Linton & Kay Galleries proudly present The Art of Dr. Seuss Collection, courtesy of Harvey Galleries.
As the only agent in Western Australia, we have been privileged to showcase and offer works from this extraordinary collection since 2009, celebrating the imaginative legacy of Dr. Seuss and sharing it with collectors across Australia.
All artworks featured in this catalogue are available for purchase through Linton & Kay Galleries. Prices are listed in Australian Dollars (AUD) and are current at the time of publication. Please note that prices may change without notice.
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Seuss, Dr
The Balance of trade aa / 850 Mixed Media Pigment Print on Canvas
36" x 24.5" 2025
29199
Available: Yes
$A 5015 incl's $A 456 GST
Arabic Edition – Available Collaborators’ Proofs - Available
Limited Edition of 850 Arabic Numbers
99 Patrons’ Collection
155 Collaborators’ Proofs
5 Hors d’Commerce
2 Printer's Proofs
An additional 150 pieces will be printed in a deluxe version that will be archived for a future release; these pieces will be numbered A 1/150 – A 150/150. Total size of the edition is 1,261.
“Shirtless, balancing everything, it seems to indicate the responsibility of it all while at the same time suggesting he would give the shirt off his back to support everyone around him."
Ted’s painting appeared in Stage Magazine in 1937 under the headline, The Phantom of the El Morocco. It was a fantastical, surrealist story Ted had written about the dizzying, late-night experiences at the El Morocco. In the painting we see the many links to this famed club and a nod to the culture of the time:
* - The zebra striped booths that were the famous visual icon of the club
* - The waiters balancing plates and glasses
* - The famous El Morocco maître de with his signature tuxedo (he was both host and gatekeeper into this famed world)
* - And finally the shirtless central figure balancing all of this on his back…
It is unclear if this central character in the artwork is the El Morocco owner John Perona (featured below), or possibly a self-portrait of Ted who was balancing so many things himself at that time. Both men would do anything for those who supported him along the way, figuratively giving “the shirt off their backs,” while each was juggling an exorbitant amount of responsibility.
Seuss, Dr
The Rather Odd Myopic Woman riding piggyback on Helen's many cats 780 / 850 Serigraph on paper in plain champagne coloured frame
86 x 42 cm
DS 2328
Available: Yes
$A 23805 incl's $A 2164 GST
Arabic Editions - SOLD OUT Collaborators' Proof - RARE
Adapted posthumously from the original pencil and watercolor on illustration board.
Dr. Seuss was keenly aware of the many cultural and artistic movements which took shape throughout his career. In fact, his hometown of Springfield, Massachusetts hosted one of this country’s first surrealist exhibitions, which no doubt had a lifelong impact on Seuss. Myopic Woman is unmistakably Seuss, but at the same time is a nod and a wink to cubists Picasso and Braque, as well as surrealists Miro, Magritte, and Dali.
Seuss, Dr
Plethora of cats - study 411 / 850
Mixed media print on paper
40 x 20 inch
28704
Available: Yes
$A 4990 incl's $A 454 GST
Arabic Edition – Available Collaborators’ Proofs - Available
Limited Edition of 850 Arabic Numbers
99 Patrons’ Collection
155 Collaborators’ Proofs
5 Hors d’Commerce
2 Printer's Proofs
Hidden away for years, A Plethora of Cats - Study marks the first-ever Secret Art concept work released in the Art of Dr. Seuss Collection.
"Nearly 10 years after first meeting Audrey Geisel (Ted Geisel’s wife), I was rummaging through Ted’s now famous hidden closet of rare hats and artwork and found an additional collection of artwork I had never seen. In stunned silence, I found myself face-to-face with the concept drawing that started it all – the original incarnation of A Plethora of Cats.
I thought the Plethora of Cats painting had been done spontaneously. It turns out I had been wrong – he planned it out all along. The concept drawing for the painting contained all of the complexity of the final image, but in this work I found something charged with a chaotic energy and whimsy that launched this milestone image.”
– Robert Chase, Jr.
Seuss, Dr
Love with the Greatest of Ease 571 / 850
Pigment print on archival paper
22” x 17.25”
28778
Available: Yes
$A 2455 incl's $A 223 GST
Arabic Edition – Available Collaborators’ Proofs - Available
Falling in love is much like swinging on a trapeze high above the ground: It requires “perfect timing” It asks us to take a risk and be daring It begs us to trust
And above all, it asks us to commit gracefully and with an ease that pulls us together in a high-flying choreography that continues to exhilarate.
Love is daring, but graceful. Love is a leap, but certain. In a trapeze performance one will grab the other, and they can let go – trusting in their partner. Here the kiss is the thing that holds them. Her confidence in him catching her is electrifying. Eyes closed, awaiting the moment with commitment and ease.
With Love with the Greatest of Ease we gain a rarely seen sentimental side of Ted Geisel, aka Dr. Seuss. Just like discovering new love in your life, you never know what you’ll find under the Big Top.
In our case, the Big Top was the Geisel Library archive, proving there’s oh so much romance in the search…
Seuss, Dr
It's our first...Don't you think it looks like george 585 / 850
Mixed-Media Pigment Print on Archival Canvas
36” x 26”
27221 $A
Available: Yes
Arabic Edition – Available Collaborators’ Proofs - Available
Limited Edition of 850 Arabic Numbers
99 Patrons’ Collection
155 Collaborators’ Proofs
5 Hors d’Commerce
2 Printer's Proofs
Adapted posthumously from the circa 1935 painting and published between 1935 and 1941 in a series of Thomas D. Murphy Company promotional calendar blotters.
CLICK HERE for a complete overview of this artwork.
This remarkable work was originally conceived in a series of paintings completed for the Thomas D. Murphy Calendar Company. Although Murphy’s owners were not the first to approach Dr. Seuss in the 1930s to commission artwork for a calendar (a mainstay of pop culture at the time), they were the only people successful in getting him to produce twentyfour artworks to be used in promotional calendars between 1935 and 1941.
Today, Dr. Seuss calendar cards are extremely rare and difficult to find, making this one of the most intriguing “lost” Dr. Seuss projects of the 20th century.
Ted Geisel has wrapped his Seussian wit and humor around an instantly relatable and timeless message - no matter how old you are, at one point in your life, you have been told you look like your mother, father, aunt…or George!
