26 juin 2017

Lot 21. Willem Van Aelst (Utrecht 1625 ou 1626 - Amsterdam vers 1683), Nature morte aux pêches, raisins et aux fleurs avec un escargot et papillon. Toile, 65 x 54 cm. Signée et datée en haut à droite : … VAelst 1671. Estimation : 25 000 € / 30 000 €. Photo Millon et Associés Restaurations anciennes Exposition : Maîtres Anciens et hollandais collection Galerie Baszanger Genève 28 avril au 29 juillet 194, Musée des Beaux Arts Neuchâtel, n° 1, repr. Catalogue (Willemn Van... [Lire la suite]

Johnson Hartig, American, born 1962; for Libertine, “Ensemble” (detail), Fall/Winter 2009-10; Los Angeles County Museum of Art, gift of Johnson Hartig. Photo © Museum Associates/LACMA. SAINT LOUIS, MO.- The Saint Louis Art Museum is presenting Reigning Men: Fashion in Menswear, 1715–2015, an exhibition that celebrates a rich history of restraint and resplendence in menswear. The ticketed exhibition is on view from June 25 through Sept. 17. Featuring more than 150 looks, Reigning Men traces cultural influences over... [Lire la suite]

Saint John the Baptist, c. 1500. Attributed to Jan Crocq (Netherlandish, Antwerp, active at the Court of René II, Duke of Lorraine, at Nancy and Bar-le-Duc, 1486–1510). Limestone; 163 x 59 x 40 cm (64 1/4 x 23 3/8 x 15 3/4 in). The Cleveland Museum of Art. CLEVELAND, OH.- The Cleveland Museum of Art’s recent acquisitions include a medieval limestone sculpture of Saint John the Baptist by Jan Crocq, six Pre-Columbian objects from the South American Andes, three Japanese Edo period porcelain dishes, and a monumental photograph... [Lire la suite]

Lot 1. Magdalene Odundo, 1993. Height 15 5/8 in. 39.5 cm. Estimate 10,000 — 15,000 USD. Lot sold 33,750 USD. Photo: Sotheby's. rising from a small circular bottom, the spherical body surmounted by a cylindrical neck with two rings to the sides leading to a horizontally flaring end; 'Odundo 1993' engraved on bottom; fine polished and carbonized surface. Provenance: Anthony Slayter-Ralph Fine Art, Santa BarbaraAcquired from the above, ca. 1994 Literature: Anthony Slayter-Ralph... [Lire la suite]

Lot 64. Magdalene Odundo (born Nairobi, 1950), Untitled (Anthropomorphic Sculpture), 1991, signed and dated under foot: Odundo 1991.. Height: 16 7/8 (42.9 cm).  Estimate 40,000 -- 60,000 USD. Lot sold 134,500 USD. Photo: Sotheby's. Provenance: Anthony Ralph Gallery, New YorkWerner Muensterberger, New York, acquired from the above on April 25, 1991 Exhibited: Anthony Ralph Gallery, New York, Magdalene Odundo, 1991 Note: Much of Kenyan born (1950, Nairobi) Magdalene Odundo's... [Lire la suite]

Lot 38. Magdalene Odundo, Untitled, 1999, signed on underside of foot: "Odundo 1999". Height: 15 inches (38.1 cm). Estimate 15,000 — 25,000 USD. Lot sold 17,500 USD. Photo: Sotheby's. Provenance: Private English Collection, acquired directly from the artist By descent to the present owner Sotheby's. African, Oceanic and Pre-Columbian Art, New York, 16 May 2013

Lot 37. Magdalene Odundo, Untitled, 1990, signed on underside of foot: "Odundo 1990". Height: 13 7/8 inches (35.2 cm). Estimate 20,000 — 30,000 USD. Lot sold 34,375 USD. Photo: Sotheby's. Provenance: Private English Collection, acquired directly from the artistBy descent to the present owner Note: Much of Kenyan-born (1950, Nairobi) Magdalene Odundo's inspiration is drawn from the ceramic tradition of her roots on the Ugandan/Kenyan border.  In keeping with modern sculptors (such as Brancusi and Arp)... [Lire la suite]

Lot 1. Magdalene Odundo (n. 1950), Sans Titre, 1994; Signé et daté "Odundo 1994", haut. 50,5 cm (19 7/8 in). Estimate 35,000 — 50,000 €. Lot sold 195,000 €. Photo: Sotheby's. Provenance: Collection privée, acquis en 1994 Exhibited: 's-Hertogenbosch, Het Kruithuis, Stedelijk Museum voor Hedendaagse Kunst, Magdalene Odundo, 1994 Literature: Joris, Picton et al., Magdalene Odundo, 1994, p. 65, n° 33 Note: "Si nous étiquetions Magdalene Odundo et ses œuvres comme "africaines" - ce qu'elles sont -... [Lire la suite]

Lot 97. Magdalene Odundo, Vase, 1982, glazed ceramic, signed Odundo, 24.1 H cm. (9 1/2 in.). Estimate 2,500 — 3,500 GBP. Lot sold 11,875 GBP. Photo: Sotheby's. Provenance: Rosenthal Studio-Haus, HamburgPrivate Collection, 1982Acquired from the above by the present owner Exhibited: Hamburg and London, Rosenthal Studio Haus, Solo Exhibition, 1982-1983 Note: This lot was exhibited very soon after Odundo's Royal College of Art Show.  An early production with a subdued form, this work demonstrates the core form... [Lire la suite]

Lot 289. Magdalene Odundo (born Nairobi, 1950), Untitled, 1991, signed under the foot: Odundo 1991. Height: 17 1/2 in (44.5 cm). Estimate 40,000 — 60,000 USD. Lot sold 50,000 USD. Photo: Sotheby's. Provenance: Nancy Margolis, New York, acquired from the artistDr. David V. Becker, New York, acquired from the above in the early 1990s Note: Much of Kenyan born (1950, Nairobi) Magdalene Odundo's inspiration is drawn from the ceramic tradition of her roots on the Ugandan/Kenyan border. In keeping with modern sculptors... [Lire la suite]