Ludwig Bemelmans
Illustration for 'Madeline' ("Day to visit")
Found at
Sothebys,
New York
Madeline and More: The Whimsical World of Ludwig Bemelmans, Lot 320
3. Mar - 3. Mar 2021
Madeline and More: The Whimsical World of Ludwig Bemelmans, Lot 320
3. Mar - 3. Mar 2021
Estimate: 8.000 - 12.000 USD
Price realised: 88.200 USD
Price realised: 88.200 USD
Description
Ludwig Bemelmans
1898 - 1962
Illustration for 'Madeline' ("Day to visit")
signed Bemelmans (lower right), inscribed Madeline (lower center) and inscribed (lower left and lower right)
watercolor, gouache and ink on paper
sheet: 19 ½ by 14 inches (49.5 by 35.6 cm)
framed: 21 ½ by 16 ½ inches (54.6 by 41.9 cm)
Executed circa 1939.
The artist | Private collection, New York (gift from the above) | By descent to the present owner
1898 - 1962
Illustration for 'Madeline' ("Day to visit")
signed Bemelmans (lower right), inscribed Madeline (lower center) and inscribed (lower left and lower right)
watercolor, gouache and ink on paper
sheet: 19 ½ by 14 inches (49.5 by 35.6 cm)
framed: 21 ½ by 16 ½ inches (54.6 by 41.9 cm)
Executed circa 1939.
The artist | Private collection, New York (gift from the above) | By descent to the present owner
Artwork auctioned at seven times the upper estimate price
The work Illustration for 'Madeline' ("Day to visit") by Ludwig Bemelmans was worth USD 88,200.00 (€ 75,108.58) 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 12,000.00 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 Siebenfachen des oberen Schätzpreises versteigert
Die Arbeit Illustration for 'Madeline' ("Day to visit") von Ludwig Bemelmans war einem Käufer im März 2021 USD 88.200,00 (€ 75.108,58) 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 12.000,00 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.
Ludwig Bemelmans - Auction history