Whether a proud parent, an expecting couple, a son or a daughter, we all come from somewhere and our family shapes who we are or who we want to become. The pride and joy associated with our own family, or the new roots we may plant, are celebrated here with a nod and a wink from the good doctor.
Seuss, Dr
The Horse Truths Suite 596 / 850
Mixed media pigment print on archival canvas 22 x 22" each 27506
Available: Yes
$A 4810 incl's $A 437 GST
Arabic Edition – Available Collaborators’ Proofs - Available
Limited Edition of 850 Arabic Numbers
99 Patrons’ Collection
155 Collaborators’ Proofs
5 Hors d’Commerce
2 Printer's Proofs
In 1939, when Ted Geisel joined Random House Publishing, he had one condition for his new publisher, Bennett Cerf — to print an "adult" book featuring seven naked ladies.
The Seven Lady Godivas told the story of seven nudist sisters who pledged not to marry until each of them… "brought to the light of the world some new and worthy Horse Truth, of benefit to man."
The images in The Horse Truths Suite Suite are even rarer than those that appeared in the final book, as they were created in anticipation of the book, much like Ted's concept drawings that led to his final pen and ink illustrations.
The Seven Lady Godivas was the first of three books to blur the lines between these two aspects of his artistic output, allowing Ted's artistic talent to take center stage. The literary works is lushly illustrated with fully developed paintings reminiscent of the Secret Artworks he made privately for his enjoyment.
It is an uncommon treat to offer such an unusual glimpse into the work of Ted Geisel (Dr. Seuss). The Horse Truths Suite is a must-have for any serious Dr. Seuss collection. Enjoy these two magnificent and rare works, and let "horse sense" work in your favor.
Seuss, Dr
Intolerable Situation for a Cat 353 / 850
Mixed Media Pigment Print on Canvas
26” x 39”
26931
Available: Yes
$A 4330 incl's $A 394 GST
Arabic Edition – Available Collaborators’ Proofs - Available
Limited Edition of 850 Arabic Numbers
99 Patrons’ Collection
155 Collaborators’ Proofs
5 Hors d’Commerce
2 Printer's Proofs
Adapted posthumously from an original painting by Theodor Seuss Geisel (“Dr. Seuss”).
“We have all been there, energized by a pursuit, following a dream, unraveling a mystery, or solving a problem. Most of us are likely somewhere on that path today, trying to catch a bird at the end of a maze. Indeed, this can be an ‘Intolerable Situation for a Cat”
Ted Geisel, aka Dr. Seuss, pursued his ideas with the tenacity of a cat chasing a bird. Ideas were the crux of his career, and with each new book project, the pursuit of the perfect concept would begin in earnest. However, artists are faced with a myriad of creative options and the twisting, curving journey to identify the right path can be daunting.
If the perfect idea is represented by the bird in this striking painting, and Ted is the Cat from its title, then we can clearly see the conundrum in pursuing perfection. Ted suggests that if one could just get to the idea, it would take flight. Yet at the same time, he presents us with a bird sitting calmly, almost confidently, knowing that to catch him will take more than a fleeting effort.
Seuss, Dr
Self Portrait as a Young Man Shaving 316 / 850
Serigraph on canvas framed in black frame with bronze trim
41 x 31 cm
DS 2338
Available: Yes
$A 16350 incl's $A 1486 GST
Arabic Editions - SOLD OUT Collaborators' Proof - RARE
Adapted posthumously from the 1964 original ink and watercolor on board.
This is Dr. Seuss’s 1964 painting, Self-Portrait as a Young Man Shaving. Ted, who lived in a New York City apartment in the 1930s, portrays himself as a modern man who uses an electric shaver. Apparently, he also kept a “shaving file” filled with ideas and concepts that came to him while shaving. Photographs verify that his stance here at the sink mirrors his stance at the easel.
Seuss, Dr
Oh I’d Love to Go to the Party -Black CP24 / 55
Serigraph on paper framed in plain champagne coloured frame
33 x 40 cm
DS 2337
Available: Yes
$A 11325 incl's $A 1030 GST
Arabic Editions - SOLD OUT Collaborators' Proof - RARE
Adapted posthumously from the original pencil, ink, and watercolor on paper.
As one of the few men in La Jolla who worked from home, Dr. Seuss called himself a “bird watcher on the social scene,” always looking to create gentle spoofs of his chic female friends. The result was Ted’s series La Jolla Birdwomen, a spicy collection of eleven known paintings with lyrical titles, works that could have sprung only from the mind of a genial witness—for example, My Petunia Can Lick Your Geranium, Martini Bird, and Gosh! Do I Look as Old as All That!.
Seuss, Dr
Semi Normal Green Lidded Fawn 788 / 850
Hand painted cast resin
58 x 76 x 45
16287
Available: Yes
$A 28070 GST is not applicable
Arabic Edition – SOLD OUT Collaborators’ Proofs - RARE
Adapted posthumously from the original 1930s plaster, horn, and oil on wood mount sculpture.
In 1938 Paul Jerman, who had graduated from Dartmouth with Ted, wrote a brief biography of him for the alumni newspaper. Jerman said in part, “Another iron in the fire is what the doctor himself calls The Seuss System of Unorthodox Taxidermy. Not satisfied with drawing strange beasties, Ted modeled the heads of some of his animals and mounted them. Put on display in bookshops around New York to promote And to Think That I Saw It on Mulberry Street, many people wanted to buy the weird animal heads.”
Shortly after Ted created this unique collection of artworks, Look Magazine dubbed Dr. Seuss “The World’s Most Eminent Authority on Unheard-Of Animals.” To this day, Ted’s Collection of Unorthodox Taxidermy remains as some of the finest examples of his inventive and multidimensional creativity.
Seuss, Dr
Mulberry Street Unicorn 645 / 950
Hand painted cast resin
35 x 18 x 22 cm
DS 2332
Available: Yes
$A 9885 incl's $A 899 GST
Arabic Editions - SOLD OUT Collaborators' Proof - RARE
Adapted posthumously from the original pencil and watercolor on illustration board.
Dr. Seuss was keenly aware of the many cultural and artistic movements which took shape throughout his career. In fact, his hometown of Springfield, Massachusetts hosted one of this country’s first surrealist exhibitions, which no doubt had a lifelong impact on Seuss. Myopic Woman is unmistakably Seuss, but at the same time is a nod and a wink to cubists Picasso and Braque, as well as surrealists Miro, Magritte, and Dali.
