Category Archives: Modern Art

The London Sale. Christie’s 2012

Comprising a total of 167 lots, the sale presented a variety of items synonymous with London. An exciting opportunity for lovers of, and visitors to, London to explore the history of one of the most popular cities in the world. The auction presented the chance for collectors to acquire pieces of the city’s iconic imagery and history from pictures and prints, through to rock and roll, Royal, Olympic and political memorabilia, and even a 1966 RML Leyland London Routemaster double-decker bus

3rd September 2012

Christie’s
South Kensington
London

Well illustrated glossy catalogue, includes the results sheets
Condition Very Good

Price £12.00

Ref:2460

Collection of Helen W. Benjamin Sotheby’s 1996


Property from the Collection of Helen W. Benjamin
Mrs. Benjamin was a trustee of Mount Sinai Hospital and her husband, a corporate lawyer, developed an interest in contemporary art that led to her involvement with the Whitney Museum. She served as a member of its Painting and Sculpture Committee from 1978 to 1989. Works included by Delvaux, Feininger, Giacometti, Gonzalez, Magritte, Man Ray Moore, Morandi, Nicholson, Picasso, Richier and Tanguy

2nd May 1996

Sotheby’s
New York

Rare well illustrated catalogue
Condition very good

Price £14.00

Ref:2443

Dada & Surrealist Paintings from Kurt and Arlette Seligmann New York


Dada and Surrealist Paintings and Sculpture from the Collection of Kurt and Arlette Seligmann
Seligmann was the first member of the Paris-based Surrealists to relocate to New York in the first months of World War II and was instrumental in helping to rescue many of his fellow artists and intellectuals from Occupied France

3rd November 1993

Christie’s
New York

Well illustrated rare catalogue
Condition Excellent

Price £16.00

Ref:2425

The Arts Club Sale 10th November 2009


The Arts Club Sale
Selected pictures from the Club and members

The Arts Club was founded in 1863 by Lord Leighton and Charles Dickens. Since then it has numbered many eminent authors and artists amongst its members, including Anthony Trollope, Arnold Bennett, Dame Laura Knight, Sir Alfred Munnings, Bram Stoker, Camille Pisarro, John Piper, David Hockney

10th November 2009

BONHAMS
Knightsbridge
London

Well illustrated catalogue, includes the results sheet
Condition Excellent

Price £12.00

Ref:2424

Russian Art


Spectacular selection of paintings and works of art in this Russian Art sale, the majority of which were offered from private collections, including Aristarkh Lentulov’s vibrant Cubo-Futurist Landscape with bridge, Kislovodsk and a rare and important pair of porcelain vases by the Imperial Porcelain Factory, Period of Nicholas I. The catalogue also features major paintings from such Russian masters as Roerich, Vereshchagin, Gorbatov, Golovin and Burliuk in addition to significant pieces by Fabergé and an important group of rare Russian Silver. With over 300 lots ranging from £1,000 to £1,500,000, this sale presented one of the finest assemblages of Russian Art at auction in recent history.

2nd June 2014
Christie’s
London

Well illustrated heavy catalogue
Condition Excellent includes the results sheet

Price £14.00

Ref:1670x

Raymond J. Learsy Collection Contemporary Art Sothebys 1992

Raymond J. Learsy a graduate of the Wharton School, started his own commodities trading firm in 1963, expanding world wide, trading in bulk raw materials including oil and gas.

17th November 1992
Sotheby’s
New York

Well illustrated catalogue with fold out pages, includes the original results sheet
Condition Excellent

Price £12.00

Ref:2412x

19 Works by Joaquín Torres García Sothebys 1992

Joaquín Torres García was a Uruguayan / Spanish artist, was born in Montevideo, Uruguay on July 28, 1874. As an adolescent he emigrated to Catalunya, Spain, where he initiated his career as an artist in 1891.
From the Estate of Royal S. Marks
23rd November 1992

Sotheby’s
New York

Well illustrated catalogue
Condition Excellent

Price £14.00

Ref:2411x