1940

Lot 1029. Nguyễn Gia Trí (Chương Mỹ, Hà Tây 1909 - 1993), Paysage (Landscape), signed and dated 40, lacquer on wood, in 6 parts; each: 97.5 by 33 cm; 38 1/4  by 13 in. (6); overall: 97.5 by 198 cm; 38 1/4  by 78 in. Estimate 700,000 — 900,000 HKD. © Sotheby’s Provenance: Private Collection, France. Note: Revered as a master of modern Vietnamese painting, Nguyễn Gia Trí is best known for his lacquer works. Born in 1908 in Hà Tây province (North Vietnam) to a... [Lire la suite]

Paul Jacoulet : un artiste français au Japon (1896-1960) - Affiche. PARIS - Paul Jacoulet, rare Occidental ayant passé toute sa vie au Japon, a renouvelé l’art de l’estampe ukiyo-e par l’audace des couleurs et l’originalité des sujets traités. Artiste-voyageur, il a réalisé d’étonnantes séries de portraits et de scènes de la vie quotidienne du Japon, mais aussi de Corée, de Chine, de Mongolie, de Micronésie. La centaine de gravures sur bois réunies dans cette exposition ont été réalisées entre 1934 et 1960.  ... [Lire la suite]

Lot 268. Mai Trung Thứ (1906-1980), Deux fillettes (Two Girls), signed, stamped with a seal of the artist and dated 1940. Ink and gouache on silk, 42 by 25 cm; 16 1/2  by 9 3/4  in. Estimate 220,000 — 350,000 HKD. Photo: Sotheby's. Provenance: Private Collection, Japan Notes: Mai Thu is celebrated for his skill in painting with ink and gouache on silk, with the paintings being seen as a combination of Eastern aesthetics with the French salon style. He was... [Lire la suite]

  SINGAPORE - Van Cleef & Arpels: The Art and Science of Gems is a unique exhibition which explores both the artistic skills required for the creation of exquisite jewellery, and the Earth processes involved in the formation of minerals and gemstones. ArtScience Museum is an institution which explores the links between art, science, culture and technology. All of its exhibitions and programs show how subjects canbe understood both through the emotional connections created through art, and... [Lire la suite]

  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]

Pablo Picasso, 'Woman Dressing Her Hair', 1940. ANKARA (AFP).- Turkish police have recovered an original painting by Spanish artist Pablo Picasso in an undercover operation in Istanbul, state-run Anatolia news agency reported on Saturday. The operation targeted alleged art thieves attempting to sell the painting "Woman Dressing Her Hair" which was stolen from a collector in New York, Anatolia said. Turkish police, posing as potential buyers, met the prospective sellers at a hotel and then at a yacht in an... [Lire la suite]

Alexander Calder, New York, 1940 by André Kertész

Qi Baishi (1863-1957), Hen and Six Chicks, dated to the Gengchen year, corresponding to 1940. Photo courtesy Bonhams. Ink and colour on paper, inscribed and sealed at the right side. 68.5cm x 35cm (27in x 13 4/5in). Sold for £200,500 (€240,494) Provenance: an English private collection, by repute acquired by the grandfather of the present owner in Tianjin in the mid 20th century The inscription may be translated as: [For] Mr Bei Yahuai's elegant room, painted by Baishi hermit Qi Huang in the summer of the Gengchen year (1940) ... [Lire la suite]

Pair of 18 karat gold, emerald, ruby and diamond earclips, Cartier London. Photo Sotheby's. The stylized flowerheads centered by two fluted emeralds measuring approximately 12.0 by 11.0 mm and 12.0 by 9.0 mm, framed by 16 oval-shaped ruby beads measuring approximately 7.0 by 5.0 by 3.0 mm, further set with old European-cut diamonds weighing approximately 1.50 carats, signed Cartier London J.C.; circa 1940. Estimation 75,000 — 100,000 USD An emerald ring of similar design is illustrated in Platinum by Cartier:... [Lire la suite]

David Webb, Spectaculaire collier. Vers 1940. Photo Hôtel des Ventes de Monte-Carlo en platine, en rivière de diamants retenant par deux feuilles stylisées, une collerette souple en ruban de diamants de taille navette, baguette et ronde alternées, retenant en goutte des rangés de diamants ronds de longueur différentes, ponctuées ou terminées de rubis birmans ou d'émeraudes. Fermoir serti de diamants ronds et baguettes. Signé. Dans son écrin d'origine. Poids total des diamants : 140 cts... [Lire la suite]