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Edvard Munch, "Self Portrait against a Blue Sky", 1908. Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York; Munchmuseet Williamstown, Massachusetts—The Clark Art Institute presents the first exhibition in the United States to consider how the noted Norwegian artist Edvard Munch (1863–1944) employed nature to convey meaning in his art. Munch is regarded primarily as a figure painter, and his most celebrated images (including his iconic The Scream) are connected to themes of love, anxiety, longing, and death. Yet, landscape... [Lire la suite]

Jade Bi (ritual disc) with Bird Design, Western Han dynasty (206 BC- AD 9). Diameter 14.6 cm. © Shanghai Museum.

Jade Pendant with Double Dragon Design, Spring and Autumn (770-476 BC). Length 10.6 cm, Width 3 cm. © Shanghai Museum.

Jade Anthropomorphic Head, Longshan Culture (ca. 3000-1700 BC). Width 3.6 cm, Height 6.2 cm. © Shanghai Museum.

Tortoise Shell Bell, 7000-5500 B.C. Unearthed from Jiahu Site in Wuyang, Henan. China. Collection of Henan Provincial Institute of Cultural Relics and Archaeology.

Lot 242. An elegant bronze ritual wine vessel "Gu", Shang dynasty, 11th century BC; height 32.5 cm. Sold for CHF 49 100 (Estimate CHF 40 000 / 60 000 | (€ 41 240 / 61 860)). Photo Koller With a character at the inside of the foot. Slightly restored. Provenance: Swiss private collection. Koller. ART D'ASIE : HIMALAYA, CHINE. 20 June 2023

Lot 161. A classical bronze wine vessel 'zun', Late Shang-early Zhou dynasty; height 28 cm. Sold for CHF 287 000 (Estimate CHF 100 000 / 150 000 | (€ 103 090 / 154 640)). Photo Koller The middle part decorated with two vigorous taotie masks flanked by a pair of dragons. Inside at bottom incised inscription. Some restorations. Provenance: - Collection of Ms. Christian Holmes (1871–1941). Parke Bernet Galleries New York, 13/14 november 1963, lot 265. Sotheby's London, 14 november 1972,... [Lire la suite]

CLEVELAND, OH.- Recent acquisitions by the Cleveland Museum of Art include Écriture No. 22-77 by Park Seo Bo (박서보), a pioneer in Korean postwar abstraction; a clay sculpture by Rose B. Simpson, a contemporary Native American artist; drawings by Dutch artist Jacob de Wit and British artist Richard Cosway; and five Nabeshima porcelain dishes from the province of Hizen in Kyushu, Japan’s southernmost island. Écriture No. 22-77 by Park Seo-Bo (Korean, b. 1931) is a masterpiece of Dansaekhwa, one of the most important... [Lire la suite]

Three Fish, 13th century, Southern Song Dynasty (1127-1279). Ink and color on silk; mounted as an album leaf, 22.2 x 22.9 cm. Purchased with Museum funds from the Simkhovitch Collection, 1929. Philadelphia Museum of Art, 1929-40-2.

Brush Washer, Southern Song Dynasty (1127-1279). Glazed stoneware (Celadon ware), 4 x 13 cm. Gift of Major General and Mrs. William Crozier, 1944. Philadelphia Museum of Art, 1944-20-106a,b. Brush Washer, Southern Song Dynasty (1127-1279). Glazed stoneware (Celadon ware), 4 x 13 cm. Gift of Major General and Mrs. William Crozier, 1944. Philadelphia Museum of Art, 1944-20-107a,b.