Featured3 days LeftAhlers & Ogletree Auction GalleryLUDWIG BEMELMANS, MADELINE 'PUPPET SHOW' OILUS$7,500(1 bid)
Ludwig Bemelmans painting tops Bruneau auction at $13,750CRANSTON, R.I. – A Spanish street painting titled Palma De Mallorca Street Scene by the French-American artist Ludwig Bemelmans (1898-1962), best known as the illustrator for the popular Madeline children’s book series, sold for to take top lot honors at Bruneau & Co. Auctioneers’ Antiques & Fine Art Estate Auction conducted on April 14. Absentee […]
‘Madeline’ works by Ludwig Bemelmans, commissioned for Onassis yacht, sell at Ahlers & Ogletree May 16ATLANTA — Three oils on canvas laid to board re-creating images from Ludwig Bemelmans’ Madeline children’s books, commissioned from the artist-author for Aristotle Onassis’s yacht, will appear at Ahlers & Ogletree on Thursday, May 16 as part of the Collection of Jerome & Bridget Dobson sale. The complete catalog is open for review and bidding […]
Swann delivers bounty of Fine Books & Manuscripts, June 15NEW YORK — The Thursday, June 15 sale of Fine Books & Manuscripts at Swann Auction Galleries features a standout offering of rare autographs and books with a special selection dedicated to illustration art. Absentee and Internet live bidding will be available through LiveAuctioneers.
Ludwig Bemelmans’ art finds permanent home at Rhode Island luxury hotelWATCH HILL, R.I. – Ocean House paid homage to the beloved illustrator and author Ludwig Bemelmans on the 125th anniversary of his April 27, 1898 birthday with the addition of the Bemelmans Gallery and Bemelmans Suite to the luxury beachfront hotel located near Newport, Rhode Island.