Ludwig Bemelmans: career timeline

American · 1898–1962 · Few works by Ludwig Bemelmans have a recorded creation date (9 of 41), so works are grouped by the decade they were sold, not made. Each work is shown once, even when it sold more than once.

Ludwig Bemelmans: works at auction by decade the work was sold (creation dates are not recorded for most of these works). Each work counted once; medians use sold works only, in US dollars.
Decade soldWorksSoldMedian sold priceMain medium
2000s21$2.7kSign upOil
2010s1010$3.8kSign upOther
2020s2923$3.8kSign upGouache

Sold in the 2000s 2 works

Sold
1 of 2
Median
$2.7kSign up
Average
$2.7kSign up
Typical size
27.5 × 31 in (70 × 78 cm)
Mediums
Oil (1), Mixed media (1)
Subjects
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Sold in the 2010s 10 works

Sold
10 of 10
Median
$3.8kSign up
Average
$7.4kSign up
Typical size
17.5 × 21.5 in (45 × 54 cm)
Mediums
Other (4), Oil (2), Gouache (2)
Subjects
Rivers & marshes (1), Figures & portraits (1)

Sold in the 2020s 29 works

Sold
23 of 29
Median
$3.8kSign up
Average
$7.1kSign up
Typical size
13.5 × 14.5 in (35 × 37 cm)
Mediums
Gouache (9), Watercolor (8), Oil (4)
Subjects
Figures & portraits (1), Flowers & still life (1)
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…and 5 more works from this group in the full results list.

Medians and averages count sold works only (each work's most recent sale), in US dollars at the sale-date rate. Works cataloged as “attributed to”, “circle of” or similar are left out. All Ludwig Bemelmans auction results →