18 novembre 2022

Guido Reni (1575–1642), Bacchus and Ariadne, ca. 1614-16. Oil on canvas, 96,5 × 86,4 cm,Los Angeles, Los Angeles County Museum of Art. Photo: © Museum Associates / LACMA Frankfurt am Main - With a large-scale exhibition opening to the public on 23 November 2022, the Städel Museum is rediscovering the former star painter of the Italian Baroque: Guido Reni (1575–1642). In his day, Reni was one of the most successful and celebrated painters in all of Europe, coveted by the most important patrons, including the... [Lire la suite]

Lot 27. A rare wucai 'lotus pond' rouleau vase, Circa 1640; 9.7cm (3 3/4in) high and 8cm (3 1/4in) high. (2). Sold for £60,780 (Estimate £30,000 - 50,000). © Bonhams 2001-2022 Deftly painted in blue and enamelled in shades of iron-red, aubergine, green and yellow around the exterior with a continuous scene of lotus and aquatic fauna issuing from the water, the shore with one egret resting, one standing and one eating some water-weeds, another two egrets flying in the air amidst red-enamelled... [Lire la suite]

Lot 26. Two rare celadon-glazed square brushpots, bitong, Qianlong seal marks and of the period (1736-1795); 9.7cm (3 3/4in) high and 8cm (3 1/4in) high. (2). Sold for £21,675 (Estimate £3,000 - 5,000). © Bonhams 2001-2022 Each with tall straight sides rising to an inward-curving rim, covered overall with a celadon glaze of sea-green tone. Provenance: P.C. Lu Works of Art Ltd., Hong Kong, 3 May 2003. Note: Compare with a related russet-splashed celadon-glazed square brushpot, Qianlong seal mark... [Lire la suite]

Lot 25. A rare robin's-egg glazed lingzhi-shaped washer, Qing Dynasty (1644-1911); 13cm (5 1/8in) high. Sold for £21,675 (Estimate £3,000 - 5,000). © Bonhams 2001-2022 Moulded as two long gnarled auspicious lingzhi fungus stems rising to one large terminal, the base with small rock-pool, covered in a vacuous turquoise-blue glaze. Provenance: Spink & Son Ltd., London (label)An English private collectionBonhams Knightsbridge, London, 2 November 2009, lot 78. Note: Compare with a related... [Lire la suite]

Jan Muller, after Adriaen de Vries, Mercury Abducting Psyche, c. 1597. Engraving on laid paper. Plate: 50 x 26 cm (19 11/16 x 10 1/4 in.) sheet: 51.4 x 27 cm (20 1/4 x 10 5/8 in.) National Gallery of Art, Washington. Ruth and Jacob Kainen Memorial Acquisition Fund. WASHINGTON, DC.- Netherlandish artist Jan Muller (1571–1628) was among the most imaginative and refined of a group of engravers that flourished between Haarlem and the imperial court at Prague around the turn of the 16th century. The National Gallery of Art has... [Lire la suite]