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- Estimate
- $15,000–$25,000 hammer
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Sotheby's — American Paintings, Drawings & Sculpture, New York · 3 March 2010
- Record ID
- TB-2026-3910031
- Record
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Ludwig Bemelmans, there was sorrowing. Sotheby's, 3 Mar 2010, lot 173. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-3910031.
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Ludwig Bemelmans, there was sorrowing. Sotheby's, 3 Mar 2010, lot 173. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-3910031.
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From the same sale American Paintings, Drawings & Sculpture · Mar 2010
| Lot | Artist | Estimate | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| Autumn Bouquet | Morris Graves | $6,000–$8,000 | |
| Basket of Apples | Levi Wells Prentice | $30,000–$40,000 | |
| Star | Harriet Whitney Frishmuth | $6,000–$8,000 | |
| Still Life with Cat and Lobster | John Henry Dolph | $8,000–$12,000 | |
| Bell | Henry Casselli | $5,000–$7,000 | |
| Time Out | Stephen Gjertson | $12,000–$18,000 |
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| Artist | Lot | vs. estimate | Result USD, incl. premium | Sale |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ludwig Bemelmans | Pepito | $16,380 | Sotheby's, Mar 2021 | |
| Ludwig Bemelmans | Sketch for 'Madeline in London' (Cavalry) | Sotheby's, Mar 2021 | ||
| Ludwig Bemelmans | L'apres-midi en face du Capitole de la belle ville de Sainte | Heritage Auctions, Apr 2021 | ||
| Ludwig Bemelmans | Sketch for 'La Bonne Table' | Sotheby's, Mar 2021 | ||
| Ludwig Bemelmans | Sketch for 'Madeline in London' (Madeline and Pepito on Hors | Sotheby's, Mar 2021 | ||
| Ludwig Bemelmans | And Afraid of a Disaster and Madeline (two works) | Heritage Auctions, May 2022 | ||
| Ludwig Bemelmans | Miss Clavel | Sotheby's, Mar 2021 | ||
| Ludwig Bemelmans | The Rug Merchant Was Very Cold | Bonhams, Mar 2025 |
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.