05 mai 2010
A rare famille rose lime-green-ground vase. Iron-red Jiaqing seal mark and of the period
A rare famille rose lime-green-ground vase. Iron-red Jiaqing seal mark and of the period. photo Bonhams
The ovoid vase beautifully enamelled with leafy lotus blossoms below bats alternating with Shou and Xi characters below the three auspicious fruit, pomegranate, peach and finger citron, all reserved on a lime-green ground, between a ruyi-head border on the shoulders and lotus-petal panels above the foot, the slightly-waisted neck with upright leaves. 21cm (8¼in) high. Estimate: £30,000 - 50,000, HK$350,000 - 590,000... [Lire la suite]
05 mai 2010
Van Gogh Masterpiece Travels to the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston
Vincent van Gogh (1853-1890), "The Sower", 1888. Oil on canvas, 32 x 40 cm. Van Gogh Museum, Amsterdam, Vincent van Gogh Foundation
BOSTON, MA.- Imitation may be the sincerest form of flattery, but for Vincent van Gogh, it was a means of self education for the artist in the 1880s, who copied numerous works by Jean-François Millet to teach himself how to draw and paint. The visual dialogue that ensued between master and student is the focus of Visiting Masterpieces, an ongoing series at the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston... [Lire la suite]
05 mai 2010
Colnaghi Celebrates 250th Anniversary with Commemorative Publication

05 mai 2010
Masterwork by Yves Klein to Be Sold at Sotheby's in London
Yves Klein, "RE 49, Relief Eponge Bleu", 1962. Estimate: £4.5-6.5 million. Photo: Sotheby's
LONDON.- Sotheby’s London Contemporary Art Evening Sale on Monday, 28 June, 2010 will be spearheaded by a remarkable Yves Klein work, "RE 49, Relief Eponge Bleu", which comes to auction from the collection HypoVereinsbank. This work is one of exceptionally few large-scale blue "Relief Eponge" works remaining in private hands and was created at the climax of Klein’s artistic career. The painting will be... [Lire la suite]
05 mai 2010
Le Parlement français approuve la restitution des 16 têtes maoris
Frédéric Mitterrand, ministre de la Culture : « On ne construit pas une culture sur le trafic. On construit une culture sur le respect et sur l'échange ». AP Photo/Michel Euler
PARIS (AP) — Les députés ont voté mardi à la quasi-unanimité une proposition de loi qui prévoit la restitution à la Nouvelle-Zélande des têtes maories des collections publiques des musées de France, permettant l'adoption définitive de ce texte déposé par la sénatrice centriste Catherine Morin-Desailly.
La proposition de loi, qui avait fait... [Lire la suite]
05 mai 2010
Picasso Sells at Christie's for $106.5 Million, a Record for a Work of Art Sold at Auction
