Ludwig Bemelmans
Illustration for 'Madeline and the Bad Hat' ("Pepito carried a bulging sack")
Found at
Sothebys,
New York
Madeline and More: The Whimsical World of Ludwig Bemelmans, Lot 317
3. Mar - 3. Mar 2021
Madeline and More: The Whimsical World of Ludwig Bemelmans, Lot 317
3. Mar - 3. Mar 2021
Estimate: 40.000 - 60.000 USD
Price realised: 302.400 USD
Price realised: 302.400 USD
Description
Ludwig Bemelmans
1898 - 1962
Illustration for 'Madeline and the Bad Hat' ("Pepito carried a bulging sack")
signed Bemelmans (lower right)
mixed media on paperboard laid down on board
board: 24 ¾ by 27 ¾ inches (62.9 by 70.5 cm)
framed: 32 by 44 ½ inches (81.3 by 113 cm)
Executed circa 1957.
The artist | [with]Hammer Galleries, New York | Private collection, New York (acquired from the above) | By descent to the present owner
1898 - 1962
Illustration for 'Madeline and the Bad Hat' ("Pepito carried a bulging sack")
signed Bemelmans (lower right)
mixed media on paperboard laid down on board
board: 24 ¾ by 27 ¾ inches (62.9 by 70.5 cm)
framed: 32 by 44 ½ inches (81.3 by 113 cm)
Executed circa 1957.
The artist | [with]Hammer Galleries, New York | Private collection, New York (acquired from the above) | By descent to the present owner
A top price for Ludwig Bemelmans
When the work Illustration for 'Madeline and the Bad Hat' ("Pepito carried a bulging sack") by Ludwig Bemelmans was auctioned at Sothebys in New York in March 2021, the result exceeded expectations many times over. The upper estimate was set at a - in retrospect quite modest - USD 60,000.00 but the actual price achieved was more than five times as high at USD 302,400.00 (€ 257,515.12). This high result makes Illustration for 'Madeline and the Bad Hat' ("Pepito carried a bulging sack") the most expensive artwork by Ludwig Bemelmans that we have observed at auctions so far.
Ein Spitzenpreis für Ludwig Bemelmans
Als die Arbeit Illustration for 'Madeline and the Bad Hat' ("Pepito carried a bulging sack") von Ludwig Bemelmans im März 2021 bei Sothebys in New York versteigert wurde, übertraf das Ergebnis die Erwartungen um ein Vielfaches. Der obere Schätzpreis war mit – rückwirkend betrachtet recht bescheidenen – USD 60.000,00 angesetzt, der tatsächlich erzielte Preis hingegen war mit USD 302.400,00 (€ 257.515,12) mehr als fünfmal so hoch. Dieses hohe Ergebnis macht Illustration for 'Madeline and the Bad Hat' ("Pepito carried a bulging sack") zu dem teuersten Kunstwerk von Ludwig Bemelmans, das wir bisher bei Auktionen beobachtet haben.
Ludwig Bemelmans - Auction history
