From the Dutch Romantics to the French realists, explore the collection of landscapes included in the sale.

European Landscapes

When Christopher Wood wrote Olympian Dreamers in 1983 he began his survey by saying; ‘The Victorian classical revival in painting was, as one might expect, more Victorian than classical. It tells us a great deal more about Victorian and Edwardian England than it does about ancient Greece or Rome.’&nbsp; The scenes in a Roman Bath-house, the white-washed interiors of a Greek home, on sunlit terraces overlooking the Mediterranean or Pompeian gardens where beautiful women idle away their time in luxurious leisure, are Victorian re-imaginings of the spirit of the ancient past. The pictures in this sale are wonderful, escapist fantasies of perfect beauty in a world of marble where the sun is always shining – painted by the leading exponents of the late nineteenth century Classical revival; Lord Leighton, Lawrence Alma-Tadema, Edward Poynter and John William Godward.

Discover the world of marble painted by the artists of the Greco-Roman Revival.

Classicism

Explore the collection of Spanish paintings by the pioneers of Modern Spanish art.

The Spirit of Spain

Collected over two decades and much-loved, this important English private collection has contained wonderful examples of Impressionist art, fine furniture and silver and superb 19th century paintings.

Collected over two decades, this important English private collection has contained wonderful examples of Impressionist art, fine furniture and silver and superb 19th century paintings.

An Earthly Paradise

Georges de Feure is one of the names most synonymous with both the Symbolists and latterly the Art Nouveau movement in Paris at the turn of the twentieth century. A painter, designer of interiors, theatre sets, and furniture, he is as known for his beguiling figural and landscape compositions as he is for the interiors, objects, and furniture he conceived as one of the leading designers. From the distinguished George Encil collection, the following seven works come to the market for the first time in several decades.

One of the names most synonymous with both the Symbolists and the Art Nouveau movement in Paris at the turn of the twentieth century.

Georges de Feure

Georges de Feure: Symbolist and Art Nouveau Artist

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Senior Director, Senior International Specialist, European Paintings

Claude Piening 

Senior Director, European Paintings

Tessa  Kostrzewa

Senior Director, Victorian & British Impressionist Paintings

Simon Toll

Cataloguer, European, Victorian & British Impressionist Paintings

Sophie Hetherton

Pre-Sale Coordinator, European, Victorian & British Impressionist Paintings

Dominique Bourassa

Head of Sales, Senior Director, Senior International Specialist, Head of Zurich Office

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Our winter sale encompasses art from Britain and mainland Europe, demonstrating the wide-ranging fascinations of nineteenth and twentieth century artists, from still-life to portraiture, the depiction of animals and landscapes to romantic or realistic depictions of everyday life.&nbsp; Highlights include masterworks by British artists John William Godward, Frederic, Lord Leighton and Sir Lawrence Alma-Tadema, as well as important and rare European works by Karl Friedrich Schinkel, Adolph Menzel and Hermenegildo Anglada Camarasa.

European & British Paintings Day Auction