Bob Staake's Bluebird

This original colored pencil drawing by Bob Staake will be sold by the ABFFE this evening at auction.

Bob Staake,  Bluebird
 Original sketch, colored pencil, 8.5" x 11",
Schwartz & Wade/Random House, April 2013

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Patrick McDonnell's Dancing Frankenstein

This lively, original artwork by Patrick McDonnell of a dancing Frankenstein monster will be sold at auction Wednesday evening. The auction will take place at BookExpo America in New York.

Patrick McDonnell, Original Artwork

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William Low: St. John's Sunset

On Wednesday evening, this artist's proof by William Low will be on the auction block at BookExpo America. It depicts the unfinished Cathedral of St. John the Divine in Manhattan with the sun setting beyond the Hudson River. The image was used in the Author's Note section of Me and Momma and Big John (2012) by Mara Rockliff.

A number of prints are being offered in the sale, and I've been wondering why. Perhaps some of the children's book artwork was created digitally and in these cases only prints or preliminary artwork can be offered for sale.

William Low, St. John's Sunset
Background image for the Author's Note section of Me and Momma and Big John (2012) by Mara Rockliff.
16" x 20" print (signed artist's proof). 

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Paul Schmid's Alligator Eyes

This original artwork by Paul Schmid will be sold Wednesday at BookExpo America's auction.

Paul Schmid, Watercolor and colored pencil; 3.75" x 11.75" 

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Jim McMullan Art from I'm Mighty!

Original book illustration art by Jim McMullan from I'm Mighty! (2003) by Kate and Jim McMullan will be sold on Wednesday at BookExpo America.

Jim McMullan

Original Artwork from I'm Mighty! (2003)

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Image added July 21, 2013
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Jim McMullan
Original Artwork from I'm Mighty! (2003)

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Art by Cherie Zamazing

On May 29, from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m., outstanding examples of illustration art for children's books will be auctioned at BookExpo America in the Javits Center.

Cherie Zamazing

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Note:  The auction will include Maurice Sendak's drawing of Little Bear. See it here.

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Alenka Sottler's Pussypaws

ABFFE's auction of an original illustration by Alenka Sottler concluded yesterday. This illustration with detailed crosshatching is from "Pussypaws," a story in Svetlana's Fairytales (2008) by Svetlana Makarovič.

http://www.ebay.com/itm/Alenka-Sottler-ORIGINAL-illustration-from-Svetlana-s-Fairytales-/281108799601?pt=Art_Paintings&hash=item417363e071&nma=true&si=VJo29%252F7WbHpl1SY9gWmnl4%252FkT80%253D&orig_cvip=true&rt=nc&_trksid=p2047675.l2557

http://www.wandanow.com/artist/artist.aspx?target=portfolio&filterid=0&type=&artid=1348&artistid=27

Note:  Ms. Sottler's enchanting website is here.

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Yelena Bryksenkova: Girl Reading Lettres a L'inconnue

Yelena Bryksenkova's signed print of Girl Reading Lettres a L'inconnue, is being offered in an online auction by ABFFE. It's a lovely image, but I admit to having difficulty assessing the value of prints in editions of unstated size. Bidding will conclude early on Saturday morning.

Yelena Bryksenkova, Girl Reading Lettres a L'inconnue, Signed Print

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On her blog, Ms. Bryksenkova mentions one of my favorite authors, Alain de Botton, in her discussion of this piece.

http://ybryksenkova.blogspot.com/2013/02/linconnue.html

Unsuccessful bidders may want to take a look in the artist's Etsy store where one copy of the signed print is available for considerably less.

http://www.etsy.com/listing/123229456/linconnue-print?ref=shop_home_feat

Note:  Another eBay auction by ABFFE with original artwork by Sofia Alvarez Rojos is mentioned here.

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Sofia Alvarez Rojo's Birds of a Feather

Many children's book illustrators donated original works to the American Booksellers Foundation for Free Expression. This mixed media work of birds, or at least their heads, by Sofia Alvarez Rojo is currently being offered at auction on eBay. Bidding ends very early Saturday morning.

Sofia Alvarez Rojo, Mixed Media

Image added May 25, 2013

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Sofia Alvarez Rojo, Mixed Media

Note:  Original book illustration art from Little Fish by Ramsey Beyer can be found here.

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Ramsey Beyer's Little Fish

The American Booksellers Foundation for Free Expression is auctioning off this original illustration by Ramsey Beyer from Little Fish. The book will be published in September. Bidding concludes on Saturday morning.

Ramsey Beyer, Original Book Illustration from Little Fish:
A Memoir from a Different Kind of Year, 2013

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Ramsey Beyer, Little Fish:  A Memoir from a Different Kind of Year, 2013

Note:  Don't miss another ABFFE auction featuring the original book artwork of Sophie Blackall here.

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