Ludwig Bemelmans
Sketch for 'Madeline in London' (The One Forgotten)
Found at
Sothebys,
New York
Madeline and More: The Whimsical World of Ludwig Bemelmans, Lot 314
3. Mar - 3. Mar 2021
Madeline and More: The Whimsical World of Ludwig Bemelmans, Lot 314
3. Mar - 3. Mar 2021
Estimate: 8.000 - 12.000 USD
Price realised: 27.720 USD
Price realised: 27.720 USD
Description
Ludwig Bemelmans
1898 - 1962
Sketch for 'Madeline in London' (The One Forgotten)
signed Bemelmans (lower right) and inscribed The one forgotten had gone all day/with nothing to eat (on the backing board)
watercolor and ink on paper
sheet: 24 by 18 inches (61 by 45.7 cm)
framed: 29 ½ by 24 ½ inches (74.9 by 62.2 cm)
Executed circa 1961.
The artist | Private collection, New York (gift from the above) | By descent to the present owner
1898 - 1962
Sketch for 'Madeline in London' (The One Forgotten)
signed Bemelmans (lower right) and inscribed The one forgotten had gone all day/with nothing to eat (on the backing board)
watercolor and ink on paper
sheet: 24 by 18 inches (61 by 45.7 cm)
framed: 29 ½ by 24 ½ inches (74.9 by 62.2 cm)
Executed circa 1961.
The artist | Private collection, New York (gift from the above) | By descent to the present owner
Upper estimate price exceeded by more than 100%
This artwork by Ludwig Bemelmans achieved an unexpectedly high price at Sothebys in New York in March 2021. In the Madeline and More: The Whimsical World of Ludwig Bemelmans auction, the work Sketch for 'Madeline in London' (The One Forgotten) sold for USD 27,720.00 (€ 23,605.55) - well above the upper estimate of USD 12,000.00. 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).
Oberer Schätzpreis um mehr als 100% übertroffen
Dieses Kunstwerk von Ludwig Bemelmans erzielte im März 2021 bei Sothebys in New York einen unerwartet hohen Preis. In der Auktion Madeline and More: The Whimsical World of Ludwig Bemelmans wurde die Arbeit Sketch for 'Madeline in London' (The One Forgotten) für USD 27.720,00 (€ 23.605,55) versteigert – und damit weit über dem oberen Schätzpreis von USD 12.000,00. 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
