20 avril 2022

Lot 4. Lucio Fontana (1899 - 1968), Concetto spaziale, Attesa, signed, titled and inscribed finalmente è arrivato il sole... on the reverse, waterpaint on canvas, cm 55,5x38,4; inches 21.85 by 15.11. Framed: cm 66,6x49,5x5; inches 26.22 by 19.48 by 1.96. Executed in 1965. Lot sold: 730,800 EUR (Estimate: 400,000 - 600,000 EUR). © Sotheby's 2022 Provenance: Galleria Rotta, Genoa Rosette d'Incelli Collection, Paris Christie's Paris, Collection Beno et... [Lire la suite]

Yves Klein, Relief Éponge bleu sans titre (RE 49), 1961. Estimate: $14,000,000 - 18,000,000. Courtesy of Phillips. NEW YORK  – Joining Phillips’ 20th Century & Contemporary Art Evening Sale lineup is Yves Klein’s Relief Éponge Bleu Sans Titre (RE 49), 1961, a masterwork from his monumental Relief éponges series of 1958-1961. Dedicated to Klein’s close friend and legendary photographer Charles Wilp, the work was created in the pivotal year of the important exhibition Yves Klein: Monochrome... [Lire la suite]

Lot 507. A 'Dehua' figure of Guanyin, 17th-18th century; Height 14⅝ in., 36.5 cm. Lot sold: 9,450 USD (Estimate: 4,000 - 6,000 USD). © Sotheby's 2022 Property from a New York Private Collection. Provenance: Ralph M. Chait Galleries, New York. Lot 519. Three ‘Dehua’ articles, Qing dynasty; Height of tallest 6⅝ in., 16.9 cm. Lot sold: 2,268 USD (Estimate: 1,500 - 2,000 USD). © Sotheby's 2022 comprising a seated figure of Guanyin, a seated figure of Guandi and a 'prunus' vase. ... [Lire la suite]

Golden Calligraphy Leaf, Ottoman Turkey, 19th century. Calligraphy Leaf, Ottoman Turkey, 19th century. Aga Khan Museum Chestnut leaf inscribed with a Qur’anic verse from Surat al-Isra’ (“The Night Journey,” Q17:80), which reads: “And say, ‘Lord grant me a good entrance and a goodly exit, and sustain me with Your power.” Calligraphy Leaf, Ottoman Turkey, 19th century. Arabic composition in gold on a natural leaf, the text comprising the Shahadah in intertwining thuluth script. Calligraphy Leaf, Ottoman Turkey, 19th... [Lire la suite]

  Lot 319. A 'Dehua' figure of Buddha, Qing dynasty, 17th-18th century; Height 14 in., 35.6 cm. Lot sold: 52,920 USD (Estimate: 4,000 - 6,000 USD). © Sotheby's 2022 the back with a faint inscription within a square. Property from a New York Private Collection. Provenance: Private Collection, acquired prior to 1997, and thence by descent. Lot 320. A 'Dehua' seated figure of Guanyin, Qing dynasty, 18th century; Height 16 in., 40.6 cm. Lot sold: 21,420 USD... [Lire la suite]