Slate Colored Junco by Jon Muth
Item Number: 324
Time Left: CLOSED
Description
Jon Muth
Slate Colored Junco
Watercolor on paper
2012
Measurement:
13.25" x 17.25” framed
This auction presents original works donated in full by featured artists. Estimated values are based on comparable sales histories.
We've long admired his beautiful children's books, but to see Jon Muth's work in person is to understand his mastery of the medium. We're honored to include
Slate Colored Junco in the auction
. The piece is floated on archival matte board and framed in a light pine frame by Rhinebeck Artist's Studio.
Jon J Muth is a writer and painter of over 50 books for children and young adults. He has won numerous awards including an Eisner Award for his graphic novel The Mystery Play and a Caldecott Honor for Zen Shorts; which Kirkus Review said "Every word and image comes to make as perfect a picture book as can be.” The New York Times Book Review called Muth's The Three Questions, "quietly life-changing”. He has worked with many talented and inspiring people on picture books including Ms. Sonia Manzano (Maria of Sesame Street) on No Dogs Allowed; Ms. Caroline Kennedy on A Family of Poems and Mr. Bob Dylan on Blowin’ In the Wind. In 2015, Muth was named to Time Magazine’s List of 100 Best Children Books of All Time.
We encourage you to view this work in person at Team Love Ravenhouse Gallery though February 12.
11 Church Street, New Paltz, NY www.tl-rh.com Open Friday-Sunday 12-5 and by appointment.
Donated by
Jon & Bonnie Muth