Maurits Cornelis Escher (Dutch, 1898-1972) Sky and Water I Woodcut, 1938, on wove, signed in pencil, 435 x 439mm (17 1/8 x 17 1/4in)(B)

Prints

The Print departments in London and the United States hold approximately four global print auctions a year. Collectors will find a wide range of material from every artistic and historical movement. From the early Old Master Print makers such as Rembrandt, Dürer and Piranesi to works by the modern and contemporary masters including Chagall, Miró, Matisse, Lichtenstein, Picasso printed works and ceramics, Warhol, Hockney, Hirst, Freud and Jasper Johns amongst many others. The departments also have auctions of decorative prints and posters, including works by Alphonse Mucha, Jules Chéret, Toulouse-Lautrec and Leonetto Cappiello.

Following the success of our inaugural sale, we are delighted to announce our forthcoming auction devoted to The Grosvenor School & Avant-Garde British Printmaking in April 2013.

In addition Bonhams is delighted to offer Prints through three dedicated sales at our Knightsbridge saleroom. Our Knightsbridge sales concentrate on Modern British printmaking and feature works by Frink, Piper, Scott, Heron and Frost among others.

Auctions

Giovanni Battista Piranesi (Italian, 1720-1778); 12 Plates, from Trofeo o sia Magnifica Colonna Coclide; (12)

Si Chen Yuan (1911-1974) Cafe scene 30 x 40in

A Louis-Philippe walnut extension dining table, second quarter 19th c.

16 Sep 2012 Los Angeles Auction 20041
Period Art & Design

A Gorham parcel-gilt sterling silver 'Golden Crown Baroque' flatware service, last quarter 20th century

A Venetian Rococo style giltwood bed <BR />mid 19th century

26 Aug 2012 Los Angeles Auction 20035
Period Art & Design

Attributed to Franz Werner von Tamm, called Dapper (Hamburg 1658-1724 Vienna) A still life of flowers in a decorated vase resting on a balustrade and two putti 112 x 66in

Italian School, 17th Century * SEND TO BK * The Adoration of the Magi 88 x 86 1/2in (223.5 x 219.7cm)

Attributed to Cesare Auguste Detti (Italian, 1847-1914) The royal audience 14 1/4 x 10 1/2in

19 Aug 2012 San Francisco Auction 20034
Period Art & design

English School, 19th Century A portrait of a British officer, thought to be Captain Thomas Penrice 56 x 44in

A Continental Renaissance Revival carved walnut pedestal partners' desk

29 Jul 2012 Los Angeles Auction 20031
Period Art & Design

Nineteen Meissen porcelain reticulated dessert plates late 19th/early 20th century

A harlequen set of five Meissen porcelain reticulated dessert plates late 19th century

A George IV/William IV silver assembled and matching four piece tea and coffee set with wooden handles and with a modern plated tray G. Burrows II and R. Pierce, London, 1836 (pots)<BR />Joseph Angell, London, 1823 (cream pitcher and sugar bowl) <BR />Rubenesque cherubs, with crest (5)

22 - 23 Jul 2012 San Francisco Auction 20032
Period Art & Design

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Lots in future auctions

Pablo Picasso (Spanish, 1881-1973) Homme debout avec masque devant femme assise (Bloch 983) Etching, 1960, on laid, with the stamped signature, numbered 31/40 in pencil, 311 x 245 mm (12 1/4 x 9 5/8 in)

Patrick Hughes (British, born 1939) Journeys Hand painted 3D lithographic multiple in colours, 2000, signed and numbered 34/40 in pencil, printed and hand-coloured by Jack Shireff at the 107 Workshop, Wiltshire, in the original perspex presentation box, 420 x 875 x 170mm (16 1/2 x 34 1/2 x 6 3/4in)(Overall)

Jim Dine (American, born 1935) The Hand-Coloured Viennese Hearts V Screenprint, etching and aquatint printed in colours, 1990, on Arches, signed, dated and numbered 38/40 in pencil, published by Pace Editions, Inc., New York, with margins, 845 x 711mm (33 1/4 x 28in)(I)

Sir Peter Blake (British, born 1932) I Love You (white) Screenprint with diamond dust, 2010, on wove, signed and numbered 65/175 in pencil, published by CCA Galleries, London, with their blindstamp, with margins, 420 x 1360mm (16 1/2 x 53 1/2in)(SH)

After Pablo Picasso (Spanish, 1881-1973) Suite de 180 Dessins de Picasso Lithographic poster in colours, 1954, on Arches, signed in red crayon, published by Mourlot, Paris, with margins, 692 x 470mm (27 1/4 x 18 1/2in)(SH)(unframed)

John Piper CH (British, 1903-1992) Nursery Frieze II Autolithograph in colours, 1936, on machine-made lithographic cartridge paper, unsigned as published from an unspecified edition, printed by Waterlow & Son, published by Contemporary Lithographs, 460 x 1215mm (18 1/8 x 47 7/8in)(I)

Highlights from past auctions

Sybil Andrews, CPE (British/Canadian, 1898-1993) Speedway Linocut printed in raw sienna, venetian red, permanent blue, Chinese blue, 1934, on cream oriental laid, signed, dated and numbered /60 in pencil, with margins, 326 x 233mm (12 3/4 x 9 1/8in)(B)

Sold for £79,250 inc. premium

Sybil Andrews, CPE (British/Canadian, 1898-1993) Speedway Linocut printed in raw sienna, Venetian red, permanent blue, Chinese blue, 1934, a ...

Bauhaus Werkstattberichte (German) Meistermappe des Staatlichen Bauhauses Portfolio, 1923, containing title page and eight works. Three woodcuts: Lyonel Feininger 'Gelmeroda'(P.W237), on japan, signed in pencil, 332 x 240mm(B), Gerhard Marcks 'Am Ofen'(L.H87), on laid, intialled and dated in pencil, 277 x 164mm(B), Lothar Schreyer 'Untitled', on laid, signed and dated in pencil, 198 x 125mm(B); two etchings: Georg Muche 'Auf dem Tisch'(S20), on wove, signed in pencil, 145 x 148mm(PL), Oscar Schlemmer 'Abstrakte Figur'(G.R1), on wove, signed and dated in pencil, 315 x 237mm(PL); three lithographs: Wassily Kandinsky 'Fröhlicher Aufstieg'(R177), on wove, signed in pencil, 234 x 293mm(I), Paul Klee 'Der Verliebte'(K94), on wove, signed in pencil, 275 x 190mm(I), Ladislaus Moholy-Nagy 'Composition'(S.210-6), on wove, signed in pencil, 360 x 253mm(I), numbered 45/100 on the title page, printed and published by Staatliches Bauhaus, Weimar, 505 x 400mm (19 7/8 x 15 3/4in)(Folio)

Sold for £97,250 inc. premium

Bauhaus Werkstattberichte (German) Meistermappe des Staatlichen Bauhauses Containing the title page and eight unbound works, three woodcuts: Lyonel Feininger 'Gelmeroda ...