Discover how ancient Greek sculpture inspired Rodin to set a radical new direction for modern art. Rodin and The Art of Ancient Greece In 1881 the French sculptor Auguste Rodin visited London for the first time. On a trip to…
JAGGER SETS WORLD RECORD AT BONHAMS MODERN ART SALE
THE OTHER JAGGER SETS WORLD RECORD AT BONHAMS MODERN ART SALE The Conscientious Objector, by David Jagger, sold for £115,300 The Conscientious Objector, a painting by David Jagger, sold for more than 23 times its pre-sale estimate of £5,000-8,000 at…
A Kiss by Russian master Pavel Aleksandrovich Svedomsky
SVEDOMSKY’S ‘A KISS’ LEADS BONHAMS’ RUSSIAN SALE Pavel Aleksandrovich Svedomsky, A Kiss; estimate £80,000 – 120,0000 A Kiss, one of the finest works by Russian master Pavel Aleksandrovich Svedomsky (1848 – 1904), will lead The Russian Sale…
GILT-BRONZE BUDDHA FIGURES LEAD BONHAMS’ CHINESE ART SALE IN LONDON
EXCEPTIONAL BUDDHIST GILT-BRONZE FIGURES LEAD BONHAMS’ FINE CHINESE ART SALE IN LONDON including a rare and large gilt-lacquered wood figure of Buddha, estimate £90,000 – 120,000. Bonhams will offer a range of carefully selected Chinese ceramics and works of art including jades,…
ENIGMATIC MASTER’S FINEST WORK: Francesco Zanin
ENIGMATIC MASTER’S FINEST WORK ON OFFER AT BONHAMS’ 19TH CENTURY EUROPEAN PAINTINGS SALE: Francesco Zanin Francesco Zanin, The Piazza San Marco, Venice, in the early hours of the last evening of carnival; estimate US$100,000 – 150,000 Francesco Zanin’s dramatic…