03 mars 2022
'Appraisal of the Past: The Imperial Bronze Collection during the Qianlong Reign' at National Palace Museum Taipei
Emperor Qianlong (r. 1736-1795) amassed enormous ancient bronzes, which decorated halls and became a scenery in the Qing palaces like his other precious collections. Notably, he commissioned officials to measure, depict and write entries for these vessels. The sustained research effort—spanned sixty years during the Qianlong reign—resulted in three catalogues of imperial bronze collection. The most comprehensive official catalogues of their kind, this labor-consuming project produced visual documentation of numerous bronze... [Lire la suite]03 mars 2022
Three Lucio Fontana at Christie's London, Modern & Contemporary Evening Auction, 2 March 2022
Lot 109. Lucio Fontana (1899 - 1968), Concetto spaziale, Attese, signed L. Fontana, titled Concetto spaziale Attese and inscribed Quanta malinconia e tristezza (on the verso), waterpaint on canvas, 100.3 by 81 cm. 39½ by 31⅞ in. Lot sold: 3,787,000 GBP (Estimate: 3,000,000 - 4,000,000 GBP). © Christie's 2022
Property from a European Collection.
Provenance: Private Collection (acquired directly from the artist)
Sotheby’s London, 1 December 1988, lot... [Lire la suite]