London witnessed a series of standout results across the 20th/21st Century evening and day sales. The auctions continue this week with Post-War and Contemporary Art and Vanthournout Collection online sales closing on 11 and 12 March respectively.

Then the focus turns to Modern British and Irish Art which goes on view on 12 March, with live auctions across evening and day sales on 18 and 19 March. Leading the auctions is Frank Auerbach’s Christmas Tree at Mornington Crescent, notable for its scale, vibrancy and evocative sense of place. Discover seminal works by Lynn Chadwick, including Back to Venice, Barbara Hepworth’s Curved Form and Bridget Riley’s Recollection.

The evolution of 20th century British and Irish art is traced through standout paintings by Glyn Philpot, L.S. Lowry and Sir Winston Churchill, with an impressive range of sculptures by Henry Moore, Emily Young and Barry Flanagan.