Madeline and More: The Whimsical World of Ludwig Bemelmans

Madeline and More: The Whimsical World of Ludwig Bemelmans

Ludwig Bemelmans

Sketch for 'Madeline in London' (The One Forgotten)

Lot Closed

March 3, 03:14 PM GMT

Estimate

8,000 - 12,000 HKD

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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
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