LUDWIG BEMELMANS (1898-1962) "Parque Shanghai, Rio de Janeiro." Probable concept sketch for the Ferris wheel in Madeline and the Gypsies by Bemelmans (New York: Viking Press, 1959). Ink on paper adhered to board. 500x650 mm; 19 3/4x25 1/2 inches (sheet). Signed "Bemelmans" in pencil and initialed "L.B." in ink in lower center image, dated "Rio 10.M.58" at lower right. Titled "Parque Shanghai" at upper left and "Madeline & Gypsies / Made in France" at lower left.
LUDWIG BEMELMANS (1898-1962) "Parque Shanghai, Rio de Janeiro." Probable concept sketch for the Ferris wheel in Madeline and the Gypsies by Bemelmans (New York: Viking Press, 1959). Ink on paper adhered to board. 500x650 mm; 19 3/4x25 1/2 inches (sheet). Signed "Bemelmans" in pencil and initialed "L.B." in ink in lower center image, dated "Rio 10.M.58" at lower right. Titled "Parque Shanghai" at upper left and "Madeline & Gypsies / Made in France" at lower left.
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