Lot Details
Lot 4
Ludwig Bemelmans
American, 1898-1962
BAR-TABACS
Signed Bemelmans (lc) and inscribed on the backing The house of V. Van Gogh (in Arles)/From a snapshot and with the colorscheme/of a bar in the same style - the house in back still stands/here he painted "the bed" a wooded bed in a room/the room was the one with the open window-
Gouache on brown paper
15 1/4 x 20 3/4 inches
Estate of Virginia F. Gurnee
Estimate: $1,000 - $1,500
Sold for $1,440 (includes buyer's premium)
Additional Notes & Condition Report
Toned. Slight buckling of the paper along the top edge. Few creases. Disturbance of the pigment (due to either a fold or rubbing of the surface at the left center approx. 5 inch line). Paper backing adhered along the back edges of the drawing which has been taped along the back edges to the mat. Small tear lower right corner. Tiny pinholes along the outer edges, mainly along the top and right edges. Possible glue residue at upper right corner.
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