16 juin 2019

Claude Monet, The Artist's House Seen from the Rose Garden, 1922–24. Oil on canvas, 31 7/8 x 36 5/8 in. (81 x 93 cm). Musée Marmottan Monet, Paris, Michel Monet Bequest, 1966, inv. 5087. FORT WORTH, TX.- Monet: The Late Years is the first museum exhibition in more than 20 years dedicated to the final phase of Monet’s career. Through approximately 50 paintings, the exhibition traces the evolution of Monet’s practice from 1914, when he embarked on a reinvention of his painting style that led to increasingly bold and abstract... [Lire la suite]

Alberto Giacometti, Walking Man (Version I), 1960, bronze, edition 3/6. Collection Albright-Knox Art Gallery, Buffalo, New York, Gift of Seymour H. Knox, Jr., 1961 © Estate of Alberto Giacometti/SOCAN (2019)/Vancouver Art Gallery VANCOUVER.- The Vancouver Art Gallery presents its headline exhibition this summer, Alberto Giacometti: A Line Through Time from June 16 to September 29, 2019. This wide-ranging exhibition of paintings, sculptures, drawings and lithographs by Alberto Giacometti (1901-1966)... [Lire la suite]

Lot 26. A large celadon-glazed ovoid 'landscape' carved vase, 18th century; 52.5cm (20 3/4in) high. Sold for £ 7,500 (€ 8,418). © Bonhams. Carved around the body to depict a continuous landscape scene, comprising a large pavilion complex with multiple courtyards amongst mountains interspersed with smaller pavilions and figures, next to a harbour with narrow fishing boats, all covered in an even pale green glaze.  Property from the collection of Jacques and Galila Hollander. Note: A large 18th century... [Lire la suite]

Lot 18. A Longquan celadon-glazed pear-shaped vase, 18th-19th century; 27.7cm (11in) high. Sold for £ 9,375 (€ 10,522). © Bonhams. The vase with bulbous body tapering to a tall slender neck and raised on a slightly spreading circular foot, the exterior and base all covered with an even-toned soft pale green glaze, reaching into the interior of the neck and stopping at the dark grey foot. Provenance: Lieutenant-Colonel W.B.R. Neave-Hill (1912-2000) and thence by descent.(remains of N-H Label).  ... [Lire la suite]

LOS ANGELES, CA.- The Los Angeles County Museum of Art presents Beyond Line: The Art of Korean Writing, the first major U.S. survey to examine the history of Korean calligraphy. Beyond Line explores the role of calligraphy in Korean society by looking at the lives and legacies of writers from prehistory until the present day, a narrative spanning nearly 2,000 years. Featuring nearly 90 works, the exhibition focuses on the people—royalty, scholars, diplomats, monks, and artists—who produced calligraphic works in a variety... [Lire la suite]