Cheffins to auction art collection of influential businessman
The First Art Newspaper on the Net    Established in 1996 Monday, December 2, 2024


Cheffins to auction art collection of influential businessman
Lot 366, a Claude Venard (French 1913-1999) oil painting ‘Nature Morte au Toit’, estimate £1,000-1,500.



CAMBRIDGE.- An important collection of European art put together by a successful businessman who helped shape fashion and the ‘look’ of mid-20th century Britain is going under the hammer at Cheffins on Thursday 13th February.

Cheffins Fine Art has been instructed to sell more than 50 Post-Impressionist paintings from the collection of the late Monty and Barbie Passes.

Monty Passes, a warm-hearted family man who died in October last year at the age of 98, was a key figure in the commercialisation of jeans in Europe. Working in collaboration with Charles and Monty Burkeman, he launched a women’s clothing manufacturing business under the label ‘Charmont’, which enjoyed phenomenal success after becoming the first and exclusive distributors of Levi jeans in Europe.

Monty also invested in a young Vidal Sassoon, backing his first two hairdressing salons before Sassoon became a globally recognised name.

Monty shared his love of art with his second wife, American actress Barbie (Barbara), who died in 2011, and this passion extended to supporting many contemporary artists and art galleries.

Among the highlights of the consignment are:

• Lot 366, a Claude Venard (French 1913-1999) oil painting ‘Nature Morte au Toit’, estimate £1,000-1,500.

• Lot 370, a Celso Lagar (Spanish 1891-1966) oil painting ‘Scene de rue, Marseille’, estimate £2,000-3,000.

• Lot 377, a Boris Ender (Russian 1893-1960) oil painting composition, estimate £1,000-1,500.

• Lot 378, a Béla Kàdàr (Hungarian 1877-1956), a gouache on board ‘Two Sisters’, estimate £1,500-£2,000.

• Lot 387, an Albert Gleizes (French 1881-1953) pencil and coloured crayons, ‘Portrait de Stravinsky’, estimate £1,500-2,000.

• Lot 395, an Abraham Mintchine (Ukrainian 1898-1931) gouache on paper laid to card, ‘Salut’, estimate £1,000-1,500

Brett Tryner, director at Cheffins Fine Art, said: “Monty and Barbie Passes had a sharp and discerning eye for paintings, and this is reflected in the impressive Collection being offered for sale in February.”










Today's News

February 4, 2020

When the florist isn't enough, the rich go BIG

Teenager kills himself by leaping from the Vessel at Hudson Yards

Charlotte's little book is back where it belongs

The future Museum for Migration de FENIX has acquired complete fragment of the Berlin Wall

Martine Gosselink appointed new Director of Mauritshuis

LiveAuctioneers and ARTA announce auction industry's first integration for streamlined shipping

Rubik's Cube "Mona Lisa" goes on sale in Paris

Leading contemporary artists to headline Phillips' 20th Century & Contemporary Art February Auctions

Exhibition introduces Nancy Spero's work for the first time in Denmark

The Victoria & Albert Museum appoints Duncan Forbes as inaugural Director of Photography

George Steiner, prodigious literary critic, dies at 90

14a presents New York and Tokyo based artist KAITO Itsuki's first solo exhibition in Europe

New exhibition features eyewitness drawings made during Holocaust by daring artists who risked all

Eurydice, a new opera, looks back all too tamely

Garment District Space for Public Art presents an exhibition by Tom Koken

Paintings of the Madonna featured at Allentown Art Museum

Heritage Auctions' January Numismatic Sales exceed $68.8 million

Private collection of works related to the celebrated poet Lord Byron to be offered at auction in London

Exhibition aims to highlight the originality of artists who live and work in sub-Saharan Africa

Tiffany glass exhibition on display at the Georgia Museum of Art

Cheffins to auction art collection of influential businessman

In Iraq, where beauty was long suppressed, art flowers amid protests

Loris Gréaud installs The Underground Sculpture Park at the Casa Wabi Foundation

Alexei Ratmansky finds a new voice at New York City Ballet

Lihua Tung joins Phillips as Senior Specialist

How to Decorate Your Home if You are a Student on a Budget

All about Cigars and smokers

How to Choose the Best Seat for Your Kayaking Adventure

The Widespread Economic Effects of the Coronavirus




Museums, Exhibits, Artists, Milestones, Digital Art, Architecture, Photography,
Photographers, Special Photos, Special Reports, Featured Stories, Auctions, Art Fairs,
Anecdotes, Art Quiz, Education, Mythology, 3D Images, Last Week, .

 



Founder:
Ignacio Villarreal
(1941 - 2019)
Editor & Publisher: Jose Villarreal
Art Director: Juan José Sepúlveda Ramírez
Writer: Ofelia Zurbia Betancourt

Attorneys
Truck Accident Attorneys
Accident Attorneys
Houston Dentist
Abogado de accidentes
สล็อต
สล็อตเว็บตรง
Motorcycle Accident Lawyer

Royalville Communications, Inc
produces:

ignaciovillarreal.org juncodelavega.com facundocabral-elfinal.org
Founder's Site. Hommage
to a Mexican poet.
Hommage
       

The First Art Newspaper on the Net. The Best Versions Of Ave Maria Song Junco de la Vega Site Ignacio Villarreal Site Parroquia Natividad del Señor
Tell a Friend
Dear User, please complete the form below in order to recommend the Artdaily newsletter to someone you know.
Please complete all fields marked *.
Sending Mail
Sending Successful