Max Ernst

John Constable, Blick von East Bergholt auf Dedham Vale, um 1815, Öl auf Leinwand, 45,6 x 55,1 cm, Bayerische Staatsgemäldesammlungen München, Neue Pinakothek © bpk | Bayerische Staatsgemäldesammlungen DRESDEN.- For the conception and preparation of this exhibition Prof. Dr. Ulrich Bischoff, Director of the Galerie Neue Meister, enlisted the support of a renowned co-curator: Luc Tuymans (*1958), one of the most influential contemporary painters. This Belgian artist not only stands out on account of his impartial way of viewing art;... [Lire la suite]

Paul Cézanne (1830-1906), Pichet et fruits sur une table. oil on paper laid down on panel, 41.5 by 72.3 cm. 16 3/8 by 28 1/2 in. Painted in 1893-94. Estimate 10,000,000 - 15,000,000 GBP. photo courtesy Sotheby's LONDON.- Sotheby’s Evening Sale of Impressionist & Modern Art on Wednesday, February 3, 2010 will be the first ever London sale of its kind to include three works individually estimated to realise more than £10 million. The works - each one a masterpiece - are by Klimt, Giacometti and Cézanne. They form the nucleus... [Lire la suite]

LONDON.- The Christie’s London bi-annual sale of Old Master, Modern and Contemporary Prints in September will feature a fantastic variety of original prints from the Renaissance to the present day including well-known artists such as Dürer, Rembrandt, Picasso, Beckmann, Matisse, Miro, Bacon, Warhol, Lichtenstein and Hockney. A range of subjects by Andy Warhol (1928-1987) are on offer in the contemporary section of the sale ranging from Lenin to Marilyn Monroe, and include the particularly endearing 25 Cats name[d] Sam and one blue... [Lire la suite]

Max Ernst (1891-1976)Collage tiré de Une semaine de bonté. Oedipe 251933© Isidore Ducasse Fine Arts© Photo Peter Ertl. © ADAGP, Paris 2009 Après 1850, l'image à sensation est partout, livres et revues, presse et annonces prolifèrent. Né en 1891, Max Ernst est l'enfant de cette révolution-là. Sa culture et sa mémoire visuelles vont être mises à profit en 1933 lorsqu'il décide, en plein surréalisme, de détourner un certain nombre d'illustrations anciennes. Il puise à Sade comme à Fantômas, à Doré et Grandville autant qu'aux... [Lire la suite]

Denise Colomb (1902-2004) Nicolas de Staël, 1954. (196) Tirage argentique (c. 1990), signé à la mine de plomb au verso. 30,5 x 24 cm avec les marges. Estimation : 1 200 / 1 500 € Denise Colomb (1902-2004). Nathalia GONTCHAROVA, c. 1950. (197) Tirage argentique (c. 1990), signé à la mine de plomb au verso. 40 x 30,5 cm avec les marges. Estimation : 1 000 / 1 200 € Denise Colomb (1902-2004) Victor Vasarely, 1968. (198) Tirage argentique (1996), signé au feutre noir dans la marge inférieure à droite. Tampon... [Lire la suite]

Max Ernst (1891-1976) Tête Modern Art Sculpture-pendentif en or 23 carats poinçon-signature de l'artiste, marque de l'orfèvre François Hugo, poinçon du titre de la garantie de Marseille, numéros de référence 1773 - 2989 et numéroté 3/8 au dos. 7 x 7cm. Poids : 34 g. Dans sa boîte de présentation en bois. Estimation : 3 500 / 4 000 €Bibliographie : Claire Siaud, Pierre Hugo, “Bijoux d'artistes, hommage à François Hugo”, Aix-en-Provence, 2001. Répertorié et reproduit page 111 Un certificat de Pierre Hugo sera remis à... [Lire la suite]

Georges Seurat, Femme Avec Deux Filletes, Circa 1882-84. ‘Conté’ pensil on paper, 31.2 x 22.5 cm ; 12 1/4 x 8 7/8 in. Est. 1.000.000—1.500.000 EUR. Copyright: Sotheby’s – ArtDigital Studio PARIS.- Two exceptional drawings by Georges Seurat, consigned from a private Parisian collector, will head the Impressionist Modern Art sale at Sotheby's in Paris on May 28. After the record €5 million ($6.3 million) achieved by Seurat's extraordinary drawing Au Divan japonais last December, Sotheby’s Paris will again highlight Seurat's work... [Lire la suite]

René Magritte, born Lessines, Belgium, 1898; died Brussels, Belgium, 1967, The Tempest, 1931, oil on canvas, 49.5 x 64.1 cm, Wadsworth Atheneum Museum of Art, Hartford, CT. Bequest of Kay Sage Tanguy. © Estate of René Magritte / SODRAC (2009). TORONTO.- This summer, reality will be suspended at the Art Gallery of Ontario as it welcomes Surreal Things, an innovative exhibition organized by London’s Victoria and Albert Museum. A Canadian exclusive which runs May 9 to August 30, 2009, this is the first exhibition to examine the... [Lire la suite]

Max Ernst (1891-1976), Malédiction à vous les mamans, oil on canvas, 51¼ x 63¾ in. (139 x 162 cm.) Painted in 1928 estimate: $7-9 million). Unsold. Photo: Christie's Images Ltd. 2009 NEW YORK, NY.- Christie’s Impressionist and Modern Art Evening Sale achieved a total of $102,767,000/£68,511,333 /€77,268,421 for paintings and sculpture with top lots from Pablo Picasso, Alberto Giacometti, and Tamara de Lempicka commanding the highest prices. A new world auction record was set for Tamara de Lempicka’s Portrait de Madame M. from... [Lire la suite]

Max Ernst (1891-1976), Malédiction à vous les mamans, oil on canvas, 51¼ x 63¾ in. (139 x 162 cm.) Painted in 1928 estimate: $7-9 million). Photo: Christie's Images Ltd. 2009 NEW YORK, NY.- Christie’s announced details of its Evening Sale of Impressionist and Modern Art on May 6, 2009. Comprised of 50 works from the great masters of the era, the sale presents a unique opportunity to collect rare and important works by Pablo Picasso, Henri Matisse, Alberto Giacometti, Joan Miró, Max Ernst, Tamara de Lempicka, Henry Moore, Alexej... [Lire la suite]