Seuss, Dr
The Grinch - maquette 195 / 195
Cast bronze
32 x 21 x 15 cm DS 2345
Available: Yes
$A 14755 incl's $A 1341 GST
Arabic Editions - Available Collaborators' Proof - Available
Inspired by Dr. Seuss’s character and created by artist Leo Rijn.
Dr. Seuss came up with the idea for The Grinch the day after Christmas when he stared in the mirror and saw a rather Grinch-ish look on his face. “Something had gone awfully wrong with Christmas or maybe with me,” he said. Weary of the over-commercialization of Christmas and sensing that the meaning of the holiday was being lost in the wrappings and ribbons, boxes and bows, Ted Geisel sat down and wrote How The Grinch Stole Christmas! when he was 53 years old.
Seuss, Dr
The Cat in the hat (maquette) 4 / 195 Cast bronze 9729
Available: Yes
$A 19020 incl's $A 1729 GST
Arabic Editions - SOLD OUT Collaborators' Proof - RARE
Inspired by Dr. Seuss’s character and created by artist Leo Rijn.
The first in this much anticipated series, The Cat in the Hat debuted in 2006 on live television in New York City to a standing ovation. The Cat in the Hat is unquestionably the most famous and iconic character from Dr. Seuss’s pantheon of creatures.
Seuss, Dr
Green Eggs and Ham (maquette) 150 / 195
Cast bronze
52 x 23 x 20 cm
DS 2344
Available: Yes
$A
Arabic Editions - Available Collaborators' Proof - Available
Inspired by Dr. Seuss’s character and created by artist Leo Rijn.
Green Eggs and Ham was born out of a $50 wager between Dr. Seuss and his publisher, Bennett Cerf, who bet he couldn’t write an articulate, entertaining book using only fifty different words. The result was a 62-page volume composed of 49 monosyllabic words and a fiftieth three-syllable word “anywhere.” When Cerf heard Ted’s first reading of the book, he seemed dazed, shaking his head over the clear triumph of Green Eggs and Ham, which had begun as their private joke. Although he conceded the fifty-dollar bet, Ted cheerily “complained” throughout his life that Cerf never paid up. A small price for what ultimately became a national treasure.
Seuss, Dr
The Indistinct Cat 268 / 850 Hand-painted cast resign sculpture 16" x 5.5" x 5.5" 27547
Available: Yes
$A 9865 incl's $A 897 GST
Arabic Edition – Available Collaborators’ Proofs - Available
In celebration of the Art of Dr. Seuss Collection’s 25th Anniversary and the original release of the Indistinct Cat, we proudly introduce the first ever work in the new Secret Art Sculpture Collection: The Indistinct Cat Sculpture
"Although Ted’s many Cats starred in some of the most popular books in literar y history, ironically, here he identifies as an Indistinct Cat. Most would argue that Ted, and his many Cats, were anything but Indistinct" Robert Chase Jnr
Seuss, Dr
Joseph Katz "Secret Art scultpure" 663 / 850
Hand-Painted Cast Resin Sculpture
38.1 x 15.24 x 11.43
28610
Available: Yes
Arabic Edition – Available Collaborators’ Proofs - Available
Our newest release, the rare and iconic Joseph Katz, joins the groundbreaking collection that began with the introduction of The Indistinct Cat sculpture, launched on the eve of the Art of Dr. Seuss Collection’s 25th Anniversary.
The acclaimed artist Michael DeFeo was commissioned to realise both works in three dimensions. DeFeo is most wellknown for translating Horton and the Lorax into three-dimensional sculptures for the production of those two blockbuster films. Michael is currently working on the third and final sculpture in the first Secret Art Sculpture Collection. We expect this suite of extremely limited edition sculptures to be among our most collectable in years to come.
Seuss, Dr
50th Anniversary Ted’s Cat (Audrey Geisel)
A12 / 50
Hand pulled serigraph
140 x 66.5cm 11513
Available: Yes
$A 0 incl's $A 0 GST
A special SOLD OUT collection of 4 x 50th Anniversary works signed by Audrey Geisel.
Ted's Cat
Green Eggs and Ham King of the Pond
The Grinch at Mt Crumpit
Adapted posthumously from the Cat in the Hat illustration created for a special 1970 project for Sears, Roebuck & Co.
In 2007, the 50th birthday of The Cat in the Hat was commemorated with the release of Ted’s Cat, a very personal, practically life-size, Dr. Seuss drawing, which occupied a spot in Ted’s studio for untold years. We consider it no less than Ted’s alter ego keeping an eye on the master while he creates.
Seuss, Dr
50th Anniversary Green Eggs and Ham (Audrey Geisel) A12 / 50 Hand pulled serigraph 138 x 66.5 cm DS 4115
Available: Yes
$A 0 incl's $A 0 GST
A special SOLD OUT collection of 4 x 50th Anniversary works signed by Audrey Geisel.
Ted's Cat Green Eggs and Ham King of the Pond The Grinch at Mt Crumpit
Seuss, Dr
50th anniversary The Grinch at Mt Crumpit (Audrey Geisel) A12 / 50 Serigraph on paper 138 x 65 cm 11511 DS
Available: Yes
$A 0 incl's $A 0 GST
A special SOLD OUT collection of 4 x 50th Anniversary works signed by Audrey Geisel.
Ted's Cat Green Eggs and Ham King of the Pond The Grinch at Mt Crumpit
Seuss, Dr
50th Anniversary King of the Pond(Audrey Geisel) A12 / 50
Serigraph on paper
139 x 66cm 11512 DS
Available: Yes
$A
A special SOLD OUT collection of 4 x 50th Anniversary works signed by Audrey Geisel.
Ted's Cat
Green Eggs and Ham King of the Pond
The Grinch at Mt Crumpit
Adapted posthumously from the illustration for the 1958 book, Yertle the Turtle and Other Stories.
The 1958 book, Yertle the Turtle, has a little-known and somewhat surprising origin. In a 1987 interview Ted said: “Yertle was Hitler or Mussolini. Originally, Yertle had a moustache, but I took it off.” During the run-up to WWII, FDR was battling the isolationist “America First” supporters who were seeking to keep us out of the war. Ted believed American isolationism was not an option and that Hitler needed to be stopped. He fought these battles with hundreds of WWII editorial cartoons during 1941 and ’42, and ultimately with his service in the Army as a captain in Frank Capra’s celebrated wartime documentary filmmaking unit.
