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LUDWIG BEMELMANS

Austrian / American, 1898-1962

Good Night, Little Girls from "Madeline and the Gypsies"

mixed media on illustration board
signed lower right "Bemelmans"
33 1/2 x 26 1/4 in. (85.7 x 66.7 cm.), Frame: 38 x 1 1/2 x 30 3/4 in. (96.5 x 3.8 x 78.1 cm.)

  • Provenance: Hammer Galleries, New York, New York (stamped with inventory number on the reverse); Private Collection, Florida
  • Notes: A copy of "Madeline and the Gypsies" accompanies this lot.

    Tags: Illustration Art, works on paper, France, Paris, French, children's book
  • Condition: in excellent overall condition, paper from the surface of the illustration board has peeled slightly in the upper corners (additional photos available upon request), retains bright colors

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