Sale 23BP01 | Lot 86

BEMELMANS, LUDWIG Original sketch of Madeline.

Catalogue: Rare Books, Autographs & Maps
BEMELMANS, LUDWIG  Original sketch of Madeline.

Lot Details

Lot 86
BEMELMANS, LUDWIG Original sketch of Madeline.
Original ink and gouache, signed "Bemelmans" below the image. Framed. Mat toned and with adhesive stains to upper left and right edges.

"The smallest one was Madeline..." A fine original sketch of Ludwig Bemelmans' most famous character, Madeline, who "lives in an old house in Paris that was covered with vines" and first appeared in 1939.


Estimate: $4,000 - $6,000
Sold for $8,190 (includes buyer's premium)

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Estimate: $4,000 - $6,000
Sold for $8,190 (includes buyer's premium)

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