May 22, 2003 - Sale 1972

Sale 1972 - Lot 32

Unsold
Estimate: $ 4,000 - $ 6,000
SIGNED ORIGINAL WATERCOLOR BEMELMANS, LUDWIG. "Try on a Lion." Watercolor and ink working drawing for Madeline and the Gypsies. In red, gold, blue, green, and black, 475x330 mm; 183/4x13 inches. signed and titled by bemelmans along bottom margin. Quick thumbnail sketches in graphite on verso, showing two buildings and a figure. Framed with double-sided glass to show both sides. Np, circa 1959