23 janvier 2022

Lot 2949. Jan Davidsz. de Heem (Utrecht 1606 - Antwerpen 1684), Still life of oysters, fruits and a rummer. Oil/cradled panel, signed upper right JD Heem (ligatured), 31 x 43 cm. Sold: €170,000 (Est: €220,000 - €250,000). © 2021 Nagel Auctions. Jan Davidsz. de Heem, who was born in Utrecht (1606), raised in Leiden and moved to Antwerp at the age of 30, was also a mediator between Dutch and Flemish art. He combines Dutch restraint in com-position and colouring (up to the 1930s) with strong Flemish colors... [Lire la suite]

Francis Bacon, Study for Bullfight No. 1, 1969. Oil on canvas. 198 x 147.5 cm. Private collection © The Estate of Francis Bacon. All rights reserved, DACS/Artimage 2021. Photo: Prudence Cuming Associates Ltd. In January 2021, the Royal Academy of Arts will present Francis Bacon: Man and Beast, the first exhibition to chart the development of the artist’s work through the lens of his fascination with animals and its impact on his treatment of the human figure. Francis Bacon (1909–1992) is recognised as one of the most... [Lire la suite]

Lot 1268. A group of five Henan bowls, Song dynasty (960-1279). D. 7-12 cm. Three wood boxes. Sold: €2,300 (Est: €600 - €1,000). © 2021 Nagel Auctions. Provenance: From an old German private collection, assembled between 1950 and 2005. Nagel Auction. Fine Asian Art Stuttgart - Part III, 25 June 2021