Auction introduction: Sotheby’s is pleased to present our European Art Sale featuring a large array of Belle Epoque masterpieces, including magnificent Paris street scenes by Edmond-Georges Grandjean, a majestic portrait by Mihály Munkácsy, and a number of exquisite Neoclassical figures, by William-Adolphe Bouguereau, Daniel Ridgway Knight, John William Godward, and Eugen von Blaas. Other sale highlights include an explosive naval battle by Montague Dawson, a nocturnal landscape by John Atkinson Grimshaw, and several expansive city views.