8 juillet 2020

Two sketches by the Spanish master Murillo (1618-1682) – Saint Peter receiving the Key, and The Baptism of Christ – were the highlights of Bonhams July Old Masters Sale at New Bond Street. Sold as one lot, they achieved £100,063, having been estimated at £60,000-80,000. The sale made at total of £1,795,000 with 64% sold by lot, and 71% by value. Bonhams Group Head of Pictures Caroline Oliphant commented: "The sale was designed to appeal to a wide range of tastes and we are pleased that so many... [Lire la suite]

Lot 22. Henry Moore (1898-1986), Two Piece Sculpture No. 7: Pipe, inscribed 'Moore 6/9' (on the base), bronze, 37 in (94 cm) (length). Conceived in 1966. Estimate US$550,000 - $800,000. Sold for $620,075 (€ 549,224) © The Henry Moore Foundation. All Rights Reserved, DACS 2020 / www.henry-moore.org NEW YORK, NY.- Two Piece Sculpture No. 7: Pipe, a masterwork by British sculptor Henry Moore (1898-1986) sold for $602,075 at Bonhams Impressionist & Modern Art sale on July 7 in New... [Lire la suite]

LONDON.- Christie’s announced The Collector sale taking place live on 15 July, offering a wide array of the finest European and English furniture, works of art, ceramics, silver and gold boxes spanning the 17th Century to the end of the 19th Century. The sale comprises 253 lots featuring some of the greatest designers and makers of their time including Jacques Dubois, François Rémond, Gioacchino Barberi, François Linke, Christofle, Marsh and Tatham amongst others. This season Christie’s partnered with Kit Kemp, Founder... [Lire la suite]

Gabriele Münter, Griesbrau. Obere Hauptstrasse in Murnau, 1908. Oil on cardboard, 33 x 41 cm. Inv. G 2020.2. Art museum Basel - purchase. Photo: Kunstmuseum Basel. Albert Marquet, Bords de la Seine à Paris en hiver, vue de l'atelier du peintre, around 1924. Oil on canvas, 60 x 73 cm. Inv. Dep 145. Private collection. Photo: Private collection. BASEL.- The Kunstmuseum Basel announced that seven outstanding works of art, mainly by... [Lire la suite]