$Ludwig Bemelmans - Sketch for \'Parsley\'$

Ludwig Bemelmans

Sketch for 'Parsley'

Found at Sothebys, New York
Madeline and More: The Whimsical World of Ludwig Bemelmans, Lot 318
3. Mar - 3. Mar 2021

Estimate: 3.000 - 5.000 USD
Price realised: 7.560 USD

Description

Ludwig Bemelmans
1898 - 1962
Sketch for 'Parsley'
signed L. Bemelmans (lower right)
watercolor and ink on paper
sheet: 20 ¼ by 28 ½ inches (51.4 by 72.4 cm)
framed: 26 by 33 ½ inches (66 by 85.1 cm)
Executed circa 1955.
The artist | Private collection, New York (gift from the above) | By descent to the present owner

Upper estimate price exceeded by 51 %.

The work Sketch for 'Parsley' by Ludwig Bemelmans was auctioned at Sothebys in New York in March 2021. It achieved a price of USD 7,560.00 (€ 6,437.88), exceeding the upper end of the estimate range by 51%. 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 51 % übertroffen

Die Arbeit Sketch for 'Parsley' von Ludwig Bemelmans kam im März 2021 bei Sothebys in New York zur Auktion. Sie erzielte dabei einen Preis von USD 7.560,00 (€ 6.437,88) und übertraf damit das obere Ende der Schätzpreisspanne um 51%. 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).