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19th Century and British Impressionist Art

29 March 2023 | starting at 14:00 BST

We are delighted to present our forthcoming sale of 19th Century & British Impressionist Art, taking place on the 29th March. Among the sale highlights are masterpieces by John William Godward, Frederic, Lord Leighton and John Everett Millais. The sale also includes important works by Vasilii Polenov, Ivan Aivazovsky and Victor Gabriel Gilbert. The sale will be on view every day, from midday on Friday 24th March until the morning of the sale.

Live Auction

London, New Bond Street

Auction highlights

John William Godward, RBA (British, 1861-1922) Ionian Dancing Girl. Estimate: £800,000 - £1,200,000

Vasilii Dmitrievich Polenov (Russian, 1844-1927) 'There were also women looking from afar off', 1908 105 x 167cm (41 1/2 x 66in).. Estimate: £500,000 - £700,000

Frederic, Lord Leighton, PRA (British, 1830-1896) Sea Echoes. Estimate: £250,000 - £350,000

Sir John Everett Millais, PRA (British, 1829-1896) Forget-Me-Not. Estimate: £200,000 - £300,000

Victor Gabriel Gilbert (French, 1847-1935) The Fish Market, Les Halles. Estimate: £130,000 - £180,000

Ivan Konstantinovich Aivazovsky (Russian, 1817-1900) Seascape. Estimate: £80,000 - £100,000

Dame Laura Knight, RA, RWS (British, 1877-1970) A Little Mother. Estimate: £40,000 - £60,000

John Ruskin (British, 1819-1900) La Cascade de la Folie, Chamonix. Estimate: £40,000 - £60,000

Dorothea Sharp, RBA, ROI (British, 1874-1955) Playmates. Estimate: £20,000 - £30,000

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73 lots available

5^* —
George Vicat Cole, RA
(British, 1833-1893)
Figures in a harvest field with a storm crossing the landscape beyond

£8,000 - £12,000

6 —
Thomas Blinks
(British, 1860-1912)
For'ard on, For'ard on

£50,000 - £70,000

7^* —
Thomas Sidney Cooper, RA
(British, 1803-1902)
Saint Augustine's, Canterbury, in 1883

£60,000 - £80,000

8^* —
Louis Bosworth Hurt
(British, 1856-1929)
Highland cattle in a landscape

£8,000 - £12,000

9 —
Anton Hartinger
(Austrian, 1806-1890)
Flowers in a glass vase and an arrangement of fruit

£10,000 - £15,000

10^* —
Frans Vervloet
(Belgian, 1795-1872)
A view of the Fatih Mosque, Instanbul

£25,000 - £35,000

11 —
Carlo Bossoli
(Swiss, 1815-1884)
The Bay of San Marco, Venice

£10,000 - £15,000

12^* —
Cornelis Springer
(Dutch, 1817-1891)
A busy street corner

£8,000 - £12,000

13 —
Fredrik Marinus Kruseman
(Dutch, 1816-1882)
Winter landscape with travellers near a farm

£8,000 - £12,000

14 —
Johan Mari Henri Ten Kate
(1831-1910)
Pheasant shooting

£4,000 - £6,000

15^* —
Percival Leonard Rosseau
(American, 1859-1937)
On the scent

£8,000 - £12,000

16 —
Henriette Ronner-Knip
(Dutch, 1821-1909)
Sleepy kittens

£15,000 - £20,000

17 —
Fausto Zonaro
(Italian, 1854-1929)
La spiaggia a Foce, Genova

£1,500 - £2,000

18^* —
Henri Emilien Rousseau
(French, 1875-1933)
Chez les pasteurs des hauts plateaux

£10,000 - £15,000

19 —
Paul Désiré Trouillebert
(French, 1831-1900)
L'entree du village de Candes

£5,000 - £7,000

20^* —
Félix François Georges Philibert Ziem
(French, 1821-1911)
Gondole traversant Le Grand Canal, Venise

£15,000 - £20,000

21 —
Federico del Campo
(Peruvian, 1837-1927)
A view of the Riva degli Schiavoni, Venice

£40,000 - £60,000

22 —
Rubens Santoro
(Italian, 1859-1942)
Capri

£10,000 - £15,000

23 —
Federico del Campo
(Peruvian, 1837-1927)
Capri

£7,000 - £10,000

24 —
Rubens Santoro
(Italian, 1859-1942)
Evening on a Venetian canal

£8,000 - £12,000

25^* —
Victor Gabriel Gilbert
(French, 1847-1935)
The Fish Market, Les Halles

£130,000 - £180,000

26 —
Johannes Christiaan Karel Klinkenberg
(Dutch, 1852-1924)
A blacksmith's forge with figures, horses and carriages by a canal

