Sotheby's New York Major 19th Century Sale
April 29, 2013
The Signal by John William Godward | Sotheby’s New York is about to have its bi-annual major 19th century painting sale on May 9th. The sale will include five William Bouguereau paintings, two by Jehan George Vibert, two by Eugen van Blass, three by Jean-Leon Gérôme, two by Frederick Arthur Bridgman, two Rudolf Ernst, and other major works by James-Jacques-Joseph Tissot, Jean Béraud, John William Godward, and Sir Lawrence Alma-Tadema. The pre-sale viewing is open to the public starting Friday May 3rd, and will be open until 1pm the day before the sale. Auction pre-sales are an important way the public gets to view paintings that go from one private collection to another. To view the full auction catalogue, click here. |