Skip to main content
Video Loading
Want more images or videos?
Request additional images or videos from the seller
1 of 17

Ludwig Bemelmans, 1898-1962
Snobby Chef Big Hat - Upscale Restaurant Sophisticated Taste

1960 circa

$20,000
£15,190.49
€17,471.85
CA$27,943.92
A$31,160.63
CHF 16,258.29
MX$382,352.71
NOK 206,942.13
SEK 196,073.17
DKK 130,398.84
Shipping
Retrieving quote...
The 1stDibs Promise:
Authenticity Guarantee,
Money-Back Guarantee,
24-Hour Cancellation

About the Item

We are presenting a rare opportunity to acquire one of Leroy Neiman's best and most compelling paintings. It is a statement piece. A combination of enticing subject matter with a monumental size and very good condition puts this Neiman at the very top of the artist's oeuvre. With a rapid-fire Abstract Expressionist brush stroke and torrid color scheme, Neiman captures the dynamic gesticulations of belly dancers as they make love to the viewer's eyeballs. The paint surface is as erotically charged as the subject matter, with an orgy of overlapping and intertwining pigments. In person, the painting has greater power and will command the room as it seduces the observer. It is from his earlier period and from the collection of a Playboy executive. The work is framed in a very appropriate metal frame that was popular at the time. Signed and dated lower left. Framed size: 48 x 58.5 The uploaded video is coming up a bit off color. Refer to the still images for more accurate color - Color will change with the light. Best viewed with top light
  • Creator:
    Ludwig Bemelmans, 1898-1962 (1898 - 1962, American)
  • Creation Year:
    1960 circa
  • Dimensions:
    Height: 16.5 in (41.91 cm)Width: 20.5 in (52.07 cm)Depth: 1 in (2.54 cm)
  • Medium:
  • Movement & Style:
  • Period:
  • Condition:
    Slight 2 inch crease bottom center otherwise presents well with strong color. Matt and frame have wear to them.
  • Gallery Location:
    Miami, FL
  • Reference Number:
    1stDibs: LU385316633082

More From This Seller

View All
Debonair Man Cuts his Mustache in Front of Mirror
By Ludwig Bemelmans, 1898-1962
Located in Miami, FL
Welcome to the wonderfully delightful mind of Ludwig Bemelmans. With a few quick lines, Bemelmans captures the essence of a subject. In this work, the artist portrays a distinguished...
Category

1950s Outsider Art Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Ink, Watercolor

Snappy Answers to Stupid Questions - Mad Magazine -Table for How Many Restaurant
Located in Miami, FL
"Snappy Answers to Stupid Questions" is one of Al Jaffee's signature series. This work was a double-page work that appeared on pages 60 - 61 in Mad Magazine in 1968. Although this w...
Category

1960s Conceptual Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Ink, Gouache, Illustration Board, Pen

Art Deco Woman before a Mirror - Vogue Magazine Artist
Located in Miami, FL
Fabled Vogue Magazine Cover Artist Eduardo Garcia Benito depicts a perfectly posed long-neck flapper with her reflection in a mirror, Her extrav...
Category

1920s Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Paper, Ink, Gouache

Leonardo da Vinci Illustrated Book Study - Renaissance Man
By Alice and Martin Provensen
Located in Miami, FL
The present illustration by husband-and-wife team Alice and Martin Provensen is a study for Leonardo da Vinci's illustrated Book, executed c...
Category

1980s Contemporary Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Paper, Ink, Watercolor, Gouache

The Wise Book Children's Book Illustration- Woman Illustrator - Arts and Crafts
Located in Miami, FL
This little gem of a compact artwork was executed in the Arts and Crafts style for an interior illustration for "The Wise Book," J.M. Dent & Co, London, 1906. "You can't eat your ca...
Category

Early 1900s Victorian Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Ink, Watercolor, Gouache, Board

Vogue Magazine Illustration Turn of the Century - Woman Illustrator
By Helen Dryden
Located in Miami, FL
Early in the artist's career most likely for Vogue Magazine. Signed lower left. Helen Dryden (1882–1972) was an American artist and successful industrial designer in the 1920s and 1...
Category

1910s Academic Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

India Ink, Pencil, Graphite, Gouache

You May Also Like

Metamorphosis III - Haude Bernabé, 21st Century, Contemporary Figurative Drawing
By Haude Bernabé
Located in Paris, FR
Ink and graphite on paper Signed, entitled and dated below
Category

2010s Outsider Art Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Paper, Ink, Graphite

Polymorphisms IV - Haude Bernabé, 21st Century, Contemporary figurative drawing
By Haude Bernabé
Located in Paris, FR
Ink and graphite on paper Signed, dated and entitled lower left
Category

2010s Outsider Art Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Paper, Ink, Graphite

Metamorphosis I - Haude Bernabé, 21st Century, Contemporary Figurative Drawing
By Haude Bernabé
Located in Paris, FR
Ink and graphite on paper Signed, entitled and dated below
Category

2010s Outsider Art Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Paper, Ink, Graphite

Strangers - Haude Bernabé, 21st Century, Contemporary Figurative Drawing
By Haude Bernabé
Located in Paris, FR
Ink and graphite on paper Signed, entitled and dated lower right by the artist
Category

2010s Outsider Art Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Paper, Ink, Graphite

Polymorphisms II - Haude Bernabé, 21st Century, Contemporary Figurative Drawing
By Haude Bernabé
Located in Paris, FR
Ink and graphite on paper Signed, entitled and dated below
Category

2010s Outsider Art Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Paper, Ink, Graphite

The children of fire Haude Bernabé 21st Century Contemporary Figurative Drawing
By Haude Bernabé
Located in Paris, FR
Ink and graphite on paper Signed, entitled and dated lower left by the artist
Category

2010s Outsider Art Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Paper, Ink, Graphite