£20,000 - £30,000

27^* —
Floris Arntzenius
(Dutch, 1864-1925)
Figures in a busy street

£7,000 - £10,000

28^* —
Jan Zoetelief Tromp
(Dutch, 1872-1947)
The garden swing

£7,000 - £10,000

29 —
François Brunery
(Italian, 1849-1926)
A hearty meal

£8,000 - £12,000

30 —
Gaetano Chierici
(Italian, 1838-1920)
Una catastrophe

£70,000 - £100,000

31^* —
Vlaho Bukovac
(Croatian, 1855-1922)
Portrait of George Hepburn; Portrait of Anne Hepburn each 122.8 x 88.9cm (48 3/8 x 35in). (2)

£20,000 - £30,000

32^* —
Vincenzo Irolli
(Italian, 1860-1945)
La Treccia Recisa

£25,000 - £35,000

33^* —
Vasilii Dmitrievich Polenov
(Russian, 1844-1927)
'There were also women looking from afar off', 1908 105 x 167cm (41 1/2 x 66in).

£500,000 - £700,000

34^* —
Ivan Konstantinovich Aivazovsky
(Russian, 1817-1900)
Seascape

£80,000 - £100,000

35 —
Alexei Alexeevich Harlamoff
(Russian, 1840-1925)
Portrait of a girl in a black lace shawl

£25,000 - £35,000

36^* —
Alexei Alexeevich Harlamoff
(Russian, 1840-1925)
Young beauty in a scarlet shawl

£20,000 - £30,000

37 —
Alexei Alexeevich Harlamoff
(Russian, 1840-1925)
Portrait of a young girl

£30,000 - £40,000

38 —
John Atkinson Grimshaw
(British, 1836-1893)
Forge Valley by moonlight

£40,000 - £60,000

39^AR —
Charles Spencelayh, RMS, HRBSA
(British, 1865-1958)
The bibliophile

Amended

£30,000 - £50,000

40^* —
Arthur John Elsley
(British, 1861-1952)
Won't You Try?

£40,000 - £60,000

41^* —
Philip Hermogenes Calderon, RA
(British, 1833-1898)
Cherry picking

£20,000 - £30,000

42 —
Frederic, Lord Leighton, PRA
(British, 1830-1896)
Sea Echoes

£250,000 - £350,000

43 —
Dante Gabriel Rossetti
(British, 1828-1882)
Study for the portrait of Maria Leathart

£20,000 - £30,000

44 —
Sir Edward Coley Burne-Jones, Bt., ARA, RWS
(British, 1833-1898)
The Answering String

£20,000 - £30,000

45 —
William Clarke Wontner
(British, 1857-1930)
Portrait of a young woman in Eastern costume

£8,000 - £12,000

46^* —
John William Godward, RBA
(British, 1861-1922)
Ionian Dancing Girl

£800,000 - £1,200,000

47 —
Marie Spartali Stillman
(British, 1844-1927)
The Old Barn, Arreton, Isle of Wight

£7,000 - £10,000

48 —
Robert Bateman
(British, 1842-1922)
A May Madrigal

£5,000 - £7,000

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Daria Khristova nee Chernenko

Department Director

Tel: +44 20 7468 8338

Daria.Chernenko@bonhams.com

19th Century Pictures (UK)

Tel: +44 20 7468 8232

19thcenturypaintings@bonhams.com

Peter Rees

Director, Head of Sales

Tel: +44 20 7468 8201

Peter.Rees@bonhams.com

Bids (UK)

Tel: +44 20 7447 7447

bids@bonhams.com

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Buyer's Premium Rates
27.5% on the first £20,000 of the hammer price;
26% of the hammer price of amounts in excess of £20,000 up to and including £700,000;
20% of the hammer price of amounts in excess of £700,000 up to and including £4,500,000;
and 14.5% of the hammer price of any amounts in excess of £4,500,000.
VAT at the current rate of 20% will be added to the Buyer's Premium and charges excluding Artists Resale Right.
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19th Century and British Impressionist Art

Auction highlights

Lot gallery

1 — Myles Birket Foster, RWS(British, 1825-1899)Gathering wild flowers

2 — Edward Lear(British, 1812-1888)Jerusalem

3 — Edward William Cooke, RA(British, 1811-1880)Venice from the Lagoon

4 — Henry Woods, RA(British, 1846-1921)In a shaded plaza

5* — George Vicat Cole, RA(British, 1833-1893)Figures in a harvest field with a storm crossing the landscape beyond

6 — Thomas Blinks(British, 1860-1912)For'ard on, For'ard on

7* — Thomas Sidney Cooper, RA(British, 1803-1902)Saint Augustine's, Canterbury, in 1883

