1880

Jules Bastien-Lepage (1848–1884), The Grape Harvest (Au temps des vendanges), 1880. AMSTERDAM.- The Van Gogh Museum has enriched its collection with the 1880 painting The Grape Harvest (Au temps des vendanges) by the French artist Jules Bastien-Lepage (1848–1884). The work was purchased at TEFAF in March 2016, and will go on display at the museum on 14 June. Axel Rüger (Director of the Van Gogh Museum): ‘We are delighted with this purchase: not only is The Grape Harvest an impressive masterpiece, it also illustrates... [Lire la suite]

  Nova Legenda Anglie, first edition, London, Wynkyn de Worde, 1516. Estimate $8,000 to $12,000. NEW YORK, NY.- On Tuesday, April 12, Swann Galleries will hold an auction of Early Printed, Medical, Scientific & Travel Books, featuring early English books and travel texts focusing on the exploration of Central Asia. Standouts among the travel books include a first edition of John Biddulph’s Tribes of the Hindoo Koosh, Calcutta, 1880, previously owned by the anthropologist Sir James Frazer, writer of The... [Lire la suite]

Claude Monet (French, 1840–1926). Les Glaçons (The Ice Floes), 1880. Oil on canvas, 46 3/16 x 66 1/4 x 3 1/2 inches (117.32 x 168.28 x 8.89 cm). Collection of Shelburne Museum, Shelburne, Vermont, Gift of Electra Havemeyer Webb Fund, Inc., 1972-69.2. Image courtesy of Shelburne Museum. BUFFALO, NY.- On November 15, the Albright-Knox Art Gallery opened a new exhibition comprising prominent works by Claude Monet (French, 1840–1926) and other leading artists associated with the Impressionist movement. Monet and the... [Lire la suite]

Sandro Botticelli, Venus, 1490 © Staatliche Museen zu Berlin, Foto: Jörg P. Ande BERLIN.- The Florentine painter Sandro Botticelli (1445–1510) is considered to be one of the most prominent artists of the Renaissance. His paintings were reproduced and interpreted repeatedly, his motifs frequently captured and distorted. As independent, new works, they deviate from the originals in their own separate ways. They can differ so greatly from Botticelli’s pictures that the name of the painter can now represent fashion and... [Lire la suite]

Gustave Moreau (Paris 1826-98), Saint Sebastian, 1870-5 or 1890. Oil on canvas 115 x 90 cm. Paris, Musée Gustave Moreau, inv. 214. Photo © RMN-Grand Palais / René-Gabriel Ojéda FLORENCE.- Palazzo Strozzi in Florence is hosting an exhibition entitled Divine Beauty: From Van Gogh to Chagall and Fontana running from 24 September 2015 to 24 January 2016. This exhibition with over one hundred works by important Italian artists as Domenico Morelli, Gaetano Previati, Felice Casorati, Lorenzo Viani, Gino... [Lire la suite]

Portrait of Heungseon Daewongun by Yi Hancheol et Yu Sook, 1869, painting on silk , 133.7 × 67.7cm, Seoul History Museum , Treasure No. 1499 -1.   Portrait of Heungseon Daewongun by Yi Hancheol and Yi Chang-ok, 1880, silk painting, 113.7 × 66.2cm, Seoul History Museum , Treasure No. 1499-1.   Portrait of Heungseon Daewongun by Yi Hancheol and Yi Chang-ok, 1880, painted on silk , 126.0 × 64.9cm, Seoul History Museum , Treasure No. 1499-1.

Gustave Caillebotte, Self-Portrait at the Easel, 1879-1880. Oil on canvas. Overall size: 90 115 cm (35 7/16 45 1/4 in.). Private Collection. WASHINGTON, DC.- Fifty of the most important and beloved paintings of Paris and its environs by impressionist Gustave Caillebotte (1848–1894) will be the focus of the first major U.S. retrospective of the artist's work in 20 years. On view in the West Building of the National Gallery of Art, Washington, from June 28 through October 4, 2015, Gustave Caillebotte: The Painter's Eye... [Lire la suite]

“Some lucky person is going to pick up a decorative Easter egg at a car boot sale one day and find they have won the arts lottery when it sells for £20m” says author Cynthia Coleman Sparke, whose book is being launched at Bonhams. LONDON.- With Easter drawing near and the recent discovery of The Third Imperial Easter Egg, thought lost for over 100 years, all eyes are on the legendary Russian designer, Fabergé. Each of the 50 Fabergé eggs created for the Tsar took one year to complete - from the original conception to delivery on... [Lire la suite]

Petit diadème. Travail vers 1880. Photo Tajan. à décor de volutes et treillages sertis de petits diamants taille brillant (TA) et de diamants taillés en rose. Il porte au centre un saphir ovale facetté et deux petits saphirs ovales facetés de chaque côté. L’élément central peut se porter en broche et le panache qui le surmonte est amovible. Monture de collier postérieure. Monture en or et argent. Poids brut : 30,91 gr. Estimated Price: €6,400 - €7,000 A diamond, sapphire, silver and gold tiara circa 1880 Tajan. 12 mars 2014. 37,... [Lire la suite]

Renaissance Revival 18kt Gold Gem-set Armlet, c. 1880. Photo courtesy Skinner. the chased and engraved grillework form with foliate devices and strapwork, bezel-set with sapphire and diamond florets, bezel-set sapphire, emerald, and ruby accents, rose-cut diamond highlights, 115.7 dwt, interior cir. 10 in., (several gemstones missing and three small drill holes). Estimate $2,500-3,500. Sold for: $40,290 Note: For similar highly articulated grillework from this period by E. Fontenay, see Bijouterie Francaise au XIX Siecle, by Henri... [Lire la suite]