Exhibitions

Sickert: Love, Death & Ennui

The Herbert and Ann Lucas Collection 26 Sep - 19 Dec 2025 Piano Nobile Piano Nobile is delighted to present for sale The Herbert and Ann Lucas Collection of paintings, drawings and prints by Walter Sickert. It is the most significant collection of Sickert’s work to become available on the market for twenty years. The Lucases were omnivorous collectors whose interests ranged from Attic... Read more

Soutine and British Painting

12 Jun - 1 Aug 2025 Piano Nobile Piano Nobile staged an intimate presentation exploring the interconnections between Chaïm Soutine and twentieth-century British painting. The painter Chaïm Soutine (1893–1943) was a leading contributor to the expressionist movement and a key figure of the École de Paris in the inter-war period. He was also a dedicated student of nature.... Read more

Barbara Hepworth: Strings

6 Feb - 2 May 2025 Piano Nobile Spanning three decades of Barbara Hepworth’s career, the exhibition features stringed sculptures in a comprehensive range of materials and sizes from large-scale works in wood and brass to small-scale works in bronze. Read more

Ben Nicholson: Defining Works

1929-1954 19 Sep - 10 Dec 2024 Piano Nobile An artist of rare ingenuity, sharp wit and copious invention, Ben Nicholson was among the leading international modernist artists of the twentieth century. In this exhibition Piano Nobile presented significant works from several distinct periods of his career. Nicholson’s reputation is partly founded on his pioneering use of relief carving... Read more

Abstract Painting in Britain

1960–65 19 Sep - 6 Dec 2024 Piano Nobile A parallel presentation to Ben Nicholson: Defining Works 1929-1954, the exhibition featured abstract paintings made in Britain between 1960 and 1965. Whereas Nicholson’s work was often infused with constructivist precision and cubist subtlety, the next generation of artists came of age in the era of New York School painting. Painterly... Read more