Munnings' Astor Portrait Leads Bonhams' 19th Century & British Impressionist Art Sale

Key facts

• Bonhams will hold its 19th Century & British Impressionist Art Sale on 23 September 2026.
• The sale will take place at Bonhams New Bond Street in London.
• The auction features works by Sir Alfred James Munnings, John Ruskin, John Singer Sargent, Sir Edward Coley Burne-Jones, and Dame Laura Knight.
• Many works in the sale are appearing at auction for the first time.
• A public exhibition will open on 18 September 2026 at Bonhams New Bond Street.
• The leading lot is Munnings' Portrait of Waldorf Astor, 2nd Viscount Astor on Bill's Simondale II, estimated at £200,000-300,000.
• The portrait was commissioned by the sitter's son, William Waldorf Astor, 3rd Viscount Astor, and has remained in the family.
• The painting was created during Munnings' time at Cliveden in the late 1930s and is related to his painting A Summer Evening, Cliveden.