Art
Tony DiTerlizzi Butterfly
- Item Number
- 105
- Sold
- 2000 USD to Live Event Bidder
Item Description
TITLE OF WORK: Morning Flight
ARTWORK DIMENSIONS: 16 3/4 in. x 14 in. sheet
MATERIALS: Ink and watercolor on paper
NOTE: comes with preliminary sketch
ABOUT TONY DITERLIZZI
After college, Tony began a freelance illustration career, working for TSR's Dungeons & Dragons role–playing game. He continued to illustrate within the gaming field for most of the ‘90s, working on games such as Planescape, Changeling and the trading card phenomenon, Magic the Gathering.
After seven years of successful work as a fantasy artist, Tony delved into a new field: that of creating children’s picture books. With the publication in 2000 of Jimmy Zangwow's Out-of-this-World Moon Pie Adventure (Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers), Tony fulfilled a childhood dream of writing and illustrating his own book. Jimmy, which was praised by critics, was followed the next year by Ted (Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers), which also received high praise. Tony has also illustrated the Alien & Possum series by Tony Johnston (Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers); Ribbiting Tales (Penguin/Putnam Books); and the star-studded Once Upon A Fairy Tale (Viking Books) in which all proceeds benefit Steven Spielberg’s Starbright Foundation. He won a Caldecott Honor for his adaptation of The Spider and the Fly.
Tony is now realizing another childhood dream and is bringing to life a whimsical, wondrous, and somewhat surreal story that’s been bouncing around his head for the past 20 years. Tony and good friend Holly Black have created a five-book serial, The Spiderwick Chronicles.
Item Special Note
PHOTO CREDIT: Tony DiTerlizzi photo http://www.diterlizzi.com/
SHIPPING INFORMATION: Winning bidder assumes responsibility for shipping. Arrangements can be made directly with the Museum's Collections Department upon completion of the auction for those not present at the live event (contact information to be sent directly to winning bidder). Estimated expense to be $50-75 for most pieces for standard overnight FedEx shipping.
This original piece comes professionally framed by the Museum’s Collections Department.
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