20 juillet 2020
A pair of blue and white floral bowls, Marks and period of Yongzheng (1723-1735)
Lot 3605. A pair of blue and white floral bowls, Marks and period of Yongzheng (1723-1735); 12 cm, 4 3/4 in. Estimate 300,000 — 400,000 HKD. Lot sold 400,000 HKD. Courtesy Sotheby's.
each with deep rounded sides rising from a straight foot to a gently flared rim, the exterior painted in varying tones of cobalt blue with a composite floral scroll bearing varying blooms, each borne on an undulating leafy scroll, all above a frieze of interlocking ruyi heads accentuated with... [Lire la suite]20 juillet 2020
A rare doucai and iron-red 'Dragon' dish, Mark and period of Kangxi (1662-1722)
Lot 3604. A rare doucai and iron-red 'Dragon' dish, Mark and period of Kangxi (1662-1722); 21.2 cm, 8 3/8 in. Estimate 250,000 — 300,000 HKD. Lot sold 525,000 HKD. Courtesy Sotheby's.
powerfully painted to the interior with a ferocious five-clawed dragon in iron red, its muscular limbs stretched to reach for a flaming pearl, the fierce creature leaping from tumultuous swirling waves crashing on rocks enamelled in various shades of green, the scaly sinuous body partially obscured by... [Lire la suite]20 juillet 2020
A rare underglaze-red and famille-verte 'rose' vase, Mark and period of Kangxi (1662-1722)
Lot 3603. A rare underglaze-red and famille-verte 'rose' vase, Mark and period of Kangxi (1662-1722); h. 8.3 cm, 3 1/4 in. Estimate 1,500,000 — 2,000,000 HKD. Lot sold 1,875,000 HKD. Courtesy Sotheby's.
the well-rounded ovoid body tapering to a short lipped mouthrim, elegantly decorated with two rose sprays rising from the base, each with a large bloom and bud in a soft pinkish underglaze red, borne on leafy branches with foliage enamelled in green and outlined in black, the recessed base with an... [Lire la suite]20 juillet 2020
Exceptional collection of Post-Impressionist art on view in Canada for the first time
Paul Signac (1863-1935), Sainte-Anne (Saint-Tropez), 1903, oil on canvas. Private collection.
MONTREAL.- The Montreal Museum of Fine Arts invites visitors on a journey to the artistic effervescence of France at the turn of the 20th century with its exhibition Paris in the Days of Post-Impressionism: Signac and the Indépendants. Through over 500 works from an outstanding private collection, including the largest set of works by Paul Signac, the public will discover a magnificent body of paintings and graphic... [Lire la suite]