- The Danish Golden Age at Nationalmuseum, Stockholm
- Jean-Baptiste Huynh, WOMAN, Portrait de la beauté à la Galerie Lelong & Cie
- Van Gogh survey opens at the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston
- Kunsthaus Zürich presents 'Fashion Drive. Extreme Clothing in the Visual Arts'
- Exhibition offers a glimpse into the variety and opulence of Spanish still life paintings
- 'Art of the Mountain: Through the Chinese Photographer's Lens' at China Institute Gallery
- Exhibition at Luhring Augustine presents Late Medieval painting, sculpture, and stained glass
- Masterpieces in focus at the Upper Belvedere: Rueland Frueauf the Elder and his Circle
- 'Mirroring China’s Past: Emperors and Their Bronzes' at Art Institute of Chicago
- Glittering treasures from the Indian Subcontinent go on display in Scotland
- Jade and gold burial suit, finest to survive ancient China, featured in Nelson-Atkins exhibition
- First ever Dutch show of Cartier Collection Art Deco jewellery at the Gemeentemuseum Den Haag
- ART DECO at the Gemeentemuseum Den Haag
- Tate Modern opens the most comprehensive Modigliani exhibition ever held in the UK
- Barnes Foundation is sole U.S. venue for major exhibition exploring works of Anselm Kiefer and Auguste Rodin
- Bacon portrait of Freud to be shown for the first time since 1965
- "Treasures of the Earth: Mineral Masterpieces from the Robert R. Wiener Collection" opens at the Bruce Museum
- Major exhibition of Dutch masters opens at the Art Gallery of New South Wales
- Le Kunsthaus Zürich présente «Acclamée et brocardée. La peinture française 1820–1880»
- Animals: Museum für Kunst und Gewerbe Hamburg opens new exhibition
- The Crown of Kerch and Other Treasures at Neues Museum
- 'Andres Serrano: An American Perspective' at Red Brick Art Museum, Beijing
- Royal Scottish Academy opens largest exhibition of its hugely significant collection
- Frick Collection marks the 400th anniversary of the birth of Bartolomé Esteban Murillo
- GURLITT: STATUS REPORT. Nazi Art Theft and its Consequences
- Exhibition explores the practice and expression of religious beliefs in the lives of individuals
- Exhibition tells the story of the artists who fled to Britain to escape war in France
- 'Caravaggio: Masterpieces from the Galleria Borghese' to Open in California
- Bode-Museum presents over 70 major works of African sculpture
- Exhibition presents ancient sculpture to audiences as never before: In vibrant color
- Crocker Art Museum shows drawings by exceptional 18th-century Venetian masters Giambattista and Domenico Tiepolo
- Exhibition reveals insights into the use of colour as a choice rather than a necessity
- The Oklahoma City Museum of Art exhibits 90 Dutch and Flemish Drawings from the Golden Age
- "Portrait of the Artist" offers rare look at images of artists from the British Royal Collection
- Self portraits by Cézanne go on public display for the first time in the UK
- Cai Guo-Qiang Solo Painting Exhibition at the Prado Museum: Exploring the Spirit of Painting
- Major exhibition of prints, paintings and drawings by Rembrandt opens in Norwich
- Zeng Fanzhi | Van Gogh. A Contemporary Chinese Artist Reflects on Van Gogh
- First exhibition devoted to comparing Picasso and Lautrec opens in Madrid
- The Dali Museum introduces first-ever retrospective exhibition of designer Elsa Schiaparelli and artist Salvador Dali
- Kunsthistorisches Museum opens a major exhibition entitled “Rubens: The Power of Transformation”
- Brisbane's Gallery of Modern Art opens extensive exhibition of works by Gerhard Richter
- Major Klimt exhibition opens in San Francisco
- Leopold Museum opens the most comprehensive retrospective in Austria of the oeuvre of Ferdinand Hodler
- The Cleveland Museum of Art opens Beyond Angkor: Cambodian Sculpture from Banteay Chhmar
- 'Bruegel. Drawing the World' at the Albertina
- 'François Ier et l'art des Pays-Bas' au Musée du Louvre
- Harn Museum of Art displays French art featuring women in the 18th - early 19th centuries
- Exhibition focuses on the power structures, god-worship and everyday life in Ancient Egypt
