Ludwig Bemelmans
Sketch for 'La Bonne Table'
Found at
Sothebys,
New York
Madeline and More: The Whimsical World of Ludwig Bemelmans, Lot 319
3. Mar - 3. Mar 2021
Madeline and More: The Whimsical World of Ludwig Bemelmans, Lot 319
3. Mar - 3. Mar 2021
Estimate: 1.000 - 1.500 USD
Price realised: 11.970 USD
Price realised: 11.970 USD
Description
Ludwig Bemelmans
1898 - 1962
Sketch for 'La Bonne Table'
signed with initials L.B. (lower right)
ink and wash on paper
image: 7 ¾ by 5 ¾ inches (19.7 by 14.6 cm); sheet: 9 by 6 ¾ inches (22.9 by 17.1 cm)
framed: 11 by 8 ¾ inches (27.9 by 22.2 cm)
The artist | Private collection, New York (gift from the above) | By descent to the present owner
1898 - 1962
Sketch for 'La Bonne Table'
signed with initials L.B. (lower right)
ink and wash on paper
image: 7 ¾ by 5 ¾ inches (19.7 by 14.6 cm); sheet: 9 by 6 ¾ inches (22.9 by 17.1 cm)
framed: 11 by 8 ¾ inches (27.9 by 22.2 cm)
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
When the work Sketch for 'La Bonne Table' 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 1,500.00 but the actual price achieved was more than seven times as high at USD 11,970.00 (€ 10,193.31). Of course, this price has nothing to do with the top prices that other works by Ludwig Bemelmans achieve. The highest price we have observed so far was reached by the work Illustration for 'Madeline and the Bad Hat' ("Pepito carried a bulging sack") in March 2021 with an auction result of USD 302,400.00 (€ 257,515.12).
Kunstwerk zum Siebenfachen des oberen Schätzpreises versteigert
Als die Arbeit Sketch for 'La Bonne Table' 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 1.500,00 angesetzt, der tatsächlich erzielte Preis hingegen war mit USD 11.970,00 (€ 10.193,31) mehr als siebenmal so hoch. Dieser Preis hat freilich nichts mit den Spitzenpreisen zu tun, die andere Arbeiten von Ludwig Bemelmans erzielen. Den höchsten von uns bisher beobachteten Preis erreichte die Arbeit Illustration for 'Madeline and the Bad Hat' ("Pepito carried a bulging sack") im März 2021 mit einem Auktionsergebnis von USD 302.400,00 (€ 257.515,12).
Ludwig Bemelmans - Auction history
