Lot 176 · Sotheby's N08184
the spanish ambassador arrives, preliminary sketch for "madeline and the bad hat"
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- Estimate
- $8,000–$12,000 hammer
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Sotheby's — Sotheby's N08184 · 1 March 2006
- Record ID
- TB-2026-3393298
- Record
- first seen 28 Jul 2026 · updated 28 Jul 2026 · source ↗
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Ludwig Bemelmans, the spanish ambassador arrives, preliminary sketch for "madeline and the bad hat". Sotheby's, 1 Mar 2006, lot 176. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-3393298.
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Ludwig Bemelmans, the spanish ambassador arrives, preliminary sketch for "madeline and the bad hat". Sotheby's, 1 Mar 2006, lot 176. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-3393298.
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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 | Cover Illustration for "Marina" | $7,560 | Sotheby's, Mar 2022 | |
| Ludwig Bemelmans | Road to Monaco | Heritage Auctions, Apr 2026 | ||
| Ludwig Bemelmans | Swans; Elephant and Acrobat (Two Works) 9 3/4 x 7 1/2 in. (2 | Bonhams, Oct 2024 | ||
| Ludwig Bemelmans | Farewell, Madeline in London interior book illustration stud | Heritage Auctions, Apr 2023 | ||
| Ludwig Bemelmans | Sketch for 'Italian Holiday' (Capri Piazza) | Sotheby's, Mar 2021 | ||
| Ludwig Bemelmans | Waiter with Cocktails | Sotheby's, Mar 2021 | ||
| Ludwig Bemelmans | Elsa Schiaparelli's Fashion Salon, 21 Place Vendome, Paris | Heritage Auctions, Apr 2020 | ||
| Ludwig Bemelmans | Untitled, from A Tale of Two Glimps, 1947 sight 17 1/2 x 17 | Bonhams, Oct 2024 |
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.