- Philadelphia Museum to Present Centenary Exhibition Dedicated to Renowned Collection of European Old Master Art
- 'Rubens, Royal Portraits' at Musée du Luxembourg
- Exhibition includes masterpieces by one of the most celebrated painters of the Italian Renaissance
- First Exhibition to Explore the Art of Five Major World Religions Includes One of the Earliest Depictions of Christ
- Rijksmuseum stages first show of Johan Maelwael
- Jean Honoré Fragonard exhibition unites fantasy figures and newly discovered drawing
- Exhibition presenting the art of Marcel Duchamp and Salvador Dalí opens in London
- Oscar de la Renta exhibition opens at the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston
- Rare Netherlandish drawings unveiled at National Gallery of Art
- 63 Dutch Masters return home to Holland for an exhibition at the Hermitage Amsterdam until 27 May 2018
- RISD Museum exhibits seventy works on paper from the British Museum's collection
- The Herbert F. Johnson Museum of Art presents 'Lines of Inquiry: Learning from Rembrandt's Etchings'
- Major exhibition of 150 paintings and drawings by Raphael opens in Vienna
- "Fortuny : un espagnol à Venise" au Palais Galliéra
- First major U.S. exhibition on Teotihuacan in over twenty years opens in San Francisco
- "Dentro Caravaggio", technology sheds new light on master of shade
- Hubert de Givenchy à la Cité de la dentelle et de la mode
- 'Costumes espagnols : entre ombre et lumière' à Maison de Victor Hugo
- Exhibition marks the 450th anniversary of the accession of the Habsburg Archduke Ferdinand II of Tyrol
- Museo del Prado opens new permanent collection itinerary on same-sex relationships
- Giovanni da Rimini: A 14th-century masterpiece unveiled at the National Gallery
- Renaissance Venice. The Triumph of Beauty and the Destruction of Painting at Museo Thyssen-Bornemisza
- 'Adorning the Inner Court: Jun Ware for the Chinese Palace' at Harvard Art Museums
- Virginia Museum of Fine Arts showcases art, innovation of haute couture design
- Desire, love, identity: British Museum explores LGBTQ histories
- The MET Costume Institute presents 'Rei Kawakubo/Comme des Garçons: Art of the In-Between'
- "Past Is Present: Revival Jewelry" at MFA Boston
- V&A to stage the first ever UK exhibition on fashion designer Cristóbal Balenciaga
20 avril 2019
'Broderies de tradition byzantine en Roumanie du XVe au XVIIe siècle, Autour de l’étendard d’Étienne le Grand' au Louvre
Voile d’iconostase offert par Étienne le Grand : L’Ascension. Atelier de Moldavie, monastère de Putna, 1er avril 1484. Broderie à fils d’argent, d’argent doré et de soie polychrome sur support de soie rouge. H. 118 ; L. 151 cm. © Monastère de Putna, Roumanie
Dans le cadre de la Saison France-Roumanie 2019 et à l’occasion du prêt emblématique par la Roumanie de la Bannière de saint Georges du prince Étienne le Grand, l’exposition se propose de mettre en valeur le caractère exceptionnel des collections roumaines de... [Lire la suite]19 avril 2019
Willem Claesz. Heda, A clementine in a porcelain bowl, a nautilus cup, a roemer, two glasses, a knife, a peeled lemon on an orn
Willem Claesz. Heda (Haarlem 1594–1680) A clementine in a porcelain bowl, a nautilus cup, a roemer, two glasses, a knife, a peeled lemon on an ornamental carpet on a table, signed and dated: HEDA. F.166., oil on panel, 51 x 64 cm, framed. Estimate: EUR 40,000 - EUR 60,000 (USD 45,000 - USD 68,000 ). © Dorotheum
Provenance: sale, Sotheby’s, Monaco, 15 June 1990, lot 257 (as Gerrit Willemsz. Heda, sold for $ 107,180); where acquired by the present ownerNote: We... [Lire la suite]19 avril 2019
Willem Claesz. Heda, Olives in a blue and white porcelain bowl, a roemer, wine glasses, an overturned silver tazza and a meat-pi
Lot 313. Willem Claesz. Heda (Haarlem 1594–1680) Olives in a blue and white porcelain bowl, a roemer, wine glasses, an overturned silver tazza and a meat-pie, signed and dated center right: HEDA•F•165., oil on panel, 50.5 x 77 cm, framed. Estimate: EUR 40,000 - EUR 60,000 (USD 45,000 - USD 68,000 ). © Dorotheum
Provenance: with Douwes Fine Art, Amsterdam, 1968; H. Terry-Engell Gallery, London, in 1971; Private collection; sale, Christie’s, New York, 10 January... [Lire la suite]19 avril 2019
