16 février 2011

Lucio Fontana (1899 - 1968), Concetto Spaziale. Courtesy Sotheby's signed; signed and titled on the reverse, oil on canvas; 82 by 100cm. Estimate 400,000—600,000 GBP. Unsold Executed in 1962. PROVENANCE: Acquired directly from the artist by the present owner EXHIBITED: Rome, Istituto Italo-Latino Americano, Burri Cagli Fontana Guttuso Moreni Morlotti, 1967, p. 285, illustratedRome, Istituto Italo-Latino Americano, Visíon, 1969, illustratedPontedera, Palazzo Scuola Media Curtatone e Montanara; Ferrara, Galleria Civica... [Lire la suite]

Lucio Fontana (1899 - 1968), Concetto Spaziale, Attese. Courtesy Sotheby's signed, titled and inscribed La pipa della pace, la colomba della pace on the reverse, waterpaint on canvas; 60 by 50cm.- Estimate 500,000—700,000 GBP. Unsold Executed in 1965-66. PROVENANCE: Galerie Bleue, StockholmAquired directly from the above by the family of the present owner circa 1966 LITERATURE AND REFERENCES: Enrico Crispolti, Lucio Fontana Catalogo Ragionato, Milan 2006, Vol. II, p. 823, no. 65-66 T 39, illustrated Sotheby's.... [Lire la suite]

Lucio Fontana (1899 - 1968), Concetto Spaziale, Attese. Courtesy Sotheby's signed, titled, and inscribed Il sole sta tramontando il solito disco di fuoco on the reverse, waterpaint on canvas; 73.4 by 60.5cm.- Estimate 800,000—1,200,000 GBP. Lot Sold 1,273,250 GBP Executed in 1968. PROVENANCE: Galleria San Giorgio, PortofinoAcquired directly from the above by the present owner in the late 1960s EXHIBITED: Genova, Palazzo Ducale, Lucio Fontana: Luce e Colore, 2008-9, p. 169, illustrated in colour LITERATURE AND... [Lire la suite]

Chine. Canton. Très rare paire de bougeoirs en forme d'éléphants harnachés. XIXe siècle. Courtesy DUPONT & Associés  décorés en polychromie et or de fleurettes.Haut.: 15,5 cm. Long.: 15 cm. Estimation : 4800/5800€ Chine. Cie des Indes. Rare suite de six assiettes à bord contourné en porcelaine. XVIIIe siècle. Courtesy DUPONT & Associés décorées en émaux polychromes de la famille rose d'un coq à queue noire sur un rocher percé et fleuri. L'aile à riche décor de fleurs dans des réserves en forme de frui... [Lire la suite]

Rembrandt van Rijn, Nicolaes Ruts, 1631. Oil on mahogany panel, 46 x 34 3/8 inches (116.8 cm x 87.3 cm). The Frick Collection, New York. NEW YORK, NY.- In the century that has passed since the collectors Henry Clay Frick (1849-1919) and Frederik Johannes Lugt (1884-1970) began to acquire works by Rembrandt van Rijn, the world's view of the artist has changed dramatically. In the late nineteenth century the Dutch artist was perceived as an isolated and unrecognized genius, resistant to rules and increasingly withdrawn from... [Lire la suite]