06 juillet 2018
Rubens, Canova and Turner lead $100 million sale week in London
Harry Dalmeny fielding bids. Courtesy Sotheby's.
LONDON.- This week’s sales concluded today with a combined total of £77.7 million / $102.6 million, with strong results across Old Master and British paintings and drawings, decorative arts, sculptures and antiquities spanning over two millennia. OLD MASTERS EVENING, 4 July • Total up 70% on last December. • Participants spanning four continents, with buying from Asia, Russia and Latin America. • 77.3% of lots sold. • More than half of the lots achieved... [Lire la suite]06 juillet 2018
An aubergine-glazed stand, Qing dynasty, Kangxi period (1662-1722)
Lot 66. An aubergine-glazed stand, Qing dynasty, Kangxi period (1662-1722); 24.5cm., 9 5/8 in. Estimate 80,000-120,000 GBP. Lot sold 115,250 GBP. Photo Sotheby's
of rectangular form with canted corners, the flat top supported on a similarly shaped apron and raised on four animal mask cabriole legs, covered overall with a rich dark aubergine glaze.
Note: A closely related example is illustrated in Kangxi Porcelain Wares from the Shanghai Museum Collection, Shanghai, 1988,... [Lire la suite]06 juillet 2018
Michael Eastman's color photographs of the architecture of Havana on view at the Sheldon Museum of Art
Eastman’s strong sense of color and compositional rigor transport the viewer to the streets and interiors of Havana.
LINCOLN, NE.- Nineteen of Michael Eastman's enveloping color photographs of the majestic architecture of Havana are on view at Sheldon Museum of Art through July 29. Eastman’s strong sense of color and compositional rigor transport the viewer to the streets and interiors of a decaying urban landscape resonant with the stories and echoes of the city’s inhabitants and culture. “Every artist, I... [Lire la suite]