Isle D'Yeau, Harbour Scene, France

View Similar Items

Ettore Sottsass - Architectural Study

Unknown - Fly to Bermuda by BOAC – Original Vintage British Airline Poster

Unknown - Rolex Oyster – Original Vintage Swiss Product Poster

Frank Newbould - Norwich – The Cathedral Route Original Vintage British Travel Poster

Kurt Wirth - Trans Europ Express – Original Poster promoting the service from Zurich to Milan

Unknown - Le Corbusier, "La ricerza paziente" – Original Swiss Vintage Exhibition Poster

Unknown - Le Corbusier's Villa Savoye 1929 – Original Swiss Vintage Exhibition Poster

Walter Herdeg - St. Moritz – Original Swiss Winter Poster

Erik Nitsche - General Dynamics, Exploring the Universe, Sub-Atomic Worlds – Original Poster

Peter Takal - “City Roofs” drypoint engraving by Peter Takal

Peter Takal - Trees and Fields, Print Club of Cleveland

Marcel Mouly - Jerusalem Marcel Mouly

Want more images or videos?

Request additional images or videos from the seller

1 of 9

Ludwig Bemelmans, 1898-1962
Isle D'Yeau, Harbour Scene, France

About the Item

A charming harbour scene on the coast of France. this depicts boays at harbour with a mermaid with a flag. this is from a pencil signed and numbered limited edition.29X22 inches actual image. this is a vintage piece. Ludwig Bemelmans (April 27, 1898 – October 1, 1962) was an Austria-Hungary-born American writer and author and illustrator of children's books and an internationally known gourmet. He is known best for the Madeline picture books. Six were published from 1939 to 1961; a seventh was discovered after his death and published posthumously in 1999. Bemelmans was born to the Belgian painter Lambert Bemelmans and the German Frances Fischer in Meran, Austria-Hungary (now Italy). His father owned a hotel. He grew up in Gmunden on the Traunsee in Upper Austria. His first language was French and his second German. In 1904, his father left the family for Ludwig's governess, after which his mother took Ludwig and his brother to her native city of Regensburg, Germany. Bemelmans had difficulty in school, as he hated the German style of discipline. He was apprenticed to his uncle Hans Bemelmans at a hotel in Austria, where he reportedly shot and seriously wounded a waiter. Given the choice between reform school and emigration to the United States, he chose the latter. He spent the next several years working at hotels and restaurants in the US. In 1917, he joined the U.S. Army but was not sent to Europe because of his German origin. He did become an officer, and was promoted to Second Lieutenant. He writes of his experiences in the Army in the book, My War With the United States. In 1918, he became a US citizen. In the 1920s, Bemelemans tried to become an artist and painter while working at hotels, but had substantial difficulties. His cartoon series The Thrilling Adventures of the Count Bric a Brac was dropped from the New York World after six months. He associated with Ervine Metzl, a commercial artist and illustrator who is variously described as Bemelmans' friend, "agent" and "ghost artist". Bemelmans is said to have met his future wife, Madeleine "Mimi" Freund, as a model in Metzl's studio. They had one daughter, Barbara, and three grandchildren, Paul Marciano, James Marciano and John Marciano. In the early 1930s Bemelmans met May Massee, the children's book editor at Viking Press, who became a sort of partner. He began to publish children's books, beginning with Hansi in 1934. He published the first Madeline book in 1939; after being rejected by Viking, it was published by Simon and Schuster. Along with William Steig, Maurice Sendak and Laurent de Brunhoff he is one of the most popular children's book authors and illustrators in the world. In 1953, he fell in love with a small bistro in Paris, La Colombe in the Ile de la Cité, and bought it. He painted murals therein and owned the place for two years before selling it to Michel Valette, who converted it into a notable cabaret. Bemelmans also wrote a number of adult books, including travel and humorous works, as well as movie scripts. The latter included Yolanda and the Thief. While spending time in Hollywood, he became a close friend of interior decorator Elsie de Wolfe, Lady Mendl. A mural on the walls of the Carlyle Hotel's Bemelmans Bar in New York City, Central Park, is his only artwork on display to the public. He painted the children's dining room onAristotle Onassis yacht Christina (now the Christina O), for the young daughter of the magnate, Christina Onassis. Each Madeline story begins: "In an old house in Paris, that was covered with vines, lived twelve little girls in two straight lines... the smallest one was Madeline." The girls are cared for by Miss Clavel. Other characters include Pepito, son of the Spanish ambassador, who lives next door; Lord Cucuface, owner of the house; and Genevieve, a dog who rescues Madeline fromdrowning in the second book. Bemelmans published six Madeline stories in his lifetime, five as picture books and one in a magazine. A seventh was discovered after his death and published posthumously

Creator:
Ludwig Bemelmans, 1898-1962 (1898 - 1962, American)
Dimensions:
Height: 26.5 in (67.31 cm)Width: 33.5 in (85.09 cm)
Period:
1940-1949
Condition:
minor toning to the paper consistent with age. not examined out of frame.
Gallery Location:
Surfside, FL
Reference Number:
1stDibs: LU382127614

