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Just North of Who-ville
Mixed-Media Pigment Print on Acid-Free Paper
Image and Paper Size: 36” x 31.75”
Limited Edition of 850 Arabic Numbers, 99 Patrons’ Collection, 155 Collaborators’ Proofs, 5 Hors d’Commerce, and 2 Printer’s Proofs
All I Need Is a Reindeer…
Fine Art Pigment Print with Collage on Acid-Free Paper
Image and Paper Size: 20” x 17.5”
Limited Edition of 850 Arabic Numbers, 99 Patrons’ Collection, 155 Collaborators’ Proofs, 5 Hors d’Commerce, and 2 Printer’s Proofs
These artworks and the accompanying story aren’t about a dislike for Christmas. It is the opposite. The Grinch is about rediscovering the magic of the holidays and our gratitude for friends and family.
Dr. Seuss begins his story with the premise that “every Who down in Who-ville liked Christmas a lot” and their closest neighbor, The Grinch, did not! In his final summation of why The Grinch “hated” Christmas, Dr. Seuss lands on the simple fact that “his heart was two sizes too small.”
In December 1957, Dr. Seuss revealed how the previous Christmas had left him peering at “a very Grinch-ish countenance in the mirror.” He realized that “something had gone wrong with Christmas . . . or more likely with me. So I wrote the story to see if I could rediscover something about Christmas that obviously I’d lost.”
As seen above, he even drew this rare self-portrait of the artist as Grinch, an image he echoed later in his book.
“The Grinch’s small heart grew three sizes that day!”
The moment of redemption in Dr. Seuss’s book is when, after having stolen all the toys from his neighboring Whos down in Who-ville, they still wake up singing on Christmas morning. As Seuss writes: “And after he puzzled over it until his “puzzler was sore, ‘Maybe Christmas,’ he thought, ‘doesn’t come from a store. Maybe Christmas . . . perhaps . . . means a little bit more!’”
Upon this realization, The Grinch’s heart grows “three sizes that day!” and Seuss turns his holiday tale into one of inclusiveness, community spirit, and how gratitude can change everything.
When writing The Grinch, Dr. Seuss was expressing his own 53-year-old concerns about the holiday. It took Seuss time to figure out how he felt about Christmas, but as he would later say of The Grinch, “It’s not how you start out that counts. It’s what you are at the finish.”
$4,250.00
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ARABIC EDITION:
The Arabic portion of this artwork is sold out. Acquisition opportunities are extremely rare and available on a case by case basis. To learn more please contact us here.
COLLABORATOR PROOF EDITION:
RARE AVAILABILITY
Rare works from the Collaborators Proof edition may be available, please inquire with your art consultant or preferred Authorized Gallery for details.
NOTE: The Collaborator Proof edition has been reserved for important public exhibitions, major gallery retrospectives, and select private collections.
Fine Art Pigment Print with Collage on Acid-Free Paper
Authorized Estate Edition
Image and Paper Size: 20” x 17.5”
Limited Edition of 850 Arabic Numbers
99 Patrons’ Collection
155 Collaborators’ Proofs
5 Hors d’Commerce
2 Printer's Proofs
Adapted posthumously from the illustration for the 1957 book, How the Grinch Stole Christmas.
“If I can’t find a Reindeer, I’ll make one instead!” So he called his dog, Max. Then he took some red thread and he tied a big horn on the top of his head.”
Dr. Seuss' How The Grinch Stole Christmas is one of the most beloved Christmas tales of all time, and to some, Max the dog is the real star of the story. He is much more than just The Grinch's friendly dog and unwitting accomplice. Doing his best reindeer imitation, Max is the ever-loyal best friend to the grumpy Grinch. A true hero of the story, his humor, devotion, and likeability may even outshine the Whos down in Who-ville. Together, the unlikely duo of The Grinch and Max create a tale of inclusiveness, community spirit, and how gratitude can change everything.