8* — Louis Bosworth Hurt(British, 1856-1929)Highland cattle in a landscape

9 — Anton Hartinger(Austrian, 1806-1890)Flowers in a glass vase and an arrangement of fruit

10* — Frans Vervloet(Belgian, 1795-1872)A view of the Fatih Mosque, Instanbul

11 — Carlo Bossoli(Swiss, 1815-1884)The Bay of San Marco, Venice

12* — Cornelis Springer(Dutch, 1817-1891)A busy street corner

13 — Fredrik Marinus Kruseman(Dutch, 1816-1882)Winter landscape with travellers near a farm

14 — Johan Mari Henri Ten Kate(1831-1910)Pheasant shooting

15* — Percival Leonard Rosseau(American, 1859-1937)On the scent

16 — Henriette Ronner-Knip(Dutch, 1821-1909)Sleepy kittens

17 — Fausto Zonaro(Italian, 1854-1929)La spiaggia a Foce, Genova

18* — Henri Emilien Rousseau(French, 1875-1933)Chez les pasteurs des hauts plateaux

19 — Paul Désiré Trouillebert(French, 1831-1900)L'entree du village de Candes

20* — Félix François Georges Philibert Ziem(French, 1821-1911)Gondole traversant Le Grand Canal, Venise

21 — Federico del Campo(Peruvian, 1837-1927)A view of the Riva degli Schiavoni, Venice

22 — Rubens Santoro(Italian, 1859-1942)Capri

23 — Federico del Campo(Peruvian, 1837-1927)Capri

24 — Rubens Santoro(Italian, 1859-1942)Evening on a Venetian canal

25* — Victor Gabriel Gilbert(French, 1847-1935)The Fish Market, Les Halles

26 — Johannes Christiaan Karel Klinkenberg(Dutch, 1852-1924)A blacksmith's forge with figures, horses and carriages by a canal

27* — Floris Arntzenius(Dutch, 1864-1925)Figures in a busy street

28* — Jan Zoetelief Tromp(Dutch, 1872-1947)The garden swing

29 — François Brunery(Italian, 1849-1926)A hearty meal

30 — Gaetano Chierici(Italian, 1838-1920)Una catastrophe

31* — Vlaho Bukovac(Croatian, 1855-1922)Portrait of George Hepburn; Portrait of Anne Hepburn each 122.8 x 88.9cm (48 3/8 x 35in). (2)

32* — Vincenzo Irolli(Italian, 1860-1945)La Treccia Recisa

33* — Vasilii Dmitrievich Polenov(Russian, 1844-1927)'There were also women looking from afar off', 1908 105 x 167cm (41 1/2 x 66in).

34* — Ivan Konstantinovich Aivazovsky(Russian, 1817-1900)Seascape

35 — Alexei Alexeevich Harlamoff(Russian, 1840-1925)Portrait of a girl in a black lace shawl

36* — Alexei Alexeevich Harlamoff(Russian, 1840-1925)Young beauty in a scarlet shawl

37 — Alexei Alexeevich Harlamoff(Russian, 1840-1925)Portrait of a young girl

38 — John Atkinson Grimshaw(British, 1836-1893)Forge Valley by moonlight

39AR — Charles Spencelayh, RMS, HRBSA(British, 1865-1958)The bibliophile

40* — Arthur John Elsley(British, 1861-1952)Won't You Try?

41* — Philip Hermogenes Calderon, RA(British, 1833-1898)Cherry picking

42 — Frederic, Lord Leighton, PRA(British, 1830-1896)Sea Echoes

43 — Dante Gabriel Rossetti(British, 1828-1882)Study for the portrait of Maria Leathart

44 — Sir Edward Coley Burne-Jones, Bt., ARA, RWS(British, 1833-1898)The Answering String

45 — William Clarke Wontner(British, 1857-1930)Portrait of a young woman in Eastern costume

46* — John William Godward, RBA(British, 1861-1922)Ionian Dancing Girl

47 — Marie Spartali Stillman(British, 1844-1927)The Old Barn, Arreton, Isle of Wight

48 — Robert Bateman(British, 1842-1922)A May Madrigal

Specialist contacts

Daria Khristova nee Chernenko

19th Century Pictures (UK)

Peter Rees

Bids (UK)

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1 —
Myles Birket Foster, RWS
(British, 1825-1899)
Gathering wild flowers

2 —
Edward Lear
(British, 1812-1888)
Jerusalem

3 —
Edward William Cooke, RA
(British, 1811-1880)
Venice from the Lagoon

4 —
Henry Woods, RA
(British, 1846-1921)
In a shaded plaza

5^* —
George Vicat Cole, RA
(British, 1833-1893)
Figures in a harvest field with a storm crossing the landscape beyond

