23 avril 2014

Heir to a fortune: Huguette Clark, pictured in 1930, was notoriously exclusive. New York – Christie's is honored to announce early highlights and international tour dates for the upcoming sales of property from the Clark Family Collection. As one of the nation’s wealthiest men at the turn of the 20th century, William Andrews (W.A.) Clark’s (1839-1925) name is synonymous with American aspiration, having built a successful personal empire in multiple industries, most notably copper mining. His vast wealth allowed him to... [Lire la suite]

Lu Yang (Chinese, born 1984), Wrathful King Kong Core (2011). HD video, color. Courtesy of Beijing Commune ST. PETERSBURG, FLA.- My Generation: Young Chinese Artists is one of the most compelling exhibitions of contemporary art ever presented at the MFA. It looks at the new generation of artists who have emerged in mainland China since 2000, a period marked by increased openness to the West and greater experimentation. The Chinese art scene has exploded with more than 400 galleries and 700 new museums opening in the last four years... [Lire la suite]

Jean Nouvel was born in Fumel in 1945 and studied at the Ecole des Beaux-Arts, Paris. Photo: Dave J Hogan / Getty Images for Gagosian Gallery. I want colored mirrors; they are the key to this story. Some are fixed, others shift, others are angled…sometimes two or three models are in different scales, their meaning is established by the interior. —Jean Nouvel LONDON - Following Jean Nouvel's exhibition of exclusive designs Table au KM and Boite à outils at Gagosian Paris Project Space in 2011, Gagosian... [Lire la suite]

Wassily Kandinsky, Painting with a Red Mark, 1914. Oil on canvas, 51 3/16 × 51 3/16 in.© Centre Pompidou, MNAM-CCI/ Adam Rzepka / Dist.RMN-GP© 2014 Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York / ADAGP, Paris. MILWAUKEE, WIS.- Renowned as a painter, printmaker, watercolorist, theoretician, and Bauhaus teacher, Wassily Kandinsky’s prodigious accomplishments span almost all the major artistic movements of the first half of the twentieth century, a time of experimentation and innovation in art, conducted against the upheavals of a society... [Lire la suite]

    THE BLUE. Estimate CHF19,000,000 – CHF23,000,000 ($21,666,441 - $26,227,797). Price realised CHF 21,445,000. Photo: Christie's Images Ltd 2014. GENEVA.- Christie’s announces the sale of THE BLUE, the largest flawless vivid blue diamond in the world. Weighing 13.22 carats this sensational stone will lead Christie’s auction of Magnificent Jewels to be held in Geneva on 14 May 2014 at the Four Seasons Hotel des Bergues. Just six months earlier, Christie’s Geneva sold THE ORANGE, the largest fancy vivid... [Lire la suite]

Photo Christie’s Images LTD 2014. NEW YORK, NY.- Christie’s will offer an exceptional ceramics collection in Impressions in Clay: Pablo Picasso Ceramics featuring Property from the Estate of Edgar M. Bronfman from May 2nd to May 16th. Following the overwhelming success of previous dedicated Picasso ceramics sales at Christie’s, the sale will be offered exclusively as an online-only auction and features 47 superb works with prices beginning at $1,200. Top lots include Picasso’s Tripod (A.R. 125) (estimate: $50,000-70,000) and a... [Lire la suite]

A red-ground silk jacket with dragon motif, China, late Qing dynasty, Guangxu period. Photo Nagel. Shoulder worn, stained. L. 105 cm. Estimate 1800 € An embroidered red-ground satin silk robe with blue flower design, China, late Qing dynasty, Guangxu period. Photo Nagel. Silk partly discoloured, wear due to age. L. 110 cm. Estimate 600 € Nagel. "Asiatische Kunst". 9.5.2014 - http://www.auction.de/