6 juillet 2015

Fulco di VERDURA, Emerald ‘Scarf’ Necklace. VERDURA JEWELLERY at Masterpiece London 2015, stand A7. Fulco di VERDURA, “Theodora” Cuffs - 75th Anniversary Limited Edition. VERDURA JEWELLERY at Masterpiece London 2015, stand A7. Fulco di VERDURA, Sapphire Necklace. Cabochon Ceylon sapphire, diamond, platinum and gold. VERDURA JEWELLERY at Masterpiece London 2015, stand A7. Fulco di VERDURA, 'Stardust' Cluster Earclips. Moonstone, diamond and platinum. VERDURA JEWELLERY at... [Lire la suite]

Bas Meeuws, Untitled (#19), 2010. C-Print on Dibond behind acrylic © Bas Meeuws Bas Meeuws (Dutch, born 1974) is a young and passionate photographer. Since 2010, he has dedicated himself to rejuvenating the traditional and very Dutch genre of flower still life painting through the modern medium of digital photography. With his works, Meeuws intends to add real and timeless beauty to everyday life. Delight and bliss, these are the things which he is after. And indeed, the splendid beauty of his works is... [Lire la suite]

Affiche de l'exposition © 2015 Musée d'ethnographie, Genève.  GENEVE - Du 9 septembre 2015 au 10 janvier 2016, le Musée d’ethnographie de Genève (MEG) présente une nouvelle exposition temporaire sur le japonisme bouddhique. L’exposition révèle la passion de nombreux Européens pour le bouddhisme nippon et son art, survenue à la suite de l’ouverture du Japon sur le Monde en 1854. Elle montre l’influence de la culture japonaise et de ses courants de pensée sur les mouvements artistiques européens de la fin du 19e siècle et... [Lire la suite]

Adriaen Coorte, Still Life with a Bundle of Asparagus, Red Cherries and a Butterfly, c. 1693 – 1695. Oil on paper on wood, 25.6 x 19.8 cm. Private collection © 2015 Kunsthaus Zürich ZURICH - From 28 August to 29 November 2015, the Kunsthaus Zürich presents an exhibition combining 40 works of 17th-century Dutch painting from a private Zurich collection with selected pieces from its own important holdings: cheerful genre scenes, magnificent still lifes and masterfully composed landscapes by Jan Brueghel the... [Lire la suite]

Unique gold headband by the Italian painter, Pietro Annigoni, c. 1955. Didier Ltd at Masterpiece London 2015, stand A15. 18ct gold headband, the shaped ribbon decorated in repousse with in the centre a gorgon's head with green garnet eyes, to the left a fish and a scallop shell and to the right, a bud and flower spray.  "Testa di Edipo", 1967. Didier Ltd at Masterpiece London 2015, stand A15. Medallion cast in 18ct gold with a stylised bearded face of Oedipus, with a pierced hole in the centre of his... [Lire la suite]

Hiram Powers ( Woodstock, Vermont 1805 - Florence, Italy 1873), Greek Slave, 1841-1843, plaster, 66 3/8 x 21 1/2 x 18 3/8 in. (168.6 x 54.6 x 46.6 cm). Smithsonian American Art Museum. Museum purchase in memory of Ralph Cross Johnson, 1968.155.8. WASHINGTON, DC.- This one-gallery exhibition reveals the inner workings of the studio of Hiram Powers (1805–1873), who was among the most innovative sculptors of the nineteenth century, eagerly adapting long-standing sculpture traditions to new technologies of his age. The... [Lire la suite]

Gustav Klimt, Medicine (Detail: Hygieia), 1900-07 (detail). Oil on canvas, Collotype © Belvedere, Vienna. VIENNA.- During the boom years of the Gründerzeit, a profusion of palaces and grand public buildings was built around Vienna’s magnificent boulevard, the Ringstrasse. In summer 2015, the Belvedere’s exhibition Klimt and the Ringstrasse – A Showcase of Grandeur focuses on the charismatic Ringstrasse painters who shaped their era. Starting with the oeuvre of the “painter prince” Hans Makart, the exhibition traces... [Lire la suite]

An important and excessively rare Collar Chain and Badge of the Order of the Orchid Blossom. Estimate: S$160,000 – 200,000. SINGAPORE.- The Spink team have completed the annual Singapore auction catalogue just in time for Singapore to celebrate its 50th anniversary. The sale contains a number of extremely exceptional numismatic items from South East Asia and takes place during the long awaited World Stamp Exhibition, of which Spink are the official auctioneer and key sponsor. Amongst the medals portion of the sale is one... [Lire la suite]

Jean-Etienne Liotard, Self-Portrait Laughing, c.1770. Geneva Musee d'Art et d'Histoire. EDINBURGH.- Rarely-seen breathtakingly candid portraits by one of the most sophisticated, witty and innovative artists of the eighteenth century are on show in a major new exhibition at the Scottish National Gallery this summer. Although now largely unknown in Britain, Jean-Étienne Liotard (1702-89) was a much-celebrated figure in the age of Mozart and Casanova. An adventurous traveller, who was hugely skilled both as an artist... [Lire la suite]