$Ludwig Bemelmans - Illustration for \'Madeline and the Bad Hat\' (\$

Ludwig Bemelmans

Illustration for 'Madeline and the Bad Hat' ("He ate them roasted, grilled, and frito!")

Found at Sothebys, New York
Madeline and More: The Whimsical World of Ludwig Bemelmans, Lot 326
3. Mar - 3. Mar 2021

Estimate: 6.000 - 8.000 USD
Price realised: 15.120 USD

Description

Ludwig Bemelmans
1898 - 1962
Illustration for 'Madeline and the Bad Hat' ("He ate them roasted, grilled, and frito!")
signed Bemelmans (lower right) and inscribed He ate them etc/!OH what a horror was Pepito! (lower center)
watercolor and ink with collage on paper
sheet: 27 by 19 inches (68.6 by 48.3 cm)
framed: 30 ½ by 23 ½ inches (77.5 by 59.7 cm)
Executed circa 1956.
The artist | Private collection, New York (gift from the above) | By descent to the present owner

Upper estimate price exceeded by 89 %.

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 Illustration for 'Madeline and the Bad Hat' ("He ate them roasted, grilled, and frito!") sold for USD 15,120.00 (€ 12,875.76) - well above the upper estimate of USD 8,000.00. 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 89 % 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 Illustration for 'Madeline and the Bad Hat' ("He ate them roasted, grilled, and frito!") für USD 15.120,00 (€ 12.875,76) versteigert – und damit weit über dem oberen Schätzpreis von USD 8.000,00. 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).