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Ludwig Bemelmans, 1898-1962Silly Willy Performing Seal Celebrates Happy Birthday1935 circa
1935 circa
$15,000
£11,335.85
€13,021.28
CA$21,098.61
A$22,337.92
CHF 12,088.65
MX$266,979.26
NOK 150,683.47
SEK 137,794.69
DKK 97,252.23
About the Item
Bemelmans' character Silly Willy, who is a seal, assumes comic human behavior as he celebrates his Uncle Hubert's birthday. In the final hilarious panel, we see Willy in a top hat, offering a bouquet of fish to Hubert, who is smoking a handcrafted Meerschaum pipe.
Signed lower right. Published: Comic strip published Young America magazine for approximately two years, beginning in 1935.
9 x 21 1/2 in. (22.9 x 54.6 cm.), Frame: 15 x 27 1/2 in. (38.1 x 69.9 cm.) Framed under glass
- Creator:Ludwig Bemelmans, 1898-1962 (1898 - 1962, American)
- Creation Year:1935 circa
- Dimensions:Height: 9 in (22.86 cm)Width: 21.5 in (54.61 cm)
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- Condition:Good - Very good - The Colors are more punchy and saturated than in most of Bemelmans work.
- Gallery Location:Miami, FL
- Reference Number:1stDibs: LU385317514742
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