1933

Torii Kotondo, Beauty Combing her Hair, 1933 © The Art of Japan Suzuki Harunobu, Ofuji Visiting Osen at the Kagi-ya Teashop, Japan, 1769-70. Woodblock Print. 11 x 8.5 in. © The Art of Japan Somenosuke of the Matsuba-ya with her kamuro Wakaki and Wakaba. From the Seiro Moyo Awase series (Contest of Designs in the Yoshiwara). 1796-97. Woodblock Print. 15.5 x 10.375 in. © The Art of Japan Fuji River Snow Gorge. 1832. Woodblock print. 14.75 x 9.875... [Lire la suite]

Francis Bacon, Three Studies for a Crucifixion, 1962. Oil on canvas, three panels, 198.1 x 144.8 cm, each panel, Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum, New York, 64.1700 © The Estate of Francis Bacon. All rights reserved. DACS/VEGAP. Bilbao, 2016 BILBAO.- The Guggenheim Museum Bilbao presents Francis Bacon: From Picasso to Velázquez, an exhibition of almost 80 works including some of the most important and yet least exhibited paintings by this British artist born in Ireland, alongside the works of the... [Lire la suite]

Lot 930. Hubert Vos (1855 - 1935), Still Life, 1933. Estimate 6,000 — 8,000 USD. Photo: Sotheby's. oil on canvas. Height 27 1/2  in., 69.9 cm; Width 21 1/4  in., 54 cm Provenance: Gift of the Estate of Mrs. Andrew I. McKee. Sotheby's. Saturday at Sotheby's: Asian Art, New York, 17 sept. 2016, 10:00 AM

Lot 929. Hubert Vos (1855 - 1935), Still Life, 1933. Estimate 6,000 — 8,000 USD. Photo: Sotheby's. oil on canvas. Height 21 in., 53.3 cm; Width: 27 1/4  in., 69.2 cm Provenance: Gift of the Estate of Mrs. Andrew I. McKee. Sotheby's. Saturday at Sotheby's: Asian Art, New York, 17 sept. 2016, 10:00 AM

Lot 928. Hubert Vos (1855 - 1935), Still Life, 1933. Estimate 6,000 — 8,000 USD. Photo: Sotheby's. oil on canvas. Height 27 1/2  in., 69.9 cm; Width 21 1/4  in., 54 cm Provenance: Gift of the Estate of Mrs. Andrew I. McKee. Sotheby's. Saturday at Sotheby's: Asian Art, New York, 17 sept. 2016, 10:00 AM

  Balthus, The Road I, 1929, oil on canvas, 130 x 162 cm, private collection © Balthus 2016 Vienna (LCG) - Balthasar Klossowski de Rola (1908-2001), called "Balthus", is one of the great loner among the painters of the 20th century. The exhibition - the first comprehensive retrospective to Balthus in Austria - illuminated his work of dealing with the early Renaissance through the work within Surrealism and New Objectivity, between France, the German-speaking countries and Italy, up to the study of Oriental... [Lire la suite]

 Photo courtesy Sotheby's. PARIS.- On 5th and 6th April, Sotheby’s Paris will offer for sale the contents of Bernard Boutet de Monvel’s “hotel particulier”, including of his studio, in the heart of the Parisian neighbourhood of Saint-Germain-des-Prés. The sale will feature around 300 lots, mainly paintings and drawings by the French artist and his father, the famous children’s book illustrator Maurice Boutet de Monvel (1850-1913). The collection, which also comprises antique furniture, Art Deco pieces and pieces... [Lire la suite]

Coral ring, 'Dôme', René Boivin, 1933. Estimate 6,500 — 8,500 GBP. Photo Sotheby's Of bombé design, decorated with a coral sun motif, size F, signed R. Boivin, French assay and maker's marks, case stamped René Boivin. Bibliography: Cf: Françoise Cailles, René Boivin Joaillier, Les Éditions de l'Amateur, Paris, 1994, page 151 for an illustration of this ring. Accompanied by a certificate from Françoise Cailles. Sotheby's. Fine Jewels, London, 1 dec. 2015, 10:00 AM

René Boivin. Important clip de revers ou de corsage stylisé d'une feuille Persanne. Vers 1933. Photo Artcurial - Briest-Poulain-F.Tajan. ajourée et sertie de diamants taillés en brillant. Travail de la maison René Boivin. Haut. : 6,5 cm. Poids brut : 36,2 g. Dans son écrin. Estimation : 55 000 / 65 000 €Reproduite dans l'ouvrage René Boivin par Françoise Cailles, p. 239A DIAMOND AND WHITE GOLD CLIP, BY RENE BOIVIN Artcurial - Briest-Poulain-F.Tajan. Mardi 17 décembre 2013. Hôtel Dassault - 7 Rond Point des Champs-Elysées... [Lire la suite]

1929 Duesenberg Model J Dual-Cowl Phaeton in the style of Murphy. Sold for $682,000. Photo: Courtesy of RM Auctions. BLENHEIM, ON.- RM Auctions continued its strong track record in Michigan over the weekend, with a highly successful single-day sale at the Inn at St. John’s, July 27, in Plymouth. The auction in America’s automotive heartland lifted the gavel on a total of 77 automobiles, two boats, and one motorcycle, generating more than $7.7 million in sales with a strong 90 percent of all lots sold.  Top honors... [Lire la suite]