Seuss, Dr
Green Eggs and Ham 50th Anniversary 137 / 295
Hand pulled serigraph
138 x 66.5 cm
DS 2352
Available: Yes
$A 25245 incl's $A 2295 GST
Arabic Editions - SOLD OUT Collaborators' Proof - RARE
Limited Edition of 295 with 155 Collaborators’ Proofs 99 Patrons’ Collection Serigraphs on Paper 50 Commemorative Proofs NFS 5 Hors d’Commerce
Adapted posthumously from the illustration for the 1960 book, Green Eggs and Ham.
Green Eggs and Ham was born out of a $50 wager between Dr. Seuss and his publisher, Bennett Cerf, who bet he couldn’t write an articulate, entertaining book using only fifty different words. The result was a 62-page volume composed of 49 monosyllabic words and a fiftieth three-syllable word “anywhere.” When Cerf heard Ted’s first reading of the book, he seemed dazed, shaking his head over the clear triumph of Green Eggs and Ham, which had begun as their private joke. Although he conceded the fifty-dollar bet, Ted cheerily “complained” throughout his life that Cerf never paid up. A small price for what ultimately became a national treasure.
Seuss, Dr
The Grinch at Mt Crumpit 67 / 295
Serigraph on paper
138 x 65 cm
DS 2343
Available: Yes
$A 25245 incl's $A 2295 GST
Arabic Editions - SOLD OUT Collaborators' Proof - RARE
Limited Edition of 295 Arabic Numbers
155 Collaborators’ Proofs
99 Patrons’ Collection
50 Commemorative Proofs NFS 5 Hors d’Commerce
Adapted posthumously from the illustration for the 1957 book, How the Grinch Stole Christmas!
Dr. Seuss felt people largely mistook The Grinch for the ultimate villain saying, “Can't they understand that the Grinch in my story is the Hero of Christmas? Sure, he starts out as a villain, but it’s not how you start out that counts. It’s what you are at the finish.” This sentiment is what makes Dr. Seuss’s unorthodox creature so memorable—in the end he became his best self, he became the Hero of Christmas, and The Grinch himself carved the “roast beast.”
Seuss, Dr
On the Far Away Island of Salamasond, Yertle the Turtle was King of the Pond 526 / 2500
Lithograph on Somerset Paper 22 x 32 cm
21545 $A
Available: Yes
Arabic Edition – SOLD OUT Collaborators’ Proofs - RARE
Limited Edition of 2500 Arabic Numbers
99 Patrons’ Collection
155 Collaborators’ Proofs 5 Hors d’ Commerce
Adapted posthumously from the illustration for the 1958 book, Yertle the Turtle and Other Stories.
The 1958 book, Yertle the Turtle, has a little-known and somewhat surprising origin. In a 1987 interview Ted said: “Yertle was Hitler or Mussolini. Originally, Yertle had a moustache, but I took it off.” During the run-up to WWII, FDR was battling the isolationist “America First” supporters who were seeking to keep us out of the war. Ted believed American isolationism was not an option and that Hitler needed to be stopped. He fought these battles with hundreds of WWII editorial cartoons during 1941 and ’42, and ultimately with his service in the Army as a captain in Frank Capra’s celebrated wartime documentary filmmaking unit.
Seuss, Dr
Singing Cats and Book "Art of Dr Seuss" 105 / 850
Serigraph on Acid Free Paper 20" x 30"
28274
Available: Yes
$A 16795 GST is not applicable
Arabic Edition – SOLD OUT Collaborators’ Proofs – RARE
Notes - Adapted posthumously from the pre-production large-scale illustration for the 1967 book The Cat in the Hat Songbook
This print is an homage to Seuss’s most recognized icon and offers a unique insight into his creative process. Replicated in the margin of this print are Seuss’s handwritten notes for the creation of this artwork. Singing Cats comes with a deluxe cloth-bound, slip-cased Art of Dr. Seuss Book.
Seuss, Dr
That Old Grinch Was So Smart and So Slick
609 / 850
Fine Art Pigment Print with Collage on AcidFree Paper
51 x 44.5cm 2024
28546
Available: Yes
$A 2355 incl's $A 214 GST
Arabic Edition – Available Collaborators’ Proofs - Available
Limited Edition of 850 Arabic Numbers
99 Patron’s Collection
155 Collaborators’ Proofs
5 Hors d’Commerce
2 Printer’s Proofs
Our newest release joins the very rare concept artwork, All I Need is a Reindeer, highlighting the Grinch’s antics along with the tiny character who would change it all. The heartbeat of your collection starts here on the path to growing the Grinch’s (and our own) heart three sizes!
Seuss, Dr
That vug under the rug 108 / 125 Pigment Print on acid-free paper 20" x 25"
27537
Available: Yes
$A 4620 incl's $A 420 GST
Arabic Edition – SOLD OUT Collaborators’ Proofs -
Limited Edition of 125 Arabic Numbers, 99 Patrons’ Collection prints
55 Collaborators’ Proofs
5 Hors d’Commerce
2 Printer's Proofs
To be challenged by the unknown is something we have all experienced in large and small ways: our first days at school, the first days on a new job, or moving to a new city. Such challenges are what shape us and define our lives.
And so it was for Dr. Seuss’s long-time Secretary, Claudia Prescott when she took the job 50 years ago.
Seuss, Dr
Kid you'll move mountains - concept drawing
324 / 850
Pigment print on acid-free paper
25.25 x 36"
27503
Available: Yes
$A 6325 incl's $A 575 GST
Arabic Edition – Available Collaborators’ Proofs - Available
Limited Edition of 850 Arabic Numbers
99 Patrons’ Collection prints
155 Collaborators’ Proofs
5 Hors d’Commerce
2 Printer's Proofs
This may be one of the most deeply personal, and profoundly impactful of all the messages he conveyed in his lifetime. In order for it to not only summarize his own life, but to summarize ours and all who may read it in the future, Ted seemed to know that authenticity was paramount.
He tells us quite simply that nothing is 100% certain, life doesn’t work that way. There is always an element of the unknown. However, once we embrace that notion, anything is possible.
