Ludwig Bemelmans
American · 1898–1962 · Painter, Printmaker
Ludwig Bemelmans was an American writer and illustrator. He was known for his humorous memoirs about working in upscale hotels and restaurants of New York City and… (Wikipedia)
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Record prices
Pont-Neuf, Barge and Statue of "Le Vert-Galant," ParisPhillips · $53,340≈ £42,109≈ €50,502Sign up to see
Madaleine and PepitoBonhams · $43,750≈ £28,749≈ €41,018Sign up to see
A Normandy FarmBonhams · $17,920≈ £13,806≈ €16,591Sign up to see
Ludwig Bemelmans’s highest prices recorded at auction, ranked in US dollars at each sale-date exchange rate and shown in the currency of the sale (with the buyer’s premium where the house publishes it).
Price trend
6 lot(s) offered at auction whose result the house did not publish are listed under “Also offered” on the results tab and excluded from these statistics.
By medium
| Medium | Offered | Sold | Sell-through | Average | Median | High |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Paintings | 10 | 9 | 90% | $14.6kSign up | $4.8kSign up | $53.3kSign up |
| Oil | 7 | 7 | 100% | $16.9kSign up | $4.8kSign up | $53.3kSign up |
| Mixed media | 1 | 0 | 0% | —Sign up | —Sign up | — |
| Works on paper | 21 | 21 | 100% | $4.4kSign up | $3.4kSign up | $17.9kSign up |
| Watercolor | 7 | 7 | 100% | $3.3kSign up | $3.1kSign up | $5.4kSign up |
| Gouache | 9 | 9 | 100% | $5.4kSign up | $3.5kSign up | $17.9kSign up |
| Drawing | 2 | 2 | 100% | $4.3kSign up | $4.3kSign up | $6.4kSign up |
| Prints & multiples | 1 | 1 | 100% | $2.2kSign up | $2.2kSign up | $2.2kSign up |
| Lithograph | 1 | 1 | 100% | $2.2kSign up | $2.2kSign up | $2.2kSign up |
| Other | 3 | 3 | 100% | $4.1kSign up | $5.3kSign up | $5.6kSign up |
Medium classes are derived from the medium text as published by each house; “Other” includes lots whose medium wasn’t stated.