24 juin 2014

Lucio Fontana (1899 - 1968), Concetto Spaziale. Photo Sotheby's signed and titled, oil on canvas, 115.5 by 89cm.; 45 1/2 by 35in. Executed in 1961. Estimate 400,000 — 600,000 GBP Provenance: McRoberts & Tunnard, LondonPrivate Collection, London Sale: Christie’s, London, Contemporary Art, 6 December 1985, Lot 32 Gallery Art Point, Tokyo Private Collection, TokyoAcquired directly from the above by the present owner in 1992 Exhibited: Tokyo, Tama Art University Museum, Lucio Fontana, Spatial Conception, 1990, p. 39, no. 35,... [Lire la suite]

Lucio Fontana (1899 - 1968), Concetto Spaziale. Photo Sotheby's signed; signed and titled on the reverse, oil on canvas, 92 by 74cm.; 36 1/4 by 29 1/8 in. Executed in 1963-64. Estimate 800,000 — 1,200,000 GBP Provenance: Carlo Granata, Turin Sale: Finarte, Milan, 24 June 1980, Lot 88Private Collection, ItalySale: Christie’s, London, Post-War, 25 June 2001, Lot 63Acquired directly from the above by the present owner Exhibited: Milan, Palazzo Reale, Lucio Fontana, 1972, p. 266, no. 177, illustrated Literature: Enrico Crispolti,... [Lire la suite]

A blue and white yen yen vase, Kangxi. Photo Bonhams. The tapered ovoid body surmounted by an elongated cylindrical neck and wide, flared rim, decorated on the upper and lower sections with a fantastic waterway with moored boats and meandering foot paths leading to sequestered dwellings and high peaks, with scholars and attendants traversing the mountain paths, rendered in deep cobalt blue, the recessed foot with double ring. 17 5/8in (44.7cm) high. Estimate US$ 10,000 - 15,000 (€7,300 - 11,000) FINE CHINESE WORKS OF ART, San... [Lire la suite]

A small blue and white baluster vase, Kangxi. Photo Bonhams. Painted with bands of pearls and T-scrolls to either side of the raised string band surrounding the flared neck above Shoulao holding a peach and Liu Hai with his three-legged toad standing below, the lustrous glaze covering all surfaces except the pad of the set-in foot, a double ring in underglaze blue centers the recessed base. 7 3/4in (19.7cm) high. Estimate US$ 4,000 - 6,000 (€2,900 - 4,400) FINE CHINESE WORKS OF ART, San Francisco, 24 Jun... [Lire la suite]

Two blue and white ovoid covered jars, Kangxi. Photo Bonhams. The near pair decorated in gradated hues of deep cobalt blue, surmounted by domical lids displaying two boys holding a wrapped zither (qin) and a lotus leaf, atop shoulders displaying wide and ornate ruyi-lappet bands of vine and lotus motifs above detailed continuous figural tableaux of scholar/officials accompanied by beauties and attendants within elaborate interior and exterior settings, the recessed clear glazed bases unmarked and centered by a double ring. 14in... [Lire la suite]

A blue and white rouleau vase, Kangxi. Photo Bonhams. Painted in graded washes and outlines of cobalt with lotus flowers, bronze-shaped vases and other objects for the scholar's table encircling the tall body and other decorative bands drawn around the cupped rim, the cylindrical neck with its raised string band and the base above the foot, a double ring centering the recessed base and all surfaces except the foot pad covered with glaze. 18 1/8in (46cm) high. Estimate US$ 8,000 - 12,000 (€5,900 - 8,800) FINE CHINESE WORKS OF ART,... [Lire la suite]

A blue and white rouleau vase, Kangxi. Photo Bonhams. The cupped mouth, cylindrical neck and shoulder encircled by delicately drawn bands of key fret, clouds and ruyi patterns, setting off the cylindrical body decorated with cranes flying over a mountainous setting for auspicious deer walking amid ancient pines, all rendered in brilliantly hued washes and outlines of cobalt beneath a lustrous glaze covering all surfaces except the rounded foot ring. 18 1/8in (46cm) high. Estimate US$ 10,000 - 15,000 (€7,300 - 11,000) FINE CHINESE... [Lire la suite]

A unusual blue and white garlic headed bottle, Transitional to Kangxi. Photo Bonhams. Its long, waisted neck and truncated pear-form body painted in cobalt line and wash with the scattered sprigs of bamboo, water weeds, seasonal blossoms and berries separated by rows ascending and descending leaves set between double rings on the exterior walls, the lustrous glaze stopping neatly above the curving edge of the base, unglazed except for an accidental splash visible across a small concave recess at the center. 15 1/4in (38.7cm) high.... [Lire la suite]

Lucio Fontana (1899 - 1968), Concetto Spaziale, Attesa. Photo Sotheby's signed, titled and inscribed Verga, vergone, vergani, vergottini, virgolette on the reverse, waterpaint on canvas 64 by 54cm.; 25 1/8 by 21 1/4 in. Executed in 1966. Estimate 800,000 — 1,000,000 GBP Provenance: Private Collection, MilanSale: Finarte, Milan, 2 December 1971, Lot 28Tonina Bedei, MilanGalleria dei Mille, Bergamo Acquired directly from the above by the present owner circa 1973Literature: Enrico Crispolti, Lucio Fontana, Catalogue... [Lire la suite]

Lucio Fontana (1899 - 1968), Concetto Spaziale, Attesa. Photo Sotheby's signed, titled and inscribed Dovrei andare a Parigi con Crippa on the reverse, waterpaint on canvas, 116 by 89cm.; 45 3/4 by 35in. Executed in 1965. Estimate 2,200,000 — 3,000,000 GBP Provenance: Galleria la Polena, GenoaAcquired directly from the above by the present owner in 1966 Exhibited: Genoa, Galleria la Polena, Lucio Fontana, 1966, n.p., illustrated Literature : Enrico Crispolti, Lucio Fontana, Catalogue Raisonné des Peintures et Environments... [Lire la suite]