 2 -inch sheet. Signed in pencil along lower right edge of heart. Matted. Accompanied by a copy of the published book. [500/750] Zalben’s popular book, now in its 14th printing, celebrates 16 trailblazers of Civil Rights, philosophy, politics, and writing who have worked to improve conditions for others through their words and actions. To honor the Princess known as the “English Rose,” Zalben created a heart-shaped image encompassing the flower among other symbolic mementos of her life. 88 c JANE BRESKIN ZALBEN. “Janson Painted in Dots.” Illustration published in “Mousterpiece: A Mouse-Sized Guide to Modern Art,” page 11 (New York: Neal Porter/Roaring Brook Press, 2012.) Watercolor, pen and ink on paper. 279x203 mm; 11x8 inches, image, on 12x9-inch sheet. Signed in pencil, lower right margin. Tipped to matte. Accompanied by a first edition of the book. [500/750] Zalben’s book “Mousterpiece” was a runaway hit, especially at museums where art programs for children regularly use the story of a small mouse named Janson (after art historian H. W. Janson) to introduce them the modern masters. Janson lives in a museum and learns to paint in the style of Albers, Rousseau, Warhol, Picasso and others until she creates her own original work, her “mousterpiece,” and thus “arriving” as an artist. The book was listed on The Horn Book’s “Calling Caldecott” list among other accolades. In this illustration, she is embracing pointillism in the manner of Georges Seurat with her colorful self-portrait. 87 88