- 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
07 décembre 2019
A Jian 'hare's fur' tea bowl, Song dynasty (960-1279)
Lot 429. A Jian 'hare's fur' tea bowl, Song dynasty (960-1279); 12.9 cm, 5 1/8 in.. Estimate HKD 20,000 — 30,000. Lot Sold 87,500 HKD. © Sotheby's.
potted with a shallow groove below the mouth rim, applied with a black glaze with 'hare's fur' streaks stopping neatly above the foot, metal-bound rim.
Sotheby's. Chinese Art, including Snuff Bottles and Jades from an Old Hong Kong Family Collection, Hong Kong, 28 november 2019
07 décembre 2019
A Southern kiln 'hare's fur' bowl, Song dynasty (960-1279)
Lot 426. A Southern kiln 'hare's fur' bowl, Song dynasty (960-1279); 12 cm, 4 3/4 in. Estimate HKD 3,000 — 4,000. Lot Sold 13,750 HKD. © Sotheby's.
with deep sides resting on a short foot, applied with a thick black glaze with silver streaks drizzling down on the interior, the glaze pooling above the foot revealing a greyish stoneware.
Sotheby's. Chinese Art, including Snuff Bottles and Jades from an Old Hong Kong Family Collection, Hong Kong, 28... [Lire la suite]07 décembre 2019
A black-glazed russet-painted jar, Northern Song-Jin dynasty (960-1234)
Lot 424. A black-glazed russet-painted jar, Northern Song-Jin dynasty (960-1234); 21 cm, 8 1/4 in. Estimate HKD 40,000 — 60,000. Lot Sold 50,000 HKD. © Sotheby's.
the ovoid body rising from a countersunk base to a short neck centred with a flange below the lipped rim, painted with two phoenix in flight.
Sotheby's. Chinese Art, including Snuff Bottles and Jades from an Old Hong Kong Family Collection, Hong Kong, 28 november 201907 décembre 2019
A Jian 'hare's fur' bowl, Song dynasty (960-1279)
Lot 423. A Jian 'hare's fur' bowl, Song dynasty (960-1279); 13 cm, 5 1/8 in. Estimate HKD 60,000 — 80,000. Lot Sold 75,000 HKD. © Sotheby's.
potted with a shallow groove below the rim, applied with a black glaze with cascading 'hare's fur' streaks, the glaze pooling unevenly above the foot.
Sotheby's. Chinese Art, including Snuff Bottles and Jades from an Old Hong Kong Family Collection, Hong Kong, 28 november 2019
07 décembre 2019
Two Jian 'hare's fur' bowls, Song dynasty (960-1279)
Lot 422. Two Jian 'hare's fur' bowls, Song dynasty (960-1279); 12.8 and 12.4 cm, 5 and 4 7/8 in. Estimate HKD 15,000 — 20,000. Lot Sold 81,250 HKD. © Sotheby's.
one with shallow rounded sides and an everted rim, the other with deep rounded sides, both covered in a black glaze with with cascading 'hare's fur' streaks stopping short above the foot .
Provenance: Tai Sing Fine Antiques Ltd, Hong Kong, 5th June and 11th August 2001.
... [Lire la suite]07 décembre 2019
A russet-painted black-glazed ewer, Northern Song dynasty (960-1126)
Lot 421. A russet-painted black-glazed ewer, Northern Song dynasty (960-1126); 12.7 cm, 5 in. Estimate HKD 20,000 — 30,000. Lot Sold 81,250 HKD. © Sotheby's.
of double-gourd form, applied with a curved strap handle opposite a facetted spout, liberally painted with an abstract bird in russet, all reserved against a lustrous black glaze, the unglazed base inscribed with a tian (sky) character in ink.
Provenance: Mayuyama & Co., Ltd.
Exhibited: A... [Lire la suite]07 décembre 2019
'Arabesque' at Clark Art Institute, Williamstown
Paul Elie Ranson, Tiger in the Jungle, c. 1893. Color lithograph on paper, 14 7/16 x 11 3/16 in., Museum purchase, Joseph O. Eaton Fund., Williams College Museum of Art, 57.33
Implying infinite freedom and open-ended, self-engendering form, the arabesque motif is deeply associated with Islamic art and architecture while also being central to key movements in European art. With a history stretching back to antiquity, arabesque lies at the heart of debates over ornament and meaning in art. Long relegated... [Lire la suite]07 décembre 2019
A turquoise-glazed bamboo-form vase, Qing dynasty, Kangxi period (1622-1722)
Lot 467. A turquoise-glazed bamboo-form vase, Qing dynasty, Kangxi period (1622-1722); 13.8 cm, 5 3/8 in. Estimate HKD 30,000 — 40,000. Lot Sold 40,000 HKD. © Sotheby's.
modelled in the form of bamboo, carved with horizontal ridges simulating the nodes and detailed with attendant branches.
Provenance: Collection of Zhu Shennong (1894-1962) and thence by descent in the family.
Sotheby's. Chinese Art, including Snuff Bottles and Jades from an Old Hong... [Lire la suite]07 décembre 2019
A small 'peach bloom'-glazed vase, Qing dynasty, Kangxi period (1622-1722)
Lot 450. A small 'peach bloom'-glazed vase, Qing dynasty, Kangxi period (1622-1722); 11.3 cm, 4 1/2 in. Estimate HKD 20,000 — 30,000. Lot Sold 112,500 HKD. © Sotheby's.
of pear shape, surmounted by a slender neck with flared mouth, covered in a deep red glaze mottled with pink and pale olive green, wood stand.
Sotheby's. Chinese Art, including Snuff Bottles and Jades from an Old Hong Kong Family Collection, Hong Kong, 28 november 201907 décembre 2019
A copper-red 'dragon' jar, Qing dynasty, Kangxi period (1622-1722)
Lot 449. A copper-red 'dragon' jar, Qing dynasty, Kangxi period (1622-1722); 13 cm, 5 1/8 in. Estimate HKD 20,000 — 30,000. Lot Sold 137,500 HKD. © Sotheby's.
of ovoid form, painted in vivid copper-red tones with two winged dragons striding amidst cloud and fire scrolls, the base with a tian mark in underglaze blue, wood stand.
Sotheby's. Chinese Art, including Snuff Bottles and Jades from an Old Hong Kong Family Collection, Hong Kong, 28 november 2019