Fantasy Sketch: Mozart, Der Schauspieldirektor (The Impresario)
February 11, 1987

Archival pigment ink print on 300 gsm rag paper.

Realized from Sendak’s original watercolor and ink on paper, 13 x 10.125 inches, prints are available in two sizes– at the same size as the original, printed on a 14 × 11 inches sheet, and as an enlargement at 16.25 × 12.5 inches, printed on a 13.5 x 17 inches sheet, the borders tinted a warm white.

If anybody could prove to me that Mozart was God, I would believe in God forever. – Maurice Sendak

After studying the original autographed manuscript of Mozart’s short comic opera Der Schauspieldirektor (The Impresario) at the Morgan Library & Museum in New York, Sendak created this full-color fantasy sketch. Although Sendak could not read music, he admired the beauty of Mozart’s handwriting, seeing his scores as visual works of art. This drawing was included in the traveling exhibition, The Art of Maurice Sendak which opened at the Columbus Museum of Art. The exhibition was subsequently mounted at the Skirball Cultural Center and in a greatly expanded form at Denver Art Museum. Read more about the selection of works connected to Mozart included in the exhibition HERE.

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A collaboration between Stinehour Editions and the Maurice Sendak Foundation, each print is accompanied by a certificate of authenticity. All sales go directly to support the Foundation’s programs, particularly The Sendak Fellowship. A core Program of The Maurice Sendak Foundation, the fellowship is a residency that encourages, teaches and supports artists who tell stories with illustration. Learn more here: https://www.sendakfoundation.org/sendak-fellowship

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