A Prestigious Evening Sale On October 16, 2025, Bonhams will host its 20th and 21st Century evening sale at its London headquarters, offering 15 exceptional lots. The auction will showcase works by Claude Monet, Léonard Tsuguharu Foujita, Pierre-Auguste Renoir, Anselm Kiefer, Howard Hodgkin, and Anish Kapoor, with estimates ranging from several hundred thousand dollars to …
Top Lots at October Bonhams Sale Include Giverny Landscape by Monet and a Dog Carnival by Léonard Tsuguharu Foujita
A Prestigious Evening Sale
On October 16, 2025, Bonhams will host its 20th and 21st Century evening sale at its London headquarters, offering 15 exceptional lots. The auction will showcase works by Claude Monet, Léonard Tsuguharu Foujita, Pierre-Auguste Renoir, Anselm Kiefer, Howard Hodgkin, and Anish Kapoor, with estimates ranging from several hundred thousand dollars to over $2.7 million.
Monet’s Giverny Landscape
The sale’s star lot is Claude Monet’s La route de Giverny (1885), painted en plein air in Normandy. This work captures the rolling hills of Giverny, the village where Monet settled before creating many of his most celebrated landscapes.
Estimated at $2 million–$2.7 million, the painting is expected to draw intense interest from international collectors.
Foujita’s Dog Carnival
Equally significant is Léonard Tsuguharu Foujita’s Chiens savants, ou le carnaval des chiens (1922). The painting portrays nine dogs, two humorously dressed in human clothes, in a whimsical yet technically masterful tableau.
Painted during Foujita’s Paris years, when he moved among artists like Modigliani, Soutine, and Picasso, the work has remained in the same family since its debut at a 1922 exhibition of Japanese art in Paris.
Estimate: $2 million–$2.7 million.
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Other Auction Highlights
Renoir’s Roses
Pierre-Auguste Renoir’s Roses dans un vase (c.1895), a delicate floral still life, comes to auction with an estimate of $400,000–$600,000.
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Hodgkin’s Bold Portrait
Howard Hodgkin’s Mrs Acton in Delhi (1967–71), a richly colored abstract portrait of a British diplomat’s wife, is estimated at $810,000–$1.1 million.
Kiefer’s Monumental Painting
Anselm Kiefer’s Urim and Tumim (2000), a dramatic mixed-media work depicting a lead boat in stormy seas, carries an estimate of $600,000–$870,000.
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Kapoor’s Alabaster Sculpture
Anish Kapoor’s Untitled (2004), an ovoid alabaster sculpture, offers collectors a rare example of his exploration of organic form and material. Estimate: $400,000–$600,000.
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FAQs
1. When is the Bonhams October evening sale?
The auction will be held on October 16, 2025, in London.
2. What are the top lots?
Monet’s La route de Giverny and Foujita’s Chiens savants, both estimated at $2–$2.7 million.
3. Which artists are featured in the sale?
Claude Monet, Léonard Tsuguharu Foujita, Pierre-Auguste Renoir, Howard Hodgkin, Anselm Kiefer, and Anish Kapoor.
4. How many lots are included?
A total of 15 high-profile lots.
5. Are modern and contemporary works represented?
Yes, the sale spans the 20th and 21st centuries, from Impressionism to contemporary sculpture.
6. Where can collectors view the works?
At Bonhams London headquarters before the sale.
Conclusion
The October 16 Bonhams evening sale brings together masterworks from Impressionism to contemporary art, led by Monet’s serene Giverny landscape and Foujita’s playful dog carnival. With additional works by Renoir, Hodgkin, Kiefer, and Kapoor, the auction promises to be a highlight of London’s autumn art season.
For collectors and institutions alike, this sale offers an opportunity to acquire works spanning over a century of artistic innovation.
