40 YEARS ANNIVERSARY – TRADING IN ART SINCE 1983
SCREAMING ON A SYCAMORE TREE A HUGE WELCOME TO A NATIONAL HERO! Archbishop Makarios Portrait painted by Zenetzis 2004 1959 AT 12 YEARS OLD The return of the political hero of Cyprus was the event of the year. The EOKA struggle was over, Cyprus was declared independent and the people [...]
PAINTING THE ENGLAND OF THE SOUTH IN THE 1950S – 1980S SHOP IN SOUTH LONDON, PAINTED CIRCA 1960s THE WORK OF CLIFFORD CHARMAN IS LITTLE KNOWN TO THE WIDER AUDIENCE BUT THOSE WHO APPRECIATE ART AND KNOW WHAT IT INVOLVES, COLLECT AND ADMIRE THE WORK OF THIS JEWISH ARTIST [...]
IMPORTANT ARTISTS WHOSE VALUE REMAIN DEPRESSED The years 1905-1940 saw art in Paris flourish and then for five years during WWII suffer the brutality of war and Nazi Germany. Bonhams offer some important artists of those days in the 3rd March sale where names like Kisling, Pascin, Marevna, Kikoine, Levy, [...]
WE HONOUR AND CELEBRATE EVERYWHERE ON THE PLANET OUR HEROES of 1821 Celebrating and honouring our forefathers and their heroism is not only an act of respect of the past but also a strong indication that our future is shaped with them in mind, with history as our guide. [...]
FATHER’S PRESENCE MAKES A HUGE DIFFERENCE! Why is my Birthplace divided and occupied? What did my father do for me? Where was he when I needed him? How did he shape my life? Why did my mother and us siblings named him the “DEVIL”? Life in the village came [...]
WONDER WHY I COLLECTED WITH FARVOUR MARINE PAINTINGS? VASILIS ZENETZIS, SOUNION, GREECE HENRY SCOTT, IN FULL SAIL VASILIS ZENETZIS, RHODES PORT, GREECE EASY TO EXPLAIN AND HOPEFULLY EASY TO UNDERSTAND. I COME FROM AN ISLAND WHERE THE SEA AND ITS AMAZING BEACHES WERE JUST ABOUT 25 MILES [...]
LIBERATION WOULD COME THROUGH STRUGGLES, NO COLONIAL LARGESSE!!! The struggles to Freedom all over the world took many twists and turns depending on the country, the nation and the people involved. Turning back the clock about 100 years, it was impossible to imagine a Liberation struggle without an arms [...]
CLIFFORD CHARMAN (1912-1993) LONDON’S SHOPS, 1950s oil on board, painted 1950 62 x 52 Provenance: The artist’s studio, Bonhams London, 1993 Charman remains very underrated but with art that demands plenty of attention and recognition. Further research into this painting suggests that the actual painting might be shops in Greenwich, [...]
A VERY INTERESTING PAINTING OF LONDON’S BILLINGSGATE BUILDINGS CHARMAN PAINTED LONDON’S BUILDINGS AND THE ENVIRONS LIKE FEW ARTISTS OF THE 1940s-1993 DID. HIS WORK IS EXCEPTIONALLY GOOD, THE ARTISTIC MERITS GREAT AND THE VALUE OF HIS WORK WELL BELOW OF WHAT IT SHOULD BE. THE WORK IN OUR COLLECTION WITH [...]
GREEK ART REVIVED AND FLOURISHING IN ATHENS AUCTIONS OF VERGOS Parthenis Apotheosis Vergos Auctions have been doing a sterling job for Greek art in Athens like Bonhmas in London. Their recent sale in Athens, 27th January 2021, was very successful with a magnificent painting by Parthenis selling for 370,000 [...]
