Art du XXIème siècle/21th century art

Lot 14. Pierre Soulages (Né en 1919), Peinture 263 x 181 cm, 29 décembre 2007, signé, daté et titré ‘SOULAGES, "Peinture 264 x 181 cm, 29.12.2007" triptyque’ (au revers), acrylique sur toile; triptyque, 263 x 181 cm. Peint le 29 décembre 2007. Estimate EUR 1,500,000 - EUR 2,500,000 (USD 1,649,060 - USD 2,748,433). Price realised EUR 1,690,000. © Christie's Image Ltd 2019 signed, dated and titled ‘SOULAGES, "Peinture 264 x 181 cm, 29.12.2007" triptyque’ (on the reverse), acrylic on... [Lire la suite]

Yan Pei-Ming, L’Ultimo Sorriso, Le Dernier Sourire, The Last Smile (detail). © DR MILAN.- Massimo De Carlo presents L’Ultimo Sorriso, Le Dernier Sourire, The Last Smile a solo exhibition by Yan Pei-Ming. Born in Shanghai in 1960, Yan Pei-Ming grew up amidst the Cultural Revolution in China, since 1980 the artist is living and working in Dijon, France. The duality of eastern and western cultural experiences has led to Yan Pei-Ming’s expressive style and meticulous palette that during his thirty-year practice has... [Lire la suite]

Lot 329. Wang Tiande (China, B. 1960), Tranquil Vista, signed and dated ‘Wang Tiande 2015’; signed in Chinese (lower right), ink and mixed media on paper, 213.5 × 89.5 cm. (84 × 35 ¼ in.). Executed in 2015. Estimate CNY 250,000 - CNY 380,000 (USD 35,648 - USD 54,186). © Christie's Image Ltd 2019.  Literature: National Art Museum of China, Reconfirm: The Future-Oriented Ink Art, Special Exhibition for the Third Anniversary of Annual Review of China Contemporary Ink 2018, exh. cat.,... [Lire la suite]

Lot 328. Zhan Wang (China, B. 1962), Artificial Rock, signed in Chinese, dated ‘2006’ and numbered ‘6/8’, stainless steel sculpture; sculpture: 43 x 34 x 16.5 cm. (16 7/8 x 13 3/8 x 6 ½ in.); stand: 5.5 × 41 × 20 cm. (2 1/8 × 16 1/8 × 7 7/8 in.) Executed in 2006, edition: 6/8. Estimate CNY 300,000 - CNY 600,000 (USD 42,778 - USD 85,557). © Christie's Image Ltd 2019.  Provenance: Guardian Beijing, 15 May 2012, Lot 4949Private Collection, Asia. Note: The reason Chinese... [Lire la suite]

Lot 306. Zheng Lu (China, B. 1978), Secret Scents,  signed in Chinese, dated '2017' numbered '1/3', titanium gold over stainless steel sculpture, 156 x 130 x 85 cm (61 3/8 x 51 1/8 x 33 ½ in.), stand: 5 × 45 × 45 cm. (2 × 17 3/4 × 17 3/4 in.). Executed in 2017, edition: 1/3. Estimate CNY 350,000 - CNY 650,000 (USD 49,908 - USD 92,687). © Christie's Image Ltd 2019.  Note: Water nourishes all things with moisture; gold dazzles with glistening brightness. And if they are... [Lire la suite]

Miquel Barceló, Grammatico General, 2018. Mix media on canvas. 114 x 198,5 x 3,5 cm 44 7/8 x 78 1/8 x 1 3/8 inches. Courtesy of the Artist and Almine Rech. BRUSSELS.- Almine Rech Brussels is presenting a solo exhibition by Miquel Barceló.The following text, written by Olivier Berggruen, elaborates upon the themes and works included in the exhibition:In the late nineteen-eighties Miquel Barceló traveled throughout the West African Dogon Country. During the course of his nomadic wanderings—amidst the immensity of the land,... [Lire la suite]

French artist Pierre Soulages at 'Pierre Soulages: A Century', Lévy Gorvy, New York, 2019. AFP Photo/Thomas URBAIN. NEW YORK, NY.- Lévy Gorvy is presenting Pierre Soulages: A Century, an exhibition celebrating the 100th birthday of France’s foremost living artist through a presentation of works spanning his career from the 1950s to today. On view from September 5 through October 26, 2019, this focused survey explores the artist’s enduring role in the dialogue between European and American painting and invites viewers... [Lire la suite]

Ornans - Pour célébrer le Bicentenaire de la naissance de Gustave Courbet, il fallait nécessairement, après avoir rappelé tout ce que l’art doit à la liberté esthétique que le peintre a su imposer en son temps, montrer combien il reste une référence pour les artistes d’aujourd’hui. Et c’est Yan Pei-Ming, peintre contemporain et internationalement reconnu, qui se confrontera à une dizaine d’œuvres majeures du maître d’Ornans. C’est d’ailleurs dans l’atelier de Courbet à Ornans – actuellement en cours de restauration – que Yan... [Lire la suite]

Lot 126. An imperial carved rock crystal seal of Shah Sulayman Safavi, Safavid Iran, dated AH 1079/1668-69 AD; 2¼in. (5.5cm.) high; 1 7/8in. (4.6cm.) diam. Estimate GBP 200,000 - GBP 300,000. Price realised GBP 217,875. © Christie's Image Ltd 2013 Round with cusped headpiece, the face engraved with elegant nasta'liq inscription on ground of scrolling floral vine, with title of Shah Sulayman I in the central cartouche, a band of further inscription includes prayers around, edge engraved... [Lire la suite]

Al Farrow, Mosque III (after National Mosque of Nigeria), 2011. Tank killer missiles, Bullets, Shell casings, Steel, Trigger. 25”H x 31”W x 29”D. © Al Farrow.