6 —
Thomas Blinks
(British, 1860-1912)
For'ard on, For'ard on

7^* —
Thomas Sidney Cooper, RA
(British, 1803-1902)
Saint Augustine's, Canterbury, in 1883

8^* —
Louis Bosworth Hurt
(British, 1856-1929)
Highland cattle in a landscape

9 —
Anton Hartinger
(Austrian, 1806-1890)
Flowers in a glass vase and an arrangement of fruit

10^* —
Frans Vervloet
(Belgian, 1795-1872)
A view of the Fatih Mosque, Instanbul

11 —
Carlo Bossoli
(Swiss, 1815-1884)
The Bay of San Marco, Venice

12^* —
Cornelis Springer
(Dutch, 1817-1891)
A busy street corner

13 —
Fredrik Marinus Kruseman
(Dutch, 1816-1882)
Winter landscape with travellers near a farm

14 —
Johan Mari Henri Ten Kate
(1831-1910)
Pheasant shooting

15^* —
Percival Leonard Rosseau
(American, 1859-1937)
On the scent

16 —
Henriette Ronner-Knip
(Dutch, 1821-1909)
Sleepy kittens

17 —
Fausto Zonaro
(Italian, 1854-1929)
La spiaggia a Foce, Genova

18^* —
Henri Emilien Rousseau
(French, 1875-1933)
Chez les pasteurs des hauts plateaux

19 —
Paul Désiré Trouillebert
(French, 1831-1900)
L'entree du village de Candes

20^* —
Félix François Georges Philibert Ziem
(French, 1821-1911)
Gondole traversant Le Grand Canal, Venise

21 —
Federico del Campo
(Peruvian, 1837-1927)
A view of the Riva degli Schiavoni, Venice

22 —
Rubens Santoro
(Italian, 1859-1942)
Capri

23 —
Federico del Campo
(Peruvian, 1837-1927)
Capri

24 —
Rubens Santoro
(Italian, 1859-1942)
Evening on a Venetian canal

25^* —
Victor Gabriel Gilbert
(French, 1847-1935)
The Fish Market, Les Halles

26 —
Johannes Christiaan Karel Klinkenberg
(Dutch, 1852-1924)
A blacksmith's forge with figures, horses and carriages by a canal

27^* —
Floris Arntzenius
(Dutch, 1864-1925)
Figures in a busy street

28^* —
Jan Zoetelief Tromp
(Dutch, 1872-1947)
The garden swing

29 —
François Brunery
(Italian, 1849-1926)
A hearty meal

30 —
Gaetano Chierici
(Italian, 1838-1920)
Una catastrophe

31^* —
Vlaho Bukovac
(Croatian, 1855-1922)
Portrait of George Hepburn; Portrait of Anne Hepburn each 122.8 x 88.9cm (48 3/8 x 35in). (2)

32^* —
Vincenzo Irolli
(Italian, 1860-1945)
La Treccia Recisa

33^* —
Vasilii Dmitrievich Polenov
(Russian, 1844-1927)
'There were also women looking from afar off', 1908 105 x 167cm (41 1/2 x 66in).

34^* —
Ivan Konstantinovich Aivazovsky
(Russian, 1817-1900)
Seascape

35 —
Alexei Alexeevich Harlamoff
(Russian, 1840-1925)
Portrait of a girl in a black lace shawl

36^* —
Alexei Alexeevich Harlamoff
(Russian, 1840-1925)
Young beauty in a scarlet shawl

37 —
Alexei Alexeevich Harlamoff
(Russian, 1840-1925)
Portrait of a young girl

38 —
John Atkinson Grimshaw
(British, 1836-1893)
Forge Valley by moonlight

39^AR —
Charles Spencelayh, RMS, HRBSA
(British, 1865-1958)
The bibliophile

40^* —
Arthur John Elsley
(British, 1861-1952)
Won't You Try?

41^* —
Philip Hermogenes Calderon, RA
(British, 1833-1898)
Cherry picking

42 —
Frederic, Lord Leighton, PRA
(British, 1830-1896)
Sea Echoes

43 —
Dante Gabriel Rossetti
(British, 1828-1882)
Study for the portrait of Maria Leathart

44 —
Sir Edward Coley Burne-Jones, Bt., ARA, RWS
(British, 1833-1898)
The Answering String

45 —
William Clarke Wontner
(British, 1857-1930)
Portrait of a young woman in Eastern costume

46^* —
John William Godward, RBA
(British, 1861-1922)
Ionian Dancing Girl

47 —
Marie Spartali Stillman
(British, 1844-1927)
The Old Barn, Arreton, Isle of Wight

48 —
Robert Bateman
(British, 1842-1922)
A May Madrigal