août 2023

Lot 918. Property from a Princely Collection. A small circular gold 'tortoise' box and cover, Tang dynasty (AD 618-907); 2.9 cm diam.; weight 16.3 g. Estimate USD 12,000 – USD 18,000. Price realised USD 27,720. © Christie's Image Ltd 2023 Provenance: Dr. Johan Carl Kempe (1884-1967) Collection, Sweden, before 1953, no. CK41.Masterpieces of Chinese Precious Metalwork. Early Gold and Silver; Sotheby's London, 14 May 2008, lot 80. Literature: Bo Gyllensvärd, Chinese Gold and... [Lire la suite]

Baeksan (né en 1941) © Kim Jeong-ok (Baeksan) PARIS - Après « l’été vietnamien » proposé en 2022, le musée Cernuschi organise cette année un « été coréen ». Celui-ci consiste d’une part en un accrochage Le noir et la matière : Monochromes coréens, et d’autre part en une exposition, dans la salle du grand Bouddha, d’une sélection d’œuvres du céramiste Kim Jeong-ok (né en 1941), plus connu sous son nom d’artiste : Baeksan. Il s’agit de la première présentation en France des oeuvres de Baeksan, dont le statut en Corée est... [Lire la suite]

Lot 616. Property from a Hawaii Private Collection. A brown-ground embroidered 'dragon' robe (Jifu), Qing dynasty, Jiaqing period (1796-1820). Height 149.5 cm; Length 228.5 cm. Estimate 50,000 - 70,000 USD. Lot sold 50,800 USD. © Sotheby's 2023 the base with a six-character seal mark in underglaze blue. Provenance: E&J Frankel, New York, 1981. Exhibited: The Emperor's Old Clothes, E&J Frankel, New York, 1981. Note: The décor on this jifu, (吉服, literally, 'auspicious' dress),... [Lire la suite]

Lot 910. Property from a Private Washington, D. C. Collection. A mottled grey hardstone adze, ben, Neolithic period, Liangzhu Culture, circa 3300-2300 BC; 11.7 cm long. Estimate USD 5,000 – USD 7,000. © Christie's Image Ltd 2023 Provenance: J.J. Lally & Co., New York, 9 November 1995. Note: While the stone adze is associated with woodworking, the fine workmanship, crisp outlines, highly polished surface and near pristine condition of the present adze indicates its purpose was likely... [Lire la suite]

Lot 901. Property from a Prestigious Private Collection. A bronze ritual food vessel, gui, Early Western Zhou Dynasty, 11th-10th century BC; 28.4 cm across handles. Estimate USD 100,000 – USD 150,000. © Christie's Image Ltd 2023 An eight-character inscription on the interior reads shu xiang zuo fu gui bao zun yi (This precious sacrificial vessel was made by Shu Xiang for Father Gui). Provenance : J. T. Tai & Co., New York, 1965.Arthur M. Sackler... [Lire la suite]

Southern Netherlandish painter, True Likeness of Ignatius of Loyola, 1597/1622. Oil on copper. Museum purchase, Gift of Marquette University Jesuit Community. Collection of the Haggerty Museum of Art, Marquette University. MILWAUKEE, WI.- On Friday, August 25 the Haggerty Museum of Art at Marquette University opened Image in Dispute: Dutch & Flemish Art from the Haggerty Museum of Art's Collection. Curated by Kirk Nickel, PhD, Marc and Lillian Rojtman Consulting Curator of European Art, the exhibition features... [Lire la suite]

The Miracle of Mount Gargano as depicted in the Irmengard Codex, made in Reichenau, Germany, shortly after 1053 – Getty Museum Ms. 125 (2023.6), fol. 210. LOS ANGELES, CA.- The J. Paul Getty Museum presents Graphic Design in the Middle Ages, an exhibition that reveals the ways that design influenced the making, reading, and interpretation of medieval books.Drawn primarily from the Getty Museum’s Manuscripts collection, the exhibition goes on view at the Getty Center from August 29, 2023 through January 28, 2024.“Medieval... [Lire la suite]

Gerhard Richter, 15. April 2015, 2015. Öl auf Farbfotografie, 11,3 x 16,6 cm, Leihgabe der Gerhard Richter Kunststiftung © Gerhard Richter 2023 (26082023), Foto: Simon Vogel, Köln. DRESDEN.- As a Dresden first, the Gerhard Richter Archiv, run by Staatliche Kunstsammlungen Dresden is exhibiting a selection of Gerhard Richter’s Overpainted Photographs. Of the 72 works on show in the Albertinum, 36 are from the holdings of the Gerhard Richter Kunststiftung, a foundation established by the artist in 2019, and... [Lire la suite]

 Lot 873. A rare iron-red-enamelled and green-glazed double-gourd vase, Jiajing six-character mark in underglaze blue within a double circle and of the period (1522-1566); 21.6 cm high, hardwood stand, silk pouch, Japanese double wood box. Estimate USD 400,000 – USD 600,000. © Christie's Image Ltd 2023 The vase is decorated with sweeping stems of leafy scroll enclosing lotus blossoms, separated by a band of lingzhi meander encircling the waist, all painted in iron red reserved on a... [Lire la suite]

   PARIS - Près d’un siècle après la rencontre entre les deux hommes en 1914, cette exposition se propose de revenir sur l’un des moments emblématiques de la vie d’Amedeo Modigliani, celui où Paul Guillaume devient son marchand. Elle s’attachera à explorer la manière dont les liens entre les deux personnages peuvent éclairer la carrière de l’artiste. À son arrivée à Paris en 1906, Modigliani, artiste juif d’origine italienne, est peintre. Sa rencontre avec Constantin Brancusi, sculpteur d’origine roumaine, en 1909, agit... [Lire la suite]