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Ludwig Bemelmans (American, 1898–1962)
$2,200 hammer
≈ £1,599≈ €1,848
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- Medium
- Gouache · Works on paper all gouache results →As published: “Gouache”
- Signed / inscribed
- Signed lower right
- Category
- Gouaches
- Dimensions
- Sight: 11.5" high x 9.75" wide
- Auction house
- Clarke Auction Gallery
- Sale
- Clarke Auction Gallery sale, 2021-04-11 (272)
- Date
- April 11, 2021
- Location
- Larchmont, New York, United States
- Lot
- 36
- Estimate
- $3,000 – $5,000 (≈ £2,180 – £3,634) (≈ €2,520 – €4,200)
- Source
- Auction house clarkeny.com ↗Retrieved Sep 26, 2026
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