1990

Lot 1025. A finely cast gilt-bronze figure of Avalokiteshvara, Ming dynasty, 15th century, probably Zhengtong period (1436-1449); 10¼ in. (26 cm.) high. Estimate USD 60,000 - USD 80,000. Price realised USD 365,000. © Christie's Images Ltd 2014  The bodhisattva Guanyin is shown seated in rajalilasana holding in each hand a slender stem of lotus that rises to the shoulders, and is richly dressed in an elaborately decorateddhoti, a goat pelt wrapped around the torso and the... [Lire la suite]

Lot 37. Magdalene Odundo, Untitled, 1990, signed on underside of foot: "Odundo 1990". Height: 13 7/8 inches (35.2 cm). Estimate 20,000 — 30,000 USD. Lot sold 34,375 USD. Photo: Sotheby's. Provenance: Private English Collection, acquired directly from the artistBy descent to the present owner Note: Much of Kenyan-born (1950, Nairobi) Magdalene Odundo's inspiration is drawn from the ceramic tradition of her roots on the Ugandan/Kenyan border.  In keeping with modern sculptors (such as Brancusi and Arp)... [Lire la suite]

Lot 141. A 10.28 carats Type IIa diamond single-stone ring, by Van Cleef & Arpels. Estimate £150,000 - 200,000 (US$190,000 - 250,000). Sold for £311,000 (€368,308). Photo: Bonhams. An impressive 10.28 carats diamond single-stone ring by Van Cleef & Arpels caught the eyes of buyers around the world as it sold for £311,000 at Bonhams London Fine Jewellery sale this week (27 April 2017). The E colour marquise-cut diamond, classified as Type IIa, meaning that it has been recognised as... [Lire la suite]

Lot 183. Olivier Debré (1920-1999), Coulée gris bleue de Loire aux taches vertes épaisses, 1990. Huile sur toile. Signée, datée et titrée au dos "O. Debré, Coulée gris bleue de Loire aux taches vertes épaisses, août 90", 100 x 100 cm (39,37 x 39,37 in.). Estimation : 12 000 € / 15 000 €. Photo: Artcurial Provenance : Collection particulière, France  Post-War & Contemporain chez Artcurial, 75008 Paris, le 04 Avril 2017 à 15h00

Lot 243. Nguyễn Trung (B. 1940), Maternity and the Sea. Signed and dated 90. Oil on canvas, 190 by 130 cm; 74 3/4  by 51 in. Estimate HKD120,000 - HKD180,000 (14,606 - 21,910 EUR). Photo: Sotheby's Provenance: Sotheby's Hong Kong, October 6 2009, Lot 332Private Collection, Hong Kong Sotheby's. Modern and Contemporary Southeast Asian Art, Hong Kong, 03 Apr 2017, 10:00 AM

Lot 20. Olivier Debré (1920-1999), Le jaune du Platane, 1990. Huile sur toile signée, datée, titrée et dédicacée à Claude et Michèle Harel au dos, 24 x 19 cm. Estimation : 2 000 - 3 000 €. Photo Millon Provenance : Collection Claude et Michèle Harel Millon. Les maîtres de l'abstraction; Autour de la collection Claude & Michèle Harel, lundi 06 mars à 14h30. Drouot Richelieu - Salle 5 - 9, rue Drouot 75009 Paris

Gerhard Richter, Wald (1), Forêt (1), 1990. Huile sur toile, 340 cm x 260 cm. Catalogue Raisonné: 731. © 2017 Gerhard Richter Gerhard Richter, Wald (2), Forêt (2), 1990. Huile sur toile, 340 cm x 260 cm. Catalogue Raisonné: 732. © 2017 Gerhard Richter Gerhard Richter, Wald (3), Forêt (3), 1990. Huile sur toile, 340 cm x 260 cm. Catalogue Raisonné: 733.  Christie's, Londres, Royaume-Uni: 26 Juin 2003. Estimation: GBP 700 000... [Lire la suite]

Gerhard Richter, Abstraktes Bild (720-2), signed, numbered and dated "720•2 Richter 1990" on the reverse, oil on canvas, 48 x 40 ¼ in. (122 x 102 cm). Painted in 1990. Estimate $5,000,000 - 7,000,000. Photo courtesy Phillips. Provenance: Private Collection, EuropePrivate Collection, New York Literature: Kunst-und Ausstellungshalle der Bundesrepublik Deutschland, ed., Gerhard Richter: Werkübersicht/Catalogue Raisonné, Volume III, 1962-1993, Bonn, 1993, no. 720-2, pp. 124, 189... [Lire la suite]

Lot 35. Bruce Bernard, Lucian Freud with two portraits of Leigh Bowery, 1990. Estimate £2,000 - 3,000. Photo Phillips Dye destruction print, printed 1995.33.6 x 49.5 cm (13 1/4 x 19 1/2 in.)Signed, dated, inscribed in ink and copyright credit stamp on a label affixed to the verso.  Provenance: Acquired directly from the artist Phillips. PHOTOGRAPHS LONDON AUCTION 3 NOVEMBER 2016

Cindy Sherman, Untitled # 225 (detail), 1990, chromogenic colour print 48 1/8 x 33 1/8 in. (122 x 84 cm.), © Cindy ShermanDavid Salle, Young Krainer (detail), 1989, acrylic and oil on canvas 84 x 104 in. (213.4 x 262.2 cm.), Art © David Salle / Licensed by VAGA, New York, NY. LONDON.- Skarstedt announced the opening of a new London gallery at 8 Bennet Street, St James’s. A joint exhibition of Cindy Sherman’s History Portraits (1988 – 1990) and David Salle’s Tapestry Paintings (1989 – 1991) inaugurated... [Lire la suite]