Lot 177 · Sotheby's N08184
preliminary sketch for " she came in time to save the bad hat" from "madeline and the bad hat"
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- Estimate
- $5,000–$7,000 hammer
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Sotheby's — Sotheby's N08184 · 1 March 2006
- Record ID
- TB-2026-3392950
- Record
- first seen 28 Jul 2026 · updated 28 Jul 2026 · source ↗
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Ludwig Bemelmans, preliminary sketch for " she came in time to save the bad hat" from "madeline and the bad hat". Sotheby's, 1 Mar 2006, lot 177. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-3392950.
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Ludwig Bemelmans, preliminary sketch for " she came in time to save the bad hat" from "madeline and the bad hat". Sotheby's, 1 Mar 2006, lot 177. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-3392950.
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From the same sale Sotheby's N08184 · Mar 2006
| Lot | Artist | Estimate | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| Coast of Maine | Walter Elmer Schofield | $15,000–$25,000 | |
| Family Stroll | George Grosz | $20,000–$30,000 | |
| The Artist's Daughter | William Zorach | $7,000–$9,000 | |
| Tumblers | O. Louis Guglielmi | $6,000–$9,000 | |
| Landscape with Horsecart and drivers | George Elmer Browne | $8,000–$12,000 | |
| Nocturne | Richard Edward Miller | $6,000–$8,000 |
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|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ludwig Bemelmans | Café Scene | $8,820 | Sotheby's, Mar 2022 | |
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| Ludwig Bemelmans | Cover Illustration for "Marina" | Sotheby's, Mar 2022 | ||
| Ludwig Bemelmans | Road to Monaco | Sotheby's, Oct 2021 | ||
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| Ludwig Bemelmans | Seals Asking Whales (Sketch for "Marina") | Sotheby's, Mar 2022 | ||
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The closest sold results by price, artist, and medium — the appraiser's comp set, generated from the corpus. All figures converted to USD at current reference rates.