Lot 495
  • 495

Ludwig Bemelmans 1898-1962

Estimate
5,000 - 7,000 USD
bidding is closed

Description

  • Ludwig Bemelmans
  • Preliminary Sketch for " She came in time to save the Bad Hat" from "Madeline and the Bad Hat"
  • signed Bemelmans (lower left)
  • India ink on paper
  • Sight: 16 1/8 by 13 3/8 in.
  • 41 by 34 cm.

Provenance

Hammer Galleries, New York
Carl Bredemeier Gallery, Buffalo, New York

Condition

Irregular right edge to sheet, mat bleaching, irregular toning to upper right corner, a few scattered smudges, fingerprints and foxing spots, four yellow tape stains along edges under mat
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