The Alan and Simone Hartman Collection

Impressionist & Modern Art

Leading the auction is Paul Signac’s masterwork Sisteron, one of only nine works painted by the artist in 1902.

Sisteron depicts a town known as the ‘Gateway to Provence’, situated in a narrow gap between two mountain ranges. The scene is rendered in marvellous, shimmering Neo-Impressionistic brushwork.

Another major highlight of the sale is Claude Monet’s La Seine près de Giverny, offering a clear account of the artist’s advance towards the Impressionist style.

The painting details a calming bend in the Seine River just outside of Monet’s home of Giverny, where he often paint directly from his boat.

Other Impressionist highlights include paintings by Alfred Sisley’s La Seine à Suresnes, Pierre-Auguste Renoir’s Profil de jeune fille and Camille Pissarro’s Le Pont-Royal, temps gris lumineux.

Inquiries: Stefany Morris, +1 212 644 9020, Stefany.Morris@bonhams.com

Asian Art

The core of the Hartmans’ collection was built around Chinese and Japanese works of art, including exquisite and fine Tang and Ming ceramics, elegant jade carvings, stunning Japanese art and ancient Chinese bronzes.

Highlights from this category include two rare and massive Imperial Jiajing mark and period (1521-1567) blue and white porcelains, a stunning pair of imposing ‘Famille Verte’ double-gourd vases, Kangxi (1662-1723) set in ormolu mounts, an important group of Chinese archaic bronzes, and a spectacular selection of Japanese lacquer suzuribako.

Part II of the Hartmans’ Asian Art collection to be presented during March Asia Week 2024 and in future Chinese and Japanese auctions at Bonhams.

Inquiries: Dessa Goddard +1 415 503 3333, Dessa.Goddard@bonhams.com