Original 'Madeline' Paintings Sold at Auction
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Bemelmans’ charming, color-saturated illustrations undeniably set the books apart…Bemelmans’ art conjures a childlike, fairy tale world, where being different makes a little girl special and celebrated, and where the world seems eternally colorful and full of promise. (Huffington Post)
!['Madeline in London' (1961). Original gouache and ink drawing by Ludwig Bemelmans](https://www.cbcbooks.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/madeline-in-london-294x400.jpg)