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      • Tomie DePaola (AM contemporary)
        Jun. 09, 2023

        Tomie DePaola (AM contemporary)

        Est: $200 - $400

        Tomie DePaola (American contemporary) Seven Limited edition prints signed by the artist. Editioned as shown. Peace on Earth, With letters from artists. Each 8 x 11" Three Framed, sold with letters. Several with inscriptions.

        Merrill's Auctioneers & Appraisers
      • Tomie dePaola Huge Signed Poster "Hello Book"
        Mar. 15, 2023

        Tomie dePaola Huge Signed Poster "Hello Book"

        Est: $200 - $300

        Tomie dePaola Huge Signed Poster "Hello Book" dePAOLA, Tomie. An original oblong poster measuring 36" x 7", signed and inscribed, "For Mary Ann with love / Tomie dePaola 1980". The Children's Book Council, 1978. DePaola's illustration depicts several children reading, playing musical instruments and singing "Hello Book", with cats, sheep, birds and bunnies as their audience. Three light vertical folds, some fading to inscription, else this delightful piece is in near fine condition. Thomas Anthony "Tomie" dePaola (1934-2020) was an American writer and illustrator who created more than 260 children's books. After high school, dePaola studied art at the Pratt Institute in Brooklyn and graduated in 1956 with a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree. DePaola taught art in Boston from 1962 to 1966, then moved to California, where he taught from 1967 to 1970. He received a Master of Fine Arts degree from California College of Arts and Crafts in 1969 and a doctoral equivalency from Lone Mountain College in San Francisco. DePaola relocated to New England in the 1970s, teaching art at Chamberlayne Junior College in Boston from 1972 to 1973. From 1973 to 1976 he worked at Colby-Sawyer College in New London, New Hampshire, as an associate professor, designer, and technical director in the speech and theater department and as writer and set and costume designer for the Children's Theatre Project. DePaola taught art at New England College in Henniker, New Hampshire, from 1976 to 1978. He retired from full-time teaching in 1978 to devote his time to writing and illustrating books. DePaolo received the Children's Literature Legacy Award for his lifetime contribution to American children's literature in 2011. This item comes with a Certificate from John Reznikoff, a premier authenticator for both major 3rd party authentication services, PSA and JSA (James Spence Authentications), as well as numerous auction houses. WE PROVIDE IN-HOUSE SHIPPING WORLDWIDE!

        University Archives
      • Watercolor, Tomie de Paola
        Nov. 20, 2021

        Watercolor, Tomie de Paola

        Est: $400 - $600

        Tomie de Paola (American, b. 1934), Animals in Wood, 1982, watercolor on paper, pencil signed and dated lower right, dedicated lower left, sight: 9.5"h x 13"w, overall (with frame): 20"h x 28.25"w. Provenance: Gifted by the artist to present owner

        Clars Auctions
      • Watercolor, Tomie de Paola
        Oct. 17, 2021

        Watercolor, Tomie de Paola

        Est: $700 - $1,000

        Tomie de Paola (American, b. 1934), Animals in Wood, 1982, watercolor on paper, pencil signed and dated lower right, dedicated lower left, sight: 9.5"h x 13"w, overall (with frame): 20"h x 28.25"w. Provenance: Gifted by the artist to present owner

        Clars Auctions
      • Watercolor, Tomie de Paola
        Sep. 17, 2021

        Watercolor, Tomie de Paola

        Est: $1,000 - $2,000

        Tomie de Paola (American, b. 1934), Animals in Wood, 1982, watercolor on paper, pencil signed and dated lower right, dedicated lower left, sight: 9.5"h x 13"w, overall (with frame): 20"h x 28.25"w. Provenance: Gifted by the artist.

        Clars Auctions
      • TOMIE DE PAOLA (1934-2020) "I love you, Sun, I love you, Moon." [CHILDRENS]
        Jun. 24, 2021

        TOMIE DE PAOLA (1934-2020) "I love you, Sun, I love you, Moon." [CHILDRENS]

        Est: $1,000 - $1,500

        TOMIE DE PAOLA (1934-2020) "I love you, Sun, I love you, Moon." Double-page spread for title page of the book of the same title by Karen Pandell (New York: G.P. Putnam, 1994). Watercolor on paper. 145x328 mm; 5 3/4x13 inches, on 6 1/2x14 1/2-inch sheet. Signed "de Paola" in lower right image. Hinged to window matte. Provenance: Cove Gallery; private collection.

        Swann Auction Galleries
      • TOMIE DE PAOLA (1934-2020) "The Noble Couple."
        Jan. 28, 2021

        TOMIE DE PAOLA (1934-2020) "The Noble Couple."

        Est: $700 - $1,000

        TOMIE DE PAOLA (1934-2020) "The Noble Couple." Watercolor and graphite on paper. 407x565 mm; 16x22 1/4 inches. Unsigned but captioned in de Paola's hand, upper left image. Hinged to window matte. Exhibited and acquired by the current owner from: Moons, Levitating Nuns, Italian Scenes & Misc. Other New Watercolor Drawings & Images By Tomie de Paola, October 8-21, 1978 Botolph Gallery, 44 Brattle Street, Cambridge, Mass. A copy of the original exhibition announcement accompanies the lot.

        Swann Auction Galleries
      • Tomie de Paola (b. 1934), collage watercolor on paper, Original Illustration Roman Landscape Winter, signed lower left: dePaola 72 (...
        Jan. 26, 2019

        Tomie de Paola (b. 1934), collage watercolor on paper, Original Illustration Roman Landscape Winter, signed lower left: dePaola 72 (...

        Est: $200 - $400

        Tomie de Paola (b. 1934), collage watercolor on paper, Original Illustration Roman Landscape Winter, signed lower left: dePaola 72 (with a heart). 22 1/2" x 28 1/2"

        Nadeau's Auction Gallery
      • TOMIE dePAOLA. "The next morning all the townspeople were back at Strega Nona's."
        Dec. 14, 2017

        TOMIE dePAOLA. "The next morning all the townspeople were back at Strega Nona's."

        Est: $3,000 - $4,000

        TOMIE dePAOLA. "The next morning all the townspeople were back at Strega Nona's." Illustration for dePaola's book "Strega Nona Meets her Match" (New York: G.B. Putnam's Sons, 1993). Watercolor and ink on paper. 216x387 mm; 8 1/2x15 1/4 inches, archivally framed to 17 1/4x24 inches. Inscribed, signed, and dated 2000 in lower margin. An inscribed copy of the book accompanies this lot. Provenance: Collection of Robert and Alice Dornish. Exhibited: Kutztown University Sharadin Gallery, "Every Picture Tells a Story-The Dornish Collection," October-November, 2010.

        Swann Auction Galleries
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