8 octobre 2021

Lot 239. A famille-verte 'scholars' vase, Qing dynasty, Kangxi period (1662-1722). Height 18¼ in., 46.3 cm. Estimate: 10,000 - 15,000 USD. Lot sold: 69,300 USD. © Sotheby's 2021 the gently rounded sides resting on a straight foot and sweeping to a delicately everted rim, the exterior painted with a continuous hunting scene with one group of courtiers pursuing a fox with hounds and another group having just shot a bird with an arrow, the interior painted with a... [Lire la suite]

Lot 133. A rare wucai 'hunting' bowl, Mark and period of Kangxi (1662-1722). Diameter 8¼ in., 21 cm . Estimate: 8,000 - 12,000 USD. Lot sold: 50,400 USD. © Sotheby's 2021 the gently rounded sides resting on a straight foot and sweeping to a delicately everted rim, the exterior painted with a continuous hunting scene with one group of courtiers pursuing a fox with hounds and another group having just shot a bird with an arrow, the interior painted with a... [Lire la suite]

Lot 130. A yellow-ground green-enameled 'dragon and phoenix' bowl, Mark and period of Kangxi (1662-1722). Diameter 4¾ in., 12 cm . Estimate: 7,000 - 9,000 USD. Lot sold: 22,680 USD. © Sotheby's 2021 the deep rounded sides supported on a straight foot, brightly decorated around the exterior with two pairs of dragon and phoenix amongst stylized clouds above a band of petal lappets, the interior painted with a central 'shou' medallion, the designs all incised and picked... [Lire la suite]

Vincent van Gogh, Olive Trees, June 1889, oil on canvas, National Galleries of Scotland. Purchased 1934. Photo © National Galleries of Scotland. Dallas, TX / Amsterdam, Netherlands – In 2021 and 2022 the Dallas Museum of Art (DMA) and the Van Gogh Museum (Amsterdam, Netherlands) host the first exhibition dedicated to Vincent van Gogh’s important olive grove series, executed during his yearlong stay at the asylum of Saint-Rémy-de-Provence. Co-organized by the two institutions, Van Gogh and the Olive Groves reunites... [Lire la suite]

Asian Works of Art including Jades from an American Collector. © 2021 iGavel.  NEW YORK, NY.- Lark Mason Associates announced that its autumn 2021 Asian art sale opened for bidding on October 5th through October 21st on iGavel Auctions. With over 500 lots on sale, the auction centers around a strong collection of approximately 70 archaic and later jades that were purchased mainly in the 1970's from reputable sources, including Christie's, Sotheby's, Spink & Son's and other galleries. Many jades have a copy... [Lire la suite]