Queen Elizabeth II

The oval gold locket enameled with black and white pea-pod ornament at the sides is mounted on the lid with a sapphire cameo portrait of Queen Elizabeth I (1533-1603) and with an onyx cameo bust of Cleopatra with the asp on the back. Inside there is an enameled miniature of Charles I (1600-1648) facing front with a melancholy expression, wearing sash of the Order head standing out against a celestial blue ground. Locket: early 17th century, Cameo: second half of the 16th century. Each of the component parts of the locket has a... [Lire la suite]

Annie Leibovitz, Queen Elizabeth II, Buckingham Palace, London, 2007.  Archival pigment print. 38.6 × 58 cm (15 1/4 × 22 7/8 in) Signed and numbered 6/25 in pencil on the verso. ESTIMATE £6,000 - 8,000  PROVENANCE Acquired directly from the artist LITERATURE Annie Leibovitz at Work, London: Jonathan Cape, 2008 Philips de Pury & Company.  Photographs. 8 november 2012. London http://www.phillipsdepury.com

Andy Warhol (American, 1928-1987), Queen Elizabeth II (from Reigning Queens) Screenprint, 1985. Estimate £40,000-60,000. Photo: Bonhams. LONDON.- A rare trial proof copy of Andy Warhol’s 1985 portrait of The Queen is to be auctioned at Bonhams Print Sale in London on 11 July. It is estimated at £40,000-60,000. The signed and numbered print, Queen Elizabeth II, is from the Reigning Queens series which also includes the Queens of Denmark, the Netherlands and Swaziland. It was his last print-portrait before his untimely death in 1987.... [Lire la suite]

Queen Elizabeth II by Lucian Freud, 2001. © The Royal Collection © Lucian Freud Archive. LONDON.-The National Portrait Gallery’s touring exhibition of some of the most remarkable and resonant images of The Queen across 60 years of her reign – opens in London today ahead of her Diamond Jubilee weekend celebrations.  From Beaton and Leibovitz to Annigoni and Warhol, The Queen: Art and Image is the most wide-ranging exhibition of images in different media devoted to a single royal sitter. Formal painted portraits, official... [Lire la suite]

Andy Warhol, Myths: The Star, 1981. photo Phillips de Pury & Company Screenprint in colors with diamond dust, on Lenox Museum Board, the full sheet, S. 38 x 38 in. (96.5 x 96.5 cm)  signed and numbered 47/200 in pencil on the reverse (there were also 30 artist's proofs), published by Ronald Feldman Fine Art, Inc., New York, minor rippling, pressure marks in places along the perimeter of the sheet, occasional minor wear along the sheet edges (with associated minor ink loss), otherwise in very good condition, framed.... [Lire la suite]

"Bertrand Russell", 1949 ©Jane Bove LONDON.- A new display of fifteen photographs will celebrate the 60th anniversary of Jane Bown's relationship with 'The Observer' and the publication of her new book, Exposures. Illustrating the longevity and scope of Bown's career, the photographic portraits on display will range from her portrait of "Bertrand Russell", her first to be published in 'The Observer' in January 1949, to her iconic study of Samuel Beckett (1976) and her recent commission of "Her Majesty... [Lire la suite]

Andy  Warhol, Queen Elizabeth, circa 1978 Graphite, J. Green paper. unsigned, stamped, Authenticated by the Warhol Foundation and Estate - height - 28 in, width - 20.5 in. - Estimate: from $65,000 to $85,000 FIRST TIME OFFERED AT AUCTION. Warhol completed this drawing of a joyful Queen Elizabeth of England laughing around 1978. He completed a print of Queen Elizabeth for his "Reigning Queens" series a few years later in 1985. Warhol only completed four drawings of Queen Elizabeth, two of which were for the... [Lire la suite]

Evening dress worn during the visit to Barbados, 1985. Bright yellow organza, embroidered with iridescent white and yellow sequins in imitation of rain drops. Designed by Ian Thomas. Photo: Royal Collection © 2009, Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II. LONDON.- This year marks the 60th anniversary of the formation of the modern Commonwealth. In 1949 the London Declaration recognised the British Monarch as the symbol of the free association of independent member nations and as Head of the Commonwealth. In celebration of this event, a... [Lire la suite]

LIVERPOOL.- A stunning exhibition of nearly 50 portraits by Cecil Beaton, one of the most famous photographers of the 20th century, captures the glamour and excitement of some of the world’s greatest celebrities. Cecil Beaton: Portraits, on exhibition through 31 August 2009, brilliantly reflects the astonishing talents of the photographer who was also a writer, artist, designer, actor, caricaturist, illustrator and diarist. He photographed a dazzling array of superstars and leading personalities ranging from the Queen to Mick... [Lire la suite]

Andy Warhol, Reigning Queens: Queen Elizabeth II of the United Kingdom, 1985. Founding Collection, The Andy Warhol Museum, Pittsburgh. © 2008 Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts / ARS, New York. MANCHESTER, NH.- Andy Warhol—one of the most influential American artists of the twentieth century—captured the likeness of some of the most visionary and powerful political leaders of the 20th century. Images of John F. Kennedy, Jimmy Carter, Ronald Reagan, Queen Elizabeth II, and Mao Zedong, among others will hang side-by-side... [Lire la suite]