Ludwig Bemelmans
Conversation
Found at
Sothebys,
New York
Madeline and More: The Whimsical World of Ludwig Bemelmans, Lot 322
3. Mar - 3. Mar 2021
Madeline and More: The Whimsical World of Ludwig Bemelmans, Lot 322
3. Mar - 3. Mar 2021
Estimate: 4.000 - 6.000 USD
Price realised: 81.900 USD
Price realised: 81.900 USD
Description
Ludwig Bemelmans
1898 - 1962
Conversation
signed Bemelmans (lower right)
mixed media on paper
sheet: 17 by 10 ½ inches (43.2 by 26.7 cm)
framed: 27 ¼ by 21 inches (69.2 by 53.3 cm)
The artist | Private collection, New York (gift from the above) | By descent to the present owner
1898 - 1962
Conversation
signed Bemelmans (lower right)
mixed media on paper
sheet: 17 by 10 ½ inches (43.2 by 26.7 cm)
framed: 27 ¼ by 21 inches (69.2 by 53.3 cm)
The artist | Private collection, New York (gift from the above) | By descent to the present owner
Artwork auctioned at 13 times the upper estimate price
The work Conversation by Ludwig Bemelmans was worth USD 81,900.00 (€ 69,743.68) to a buyer in March 2021. This price was achieved in the auction Madeline and More: The Whimsical World of Ludwig Bemelmans at Sothebys in New York and exceeded the previously set upper estimate of USD 6,000.00 many times over. However, buyers have had to dig much deeper into their pockets for other works by Ludwig Bemelmans - we have observed the highest auction result to date for the work Illustration for 'Madeline and the Bad Hat' ("Pepito carried a bulging sack"), which sold at auction in March 2021 for USD 302,400.00 (€ 257,515.12).
Kunstwerk zum 13-fachen des oberen Schätzpreises versteigert
Die Arbeit Conversation von Ludwig Bemelmans war einem Käufer im März 2021 USD 81.900,00 (€ 69.743,68) wert. Dieser Preise wurde in der Auktion Madeline and More: The Whimsical World of Ludwig Bemelmans bei Sothebys in New York erzielt und übertraf den zuvor angesetzten oberen Schätzpreis von USD 6.000,00 um ein Vielfaches. Für andere Arbeiten von Ludwig Bemelmans mussten die Käufer allerdings auch schon deutlich tiefer in die Tasche greifen – das bisher höchste Auktionsergebnis haben wir für die Arbeit Illustration for 'Madeline and the Bad Hat' ("Pepito carried a bulging sack") beobachtet, die im März 2021 für USD 302.400,00 (€ 257.515,12) versteigert wurde.