2012

Lot 651. A 3.01 carats Fancy Coloured Diamond and Diamond 'Day & Night' Ring, by Nirav Modi, 2012. Estimate HK$ 620,000 - 950,000 (€ 68,000 - 100,000). © Bonhams 2001-2018 Of floral design, the centre set with a cushion-shaped fancy vivid yellow diamond, weighing 3.01 carats, accented by brilliant-cut diamonds of yellow tint, framed by six hinged petals set with rose and double rose-cut diamonds, each within a brilliant-cut diamond surround, extending to the gallery and hoop, remaining... [Lire la suite]

Jean Michel-Basquiat, Untitled, 1982. Oilstick, acrylic and spraypaint on canvas, 72 1/8 by 68 1/8 in. Estimate in excess of $60 million © 2017 The Estate of Jean-Michel Basquiat / ADAGP, Paris / ARS. Courtesy Sotheby’s. NEW YORK, NY.- Sotheby’s Contemporary Art Evening Auction will be led by Jean-Michel Basquiat’s Untitled from 1982, a monumental masterpiece that has been virtually unseen since it last appeared on the market in May 1984. The landmark canvas is one of a number of iconic American post-war paintings in a... [Lire la suite]

Jan Fabre (Antwerp, 1958), ‘One man's misfortune is another man's chocolate’, 2012. Jewel beetle wing-cases on wood, 227.5 x 173 cm. Courtesy Galerie Jamar  Alechinsky (Brussels, 1928), ‘Duo de bassecour’, 1969. Acrylic on paper laid down on canvas, 64 x 95 cm. Courtesy Galerie Jamar Henri Van Herwegen alias Panamarenko (Antwerp, 1940), ‘Japanese flying pack’, 2001. Motor, metal tubing, two leather belts, propellers, rubber bands. H 53.3 x W 157.5 x D 91 cm.... [Lire la suite]

Aki Katayama, Guinomi, 2012. Ceramic 2.05 x 2.83 x 2.99 inches / 5.2 x 7.2 x 7.6 cm / AKi 5. Photo courtesy Cavin-Morris Gallery Aki Katayama, Vase, 2012. Ceramic, 5.91 x 4.96 x 5.91 inches / 15 x 12.6 x 15 cm / AKi 3. Photo courtesy Cavin-Morris Gallery  Aki Katayama, Vase, 2012. Ceramic, 7.17 x 4.96 x 5.91 inches / 18.2 x 12.6 x 15 cm / AKi 4. Photo courtesy Cavin-Morris Gallery Aki Katayama, Chawan, 2012. Ceramic, 3.19 x 4.25 x 4.49 inches / 8.1 x 10.8 x 11.4 cm / AKi 7. Photo courtesy Cavin-Morris Gallery ... [Lire la suite]

A limestone block-form Buddhist stele. Tang Dynasty, 8th Century, 22 x 19 ½ x 10 inches (55.9 x 49.5 x 25.4 cm). Courtesy of J.J. Lally & Co. NEW YORK, NY.- The Asia Week New York Association announces that 51 international galleries and 5 auction houses will participate in Asia Week New York 2017, the ten-day celebration of Asian art and culture that spans the metropolitan region from March 9 through 18, 2017.   "We are thrilled to announce the 2017 roster of international galleries - our largest and most... [Lire la suite]

Wim Delvoye, Untitled (Maserati), 2012. Embossed aluminum. Courtesy of the artist MONTREAL.- Since the late 1980s, Belgian artist Wim Delvoye has been challenging the art world status quo through a multidisciplinary practice that includes sculpture, drawing, photography, installation, and video. Montreal audiences were first introduced to his work in 2009 through the presentation of Cloaca No. 5 at the Galerie de l’UQAM. Part of a larger series, this provocative machine/sculptural work reproduced the human... [Lire la suite]

  Ai Weiwei, Han Dynasty Urn with Coca-Cola Logo, 1994, urn from Western Han dynasty (206 BC - 24 AD) and paint. Photo: Studio Ai Weiwei, © Ai Weiwei. M+ Sigg Collection, Hong Kong. by donation. Some of the earliest artworks were ceramics. The European Modern Era was shaped by the insatiable desire for Chinese porcelain, for which the highest prices were paid. Whether functional containers or artworks, ceramics travelled over the whole globe from time immemorial, connecting cultures that knew little of one another.... [Lire la suite]

Lot 5047. Szeto Lap (Situ Li) B. 1949, Valley Landscape 2, 2012, signed in Pinyin and dated 2012, oil on canvas, 114.5 by 193.5 cm;   45  by 76 1/8  in. Estimate 600,000 — 800,000. Photo Sotheby's. This work is accompanied by a certificate of authenticity issued by Hanart Gallery, Taipei Provenance: Private Asian Collection Sotheby's. Modern Asian Art, Hong Kong, 03 Oct 2016, 03:30 PM

Lê Pho (1907 – 2001), Maternity, c.1940s, ink and gouache on silk, fixed on paper, laid on cardboard 61 x 46.5 cm. Est. HK$1.2 – 1.8 million / US$155,000-233,000. Photo: Sotheby's. Hong Kong - Sotheby’s Hong Kong’s Modern and Contemporary Southeast Asian Art Autumn Sales 2016 will take place on 2-3 October at the Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre. More than 230 lots with a total estimate in excess of HK$76 million / US$9.8 million* will be offered in the Modern and Contemporary Asian Art Evening Sale (2 October)... [Lire la suite]

Yan Pei-Ming, Benazir Bhutto (détail), 2012. Huile sur toile. 200 x 300 cm. Photo: André Morin. © Yan Pei-Ming, ADAGP, Paris, 2016. SETE - L'artiste franco-chinois Yan Pei-Ming, né en 1960, présente dans l'exposition «Ruines du temps réel», à Sète, au Centre régional d'art contemporain Languedoc-Roussillon, ses plus récentes toiles, réalisées en 2015 et 2016, dont certaines spécialement pour l'exposition. Tous les grands genres classiques sont abordés: portraits, autoportraits, paysages, scènes historiques et... [Lire la suite]