- Galleria Borghese opens 'Lucio Fontana: Earth and Gold' curated by Anna Coliva
- Balenciaga and Spanish Painting at Museo Nacional Thyssen-Bornemisza
- The Triumph of the Body – Michelangelo and Sixteenth-century Italian Draughtsmanship at the Museum of Fine Arts, Budapest
- 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
19 septembre 2019
'Bertoldo di Giovanni: The Renaissance of Sculpture in Medici Florence' at the Frick Collection, New York
Bertoldo di Giovanni (ca. 1440–1491), Shield Bearer, ca. 1470–80. Copper alloy, with extensive traces of gilding, 8 13/16 × 3 3/4 × 2 3/4 in. (22.4 × 9.5 × 7 cm), Henry Clay Frick Bequest (1916.2.03) © The Frick Collection. Photo: Michael Bodycomb.
The Frick Collection presents the first-ever exhibition on the Florentine sculptor Bertoldo di Giovanni (ca. 1440–1491), a renowned student of Donatello, a teacher of Michelangelo, and a great favorite of Lorenzo “il Magnifico” de’ Medici, his principal patron. More... [Lire la suite]18 septembre 2019
A carved smokey-quartz figure of Li Bai, 18th-19th century
Lot 777. A carved smokey-quartz figure of Li Bai, 18th-19th century; 5 5/8 in. (14.3 cm.) long. Estimate USD 3,000 - USD 5,000. Price realised USD 20,000. © Christie's Image Ltd 2019.
The drunken poet is shown reclining beside an over-turned wine jar.
Provenance: Janis H. Palmer (1917-1984) Collection, Chicago.The Art Institute of Chicago, accessioned in 1986.
Note: Li Bai (AD 701-762) was the foremost poet of the Tang dynasty (AD 618-907) and, together with Du Fu,... [Lire la suite]18 septembre 2019
A carved red-overlay glass baluster vase, 18th-19th century
Lot 775. A carved red-overlay glass baluster vase, 18th-19th century; 7 in. (17.8 cm.) high. Estimate USD 6,000 - USD 8,000. Price realised USD 20,000. © Christie's Image Ltd 2019.
The vase is carved through the ruby-red overlay to the bubble-suffused ground with a continuous scene of scholars and attendants in two pavilions amidst lotus pond, all below the sun and swirling clouds on the shoulder which is flanked by a pair of lingzhi-form handles.
Provenance: Kate Sturges... [Lire la suite]18 septembre 2019
A large qiangjin and tianqi polychrome and gilt-lacquer lobed 'dragon' box and cover, 18th century
Lot 781. A large qiangjin and tianqi polychrome and gilt-lacquer lobed 'dragon' box and cover, 18th century; 17 ¾ in. (45.7 cm.) diam. Estimate USD 6,000 - USD 8,000. Price realised USD 32,500. © Christie's Image Ltd 2019.
The cover is decorated with a central full-face five-clawed dragon surrounded by four further five-clawed dragons within a scalloped border decorated with key fret. Each of the sixteen lobes of the cover encloses a dragon above a narrow border of bats and... [Lire la suite]18 septembre 2019
A carved blue glass lotus leaf-form bowl, 18th-19th century
Lot 778. A carved blue glass lotus leaf-form bowl, 18th-19th century; 8 in. (20.3 cm.) diam. Estimate USD 6,000 - USD 8,000. Price realised USD 32,500. © Christie's Image Ltd 2019.
The bowl is carved as a large lotus leaf with gently undulating edges. The interior is carved with a pair of goldfish in relief while the underside is carved with a frog and lotus bouquet to form the foot.
Provenance: Kate Sturges Buckingham (1858–1937) Collection, Chicago, before 1925.The Art... [Lire la suite]18 septembre 2019
A famille rose ruby-back dish, Yongzheng-Qianlong period (1723-1795)
Lot 770. A famille rose ruby-back dish, Yongzheng-Qianlong period (1723-1795); 8 1/8 in. (20.5) cm. diam. Estimate USD 6,000 - USD 8,000. Price realised USD 37,500. © Christie's Image Ltd 2019.
The dish is delicately enameled in the interior in vibrant tones with an elegant lady dressed in elaborate robes seated on a barrel-form stool beside large wine jars, jardinières and an incense stand as she watches two young boys at play. The exterior is covered with a ruby-pink enamel.
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A rare and unusual large green-glazed and iron-red-decorated moulded 'dragon' vase, 18th-19th century
Lot 765. A rare and unusual large green-glazed and iron-red-decorated moulded 'dragon' vase, 18th-19th century; 23 ½ in. (59.7 cm.) high. Estimate USD 15,000 - USD 18,000. Price realised USD 337,500. © Christie's Image Ltd 2019.
The vase is molded in relief with two sinuous, five-clawed dragons decorated in iron-red and gilt, amidst rolling green-glazed waves with frothy white-enameled crests.
Provenance: Mrs. Howell H. Howard Collection, Barrington, Illinois.The Art Institute... [Lire la suite]17 septembre 2019
A molded 'Ding' 'Pheasant' dish, Northern Song-Jin dynasty (960-1234)
Lot 771. A molded 'Ding' 'Pheasant' dish, Northern Song-Jin dynasty (960-1234). Diameter 7 in., 17.8 cm. Estimate 30,000 — 50,000 USD. Lot sold 107,500 USD. Courtesy Sotheby's.
the shallow, gently rounded sides rising to an everted rim, the center crisply molded with a pair of pheasants, one poised atop craggy pierced rockwork, its almond-shaped head turning towards its mate swooping downward and meeting its gaze, its long tail trailing to the grass-tufted ground, a luxuriant flowering peony... [Lire la suite]17 septembre 2019
A large well-carved spinach-green jade 'dragon' washer, 18th-19th century
Lot 937. A large well-carved spinach-green jade 'dragon' washer, 18th-19th century; 10 3/8 in. (26.5 cm.) wide. Estimate USD 40,000 - USD 60,000. Price realised USD 68,750. © Christie’s Images Limited 2019.
The washer of oval section rises from a flat base to an inverted rim. The exterior is carved in high relief with five dragons chasing flaming pearls amidst dense clouds above rocks and crashing waves rising from the whorl-carved base. The semi-translucent stone is of mottled spinach-green tone... [Lire la suite]17 septembre 2019
An unusual massive bronze archaistic basin, Qing dynasty (1644-1911)
Lot 868. An unusual massive bronze archaistic basin, Qing dynasty (1644-1911); 42 in. (106.7 cm.) wide. Estimate USD 15,000 - USD 20,000. Price realised USD 68,750. © Christie’s Images Limited 2019.
The basin is heavily cast with a compressed globular body decorated in relief around the sides with a band of taotie mask-filled blades pendent from a band of large taotie masks on the shoulder, and is flanked by a pair of large dragon handles, all between a band of birds on the foot... [Lire la suite]