Sunday, April 15, 2012

Auction Preview: Sotheby's 19th Century European Art 2012


John William Godward
A Fair Reflection, 1915
oil on canvas
46 X 31½ in.

A Fair Reflection (detail)

A Fair Reflection (detail)


Sotheby's Auction House in New York City will be holding its annual sale of Nineteenth Century European Art on May 4th.  Of special note in this sale are six works by William Adolphe Bouguereau, an unusually high offering from this artist in a single sale.  For those wishing to see the works in person, Sotheby's will have the art in preview beginning April 27th;  otherwise, the catalog is available for online viewing at the Sotheby's website.

Sotheby's New York City Auction House is located in the Upper East Side of Manhattan, at the corner of 72nd Street and York Avenue.  The auction itself will take place on May 4, 2012 at 10:00 AM.  Although the previews are scheduled to begin April 27th, hours have not yet been listed.  Please contact Sotheby's Manhattan Office for more information.


John William Godward
The Quiet Pet, 1906
oil on canvas
20 X 30 in.


William Bouguereau
l'orientale à la grenade, 1875
oil on canvas
23½ X 18 in.

l'orientale à la grenade (detail)


William Bouguereau
Mimosa, 1899
oil on canvas
18⅜ X 15 in.

Mimosa (detail)


William Adolphe Bouguereau
orpheline à la fontaine, 1883
oil on canvas
57 X 34½ in.

orpheline à la fontaine (detail)


William Adolphe Bouguereau
le repos (jeune fille couchée), 1880
oil on canvas
28¼ X 58¼ in.

le repos (detail)


William Adolphe Bouguereau
Study of a Woman's Head (Philomèle et Progné)
oil on canvas
16⅓ X 13⅛ in.


William Bouguereau and his Studio
l'aurore (réduction)
oil on canvas
49 X 25½ in.


Émile Munier
A Tender Embrace, 1887
oil on canvas
31⅜ X 26⅛ in.


Hugues Merle
Maternal Affection, 1867
oil on canvas
39¾ X 32 in.

Maternal Affection (detail)


Talbot Hughes
Echo, 1900
oil on canvas
26 X 46⅞ in.

Echo (detail)


Albert Janesch
A Busy Bazaar, 1918
oil on panel
42¾ X 55⅛ in.


Arthur John Elsley
The Joy of Spring, 1911
oil on canvas
36¼ X 46¼ in.


Henri Gervex
la toilette
oil on canvas
21⅞ X 15 in.


Jules Breton
paysanne au repos, 1873
oil on canvas
32 X 23¼ in.


Frank Cadogan Cowper
Fair Rosamund and Eleanor, 1920
oil on canvas
40 X 50 in.


Sir Lawrence Alma-Tadema
An Eloquent Silence
oil on panel
16½ X 13 in.


Isidor Kaufmann
Portrait of a Rabbi
oil on panel
17⅞ X 14⅛ in.


Hugues Merle
Young Beauty, 1870
oil on canvas
22 X 18⅛ in.


Petrus van Schendel
Buying Fruit and Vegetables at the Night Market, 1863
oil on panel
25½ X 19¾ in.


Charles Albert Walhain
Portrait of Countess de la Maitrie in Equestrian Dress
oil on canvas
82½ X 49½ in.


Sir Alfred James Munnings
Portrait of Mrs. Margaretta Park Frew Riding
oil on canvas
30⅛ X 30⅛


Emilio Sánchez Perrier
A Riverbank in Poissy
oil on canvas
10⅜ X 13¾ in.


Henry Herbert La Thangue
Winter in Liguria
oil on canvas
41¾ X 35¼ in.


Peder Mørk Mønsted
In the Shadow of an Italian Pergola, 1884
oil on canvas
48¼ X 38¼ in.


Peder Mørk Mønsted
Sleigh ride on a Sunny Winter Day, 1919
oil on canvas
37⅜ X 25½ in.


Pascal-Adolphe-Jean Dagnan-Bouveret
sur les cimes, 1903
oil on canvas
49⅜ X 41½ in.


Montague Dawson
Racing Home
oil on canvas
28 X 56 in.


Montague Dawson
Gay Dragons;  Dragon Class Yachts Jockeying for the Start on the River Clyde, Scotland
oil on canvas
28¼ X 42 in.


2 comments:

Eric Bowman said...

For all their dedicated study, academic approach and shear mastery of paint application, still the Munnings piece is my favorite... Thanks for sharing these --

John Valente Art said...

Great post...beautiful yet eclectic assortment of art. La Thangue and Mønsted are breathtaking!