Seuss, Dr
Life's a great balancing act 188 / 395
Mixed-Media Pigment Print on Archival Paper
30.75” x 22”
26186
Available: Yes
$A 3595 incl's $A 327 GST
Arabic Edition – Available Collaborators’ Proofs - Available
Limited Edition of 495 Arabic Numbers
99 Patrons’ Collection
155 Collaborators’ Proofs
5 Hors d'Commerce
2 Printer's Proofs
This artwork is one of the last pages in Oh, the Places You’ll Go! Here Ted Geisel (aka Dr. Seuss) not only sums up his thoughts about life but, in many ways, his thoughts about his own journey. The narrative Ted wrote on the accompanying page speaks boldly about life’s great ups and downs, a notion he doesn’t shy away from and one that is clearly evident in this striking image. Ted’s main character moves laterally across this Seussian landscape in a comfortably open space, as if balanced for whichever way life may take him.
Seuss, Dr
Horton 70th Anniversary 302 / 495
Pigment Print on Paper
25 x 33 inches
28281
Available: Yes
$A 4780 incl's $A 435 GST
Arabic Edition – Available Collaborators’ Proofs - Available
Limited Edition of 495 Arabic Numbers
99 Patrons’ Collection
155 Collaborators’ Proofs
5 Hors d’Commerce
2 Printer’s Proofs
An additional 70 prints were created as a special reserve in commemoration of the 70th anniversary of Horton Hears a Who!
In the fall of 1953, Theodor Seuss Geisel (aka Dr. Seuss) began work on Horton Hears a Who! The manuscript was delivered to Random House in January 1954 and released that August. The theme of the book, “A person’s a person, no matter how small,” is worth teaching over and over and over again, to both children and adults alike.
“The book embodies a principle that defines all of Ted Geisel's work: that children be given all the care and respect that authors usually reserve only for their fellow grown-ups” – Christopher Cerf | Son of Dr. Seuss’s publisher, Bennett Cerf
Horton became a lasting icon of Ted’s entire career and a vital lesson to us all – honor those in our lives who have been faithful, who we can trust, and who have exhibited friendship, companionship, and mentorship in all ways.
Seuss, Dr
And a Trunk like his 1101 / 2500 Fine Art Pigment Print on Acid-Free Paper
28 x 40.5 cm
25695
Available: Yes
$A 1135 incl's $A 103 GST
Arabic Edition – Available Collaborators’ Proofs - Available
Limited Edition of 2500 Arabic Numbers
99 Patrons’ Collection
155 Collaborators’ Proofs
5 Hors d'Commerce
2 Printer's Proofs
Adapted posthumously from an early concept drawing and the final illustration for the 1940 book, Horton Hatches the Egg.
On the heels of the 75th anniversary of Dr. Seuss's fifth book, Horton Hatches the Egg, we present And a trunk just like his!, re-created from the pivotal two-page spread of this 1940 classic. The central image in this artwork depicts the celebratory moment when Horton's patience and dedication is rewarded with the hatching of an Elephant-Bird: "It had ears and a tail and a trunk just like his!"
Seuss, Dr
I Know Some New Tricks 502 / 850 Mixed-Media Pigment Print on Acid-Free Paper
39 5/8” x 28 7/8” 2025 28870
Available: Yes
$A 4780 incl's $A 435 GST
Arabic Edition – Available Collaborators’ Proofs - Available
Limited Edition of 850 Arabic Numbers
155 Collaborators’ Proofs
99 Patrons’ Collection
5 Hors d’Commerce
2 Printer’s Proofs
Adapted posthumously from the circa 1957 original preproduction drawing for the 1957 book, The Cat in the Hat.
“Ten years ago, Dr. Seuss took 220 words, rhymed them, and turned out THE CAT IN THE HAT, a little volume of absurdity that worked like a karate chop on the weary little world of Dick, Jane and Spot. — Ellen Goodman, The Detroit Free Press, Nov. 1966
Ted employed some new tricks to challenge the world of Dick and Jane literature and meet kids on their own level with a mix of fun and adventure. Not only was the book written using a list of 220 beginner’s words, but Ted crafted the story in such a way to make it easy for young readers to grasp. U.S. News & World Report wrote in 2007, “In the 50 years since The Cat in the Hat exploded onto the children’s book scene, Theodor Seuss Geisel has become a central character in the American literary mythology, sharing the pantheon with the likes of Mark Twain and F. Scott Fitzgerald. Of his many imaginative stories, The Cat in the Hat remains the most iconic.”
A “How Do You Do?” Like No Other - The “tipping hat” gesture is seen throughout the Cat in the Hat series. It’s as if Ted is greeting us time and time again in his work through his alter ego of the Cat. This new release is the first time Ted ever used this gesture. And its not just a greeting, but a gesture of respect. This is Dr. Seuss himself meeting kids where they are at and helping them to read along the way.
And finally, in hindsight as we look back at this cat tipping his hat, it seems to be a fitting “thank you” from Ted for the millions that trusted in his journey and followed his unique path.
Seuss, Dr
Yawning Cat 592 / 850
Mixed Media Pigment Print on Archival Paper
43 x 134cm 2017
RS_H26445
Available: Yes
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The Yawning Cat debuted in 1967, stretching across two pages of Dr. Seuss’s Cat in the Hat Songbook.
In this ambitious project, the Cat and an additional host of characters illustrate a collection of songs written by Ted Geisel (aka Dr. Seuss) that were eventually recorded into an album. The artwork generated for this project, from Ted’s early concept drawings to his final pen and inks, are some of the most engaging of his entire catalog.
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The Cat's debut - diptych 31 / 850 Serigraph on coventry rag paper
25.75 x 33.5" 27499
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A book’s endpapers quite literally hold the volume together, binding the interior pages to the cover. They also provide an exciting opportunity to set the book’s tone, to debut what’s ahead for the reader and, ultimately, to “bind” the story that rests between them. The Cat’s Debut features Dr. Seuss’s (aka Ted Geisel’s) early concept drawing for The Cat in the Hat endpapers.
The endpapers were The Cat’s coming out party. Ted spent countless hours working and reworking his Cat’s image. Over the course of a year, he created a magical personality instilled with wonder, anticipation, and mischief!
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The Cat's debut - left 730 / 850 Serigraph on coventry rag paper 22 x 16 " 27495
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A book’s endpapers quite literally hold the volume together, binding the interior pages to the cover. They also provide an exciting opportunity to set the book’s tone, to debut what’s ahead for the reader and, ultimately, to “bind” the story that rests between them. The Cat’s Debut features Dr. Seuss’s (aka Ted Geisel’s) early concept drawing for The Cat in the Hat endpapers.
