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Impressionist and Modern Art

Bonhams Impressionist & Modern Art auctions offer paintings, sculptures, works on paper and ceramics by artists including Auguste Rodin, Pablo Picasso, Léonard Tsuguharu Foujita, Marc Chagall and Pierre-Auguste Renoir, as well as works by Surrealist artists like René Magritte and Salvador Dalí, and the Italian Futurists. We hold 12 auctions a year in London, New York, Paris and online.

Our auction record results include La Fête d'Anniversaire by Foujita, a world record price for the artist, Dalí's Figura de perfil, a world record price for an early work by the artist, and Giorgio Morandi's Natura morta, the third highest price ever achieved for the artist at auction. We have achieved 100% sold rates for several distinguished single-owner collections, including the Amalia de Schulthess Collection, Walid Juffali Collection and Sir Warwick & Lady Fairfax Collection.

Each year, our highly curated themed auctions enjoy high sell-through and competitive bidding. Our themed auctions have included The Mind's Eye: Surrealist Sale, Picassomania, Abstraction-Création, Aeropittura: Italian Futurism in Flight, and The Expressionist Sale.

You can also buy and sell through Bonhams Private Sales, which provides clients with a bespoke approach to buying and selling outside of the auction calendar.

Buying and selling Impressionist & Modern Art at Bonhams
Bonhams Impressionist & Modern Art department has specialists and representatives across the UK, Europe, America and Asia. We work closely with sellers and offer personalised, Evening Sale-quality treatment for selected artworks and collections above $100,000.

With offices and representatives in 22 countries, Bonhams gives buyers and sellers access to a global network of collectors and unparalleled marketing resources to achieve the highest price and level of client satisfaction possible. Contact a specialist directly for more information or submit your item online for a free auction estimate.

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Hannah Noel-Smith

Head of UK, Europe & Asia

Hannah Noel-Smith is Head of UK and Europe for Bonhams Impressionist & Modern Art. Based in London, her area of expertise includes Surrealism, Fauvism and Expressionism, with a particular interest in …

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Ruth Woodbridge

Head of Department

Ruth Woodbridge is Head of Department for Impressionist & Modern Art at Bonhams in London. She oversees the biannual Impressionist & Modern Art sales in March and October. In 2021, she launched the fi…

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Preeya Franklin

Senior Specialist

Preeya Franklin is Senior Specialist for Bonhams Impressionist & Modern Art in New York. She has a broad range of expertise ranging from Impressionism to 20th century and contemporary art. She is focu…

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Benedicte van Campen

Senior International Specialist

Benedicte Van Campen is Senior International Specialist of Impressionist and Modern Art, based in Paris.

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Hascy Cross

Senior Specialist

Hascy Alford Cross is Senior Specialist for Impressionist & Modern Art at Bonhams in New York. Before joining Bonhams in 2023, Hascy served as Director at James Barron Art for seven years. Prior to th…

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Frederick Millar

Specialist, Head of Sale

Frederick Millar is Specialist, Head of Sale in the Impressionist & Modern Art department at Bonhams in London. Working on all main and themed sales in the department, Fred has a special interest in t…

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Emily Wilson

Specialist/Head of Sale

Emily Wilson is Head of Sale for Impressionist & Modern Art at Bonhams in New York. Overseeing the various owner, themed and online sales, she is responsible for sourcing business and guiding the depa…

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Lucia Tro Santafe

International Senior Specialist

Lucia Tro Santafe is International Senior Specialist for Impressionist & Modern Art, Post-War & Contemporary Art and Prints at Bonhams in Spain, overseeing the market for 20th and 21st century art. Lu…

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Aimée Honig

Senior Specialist

Aimée Honig is a Senior Specialist for Impressionist & Modern Art at Bonhams in Amsterdam, where she sources business for the department's global sales in the Netherlands, Belgium and Scandinavia. She…

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Julia Ryff

Senior Specialist

Julia Ryff is Senior Specialist for 20th and 21st century art at Bonhams in Zurich, overseeing the Swiss market. Her areas of expertise include Cubism, German Expressionism, Neue Sachlichkeit and Conc…

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Kathy Wong

Director, US Business Development, Fine Art

Kathy Wong is Director of Business Development, Fine Arts based in Los Angeles. She provides sales advisory and develops consignment opportunities for the Fine Arts departments on the West Coast. She …

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Benedetta Alpini

Representative

Benedetta Alpini inizia a lavorare per Bonhams nel 2013 nel dipartimento di arte impressionista e moderna di Londra come catalogatrice e successivamente Junior Specialist. Nel 2018 torna nella sua cit…

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Yao Yao

Director

Yao Yao is Director for Private Clients of Greater China and Senior Specialist in Modern and Contemporary Art at Bonhams. Her areas of expertise include Asian modern and contemporary art and post-war …

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