1834

Jean-Baptiste-Camille Corot (French, 1796-1875), Venise, vue du Campo della Carita en regardant le Dôme de la Salute, 1834. Vente Corot stamp lower right, oil on paper laid down on canvas, 10 1/2 by 15 in. Price on request. Gallery 19c. There is only one master here - Corot. We are nothing compared to him. - Claude Monet Provenance: Estate of the artist (and sold, Hôtel Drouot, Paris, Vente Corot, May 29 - June 9, 1875, lot 80) Collection Hector Brame Ernest May, Paris (and sold, his sale June... [Lire la suite]

Théodore Rousseau (1812–67), Mont Blanc Seen from La Faucille, Storm Effect, begun 1834. Oil on canvas, 143 × 240 cm. Ny Carlsberg Glyptotek, Copenhagen, MIN1783. COPENHAGEN.- Théodore Rousseau (1812–67) stands among the great figures of mid-19th century French painting. This autumn’s major special exhibition at the Glyptotek showcases Rousseau’s richly varied life’s work, where landscape painting became fertile soil for wild innovation. Featuring 56 paintings and drawings from 29 museums and... [Lire la suite]

BEVERLY HILLS, CA.- For the first time since Corot’s lifetime, two of his early paintings of Venice have been reunited. Gallery 19C has recently acquired both works, which when viewed side-by-side provide a rare opportunity to examine the development of Corot’s plein-air painting style in the early formative years when he was in Italy. Both pictures, painted in 1828 and 1834, depict an on-site view of the Campo della Carità looking towards the Duomo della Salute. The addition of the earlier view now constitutes the... [Lire la suite]

August Kopisch, The Pontine Marshes at Sunset, 1848. Oil on canvas, 62 x 111 cm, National Museums in Berlin - National Gallery | Photo: Andres Kilger BERLIN.- In this exhibition on the work of August Kopisch (1799–1853), Berlin’s Alte Nationalgalerie focuses on one of the most versatile nineteenth century artists. Like nobody else, the Breslau-born artist combined painting, poetry, and the spirit of discovery and invention. He first made a name for himself as the discoverer of the Blue Grotto on the island... [Lire la suite]

Dress with evening bodice (detail), c. 1850, American, Silk, Wadsworth Atheneum Museum of Art, Gift of the Estate of Matta Grimm Lacey, 1976.33B,C. Courtesy Wadsworth Atheneum. HARTFORD, CONN.- The Wadsworth Atheneum Museum of Art in Hartford, Conn., is mounting the first exhibition to fully explore the Romantic era as a formative period in costume history from Mar. 5, 2016 – Jul. 10, 2016. “Gothic to Goth: Romantic Era Fashion & Its Legacy,” presents historic garments alongside literary works, paintings, prints,... [Lire la suite]

George-Henry Blake, The Frick Commodes’ Companion Pair, Boulle Style Marquetry Commodes. Estimate $300/500,000. Photo: Sotheby's.  NEW YORK, NY.- Sotheby’s is pleased to announce that its 15 October auctions of 19th Century Furniture & Decorative Arts in New York will feature both a dedicated single-owner sale at 10:00AM, Property of a Distinguished Private Asian Collection, and a various-owners auction at 2:00PM. The morning sale will highlight over 200 works from an important Private... [Lire la suite]

Detail of Blue Lotus, 1973. Lithograph on paper 22 x 30 inches, by Chang Dai-chien (Zhang Daqian). Fine Arts Gallery at SF State, Asia Week San Francisco Bay Area.  SAN FRANCISCO, CA.- Asia Week San Francisco Bay Area announced its inaugural edition celebrating Asian art in the Bay Area, October 2-10, 2015. The week will include a public program roster of galleries, museums, universities and institutions presenting exhibitions and programs representing the full spectrum of Asian cultures. Asia... [Lire la suite]

VIETNAM. Minh Mang: Silver 7-Tiên, Year 15 (1834). Photo courtesy Baldwin's Obv around small sun, Rev large dragon and , 26.22g (Sch 183). Very fine. Estimate: US$250-300 Baldwin's. Hong Kong Coin Auction. Crystal Room, Level B3. Holiday Inn Golden Mile,50, Nathan Road, Kowloon, Hong Kong - http://www.baldwin.co.uk - auctions@baldwin.co.uk - Tel: +44 (0)20 7930 9808 Fax: +44 (0) 20 7930 9450

VIETNAM. Minh Mang (1820-41). Silver 7-Tiên, Year 15 (1834). Photo courtesy Baldwin's Obv around small sun, Rev large dragon and , 26.46g (Sch 183). Very fine. Estimate: US$250-300 Baldwin's. Hong Kong Coin Auction. Crystal Room, Level B3. Holiday Inn Golden Mile,50, Nathan Road, Kowloon, Hong Kong - http://www.baldwin.co.uk - auctions@baldwin.co.uk - Tel: +44 (0)20 7930 9808 Fax: +44 (0) 20 7930 9450

Minh Mạng 明命(1820-1840), Philong 3 tiên, sous le dragon, thập ngũ 十五, «15», pour la 15e année de l'ère, soit 1834. © baldwin.co.uk Or. Minh Mạng 明命(1820-1840), Philong 2 tiên. © ngsa.ch Or; 7,8g. Minh Mạng 明命(1820-1840), Philong 7 ti, sous le dragon, thập ngũ 十五, «15», pour la 15e année de l'ère, soit 1834. © cngcoins.com Argent, 41 mm, 27,27 g.