Fine Art

Bonhams announce its second-ever annual sale solely devoted to Art of the South Seas, February 10 in San Francisco. The auction will include fresh-to-the-market Polynesian, Micronesian, Melanesian, Indonesian and Australian works of art made for use by those within their respective cultures. Highlights of the auction will include an important and rare [Read More]

Bonhams is selling a painting of the epic fight between H.M.S. Shannon and the U.S.S. Chesapeake during the Anglo-American War of 1812-14 – one of the most renowned naval encounters of the nineteenth century and arguably the quickest and most decisive frigate action ever fought. This oil painting by John Steven Dews [Read More]

An oil painting of Saint Peter attributed to Domenikos Theotokopoulos, better known as El Greco, sold for £791,650 against a pre-sale estimate of £40,000 – 60,000 at Bonhams yesterday, 5th December 2012. Saint Peter oil on canvas 68 x 56cm (26 3/4 x 22 1/16in). unframed Attributed to Domenikos Theotokopoulos, called El [Read More]

Works by Andrew and James Wyeth lead the fall sale of American Art at Bonhams on November 28 in New York. The sale will feature 98 works of art representing each period of the collecting field from 19th century painting to American modernism. Highlights include works by Andrew Wyeth, Jamie Wyeth, David [Read More]

Bonhams is pleased to announce the upcoming African, Oceanic & Pre-Colombian Art auction for the autumn season. As the only international auction house offering two tribal arts sales per year in New York, Bonhams has the undisputed edge in the market by offering quality works of art at all price levels. The [Read More]

Bonhams announce its Native American Art sale, December 3 in San Francisco, the grand highlight of which will be a rare and important, finely woven Navajo chief’s blanket, originally from the Silverman Museum Collection, that is very likely one of the earliest third phase blankets in existence (est. $125,000-175,000). Navajo chief’s blanket [Read More]

James Edward Butterworth’s oil United States, from the MBNA Collection of Maritime Art & Ship Models, brought $68,500 to lead Heritage Auction’s Oct. 27 Maritime & Ship Models Signature® Auction. The auction’s 323 lots enjoyed a 99% sell-through rate to realize $1.4 million, exceeding the high estimate. Of the almost 500 participants, [Read More]

Bonhams fall sale of Contemporary Art in New York on November 12, 2012 showcases a selection of iconic works from an international group of post-war to present day artists. The well-rounded collection of paintings, sculptures and works on paper was curated to attract both new buyers and seasoned collectors alike and includes [Read More]

A work titled ‘Red Jacket’, an image by Vladimir Griegorovich Tretchikoff (1913-2006) of his muse and one-time lover in Java, made a world record price of £337,250 (R4.7m) at Bonhams, the international auction house, in London yesterday (17.10.12). Before the sale, the painting had been estimated to sell for £50,000 to £80,000. [Read More]

White Flag Projects announce its Inaugural Gala & Benefit Auction, to be held in the institution’s St. Louis exhibition space on November 3. The auction will include significant contributions from White Flag Projects’ long roster of exhibited artists and others, with artworks by Brandon Anschultz, Uri Aran, Jean-Baptiste Bernadet, Michael Bauer, Michael [Read More]

Bonhams featured works from the Betty and Monte Factor Family Collection in a single owner section of its semi-annual “Made in California: Contemporary Art” auction on October 3. The sale brought more than $1.45 million against its 968,000 pre-sale estimate. Highlights included three new world auction records from Factor Family Collection for [Read More]

An eight foot tall bronze self portrait of Sir Eduardo Paolozzi (1924-2005) titled The Artist as Hephaestus, conceived in 1987, will be sold in Bonhams 20th Century British and Irish art sale on November 14th in New Bond Street. It is estimated to make £150,000-250,000. The Artist as Hephaestus was commissioned by [Read More]

A selection of works by East Anglian artists including Edward Seago, Sir Alfred Munnings and Campbell Archibald Mellon will be offered for sale at Bonhams Modern & East Anglian Pictures auction on November 13. The sale will chart the artistic development of this picturesque region from early 19th Century Norwich and Suffolk [Read More]

Bonhams will offer no fewer than seven magnificent Elizabeth Frink bronzes in the next 20th Century British and Irish Art Sale on November 14th in New Bond St, London. In total they are expected to sell in excess of £400,000. Dame Elizabeth Frink’s subject matter included men, birds, dogs, horses and religious [Read More]

South Africa’s leading artists, Irma Stern and Jacobus Hendrik Pierneef, had very different visions of the country they both loved passionately. Stern engaged her subjects up close and personally through expressive color and brushwork, preferring the genres of still life and portraiture, while for Pierneef it was the great vistas of the [Read More]

Bonhams auction of Furniture, Decorative Arts, Paintings & Maritime Works of Art from an Important New England Collection will fill the Frank Jones Center on October 15 with 500 lots of historic Americana, regional fine art, whimsical decorative items and notable paintings. The sale features an extremely broad range of items, giving [Read More]

Christie’s announce the September Sale of American Art in New York on September 25. Lead by two superb Norman Rockwell drawings, the sale features over 160 lots by eminent American artists, including Greg Wyatt, Mary Cassatt, and Mario Korbel, among others. Comprised of Impressionism, Modernism, Westerns, Illustrations, and bronzes, and with estimates [Read More]

Have you ever heard a group of young teens discussing art? The curious ones usually ask, “What’s all the fuss about a Husain?”, or “Why did Souza draw those distorted faces?”, Well, here’s hoping their questions can be answered. Introducing the Saffronart ‘Walkthrough on Art’ for thirteen to sixteen year old teenagers! [Read More]