27 mars 2013
Spring auctions at Koller Zurich: A re-discovered early work by Guido Reni sells for CHF 1.2 million
Guido Reni (Calvenzano 1575-1642 Bologna), The Assumption. Oil on copper. 58x44.4 cm. Sold for CHF 1.22 Million.
ZURICH.- At the spring auctions at Koller Zurich an early work by the Italian artist Guido Reni which had languished unrecognised for over 40 years in a Swiss private collection was sold for CHF 1.2 million. Of the 17 Old Master paintings which had adorned the Potsdam villa of the fashion designer Wolfgang Joop, 14 found new owners. The top lot was a Renaissance work by the 15th century Master of Frankfurt entitled... [Lire la suite]27 mars 2013
Ringling Museum of Art announces acquisition of rare painting by Rubens' Master
Otto van Veen (1556-1629), The Adoration of the Shepherds, circa 1600.
SARASOTA, FL.- The John and Mable Ringling Museum of Art today announced its acquisition of the Adoration of the Shepherds by Otto van Veen (1556-1629). The oil on copper painting (34 ½ x 28 7/8 in.) is believed to have been created ca. 1600. Van Veen was one of the masters of Peter Paul Rubens, the Flemish Baroque artist. Rubens’ large canvases related to his Triumph of the Eucharist tapestry series represent the anchors of the Ringling Museum’s collection of... [Lire la suite]27 mars 2013
From coral to floral: Bonhams Spring Salon Jewelry Sale achieves strong results
Three unmounted colored diamonds, comprising: a pear brilliant-cut fancy vivid pink diamond, weighing 0.21 carat, an oval brilliant-cut fancy pinkish-purple diamond, weighing 0.26 carat, and a cushion-cut pink purple diamond, weighing 0.39 carat. Sold for $11,250; EST. $1,800 - 2,500. Images: Courtesy of Bonhams.
SAN FRANCISCO, CA.- Leading the quarterly Salon Jewelry & Watches auction at Bonhams, March 25 in San Francisco, was a coral graduated three-strand necklace that flew past its estimate of $6,000-8,000 to achieve... [Lire la suite]