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Drawing of Yeats by John Singer Sargent, 1908 Sketch everything and keep your curiosity fresh. John Singer Sargent and dear reader, don't forget that now, all my posts about Art are on http://elogedelart.canalblog.com/

Robert Mapplethorpe, Selected images of Ajitto 2 photographs, each signed, dated, and numbered in the margin, flush-mounted, signed, dated, stamped, and annotated on the reverse, framed, 1981, nos. 8 and 9 in editions of 15 (2). each approximately 17 3/4 by 13 7/8 in. (45.1 by 35.2 cm.) Estimate 15,000—25,000 USD PROVENANCE: Acquired by the present owner from Fraenkel Gallery, San Francisco, 1983 LITERATURE AND REFERENCES: Perfect Moment, pp. 71 and 72; Whitney, pp. 96 and 98; Mapplethorpe, p. 165; Black... [Lire la suite]

Irving Penn, 'Picasso (B), Cannes' platinum-palladium print, flush-mounted to aluminum, signed, dated, and numbered '33/47,' and with technical, edition, and copyright information by the photographer in pencil, his edition and copyright stamps, and a typed label regarding the print edition on the reverse, matted, framed, 1957, printed in 1985, no. 33 in an edition of 47 in platinum metals. 18 1/2 by 18 1/2 in. (47 by 47 cm.) Estimate 60,000—90,000 USD Sotheby's. Photographs. 30 Mar 09. New York.... [Lire la suite]

Hayes Peebles. photo Hedi Slimane Jeune musicien de New York, Hayes Peebles va se produire au Pop In (105 rue Amelot) le 19 Mars à 21h. "Je vais me promener dans le métro, et les mots viendront simplement dans ma tête», explique l'auteur-interprête de 16 ans, Hayes Peebles alors qu'il est assis au café Soho. «Ca part à peu près toujours d'une phrase - quelque chose qui vient d'un événement ou d'une personne ou d'un endroit spécifique. J'ai cette étrange sensation interne, et alors je me sens obligé de créer sur ce sujet.... [Lire la suite]

Paul Ducuing, S. M. KHAI DINH, EMPEREUR D' ANNAM signed P. DUCUING and with the CIRE PERDUE/F. BARBEDIENNE/PARIS foundry stamp. height 30 1/2 in. 77.5 cm. Estimate 6,000—8,000 USD. Lot sold 15,000 USD NOTE: Emperor Khai Dinh (1885-1925) was the 12th Emperor of the Nguyen Dynasty in Vietnam. His name at birth was Prince Nguyen Buu Dao and was the son of the Emperor Dong Khanh. Sotheby's. 19th Century Furniture, Sculpture, Ceramics, Silver and Works of Art. 14 Apr. New York. photo courtesy Sotheby's