More Ways To Browse

Hans Flag

Vintage Native American Scenes

Cartoon And Dog

Vintage Adult Magazines

Vintage Girl With Dog

Isle D'Yeau, Harbour Scene, France

View Similar Items

Ludwig Bemelmans, 1898-1962
Isle D'Yeau, Harbour Scene, France

About the Item

20th Century Contemporary Landscape Prints

Richard Hricko
Mezzotint Etching Botanical Print 'Mantle' Signed AP Jungle Image

20th Century Folk Art Figurative Prints

Shalom Moskovitz
Israeli Folk Art Hebrew Naive Judaica Bible Exodus Lithograph Shalom of Safed

20th Century Folk Art Landscape Prints

Dora Szampanier
Etching of destroyed synagogue - Lwow, Poland

1970s Abstract Geometric Landscape Prints

Menashe Kadishman
Israeli Modern Pop Art Photo Silkscreen Serigraph Palm Trees Kadishman, c.1979

1970s Abstract Geometric Landscape Prints

Menashe Kadishman
Israeli Modern Pop Art Photo Silkscreen Serigraph Palm Trees Kadishman, c.1979

1970s Abstract Geometric Landscape Prints

Menashe Kadishman
Israeli Modern Pop Art Aquatint Etching Cracked Earth Art Kadishman Lithograph, c.1979

Late 20th Century Post-Modern Landscape Prints

Ettore Sottsass
Architectural Study

Mid-20th Century Landscape Prints

Rolex Oyster – Original Vintage Swiss Product Poster, 1942

Early 20th Century English School Landscape Prints

Frank Newbould
Norwich – The Cathedral Route Original Vintage British Travel Poster, ca. 1930

Mid-20th Century Modern Landscape Prints

Kurt Wirth
Trans Europ Express – Original Poster promoting the service from Zurich to Milan, 1961

Mid-20th Century Modern Landscape Prints

Le Corbusier, "La ricerza paziente" – Original Swiss Vintage Exhibition Poster , 1980

1920s Modern Landscape Prints

Le Corbusier's Villa Savoye 1929 – Original Swiss Vintage Exhibition Poster , 1987

Recently Viewed

More Ways To Browse

Isle D'Yeau, Harbour Scene, France

View Similar Items

Ludwig Bemelmans, 1898-1962Isle D'Yeau, Harbour Scene, France

About the Item

20th Century Contemporary Landscape Prints

Richard HrickoMezzotint Etching Botanical Print 'Mantle' Signed AP Jungle Image

20th Century Folk Art Figurative Prints

Shalom MoskovitzIsraeli Folk Art Hebrew Naive Judaica Bible Exodus Lithograph Shalom of Safed

20th Century Folk Art Landscape Prints

Dora SzampanierEtching of destroyed synagogue - Lwow, Poland

1970s Abstract Geometric Landscape Prints

Menashe KadishmanIsraeli Modern Pop Art Photo Silkscreen Serigraph Palm Trees Kadishman, c.1979

1970s Abstract Geometric Landscape Prints

Menashe KadishmanIsraeli Modern Pop Art Photo Silkscreen Serigraph Palm Trees Kadishman, c.1979

1970s Abstract Geometric Landscape Prints

Menashe KadishmanIsraeli Modern Pop Art Aquatint Etching Cracked Earth Art Kadishman Lithograph, c.1979

Late 20th Century Post-Modern Landscape Prints

Ettore SottsassArchitectural Study

Mid-20th Century Landscape Prints

Rolex Oyster – Original Vintage Swiss Product Poster, 1942

Early 20th Century English School Landscape Prints

Frank NewbouldNorwich – The Cathedral Route Original Vintage British Travel Poster, ca. 1930

Mid-20th Century Modern Landscape Prints

Kurt WirthTrans Europ Express – Original Poster promoting the service from Zurich to Milan, 1961

Mid-20th Century Modern Landscape Prints

Le Corbusier, "La ricerza paziente" – Original Swiss Vintage Exhibition Poster , 1980

1920s Modern Landscape Prints

Le Corbusier's Villa Savoye 1929 – Original Swiss Vintage Exhibition Poster , 1987

Recently Viewed

More Ways To Browse

Ludwig Bemelmans, 1898-1962
Isle D'Yeau, Harbour Scene, France

Richard Hricko
Mezzotint Etching Botanical Print 'Mantle' Signed AP Jungle Image

Shalom Moskovitz
Israeli Folk Art Hebrew Naive Judaica Bible Exodus Lithograph Shalom of Safed

Dora Szampanier
Etching of destroyed synagogue - Lwow, Poland

Menashe Kadishman
Israeli Modern Pop Art Photo Silkscreen Serigraph Palm Trees Kadishman, c.1979

Menashe Kadishman
Israeli Modern Pop Art Photo Silkscreen Serigraph Palm Trees Kadishman, c.1979

Menashe Kadishman
Israeli Modern Pop Art Aquatint Etching Cracked Earth Art Kadishman Lithograph, c.1979

Ettore Sottsass
Architectural Study

Frank Newbould
Norwich – The Cathedral Route Original Vintage British Travel Poster, ca. 1930

Kurt Wirth
Trans Europ Express – Original Poster promoting the service from Zurich to Milan, 1961