London – Enciphering and deciphering technology was developed long before and after the Enigma machine, the cracking of which cleared the path to victory for the Allies in World War Two. In the case of two Enigma machines in this upcoming auction, they were used by the Norwegian secret police long…
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Paris – Bonhams Cornette de Saint Cyr is pleased to announce the upcoming online auction of works from the Collection Fina Gomez, 30 ans de céramique contemporaine, Part One, from 8 to 15 November at Bonhams.com. The sale offers a rare opportunity to acquire works from an important and established collection of modern ceramics…
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Spanning Three Pivotal Decades, The Works Trace Evolution of de Kooning’s Oeuvre With a Combined Estimate in Excess of $50 Million The Paintings Will Star in Sotheby’s Contemporary Evening Auction this November “These three paintings and our grandfather’s liberated palette were forever present in our lives… For as long as…
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London – The Prints and Multiples sale on 21 September at Bonhams Knightsbridge will feature prints from rising stars and established favourites, such as Banksy, Damien Hirst, Chris Levine and David Shrigley, alongside those by Peter Blake, David Hockney and Francis Bacon. A strong selection by Banksy (born 1974) leads the sale. Among them is one of Banksy’s best-known images, the…
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NEW YORK, 14 SEPTEMBER 2022 – The name William S. Paley (1901-1990) will be forever intertwined with that of two of the great institutions born in the 20th century: Columbia Broadcasting System, Inc (CBS), which he transformed from a small radio network in the 1920s to a giant of American broadcasting, and…
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Los Angeles – In Il Sogno their Bel Air villa, property mogul Howard Ruby and Hollywood star Yvette Mimieux, built a wonderful collection of European art and antiques including 16th century Italian maiolica, 17th century French bronzes, Old Master paintings, 18th century European furniture, silver, and other rare objects. These wonderful treasures are to be offered for…
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New York – Under the hammer in a dedicated auction on Friday, September 9, Solid Rock Congregation (1993) by Ernie Barnes (1938-2009) shattered its estimate when it sold for $1,620,375. This masterpiece by the artist drew in bidders from around the world as energetic as the subjects in the work and proved that the market remains strong for the…
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Los Angeles – On September 27, Bonhams will present more than a dozen prints by Richard Diebenkorn (1922-1993) including his largest and most important, Green, at its Prints & Multiples sale in Los Angeles. Crafted in 1986 in collaboration with the Bay Area print shop, Crown Point Press, Green, which is related to Diebenkorn’s iconic Ocean Park painting series, was a…
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“Curating this group of paintings has been a really exciting process and an honor for me. To be able to experience and have a dialogue with these works according to my taste–and to place massive titans of 20th-century art next to living artists–has been really satisfying. As an actor, I’ve…
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London – Opposition, an extremely rare work by the innovative Constructivist artist Mary Martin, is one of the leading works in Bonhams Blazing a Trail: Modern British Women sale in London on Wednesday 28 September. Executed in 1956, it is estimated at £30,000-50,000. Janet Hardie, Bonhams Senior Specialist in Modern British and Irish…
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Edinburgh – Bonhams announces the launch of a brand-new sale – Oak and Vernacular Furniture, Folk Art and Naïve Paintings – to be held at Bonhams Edinburgh on Tuesday 27 September. The sale offers everything from an eccentric late 17th century North Country large ash and elm Turner’s armchair (£2,500-3,500) to a rare late 18th century view of…
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London – An important work by Léonard Tsuguharu Foujita (1886-1968) depicting the famous artist’s model and famous muse, Jacqueline Barsotti-Goddard, leads Bonhams Impressionist & Modern Art sale on 12 October in New Bond Street, London. The ultimate bohemian, Barsotti-Goddard, was a favourite of the Parisian art scene in the 1920s, sitting for Picasso, Matisse, and Giacometti amongst many others. Frequently…
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