26 novembre 2017

Jan Davidsz. de Heem, Still life with fruit, c. 1640-1650, oil on canvas, 67.3 × 79.8 cm, inscribed in brown paint u.r.: J. D. de Heem f (dot above f), Felton Bequest, 1935 © National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne From the 1640s, de Heem was the most important and influential still-life painter in the Netherlands. This painting belongs to an iconographic type invented by him: the pronkstilleven, or sumptuous still life. This popular type of painting enlivened rooms of many Netherlandish homes. De Heem’s technical brilliance... [Lire la suite]

Jan Davidsz de Heem (Dutch, 1606 - 1684), Vase of Flowers, c. 1660, oil on canvas, overall: 69.6 x 56.5 cm (27 3/8 x 22 1/4 in.); framed: 90.1 x 77.8 cm (35 1/2 x 30 5/8 in.), Andrew W. Mellon Fund, 1961.6.1 © 2017 National Gallery of Art The Dutch and Flemish took extraordinary delight in depictions of the natural world as an expression of God’s everlasting blessing. The flower paintings of Jan Davidsz de Heem celebrate the beauty of flora while at the same time exemplifying the concept of Ars longa, vita brevis  (art is... [Lire la suite]

Jan Davidsz de Heem (Dutch, Utrecht 1606–1683/84 Antwerp), Still Life with a Glass and Oysters, ca. 1640. Oil on wood, 9 7/8 x 7 1/2 in. (25.1 x 19.1 cm). Purchase, 1871, 71.78 © The Metropolitan Museum of Art.  De Heem's earliest paintings are precocious fruit pieces produced in his native Utrecht under the influence of Balthasar van der Ast. He moved to Leiden about 1626 and to Antwerp ten years later. This panel of about 1640 is a simple paean to bacchic pleasure, and to textures and light. Jan... [Lire la suite]

Jan Davidsz de Heem, Self Portrait, 1630-1650, oil on panel, h 24 cm × w 19 cm, signature: ‘J D Heem’. Purchased with the support of the Vereniging Rembrandt, SK-A-2396 © Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Jan Davidsz. de Heem (1606-1683/1684) grew up in Utrecht, where he was apprenticed to floral still-life artist Balthasar van der Ast. In 1626, he moved to Leiden, where he painted monochrome still lifes employing one or at most two tints. His subjects were mainly musical instruments and books. De Heem moved to Antwerp after 1631. Here his... [Lire la suite]

Lot 1996. An unusual jadeite and gold pen. Estimate HKD 1,800,000 - HKD 2,800,000 (US$230,000-350,000). © Christie's Images Ltd 2017 The top set with a carved jadeite, to the ballpoint pen, mounted in gold, rod approximately 88.0 x 12.8 x 10.1 mm, pen 15.7 cm. Accompanied by report no. KJ96926 dated 19 October 2017 from the Hong Kong Jade & Stone Laboratory stating that the carving is natural colour Fei Cui (Jadeite Jade) without any resin. Christie's. Hong Kong Magnificent Jewels... [Lire la suite]

Lot 1995. A curved rectangular jadeite plaque and diamond ring. Estimate HKD 1,800,000 - HKD 2,800,000 (US$230,000-350,000). © Christie's Images Ltd 2017 Set with a curved rectangular jadeite plaque, to the circular-cut diamond gallery and half-hoop, mounted in gold, plaque approximately 25.5 x 14.1 x 8.7 mm, ring size 6. Accompanied by report no. KJ96948 dated 19 October 2017 from the Hong Kong Jade & Stone Laboratory stating that the plaque is natural colour Fei Cui (Jadeite Jade) without any resin. ... [Lire la suite]

Lot 2044. A double-strand jadeite, seed pearl and diamond necklace. Estimate HKD 800,000 - HKD 1,200,000 (US$100,000-150,000). © Christie's Images Ltd 2017 Composed of one hundred and eight graduated jadeite beads, measuring approximately 4.1 to 10.2 mm, spaced by seed pearls, to the pear-shaped jadeite cabochon and diamond foliate clasps, mounted in platinum, necklace 52.0 cm. Accompanied by report no. KJ96986(1-3) dated 23 October 2017 from the Hong Kong Jade & Stone Laboratory stating that the beads... [Lire la suite]

Lot 2074. An oval jadeite cabochon and diamond necklace. Estimate HKD 5,000,000 - HKD 8,000,000 (US$650,000-1,000,000). © Christie's Images Ltd 2017 Set with twelve oval jadeite cabochons, alternating with oval-shaped diamonds, mounted in gold, largest cabochon approximately 16.4 x 11.7 x 5.7 mm, necklace 41.0 cm. Accompanied by report no. KJ96752(1-3) dated 6 October 2017 from the Hong Kong Jade & Stone Laboratory stating that the cabochons are natural colour Fei Cui (Jadeite Jade) without any... [Lire la suite]

Lot 2075. An oval jadeite cabochon and diamond bracelet. Estimate HKD 5,000,000 - HKD 8,000,000 (US$650,000-1,000,000). © Christie's Images Ltd 2017 The front set with five oval jadeite cabochons, alternating with circular-cut diamonds, joined to the similarly-cut diamond links, mounted in gold, largest cabochon approximately 14.7 x 12.7 x 6.4 mm, bracelet 17.8 cm. Accompanied by reports nos. KJ96950(1-3) dated 19 October 2017 from the Hong Kong Jade & Stone Laboratory stating that the cabochons are... [Lire la suite]

Lot 1886. An oval jadeite cabochon and diamond ring. Estimate HKD 300,000 - HKD 500,000 (US$40,000-65,000). © Christie's Images Ltd 2017 Set with an oval jadeite cabochon, flanked by pear-shaped diamonds, to the circular-cut diamond bifurcated half-hoop, mounted in gold, cabochon approximately 18.7 x 12.8 x 7.4 mm, ring size 5½. Accompanied by report no. KJ96717 dated 6 October 2017 from the Hong Kong Jade & Stone Laboratory stating that the cabochon is natural colour Fei Cui (Jadeite Jade) without any... [Lire la suite]