Adriaen van Utrecht, A peacock, fruit, boiled lobster and a prey of birds
Lot 363. Adriaen van Utrecht (Antwerp 1599–1653) A peacock, fruit, boiled lobster and a prey of birds, oil on canvas, 116 x 152.5 cm, framed. Estimate: EUR 50,000 - EUR 70,000 (USD 57,000 - USD 79,000 ). © Dorotheum
Provenance: Collection of Don Gaspar de Remisa y Miarons, Marqués de Remisa y Vizconde de Casa Sans, Madrid, in 1846; Private collection, Madrid; art market, Spain; where acquired by the present owner We are grateful to Fred Meijer, who fully... [Lire la suite]19 avril 2019
Jan Brueghel II, Flowers in a gilded tazza
Lot 314. Jan Brueghel II (Antwerp 1601–1678) Flowers in a gilded tazza, oil on panel, 35 x 24.8 cm, framed. Estimate: EUR 50,000 - EUR 70,000 (USD 57,000 - USD 79,000 ). © Dorotheum
Provenance: Collection Riabouchinsky, New York (1924); with David M. Koetser, New York (circa 1943); Private collection, New York; Private collection, Austria; with Galerie Friederike Pallamar, Vienna (1980, as Jan Brueghel I) We are grateful to Klaus Ertz for confirming the attribution... [Lire la suite]19 avril 2019
Balthasar van der Ast, A basket with cherries, apples, peaches and a bunch of grapes, surrounded by apples, peaches, shells, bee
Lot 351. Balthasar van der Ast (Middelburg 1593/94–1657 Delft) A basket with cherries, apples, peaches and a bunch of grapes, surrounded by apples, peaches, shells, bees and a dragonfly, signed and dated lower right: B. van der Ast. fe.1647, oil on panel, 30 x 47.5 cm, framed. Estimate: EUR 60,000 - EUR 80,000 (USD 68,000 - USD 90,000 ). © Dorotheum
Provenance: possibly collection P.L.C. Driessen, Leyden, 1894;with Lasron Gallery, London, 1965;Private collection;sale, Christie’s, New York,... [Lire la suite]19 avril 2019
Balthasar van der Ast, Roses, tulips, irises and other flowers in a wicker basket, with fruit and insects on a ledge
Lot 345. Balthasar van der Ast (Middelburg 1593/94–1657 Delft) Roses, tulips, irises and other flowers in a wicker basket, with fruit and insects on a ledge, signed lower right: B. V. AST, oil on panel, 26 x 36 cm, framed. Estimate: EUR 80,000 - EUR 120,000 (USD 90,000 - USD 140,000 ). © Dorotheum
Provenance: sale, Hugo Helbig, Munich, 16 December 1908, lot 2; Collection of Gaston von Mallmann (1860–1917), Berlin and Blaschkov; sale, Christie’s,... [Lire la suite]19 avril 2019
A large blue and white 'Kraak' dish, second quarter 17th century
Lot 24. A large blue and white 'Kraak' dish, second quarter 17th century; 14 in. (35.5 cm.) diameter. USD 3,000 - USD 5,000. Price realised USD 3,000. © Christie's Images Ltd 2019
The center with a Chinese fisherman on a riverbank, farmers depicted in the border panels.
Literature: William R. Sargent, Chinese Porcelain in the Conde Collection, Madrid, 2014, p. 65, no. 2.
Christie's. The Tibor Collection: A Noble Eye for Chinese Export, New York, 10 April 2019.
19 avril 2019
A pair of blue and white 'Kraak' bottle vases, first quarter 17th century
Lot 25. A pair of blue and white 'Kraak' bottle vases, first quarter 17th century; 11 ¼ in. (28.5 cm.) high. USD 4,000 - USD 6,000. Price realised USD 4,750. © Christie's Images Ltd 2019
Decorated with panels of mythical beasts alternating with flowering plants, all in a soft, washy underglaze blue.
Literature: William R. Sargent, Chinese Porcelain in the Conde Collection, Madrid, 2014, p. 66, no. 3.
Christie's. The Tibor Collection: A Noble Eye for Chinese Export, New... [Lire la suite]19 avril 2019
A pair of blue and white gin bottle and covers, Kangxi period (1662-1722)
Lot 56. A pair of blue and white gin bottles and covers, Kangxi period (1662-1722); 10 ½ in. (26.8 cm.) high. Estimate USD 5,000 - USD 7,000. Price realised USD 6,000. © Christie's Images Ltd 2019.
The square sides painted with riverscapes alternating with still-lifes of precious objects, rounded shoulders below cylindrical necks with flat covers.
Note: One of the earliest bespoke Chinese porcelain forms. The gin bottle was one of the earliest European forms made in Chinese... [Lire la suite]