5 octobre 2020

Gerhard Richter, Eis, 1981, Ruth McLoughlin Collection, Monaco © Gerhard Richter 2020 The Bank Austria Kunstforum Wien is dedicating the major autumn exhibition 2020 to an artist who has only rarely been a guest in the Austrian capital to date: Gerhard Richter (born 1932 in Dresden), who is considered the most important living painter internationally, will be an extensive one at the Kunstforum Show a retrospective of his landscape paintings. It is the first exhibition in the world to fully illuminate this genre. In... [Lire la suite]

Lot 123. A white jade 'mandarin duck' comb-back, Tang – Five Dynasties (618-960); 9.4 cm, 3 ⅝ in. Estimate: 60,000 - 80,000 HKD. Courtesy Sotheby's. worked from a translucent white stone and delicately incised on both sides with a pair of mandarin ducks flanking three lotus blooms. Property from the Hei-Chi Collection. Literature: Jiang Tao and Liu Yunhui, Jades from Hei-Chi Collection II, Beijing, 2012, p. 107. Sotheby's. Monochrome II, 9 October 2020, Hong Kong ... [Lire la suite]

Lot 115. A turquoise rectangular Sarira box and cover, Tang – Five Dynasties (618-960); 7.9 cm, 3 ⅛ in. Estimate: 80,000 - 100,000 HKD. Courtesy Sotheby's. of trapezoidal form, the cover and sides of the box carved with a corresponding pattern of concentric diamonds, the sides further embellished with blue semi-precious stones, all resting on a constricted foot along the lower edge. Property from the Hei-Chi Collection. Literature: Jiang Tao and Liu Yunhui, Jades from Hei-Chi... [Lire la suite]

Lot 48. A finely carved limestone figure of Shakyamuni Buddha, Tang dynasty (AD 618-907); 39 cm, 15 ⅜ in. Estimate: 1,000,000 - 1,500,000 HKD. Courtesy Sotheby's. carved seated with the right hand held in bhumisparsha mudra, portrayed dressed in a traditional style Indian garment draped over the shoulders and partially exposing the chest, the textiles depicted cascading in folds, all below the serene facial expression flanked by a pair of pendulous earlobes, wood stand. ... [Lire la suite]

Lot 39. A gilt-bronze figure of Avalokiteshvara, Tang dynasty (AD 618-907); 11.5 cm, 4 ½ in. Estimate: 300,000 - 400,000 HKD HKD. Courtesy Sotheby's. finely cast standing in tribhanga and portrayed with the left elbow bent and holding a long willow stem in his left hand and a vase of amrita in the right, adorned with a headdress containing an image of Amitabha and elaborate jewllery, stand. Provenance: Christian Deydier Oriental Bronzes Ltd, London, 26th... [Lire la suite]

Lot 32. A rare and large engraved silver ladle, Tang dynasty (AD 618-907); 26.8 cm, 10 ½ in. Estimate: 400,000 - 600,000 HKD. Courtesy Sotheby's. the deep petal-lobed bowl delicately chased and engraved with three small birds amongst flowering scrolling foliage on a ring-punched ground, the elegantly curved long handle similarly decorated with a sinuous foliate meander and terminating in a bird's head. Provenance: Gisèle Croës, Brussels, 20th November 1997. Note: A closely related ladle was... [Lire la suite]

 Lot 902. A rare gilt-bronze figure of a seated roaring lion, Tang dynasty (AD 618-907); 4 ¼ in. (10.7 cm.) high. Estimate USD 20,000 - USD 30,000. Price realised USD 67,500. © Christie's Image Ltd 2020. Possibly the cover of a censer, the powerfully rendered beast shown seated with mouth open in a roar with long, curly mane and tail, with an inscription on the rim of the base, reading 'guan yao' (official kiln). Provenance: David Newman, London, 13 February 1975.The James and Marilynn Alsdorf... [Lire la suite]

Lot 901. A rare gilt-bronze weight in the form of a recumbent hare, Tang dynasty (AD 618-907); 2 ½ in. (6.4 cm.) long. Estimate USD 6,000 - USD 8,000. Price realised USD 93,750. © Christie's Image Ltd 2020. The heavily-cast, hollow figure shown crouching, the eyes embellished with turquoise inlay. Provenance: The James and Marilynn Alsdorf Collection, Chicago, acquired prior to 1970. Literature: The Arts Club of Chicago, Chinese Art from the Collection of James W. and Marilynnn Alsdorf, Chicago,... [Lire la suite]

Lot 900. A sancai-glazed pottery figure of a Bactrian camel, Tang dynasty (AD 618-907); 25 ¼ in. (64.1 cm.) high. Estimate USD 7,000 - USD 10,000. Price realised USD 20,625. © Christie's Image Ltd 2020. Shown standing foursquare on a rectangular base, the head raised and mouth open in a bray, the cream-glazed body with amber-glazed highlights on the forelock, chest, humps, legs and tail, the blanket dappled in green, amber and cream glazes. Provenance: Nagatani, Inc., Chicago, 29 March 1958.The James and... [Lire la suite]

Lot 899. A painted pottery figure of a striding Bactrian camel, Tang dynasty (AD 618-907); 16 ¾ in. (42.5 cm.) high. Estimate USD 6,000 - USD 8,000. Price realised USD 6,250. © Christie's Image Ltd 2020. Modeled with head facing forward and striding on a shaped base, with bulging pack fitted between the humps. Provenance: Jan Kleijkamp.Therese Margaret Clayton, New York, 11 October 1957.The James and Marilynn Alsdorf Collection, Chicago. Christie's. Sacred and Imperial: The James and Marilynn... [Lire la suite]