Hubert Robert

Lot 7. Jean-Siméon Chardin (Paris 1699-1779), La fontaine, signé 'Chardin' (en bas à gauche sur la barrique), huile sur toile, agrandie d’une bande 10,5 cm dans la partie supérieure 50 x 43 cm (dimensions actuelles) ; 39,5 x 43 cm (dimensions originales); The water urn, signed 'Chardin' (lower left, on the barrel) oil on canvas, enlarged at top (4 in.) 19 ¾ x 17 in. (current size); 15 ½ x 17 in. (original size). Estimate: 5,000,000-8,000,000 €. © Christie's Images Ltd 2021. PARIS.- Christie's France... [Lire la suite]

PARIS.- Christie's presents its sales dedicated to classical and decorative arts through The Exceptional Sale and The Collector: Le Goût Français on November 24th. After the cartes blanches given to renowned gallery owners, collectors and artists, such as Hervé Van der Straeten, Elie Top or Kamel Mennour, Christie's has chosen the artist Louis Cane to bring a new perspective to these two iconic sales of the Classic Week.The Exceptional Sale features outstanding pieces with unique origins and stories. One of the highlights... [Lire la suite]

Lot 7. Hubert Robert (Paris 1733-1808) and another hand, A Mountainous landscape with ramparts and buildings of an Italian village, oil on canvas, 767⁄8 x 471⁄8 in. (195.2 x 119.6 cm). Estimate : GBP 30,000 - GBP 50,000 (EUR 34,149 - EUR 56,915). © Christie's Images Ltd 2020. LONDON.- Christie’s announces Out of Office: Art that Transports, a themed sale encompassing 46 lots ranging from £1,000 to £30,000 across a selection of paintings dating from the 16th Century through to the 20th Century. In a... [Lire la suite]

Jacqueline et Edouard de Ribes. Sotheby’s / ArtDigital Studio PARIS.- The name “de Ribes” resonates internationally with a timeless sense of style – the essence of French chic and elegance. On 11 and 12 December, Sotheby’s Paris will offer for sale a selection of historical pieces from the collection of the Count and Countess de Ribes. Held over two sessions, the auction will present artworks, fine books and manuscripts from the family’s ancestral home in Paris – covering three centuries of French history.In the... [Lire la suite]

Hubert Robert (1733 - Paris - 1808), Two figures conversing before the Temple of the Sybil, c.1775. Red chalk, 290 x 368 mm. Courtesy Didier Aaron Ltd Anne-Louis Girodet de Roussy-Trioson, called Girodet-Trioson (Montargis 1767 – 1824 Paris), Portrait of Général Auguste Bertin de Veaux (1799-1879), aged eighteen year. Black and white chalk with stumping, 218 x 175 mm. Signed and dated: GT/ mars 1817. Inscribed on the cartouche: Girodet / général Bertin de Vaux. Courtesy Didier Aaron Ltd Founded in 1923, the gallery has been... [Lire la suite]

© State Hermitage Museum, St Petersburg AMSTERDAM.- Saturday 16 June 2018 marked the opening day of Hermitage Amsterdam’s new exhibition, Classic Beauties. Artists, Italy and the Esthetic Ideals of the 18th Century. The show tells the story of the artists and tourists, who flocked to Italy, and more especially Rome, in the second half of the eighteenth century. From all over Europe they travelled to the Eternal City in search of inspiration and to see for themselves the newly excavated classical Greco-Roman sculptures and... [Lire la suite]

Egyptian Limestone Relief. Photo: Charles Ede. NEW YORK, NY.- The second edition of TEFAF New York Fall came to a close yesterday, November 1, 2017, at the historic Park Avenue Armory, following six days of steady, strong sales and attendance from international artworld and academic leaders, collectors, and the public. The Fair presented 95 of the world’s top art and antiques dealers, including a dozen new participants, with museum-caliber fine and decorative arts ranging from antiquity to the early 20thcentury,... [Lire la suite]

De Watteau à David, la collection Horvitz : Affiche. PARIS - Le Petit Palais est heureux de présenter un florilège de près de 200 tableaux, sculptures et dessins du XVIIIe siècle français de la Collection Horvitz à Boston. Constituée depuis trois décennies, il s’agit de la plus importante collection privée de dessins français du XVIIIe siècle à l’étranger. Riche d’œuvres de premier plan de Watteau, Boucher, Fragonard, Greuze et David... Cette collection offre aussi une vue d’ensemble de tous les artistes notables de la période,... [Lire la suite]

Lot 793. Louis-Léopold Boilly (1761-1845), La tendresse conjugale, huile sur panneau, signée, 52,5x43,5 cm. Estimation CHF 60,000-80,000.   GENEVA.- This Spring, Piguet Auction House gives pride of place to the Xavier and Leon Givaudan collection with the wonders of French 18th and 19th century art. The collection houses pieces of furniture and paintings from the most renowned cabinet makers and artists of the period as well as silver and works of art. These works will be auctioned... [Lire la suite]

Edgar Degas (Paris 1834 - Paris 1917), Femme nue assise s’essuyant le cou. Fusain et estompe sur papier calque, 61,5 x 66,5 cm. Numéroté « 13 » en bas à droite - Cachet de la signature en bas à gauche (L.658) © Sebert Paul Gauguin (Paris 1848 - Iles Marquises 1903),  Pot en grès émaillé à décor de moutons et de motifs végétaux, 1886-1887. Grès partiellement émaillé et rehauts d'or ; 10 x 17cm. Signé "PGo" - Sur le fond, marque du céramiste Chaplet avec H&Co au centre. Son numéro personnel « 31 »... [Lire la suite]