19th Century Highlights

Mastering Materials

From the Collection of Jordan and Thomas A. Saunders III

Elegance & Wonder

Sotheby’s is thrilled to present a group of Old Masters from The Bass Museum, which was founded in 1964 by John and Johanna Bass in Miami Beach. Many of the paintings featured here were acquired by the Basses in the 1960s and 1970s, so are presented to the market here for the first time in many decades. Ranging from early German and Netherlandish to 18th century English portraits, the group also features examples by 17th century masters Daniel Seghers and Jacob Jordaens.

Property from the Bass Museum, Miami Beach

New York

Associate Specialist, Old Master Paintings

Emma Woodberry

Pre-Sale Coordinator

Katie Pepi

Senior Vice President | Worldwide Head of Department, Old Master Sculpture & Works of Art

Margaret H Schwartz

Associate Specialist, European Sculpture and Works of Art

Eliza Hering

Vice President, Director, Head of Sale, 19th-Century European Paintings

Kathryn Kremnitzer, PhD

Head of Sale, 19th-Century European Paintings

Jaden Katz

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Sotheby’s is honored to present Master Paintings and Sculpture: 1300-1900, our annual live auction featuring an array of works spanning media, periods, genres, and geographies. This year's offering includes the second phase of Property of the Bass Museum, which follows an incredibly successful first offering this past February. Distinguished private collections lead the sale, with significant offerings from The Collection of Jordan and Thomas A. Saunders II; Aso O. Tavitian; and Joel M. Goldfrank. Highlights from the sale feature a rare still life by Adriaen Coorte, as well as a selection of 19th-century paintings including examples by leading Barbizon painters Camille Corot, and Rosa Bonheur, the leading Academic artist William Bouguereau, and prominent Hungarian artists, including Mihály Munkácsy, Gyula Benczúr, and Philip de László.

Master Paintings & Sculpture: 1300–1900