11 octobre 2013

Egon Schiele (1890 ˗ 1918), Portrait of Albert Paris von Gütersloh, 1918. Oil on canvas, 140 x 110.3 cm © The Minneapolis Institute of Arts, Minnesota. Gift of the P. D McMillan Land Company LONDON .- This autumn, the National Gallery presents the UK’s first major exhibition devoted to the portrait in Vienna - Facing the Modern: The Portrait in Vienna 1900.  Portraiture is closely identified with the distinctive flourishing of modern art in the Austrian capital during its famed fin-de-siècle: artists worked to the demands of... [Lire la suite]

Willem de Kooning, Untitled V, 1975, 70 x 80 in, est. $25/35 million. Photo: Sotheby's.  NEW YORK, NY.- On 13 November 2013 Sotheby’s New York will present Untitled V by Willem de Kooning as a major highlight of the Contemporary Art Evening Sale. The work dates from the critical year of 1975 and is the prime example from the watershed period when de Kooning returned to painting after a period in which he focused on sculpture. Having not been seen in public since 1980, Untitled V goes on view for the first time in over 30 years... [Lire la suite]

Two eighteen karat gold and sapphire pill boxes, Jean Schlumberger, Tiffany & Co. Photo courtesy Bonhams.  comprising a textured and rigged melon, enhanced by sapphire cabochon ends, and a stylized textured and polished gold gourd; each signed Tiffany for Tiffany & Co., Schlumberger; gross weight approximately: 53.0 grams; lengths: 1 1/2in. and 1in. respectively. Estimate: US$ 1,800 - 2,500 (€1,300 - 1,800) (£1,100 - 1,600) Bonhams. Fine Jewelry. October 17th, 2013. New... [Lire la suite]

  An eighteen karat gold locket and pill box, Jean Schlumberger, Tiffany & Co. Photo courtesy Bonhams  the locket designed as a textured bean pod; with polished bail, and a pill box, designed as a textured berries, with polished winding stems; signed Tiffany for Tiffany & Co., Schlumberger; gross weight approximately: 38.3 grams; pendant length: 2 1/2in.; pill box length: 1 1/2in. Estimate: US$ 1,500 - 2,500 (€1,100 - 1,800) (£940 - 1,600) Bonhams. Fine Jewelry. October 17th, 2013. New... [Lire la suite]

A fine celadon-glazed 'Lingzhi' ink palette, seal mark and period of Qianlong.  modelled in the form of a lingzhi and a small attendant fungus attached to a foliate stalk, with a shallow depression above forming the ink pool, applied overall with a pale sea-green glaze thinning to white towards the edges, the base inscribed in underglaze blue with a six-character seal mark written in a horizontal line within six tiny spur marks; 11.2 cm., 4 3/8  in. Estimation... [Lire la suite]

A fine and rare celadon-glazed shell-shaped brush washer, Seal mark and period of Qianlong. Photo: Sotheby's. modelled as a conch shell, with stepped layers forming the spiralling cone shape, dressed overall in an even caesius-coloured glaze suffused with a fine mist of bubbles, the underside inscribed in underglaze blue with a four-character seal mark encircled by seven tiny spur marks, associated wood stand; 11 cm. 4 1/4  in. Estimation 120,000 -- 150,000 HKD... [Lire la suite]

A peridot and diamond 'seahorse' brooch, Jean Schlumberger, Tiffany & Co., French. Photo courtesy Bonhams.  designed as a seahorse set with circular-cut peridot, accentuated by round brilliant-cut diamonds and a circular-cut ruby eye; signed Tiffany for Tiffany & Co., Schlumberger, made in France, with French maker's mark and assay mark; mounted in eighteen karat gold; length: 3 1/2in. Estimate: US$ 8,000 - 12,000 (€5,900 - 8,900) (£5,000 - 7,500) Bonhams. Fine Jewelry. October 17th, 2013. New... [Lire la suite]

A green tourmaline, turquoise and diamond 'salamander' brooch, Jean Schlumberger, Tiffany & Co. Photo courtesy Bonhams.  the textured gold body enhanced by rectangular-cut green tourmalines, with circular-cut diamond feet and cabochon turquoise eyes, extending a polished gold tongue; signed Tiffany for Tiffany & Co., Schlumberger; mounted in eighteen karat gold and platinum; length: 2 3/8in. Estimate: US$ 5,000 - 7,000 (€3,700 - 5,200) (£3,100 - 4,400) Bonhams. Fine Jewelry. October 17th,... [Lire la suite]

Works of art by British artist Damien Hirst, including "For the Love of God" (2007) in the foreground. Photo: Damien Hirst and Science Ltd.  DOHA (AFP).- Qatar unveiled 14 massive bronze sculptures by British artist Damien Hirst charting the gestation of a human being from conception to birth. The "Miraculous Journey" statues were uncovered for a day this week outside the Sidra Medical and Research Centre, still under construction on the outskirts of Doha. They were put back under wraps until January 14 to "protect them... [Lire la suite]