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Ludwig Bemelmans, 1898-1962
Rare Pagliacci Opera Plate

Name: Rare Pagliacci Opera Plate
Brand: Ludwig Bemelmans, 1898-1962
Rating: 4.9 (107 reviews)

$1,800List Price

About the Item

These are extremely scarce plates designed By Ludwig Bemelmans for Castleton China Co. in the early 1940s they are very rare and almost impossible to find. these were exhibited at the MOMA in the 1940s as well as other institutions From a press release in the 1940s "The show contains the work of 12 leading American artists, including John Marin, Amedeo Modigliani, Umberto Romano, Stuart Davis, Peggy Bacon, Salvador Dali, Thomas W. Nason, Marcel Vertes, Ludwig Bemelmans, The porcelain plates in the show have aroused considerable interest because of their value as examples of ceramic art". In 1942 Hungarian-born artist Eva Zeisel was commissioned to create a design for Castleton China to be displayed in the Museum of Modern Art (MoMA) in New York City. The design, known as “Museum Service,” was an overwhelming success and was later produced for public sale. Based on this success Castleton China commissioned a host of other renowned artists, including George Braque, Salvador Dali, Andrew Wyeth, Marc Chagall, Pablo Picasso, Thomas Hart Benton, to craft designs for its china. 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: 1 in (2.54 cm)Diameter: 11 in (27.94 cm)
Movement Style:
Modern
Period:
1940-1949
Condition:
Gallery Location:
Surfside, FL
Reference Number:
1stDibs: LU382693082

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