19th Century and British Impressionist Art sale at Bonhams in London

BGUK_2600265 - 19th Century and British Impressionist Art sale at Bonhams in London: Sale takes place on 29 March 2023 In the early 1860s, the painter Frederic Leighton was seeking a new source of inspiration. His narrative paintings of the mid-1850s which had proved so popular were losing their market appeal. Drawing on his knowledge of developments in French art – he’d been living in Paris before establishing himself in London in 1859 – Leighton began to explore a new and personal style. The story-telling aspect of his work was replaced with figurative compositions that depended entirely on mood. Sea Echoes from 1861, which is to be offered at Bonhams 19th Century and British Impressionist Art Sale in London on Wednesday 29 March 2023, is a triumphant early example of his mastery of what came to be known as Aestheticism. Untraced since 1960, this rediscovered work is estimated at £250,000-350,000. Among other highlights of the 73-lot sale is a work by another pillar of 19th century British painting, Sir John Everett Millais. Forget-Me-Not, estimated at £200,000-300,000, is a portrait of the artist’s daughter Effie James. Although it was exhibited at the Royal Academy exhibition in 1883, the painting was almost certainly intended as a family picture and indeed it stayed in the family until after the deaths of Millais and his wife. Effie was one of Millais’ favourite models, appearing in more of his works than any of his other children. Lots photographed: - Frederic, Lord Leighton 'Sea Echoes' Est val £250,000 - £350,000 - John William Godward 'Ionian Dancing Girl' Est val £800,000 - £1,200,000 - Sir John Everett Millais 'Forget-Me-Not' Est val £200,000 - £300,000 - Myles Birket Foster 'Gathering Wild Flowers' Est val £15,000 - £20,000 - George Vicat Cole 'Figures in a harvest field with a storm crossing the landscape beyond' Est val £8,000 - £12,000 - Thomas Blinks 'For'ard on, For'ard on' Est val £50,000 - £70,000 - Frederico del Campo 'A view of the Riva delgi Schiavoni , Venice' Est val £40,000 - £60,000 - Floris Arntzenius 'Figures in a busy street' Est val £7,000 - £10,000 - Gaetano Chierici 'Una catastrophe' Est val £7,000 - £10,000 - Ivan Konstantinovich 'Seascape' Est val £80,000 - £100,000 - John Atkinson Grimshaw 'Forge Valley by moonlight' Est val £40,000 - £60,000 - William Carke Wontner 'Portrait of a young woman in Eastern costume' Est val £8,000 - £12,000 - Sir George Clausen