The endpapers were The Cat’s coming out party. Ted spent countless hours working and reworking his Cat’s image. Over the course of a year, he created a magical personality instilled with wonder, anticipation, and mischief!
Seuss, Dr
The Cat's debut - right 730 / 850 Serigraph on coventry rag paper 22 x 16 " 27492
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A book’s endpapers quite literally hold the volume together, binding the interior pages to the cover. They also provide an exciting opportunity to set the book’s tone, to debut what’s ahead for the reader and, ultimately, to “bind” the story that rests between them. The Cat’s Debut features Dr. Seuss’s (aka Ted Geisel’s) early concept drawing for The Cat in the Hat endpapers.
The endpapers were The Cat’s coming out party. Ted spent countless hours working and reworking his Cat’s image. Over the course of a year, he created a magical personality instilled with wonder, anticipation, and mischief!
Seuss, Dr
Little cats b, c and a 139 / 2500 Serigraph on coventry rag paper
17.5 x 13"
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Adapted posthumously from the illustration for the 1958 book, The Cat in the Hat Comes Back.
When Ted Geisel wrote The Cat in the Hat, Ellen Goodman of The Detroit Free Press wrote that it was “a little volume of absurdity that worked like a karate chop on the weary little world of Dick, Jane and Spot.” The Cat in the Hat Comes Back brilliantly followed up that “little volume of absurdity” in 1958 by introducing a full alphabetic complement of “cat companions” to help that bad Cat in the Hat out — Little Cats B,C and A! — plus D through Z!
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Sam-I-am - Single 38 / 1500 Fine Art Pigment print on acid free paper
30 x 22 cm 2020
22884
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Adapted posthumously from an early concept drawing and the final illustration for the 1960 book, Green Eggs and Ham.
Adapted posthumously from the final illustration for the 1960 book, Green Eggs and Ham.
Green Eggs and Ham was born out of a $50 wager between Dr. Seuss and his publisher, Bennett Cerf, who bet he couldn’t write an articulate, entertaining book using only fifty different words. The result was a 62-page volume composed of 49 monosyllabic words and a fiftieth three-syllable word “anywhere.” When Cerf heard Ted’s first reading of the book, he seemed dazed, shaking his head over the clear triumph of Green Eggs and Ham, which had begun as their private joke. Although he conceded the fifty-dollar bet, Ted cheerily “complained” throughout his life that Cerf never paid up. A small price for what ultimately became a national treasure.
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One Fish Two Fish Red Fish Blue Fish 60th Anniversary 328 / 395 Pigment Print on acid-free paper
29" h x 23.125"
26206
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Dr. Seuss often used “nonsense” as a means to engage with life’s broad range of situations and as a way to break down monumental ideas into simple, digestible truths.
He always believed that “Fantasy is a necessary ingredient in living, it’s a way of looking at life through the wrong end of a telescope.” This indispensable life skill allows us to see what is essential, no matter how big the idea or task. And in the case of Dr. Seuss, it always keeps us laughing as we encounter the many twists and turns in life.
Dr. Seuss’s wisdom in One Fish Two Fish Red Fish Blue Fish is simple: when facing life’s most challenging conundrums, break them down to the elemental and do so with a healthy dose of fun and fantasy. Nonsense always makes perfect sense, whether you are in life’s first decade or you have completed many!
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Black Fish, Blue Fish, Old Fish, New Fish
(one fish, two fish) 1402 / 2500
Hand pulled lithograph
22 x 30 cm 17072
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Adapted posthumously from the illustration for the 1960 book, One Fish Two Fish Red Fish Blue Fish.
Dr. Seuss didn’t dedicate One Fish Two Fish Red Fish Blue Fish to any particular person, as was his custom. Rather he wrote these words on the flyleaf: “From there to here, from here to there, funny things are everywhere.”
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And then Who should come up but the Cat in the Hat 706 / 1500
Pigment Print with Collage on acid-free paper
35 x 52 cm
25689
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The enduring legacy of The Cat may lie in this simple idea: Rather than creating children’s books based upon following the rules, Ted Geisel (aka Dr. Seuss) flipped that premise with The Cat to create books that encouraged questioning the rules. Ted seemed to understand that the act of finding-your-voice is where innovation and inspiration are born. His Cat suggests this cannot be uncovered simply by following the status quo, but instead lies in the anticipation of what might be if we stop and question the world around us.
That anticipation is on full view in this pivotal image from Ted’s sequel, The Cat in the Hat Comes Back. Just as the rules are about to be broken (again) and the mayhem re-ignited, he reminds us to listen to our own voice and follow it as we prepare for our next journey with the Cat!
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We Looked! Then we saw him - Single 1346 / 1500 Serigraph on Black Stonehenge Paper 8” x 11”
26208
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Adapted posthumously from the final illustration for the 1957 book, The Cat in the Hat.
The August 13, 2007, issue of U.S. News & World Report declared 1957 to be “A Year that Changed America.” The article focused on ten disparate events including one called: The Birth of a Famous Feline. It read in part: “In the 50 years since The Cat in the Hat exploded onto the children’s book scene, Theodor Seuss Geisel has become a central character in the American literary mythology, sharing the pantheon with the likes of Mark Twain and F. Scott Fitzgerald. Of his many imaginative stories, The Cat in the Hat remains the most iconic.”
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Green Eggs and Ham 60th Anniversary 225 / 395
Pigment Print on acid-free paper
29 x 28"
28600
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In Dr. Seuss’s tale, Sam never gives up on his quest to get his friend to try something new. In fact, he asks 16 times before he finally succeeds. It is this same opportunistic determination that Dr. Seuss himself harnessed early in his career when trying to secure a publisher for his first children’s book. He shopped his first manuscript, And to Think That I Saw It on Mulberry Street, to 27 different publishers, with each one of them turning him down. It wasn’t until his 28th attempt that he succeeded. His determination paid off and the rest is history.
Adapted posthumously from the illustration on the last page of the 1960 book, Green Eggs and Ham, this iconic 60th Anniversary image seems to mark the culmination of Dr. Seuss’s determination, open-mindedness, and willingness to meet challenges head-on.
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Do you like green eggs and ham Diptych
398 / 850
Fine Art Pigment Print on Acid-Free Paper
14.25” x 32.5”
26197
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Green Eggs and Ham is a timeless call to action for children and adults alike. Dr. Seuss’s images and words encourage us to stretch ourselves and reach for new experiences. It is little known that Ted Geisel struggled mightily with every book he ever wrote. His biggest fear was that he may never have another great book idea.
