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- Estimate
- $30,000–$50,000 hammer
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Sotheby's — American Paintings, New York · 19 May 2011
- Record ID
- TB-2026-4012011
- Record
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Ludwig Bemelmans, A Little Sunshine, A Little Rain. Sotheby's, 19 May 2011, lot 123. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-4012011.
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Ludwig Bemelmans, A Little Sunshine, A Little Rain. Sotheby's, 19 May 2011, lot 123. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-4012011.
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From the same sale American Paintings · May 2011
| Lot | Artist | Estimate | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| Castorland, New York | John Marin | $80,000–$120,000 | |
| Dock Builders | George Bellows | $2,000,000–$3,000,000 | |
| The Constitution | Thomas Birch | $40,000–$60,000 | |
| The Morning Coffee | Charles Webster Hawthorne | $20,000–$30,000 | |
| Bear Island with Attendant Clouds | Fairfield Porter | $100,000–$150,000 | |
| Untitled (Figure) | Stuart Davis | $30,000–$50,000 |
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|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ludwig Bemelmans | Preparing for Dinner | $47,880 | Sotheby's, Mar 2021 | |
| Ludwig Bemelmans | Pont-Neuf, Barge and Statue of "Le Vert-Galant," Paris | Phillips, Nov 2024 | ||
| Ludwig Bemelmans | Sketch for 'Madeline in London' (The Queen's Guard) | Sotheby's, Mar 2021 | ||
| Ludwig Bemelmans | Madeline and Pepito, Madeline in London | Heritage Auctions, Apr 2026 | ||
| Ludwig Bemelmans | And How to Ride the Circus Steed | Sotheby's, Dec 2009 | ||
| Ludwig Bemelmans | "And Low" (Madeline's Rescue) | Christie's, May 2022 | ||
| Ludwig Bemelmans | ludwig bemelmans | madeline in rome | Sotheby's, Sep 2019 | ||
| Ludwig Bemelmans | Madeline, unpublished work | Heritage Auctions, Nov 2022 |
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