4 janvier 2009

Hans Bock the Elder (Zabern 1540 - 1623 Basel), The Judgement of Brutus Pen and black ink and gray wash, with touches of blue wash; signed and dated, center: HBock / 1581;, inscribed in cartouche with description of the subject;  a detail of some panelling, with a slight sketch of a seated roman and a fasces (verso). 247 by 313 mm - Estimate 20,000—25,000 USD PROVENANCE: B. Jolles (L.381);sale, Munich, Helbing, 28 October 1895, lot 66;sale, Leipzig, C.G. Boerner, 9-10 May 1930;with J. Halle, Munich, by 1933 ... [Lire la suite]

Jost Amman (Zürich 1539 - 1591 Nuremberg), Roman Charity Pen and black ink with touches of gray wash; bears Roman numerals in gray wash, lower center: IX. 104 by 121 mm. Estimate 20,000—30,000 USD  PROVENANCE: Sale, Munich, Helbing, 25 April 1892;Prof. E. Ehlers, Göttingen, circa 1925;sale, Leipzig, C.G. Boerner, 25 November 1938, lot 4;EXHIBITED: K. Pilz, Die Zeichnungen und das graphische Werk des Jost Amman 1539-1591, Zürich 1933, no. 218 NOTE: Thöne proposed a late dating for this drawing, circa 1585, but... [Lire la suite]

Tobias Stimmer (Schaffhausen 1539 - 1584 Strasbourg), Saint james the less, holding his hatter's bow Pen and brown ink; signed with a monogram and with partial date, lower right: TS 157; bears inscription in brown ink: S. Mathias. Estimate 40,000—60,000 USD  PROVENANCE: North Italian church painter Pozzi, 1921 EXHIBITED: Zürich, Zeichnen, Malen Fromen, Schweizerische Landesausstellung, 1939, 1, no. 93; LITERATURE AND REFERENCES: F. Thöne, Stimmer, Freiburg 1936, cat. no. 88, fig. 93, illustrating drawing... [Lire la suite]

Fotos Solve Sundsbo

Victor Skrebinski (B. 1929), Vanessa Redgrave, 1968 signed and dated in pencil (on the mount) - gelatin silver print - 19 x 15 in. (48.3 x 38.1 cm.) - Estimate $1,500 - $2,500 Christie's. Interiors Sale. 13 - 14 January 2009. New York, Rockefeller Plaza. www.christies.com - Image 2009 Christie's Ltd

Robert Mapplethorpe (1946-1989), Tim Scott, 1980 gelatin silver print - signed and dated in ink (in the margin); signed in ink, numbered '491', '7/15' in pencil and copyright credit reproduction limitation stamp (on the reverse of the flush-mount) - 13 7/8 x 13 7/8 in. (35.4 x 35.4 cm.) - Estimate $4,000 - $6,000  Christie's. Interiors Sale. 13 - 14 January 2009. New York, Rockefeller Plaza. www.christies.com - Image 2009 Christie's Ltd

Edward Weston (1886-1958), Nude, 1925 gelatin silver print, printed later by Cole Weston. signed, titled, dated and numbered '46N' in pencil by Cole Weston and printed facsimile 'Edward Weston' signature (on the reverse of the mount). 9 3/8 x 6¼ in. (23.7 x 15.8 cm.) - Estimate $2,000 - $3,000 Christie's. Interiors Sale. 13 - 14 January 2009. New York, Rockefeller Plaza. www.christies.com - Image 2009 Christie's Ltd

A Group of Chinese Export Underglaze-Blue and Famille Rose Dishes, Circa 1775 comprising two oval and six circular dishes, each painted to the center with three figures in a pavilion, surrounded by a foliate-diaper band. length of oval dishes 10 in./25.4 cm Sotheby's. Important Americana. 23 Jan 09. New York. photo courtesy Sotheby's. www.sothebys.com

A Set of Four Chinese Export Famille Rose Plates, 18th century the plates painted to the interior with five medallions enclosing flower and lake scenes. Together with two kendis featuring two rooster among a flowery pasture, 18th century. Some rubbing and flaking to the enamels. 6 pieces. diameter of plates 7 1/2 in. height of kendis 7 1/4 in. - Estimate 2,500—3,500 USD Sotheby's. Important Americana. 23 Jan 09. New York. photo courtesy Sotheby's. www.sothebys.com

A Chinese Export Famille Rose Garniture of Five Vases and Three Covers, mid-18th century comprising: three baluster vases with covers and two beaker vases, painted with two roosters among peony and prunus branches. One cover a replacement, minor restoration. height of tallest 11 in./27.9 cm - Estimate 5,000—7,000 USD Sotheby's. Important Americana. 23 Jan 09. New York. photo courtesy Sotheby's. www.sothebys.com