Lot 174 · American Art Online
Madeline Waving, Miss Clavel and Eleven Schoolgirls
Ludwig Bemelmans · mixed media on paperboard
.jpg?mode=max)
Sign in to download a work market report (PDF) — placement, comparables, and the artist's market, generated from the record.
- Estimate
- $10,000–$15,000 hammer
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Christie's — American Art Online, Online · 21 November 2017
- Dimensions
- 21 5/8 x 16 ¾ in. (54.9 x 42.5 cm.)
- Record ID
- TB-2026-3873679
- Record
- first seen 28 Jul 2026 · updated 28 Jul 2026 · source ↗
- Cite this record
- TB-2026-3873679 — https://thebasis.art/cite/TB-2026-3873679
Ludwig Bemelmans, Madeline Waving, Miss Clavel and Eleven Schoolgirls. Christie's, 21 Nov 2017, lot 174. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-3873679.
Cite this record permanent · resolvable · quotable
Appraisal reports, insurance claims, catalogue entries and footnotes. The identifier never changes, and anyone can resolve it back to this page at https://thebasis.art/cite/TB-2026-3873679.
Ludwig Bemelmans, Madeline Waving, Miss Clavel and Eleven Schoolgirls. Christie's, 21 Nov 2017, lot 174. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-3873679.
The citation omits the realized price because this record is not unlocked. Everything else in it is complete and permanent.
From the same sale American Art Online · Nov 2017
| Lot | Artist | Estimate | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| Flower | Morris Cole Graves (1910-2001) | $8,000–$12,000 | |
| Chantecaille (Seated Man) | John Henry Bradley Storrs (1885-1956) | $8,000–$12,000 | |
| Stoat | Morris Cole Graves (1910-2001) | $3,000–$5,000 | |
| The Lesson | John Bernard Whittaker (1836-1926) | $2,000–$3,000 | |
| The Young Connoisseur | Robert M. Pratt (1811-1880) | $10,000–$15,000 | |
| Still Life of Books, Brush, Inkwell and a Pen on a Table | Edward Norton Griffith (1858-1948) | $6,000–$8,000 |
Comparable results nearest sold works, same medium & price band
| Artist | Lot | vs. estimate | Result USD, incl. premium | Sale |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ludwig Bemelmans | Illustration for 'Madeline' ("Day to visit") | $88,200 | Sotheby's, Mar 2021 | |
| Ludwig Bemelmans | "And Low" (Madeline's Rescue) | Christie's, May 2022 | ||
| Ludwig Bemelmans | Place de la Concorde | Sotheby's, Nov 2023 | ||
| Ludwig Bemelmans | Madeline and Pepito | Sotheby's, Mar 2021 | ||
| Ludwig Bemelmans | Preparing for Dinner | Sotheby's, Mar 2021 | ||
| Ludwig Bemelmans | And How to Ride the Circus Steed | Sotheby's, Dec 2009 | ||
| Ludwig Bemelmans | little madeline sat in bed, cried and cried, her eyes were r | Sotheby's, Mar 2007 | ||
| Ludwig Bemelmans | "in the autumn wind he boasted, that he flew the highest kit | Sotheby's, Oct 2007 |
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.