15 février 2019

Lot 21. Gerhard Richter (b. 1932), Abstraktes Bild, oil on canvas, 180 by 180 cm. 70 7/8 by 70 7/8 in. Estimate £6,000,000 - £8,000,000. Courtesy Sotheby's 2019.  Provenance: Marian Goodman Gallery, New York Acquired from the above by the present owner. Exhibited: New York, Marian Goodman Gallery, Gerhard Richter: Abstract Paintings, November 2009 - January 2010, no. 46, illustrated in colour. Literature: Christian Lotz, The Art of Gerhard Richter. Hermeneutics, Images,... [Lire la suite]

A battle on water - decorative patterns on a bronze jar dating back to Warring State Period (475 BC – 221 BC) A battle around a city wall - decorative patterns on a bronze jar dating back to Warring State Period (475 BC – 221 BC) Time for martial exercise by practicing archery - decorative patterns on a bronze jar dating back to Warring State Period (475 BC – 221 BC) Go hunting - decorative patterns on a bronze jar dating back to Warring State Period (475 BC – 221 BC) Harvest season in an orchard - decorative patterns on... [Lire la suite]

Left to right: Qing dynasty 1644–1911, Meat-shaped stone; Ming dynasty 1368–1644, Portrait of the Hongzhi Emperor. The National Palace Museum, Taipei. Photos: © National Palace Museum, Taipei SYDNEY.- The Art Gallery of New South Wales is presenting Heaven and earth in Chinese art: treasures from the National Palace Museum, Taipei. The exhibition is a rare opportunity to encounter some of the highest artistic achievements in Chinese history. Featuring 87 masterworks the exhibition explores the... [Lire la suite]

Chinese Dragon carved bricks, Southern Dynasties (5th-6th century), Changzhou Museum, Jiangsu province. Chinese Mythical Beast carved bricks, Southern Dynasties (5th-6th century), Changzhou Museum, Jiangsu province. Chinese Mythical Beast (dragon?) carved bricks, Southern Dynasties (5th-6th century), Changzhou Museum, Jiangsu province. Chinese Mythical Apsara? carved bricks, Southern Dynasties (5th-6th century), Changzhou Museum, Jiangsu province. Chinese Mythical Beast (Unicorn) carved bricks, Southern Dynasties... [Lire la suite]

Tower of Babel,  from the book Turris Babel (Tower of Babel, 1679), written by German Jesuit scholar and polymath Athanasius Kircher, with illustrations engraved by C. Decker, a German craftsman. © Bodleian Libraries, University of Oxford OXFORD.- Babel: Adventures in Translation, a new exhibition at the Bodleian Libraries, explores the power of translation from the ancient myth of the Tower of Babel to the challenges of modern-day multicultural Britain in light of Brexit. Featuring a stunning range of... [Lire la suite]