1957 had seen the publishing of both The Cat in the Hat and The Grinch, two of Ted’s most successful endeavors to date. On the heels of that success, Ted painted this self-portrait of himself worrying about his next book. Shortly after this painting, Ted began work on Green Eggs and Ham, a book which would go on to reach unimaginable popularity and commercial success over the next 50 years.
Dr. Seuss’s persistent main character, Sam, appears in many ways to be a metaphorical self-portrait of Ted himself.
The beginning of Seuss’s publishing career is now a legendary story of persistence. During 1937, Ted approached 27 different New York City publishers with his first children’s book, asking each to take a chance on him. “Would you? Could you?” he would later famously write in Green Eggs and Ham. But in 1937, no publisher would take a chance on the young author.
Fate intervened when a close Dartmouth buddy of Ted’s hailed him on Madison Avenue at the very moment he was contemplating throwing his first manuscript away. This friend had just become the juvenile editor of Vanguard Press and he invited Ted to their offices to make a presentation. An hour later, Vanguard’s president agreed to publish Ted’s book and Dr. Seuss was on his way.
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You may like them in a tree - Diptych 430 / 850
Fine Art Pigment Print on Acid-Free Paper
10.75” x 14” each 2024
27768
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Ted approached each page of every book with utmost care. This involved a year-long process whereby he would constantly refine each rough drawing, re-working and re-drawing as many as four different versions of each page. The goal was to reach each page’s maximum potential so that every final line drawing would enhance the pace and tension of the story.
When one looks closely at these two Green Eggs and Ham images, we find subtle changes between the initial, rough concept drawing and the final illustration done nearly a year later, with the sum of these changes adding to the precarious tension of the scene.
THE INITIAL ROUGH DRAWING VS THE FINAL LINE DRAWING
1. Ted moves the tree to the very edge of the cliff so that the entire scene takes place in a more tension-filled environment.
2. The tree and car are more vertical, as if this is going to be a much more serious situation when the car launches off the tree
3 And finally, his hat is pushed back to indicate the speed of the action here is far more precarious than in the rough drawing
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Do you like Green eggs and Ham 696 / 2500
Serigraph on Coventry Rag Paper
27.3 x 35.5 cm
25673
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Adapted posthumously from an early concept drawing and the final illustration for the 1960 book, Green Eggs and Ham.
Green Eggs and Ham was born out of a $50 wager between Dr. Seuss and his publisher, Bennett Cerf, who bet he couldn’t write an articulate, entertaining book using only fifty different words. The result was a 62-page volume composed of 49 monosyllabic words and a fiftieth three-syllable word “anywhere.” When Cerf heard Ted’s first reading of the book, he seemed dazed, shaking his head over the clear triumph of Green Eggs and Ham, which had begun as their private joke. Although he conceded the fifty-dollar bet, Ted cheerily “complained” throughout his life that Cerf never paid up. A small price for what ultimately became a national treasure.
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Would you? Could You? In a car CP113 / 155
Serigraph on Coventry Rag Paper 10.5 x 14" 2018
27716
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Adapted posthumously from the illustration for the 1960 book, Green Eggs and Ham.
Green Eggs and Ham, the critically acclaimed book by Ted Geisel, was first published in 1960. Forty years later, Publisher’s Weekly ranked it the fourth best-selling English-language children’s book of all time and the National Education Association’s survey of children and teachers ranked it third in their 100 most popular books.
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The Grinch Reflections Suite 315 / 850
Fine Art Pigment Prints on Acid- Free Paper
16” x 16” (each)
26560
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In December of 1956, an early morning post-Christmas reflection revealed one of the most enduring Dr. Seuss legacies while also shining light on the power of self-reflection in our own lives.
I was brushing my teeth on the morning of the 26th of last December when I noted a very Grinch-ish countenance in the mirror. It was Seuss! So, I wrote the story about my sour friend, The Grinch, to see if I could rediscover something about Christmas that obviously I’d lost” - Ted Geisel (aka Dr. Seuss), 1956
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Look at Me! Look at me Now! Diptych 435 / 850
Fine Art Pigment Print on Acid-Free Paper 14” x 11” each 26761
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Such moments can peel away the years and instantly connect us back to our childhood, a time when egos were eclipsed by the sheer joy of having pushed ourselves forward. One can almost hear the echoes of our past voices shouting, “Look at me! Look at me now!”
So too was it for Ted Geisel, aka Dr. Seuss, upon writing The Cat in The Hat. The year was 1955 and Ted was challenged by his publisher to write a book using only 225 primer words. The hope was to empower early readers to go it alone, to do the unthinkable and read an entire book without assistance. The limited vocabulary proved a nearly impossible challenge for Ted, stating “I read the list forty times and got more and more discouraged. It was like trying to make a strudel without any strudels.”
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Hop on Pop 60th Anniversary 343 / 395
Pigment print on acid-free paper
29 x 29 " - 74 x 74cm
27504
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In this revered book, Hop On Pop, Ted Geisel shows us just how important connection and engagement can be in our most coveted relationships. This insight was so significant that Ted used the Hop on Pop image as the cover of his famous book. He seemed to understand the impact on his life and wanted it to affect others.
Here, in Ted’s final-stage concept drawing, he celebrates what it means to connect with such moments. We can feel the excitement and hear the laughter in the simple pen and ink lines and bold strokes of color that spread across this iconic image.
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Hop Pop Top 909 / 2500
Serigraph on Coventry Rag Paper
47 x 36 cm 2021
24279
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Adapted posthumously from the illustration for the 1963 book, Hop on Pop.
As the book proclaims on its cover—The Simplest Seuss for Youngest Use—Hop on Pop took its place alongside The Cat in the Hat and Green Eggs and Ham in Random House’s lauded Beginner Books series in 1963.
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I always pick up my play things 1376 / 1500
Fine art pigment print will collage on acid-free paper
14 x 19"
27507
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Adapted posthumously from an archived rough drawing for the 1957 book, The Cat in the Hat
The Cat in the Hat presents perhaps one of the best examples of the conundrums Dr. Seuss leaves in the hands of sixyear-olds to solve. At the end of the book, after the Cat in the Hat wrecks the home and returns to clean everything up, the mother finally appears and asks, “Did you have any fun? Tell me. What did you do?” Instead of answering the question, Dr. Seuss passes the conundrum from the characters in the book to the readers who are now challenged to answer the dilemma.
