1910

Lot 689. A blue and white 'Dragon' bowl, Yichuntang zhi mark, dated Xuantong gengxu year, corresponding to 1910; 8.3 cm, 3 1/4  in. Estimate 20,000 — 30,000 HKD. Lot sold 25,000 HKD. Photo: Sotheby's. the interior painted with leafy lotus scrolls, below a band of demi-flowerheads around the rim, the underside similarly painted, the base painted to the exterior with three medallions each enclosing a pair of dragons contesting a 'flaming pearl', the base with an eight-character mark... [Lire la suite]

Vilhelm Hammershøi, Sunshine in the Drawing Room (Solskin i dagligstuen), 1910. Oil on canvas, 58 x 67 cm. Purchased 2017. National Gallery of Canada, Ottawa. Photo: NGC. OTTAWA.- Sunshine in the Drawing Room, painted in 1910 by one of Denmark’s most celebrated artists, Vilhelm Hammershøi (1864–1916), is now part of the European Collection of the National Gallery of Canada. An important example of Hammershøi’s renowned contemplative interior scenes, it is the first work by the artist in the Gallery’s collection and the... [Lire la suite]

Wilhelm Lehmbruck, Torso der Grossen Stehenden, 1910, Hilti Art Foundation.  VADUZ.- The second exhibition of the Hilti Art Foundation has opened in Vaduz. The show focuses on classical modernism and includes works by Gauguin, Picasso, Kirchner, Beckmann and Klee. Contemporary art is prominently featured, with artworks by Imi Knoebel, Gotthard Graubner and Sean Scully amongst others. The exhibition presents 36 selected paintings and sculptures from the internationally renowned private art collection.  After its... [Lire la suite]

Nick Mauss, Collage of two designs by Leon Bakst: Vaslav Nijinsky in l’Après-midi d’un Faune, 1912, and Fabric design, 1923. © Nick Mauss 2016. MONACO - Dans le cadre du 150ème anniversaire de la naissance du célèbre décorateur des Ballets Russes, le Nouveau Musée National de Monaco présente l’exposition « Designing Dreams, A Celebration of Leon Bakst », du 23 octobre 2016 au 15 janvier 2017, à la Villa Sauber.« Designing Dreams, A Celebration of Leon Bakst »,... [Lire la suite]

Alexej von Jawlensky, Dark Blue Turban (Helene with Dark Blue Turban), 1910, oil on cardboard mounted on wood, 72 x 69 cm, Merzbacher Kunststiftung. AMSTERDAM.- From 24 August to 27 November, the Van Gogh Museum is presenting highlights from the Merzbacher Collection. The paintings in the exhibition Van Gogh Inspires: Matisse, Kirchner, Kandinsky: Highlights from the Merzbacher Collection show the impact Vincent van Gogh had on the most important artists of the early twentieth century. Masterpieces by the likes of... [Lire la suite]

Gino Severini, Le marchand d'oublies, 1909, Collezione privata [Mart]. ROVERETO .- After its great success in Madrid, Painters of light. From Divisionism to Futurism comes to the Mart Museum in Rovereto, from June 25 to October 9, 2016. The exhibition, which includes masterpieces from the collections of the Mart and prestigious public and private loans, illustrates the origins and development of Divisionism, which played a key role in the Italian artistic renewal between the end of the 19th and early 20th... [Lire la suite]

Régine Flory dans une robe de Mariano Fortuny (1910) Clarisse Coudert, wife of Condé Nast, in a Fortuny Delphos and long mantle, c. 1919. Robe 'Delphos' portée par Mrs.William Wetmore, posant devant un Tissu Fortuny, 1935

Portrait of Olga Picasso by Pablo Picasso, 1923; Private Collection. © Succession Picasso/DACS London, 2016 LONDON.- The National Portrait Gallery is to stage a major exhibition of portraits by Pablo Picasso (1881-1973) this autumn, it was announced today, Monday 11 April 2016. Picasso Portraits (6 October 2016-5 February 2017), sponsored by Goldman Sachs, and in association with the Museu Picasso, Barcelona, will include over 75 portraits by the artist in all media, ranging from well-known masterpieces to works that... [Lire la suite]

Ernst Ludwig Kirchner, Dodo with Japanese Umbrella, 1909. Lithograph in five colors on heavy off-white wove paper. Signed, lower right, and inscribed "Handdruck" (hand-print), lower left. 15" x 12 3/4" (38.1 x 32.4 cm). One of six known impressions (the only impression in these colors); hand-printed by the artist. Gercken 387/a. Private collection. © Galerie St. Etienne NEW YORK, NY.- Galerie St. Etienne presents Ernst Ludwig Kirchner: Watercolors and Drawings from the Robert Lehman Collection, an... [Lire la suite]

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