Largest Collection of Jean Cocteau Ceramics Ever to be Offered at Auction at Bonhams
London, Bonhams will present an exceptional day of sales dedicated to Prints & Multiples at New Bond Street on 23 June 2026, bringing together distinct auctions that showcase the breadth, innovation and enduring appeal of printmaking and editioned works. From an incredible single-owner collection of over 130 works by Jean Cocteau, to a celebration of editions by David Hockney as a part of Editions I & II: David Hockney | Fine Prints & Multiples, the day highlights work by some of the most influential artists of the modern and contemporary eras with our top lot, Andy Warhol's iconic Moonwalk leading the Fine sale.
Carolin von Massenbach, Head of Department, Prints and Multiples commented: "This remarkable series of sales reflects the extraordinary breadth and vitality of the prints and multiples market today. From the largest and finest single-owner collection of Jean Cocteau ceramics to David Hockney's continually innovative practice, and a Fine Prints sale led by Andy Warhol's Moonwalk. The auctions are bringing together works that demonstrate both the technical mastery and enduring relevance of editioned art. Collectors will find not only iconic names but also works of exceptional quality and rarity across our sales."
An Important Collection of Ceramics by Jean Cocteau: The Gary Morris Collection
Live Sale | 23 June 2026
Bonhams will offer An Important Collection of Ceramics by Jean Cocteau: The Gary Morris Collection, a rare and focused group of over 130 works by the celebrated French polymath. Executed in collaboration with Atelier Madeline-Jolly between 1960 and 1962, these ceramics exemplify Cocteau's distinctive graphic line and mythological imagination translated into three-dimensional form.
Passionate Collector of Jean Cocteau, Gary Morris commented: "My passion for Cocteau began in the early 1990's. I met my partner in 1993, & he had an apartment in Paris, in rue de Verneuil, where we would weekend a couple of times every month. Not far from the flat, on the rue du Seine, I discovered a gallery full of Cocteau works in all styles. I spent many hours every month going through the piles of artworks. The enduring theme of mythological heroes, angels, fauns & faces drawn with elegance, sophistication & simplicity have always attracted me to Cocteau's works. I hope whoever buys any of these pieces, will be in awe of Cocteau's brilliance as I am."
Highlights include:
• Jean Cocteau (1889 to 1963), Le Satiricon
The complete set of seven partially glazed earthenware plates and bowls with polychrome enamel and oxide crayon decoration, each signed and inscribed, from editions of 15. Estimated at £20,000 to 30,000.
• Jean Cocteau (1889 to 1963), Chêvre-pieds jumeaux
A partially glazed pink earthenware bowl with white engobe and black enamel, signed and dated 1958, from an edition of 35. Estimated at £5,000 to 7,000.
I: David Hockney
Live Sale | 23 June 2026
Following the success of last year's dedicated David Hockney sale, where several world auction records were achieved, Bonhams is delighted to present the second iteration of David Hockney. The sale celebrates Hockney's ground-breaking print practice alongside works by leading contemporaries.
Highlights include:
• David Hockney R.A. (born 1937), Artist and Model
Etching and soft-ground etching, 1973 to 74, artist's proof aside from the edition of 100, printed by Atelier Crommelynk, Paris. Estimated at £35,000 to 50,000.
• David Hockney R.A. (born 1937), Untitled 346, from A Bigger Book: Art Edition B
i Pad drawing in colors, 2010/2016, with original portfolio, signed book and Marc Newson stand. Estimated at £25,000 to 35,000.
• David Hockney R.A. (born 1873), Horizontal Dogs
1995, etching and aquatint in colors, an artist's proof aside from the numbered edition 80, printed by Maurice Payne, Los Angeles. Estimated at £20,000 to 30,000.
II: Fine Prints & Multiples
Live Sale | 23 June 2026
Spanning more than several centuries, Fine Prints & Multiples traces the evolution of printmaking from its early origins to the present day. The sale brings together a carefully curated selection reflecting both the technical sophistication of the medium and its enduring cultural resonance.
Highlights include:
• Andy Warhol (1928 to 1987), Moonwalk
Screenprint on Lenox Museum Paper, edition of 160. Estimated at £150,000 to 250,000.
• Pablo Picasso (1881 to 1973), Minotaure caressant une Dormeuse
Drypoint, 1933, from La Suite Vollard, signed and from the edition of 260. Estimated at £40,000 to 60,000.
• Lucian Freud (1922 to 2011), The Painter's Garden
Etching, 2003 to 04, signed and numbered, edition of 46. Estimated at £20,000 to 30,000.
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