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Triple Sling Jigger 303 / 850 Pigment print on archival paper 13 x 27.5"
27511
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Adapted posthumously from the illustration for the 1984 book, The Butter Battle Book.
Written at the height of the Cold War, The Butter Battle Book was Seuss’s most controversial. It remained on the New York Times best seller list for six months and was named a New York Times Notable Book of the Year in 1984.
“I’m not anti-military, just anti-crazy” – Theodor Seuss Geisel
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They've all gone to bed in the beds of their choices 63 / 2500 Hand pulled lithograph 22 x 30 cm
RS_17075
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Adapted posthumously from the illustration for the 1962 book, Dr. Seuss’s Sleep Book.
Dr. Seuss’s Sleep Book (1962) has this mandate on its flyleaf: “This book is to be read in bed.” The merciful outcome is, if gently read aloud, it slowly lulls little ones to sleep.
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The more you read, the more things you will know - single 708 / 2500 Fine Art Pigment Print on Acid-Free Paper
9.5 x 14" 2022
27721
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Adapted posthumously from an early concept drawing and the final illustration for the 1978 book, I Can Read With My Eyes Shut!
Ted Geisel’s (aka Dr. Seuss) insatiable quest to get the most out of life through cultural and literary experiences started in early adulthood, most likely influenced by his mother’s early encouragement to read. In his early 20’s, Ted’s curiosity intensified while experiencing Paris and the pivotal Surrealist art movement. It continued as he trekked across thirty countries in the 1930’s, absorbing foreign cultures that would then go on to inform his work and guide his response to the world around him. In this stunning illustration, Ted highlights that one’s curiosity and desire to learn can fuel life’s experiences, and such experiences can build exponentially upon themselves. As he wrote, “The more that you learn, the more places you’ll go.”
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There's so so much to read! 2043 / 2500
Hand-pulled lithograph 11 x 16" 2016
27722
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Adapted posthumously from an early concept drawing and the final illustration for the 1978 book, I Can Ready With My Eyes Shut!
There's so so much to read! has been meticulously re-created from Dr. Seuss's 1978 beginner book, I Can Read with My Eyes Shut! By reintroducing his lovable and mischievous Cat in the Hat, now accompanied by an impressionable young Cat protégé, Theodor Seuss Geisel continued his lifelong legacy of promoting literacy with this book's thematic message that reading can be fun, funny, and education, all at the same time.
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Sneetches, Sylvestor McMonkey Mc Bean
1004 / 2500
Lithograph on Somerset Paper 23 x 30 cm
27930
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Adapted posthumously from the illustration for the 1961 book, The Sneetches and Other Stories.
More than fifty years after it was published in 1961, Dr. Seuss’s The Sneetches continues to instruct children and adults on the universal lessons that combat hatred, prejudice, and indifference. The final stanza is delivered in Seussian perfection: I’m quite happy to say / That the Sneetches got really quite smart on that day, / The day they decided that Sneetches are Sneetches / And no kind of Sneetch is the best on the beaches. / That day, all the Sneetches forgot about stars / And whether they had one, or not, upon thars.
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Stars upon Thars - single 1339 / 2500
Fine Art Pigment Print on Acid-Free Paper 11 x 14" 28604
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Adapted posthumously from the final illustration for the 1961 book, The Sneetches and Other Stories.
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Stars upon Thars Diptych CP155 / 155
Fine Art Pigment Print on Acid-Free Paper 14 x 32.5" 28599
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Adapted posthumously from the final illustration for the 1961 book, The Sneetches and Other Stories.
The brilliant tale of The Sneetches, some with stars on their bellies and some without, tackles the persistently complex issue of tolerance and racial prejudice, and ingeniously imparts lessons on social justice and the senselessness of discrimination. The Sneetches book is widely used today as a teaching aid to instill a caring sense of fairness and equality for all.
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These Things are good things 2115 / 2500 Fine Art Pigment Print on Acid-Free Paper 14 x 11" 28602
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Limited Edition of 2500 Arabic Numbers 155 Collaborators’ Proofs Adapted posthumously from an early concept drawing and the final illustration for the 1957 book, The Cat in the Hat.
The August 13, 2007, issue of U.S. News & World Report declared 1957 to be “A Year that Changed America.” The article focused on ten disparate events including one called: The Birth of a Famous Feline. It read in part: “In the 50 years since The Cat in the Hat exploded onto the children’s book scene, Theodor Seuss Geisel has become a central character in the American literary mythology, sharing the pantheon with the likes of Mark Twain and F. Scott Fitzgerald. Of his many imaginative stories, The Cat in the Hat remains the most iconic.”
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Knox in Box. Fox in Socks - Single 563 / 2500
Serigraph on Coventry Rag Paper
36 x 28 cm 2021
24289
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Adapted posthumously from an early concept drawing and the final illustration for the 1965 book, Fox in Socks.
Theodor Seuss Geisel (aka Dr. Seuss), with his 1965 Fox and Socks, shows that he may be the cleverest fox of all, encouraging us down a path of tongue twisters and silliness that tests even the most patient readers. Much like the book’s “Knox” character, we are sent on a surreal adventure of language and imagination. Most of us try, yet fail to make it through, at least the first time.
Dr. Seuss even warns us at the beginning of the book, “Take it Slowly, This book is dangerous.”
However, what becomes clear is that the real danger is not in trying, but that when we fail, not trying again. Ted knew this all too well, understanding that we fall short more times than we succeed.
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Fox, Socks, Box, Knox 809 / 2500
Hand pulled lithograph
30 x 22 cm
RS_DS 2236
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Adapted posthumously from the illustration for the 1965 book, Fox in Socks
The flyleaf of this 1965 charmer warns: “Take it slowly. This Book is Dangerous!” This wonderfully colorful Seussian tongue twister was designed to help children get their mouths around language. That it certainly did!
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Happy Birthday to you - Single 1025 / 2500
Lithograph on Somerset Paper 12” x 9”
26200
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Adapted posthumously from the illustration for the 1959 book, Happy Birthday To You!
Ted Geisel created three extraordinary books during his lifetime that stand out artistically from his famous color filled pen-and-ink line drawings. The Seven Lady Godivas (1939), McElligot’s Pool (1947), and Happy Birthday To You! (1959) all are comprised of elaborate paintings reminiscent of the works he did privately for his own pleasure.