4 mars 2014

William Hogarth, The Beggar’s Opera II, 1728. Oil on canvas, signed, 47 x 54.6 cm, courtesy of The Fine Art Society. LONDON.- The Fine Art Society will present The Beggar’s Opera II by William Hogarth (1697-1764), one of the artist’s first works in oil, and one of the earliest paintings ever to depict an English stage performance. Hogarth paintings are very rare and no work of this importance has appeared on the market for many years.  Created during the important transition in Hogarth’s career as he progressed from graphic... [Lire la suite]

  Andy Paiko Nautilus Collection © 2014 Andy Paiko Glass   Andy Paiko Glass Collection. © 2014 Andy Paiko Glass Andy Paiko Hourglass © 2014 Andy Paiko Glass This is a color photo... The sand in this large hourglass is a luminescent/reflective black color... Andy Paiko Spine jar © 2014 Andy Paiko Glass a full coyote spine... canis latrans. Andy Paiko Spine jar © 2014 Andy Paiko Glass This is a deer spine. The vessel is about 48" tall. It is hand-etched with an entry regarding one's CHARACTER and... [Lire la suite]

Danish, 2009. By Steffen Dam (b.1961) The delicate glass models of jellyfish are encased by and incorporated into glass tubes, giving the appearance of study specimens.heights 20 to 23 cm (8 to 9 in)Each jellyfish is made individually using a wide range of specialist glass making skills. The artist's creative ability together with this mastery of his craft has produced these exquisite and unique creatures.Steffen Dam, precise and analytical, spent the first ten years mastering his craft; blowing, casting and grinding,... [Lire la suite]

Lokapala, Tang Dynasty, 618-906, Sancai glazed pottery, 35 ½ x 15 x 7, Gift of Fred and Jane Brooks, Bruce Museum Collection, 2013.15.01 GREENWICH, CONN.- The Bruce Museum of Greenwich Connecticut announced the gift of six Tang Dynasty ceramics from the collection of Fred and Jane Brooks of Greenwich. This generous gift and the promise of additional donations from the collection establish the Bruce as an important center for the collecting and study of Chinese antiquities.  Highlights of the gift include a dramatically... [Lire la suite]