Vanitas

Kevin Best, Vanitas with Hourglass, 2010

Kevin Best, ‘Still Life Infinite Vanitas’ (Le site de Kevin Best http://www.bestshots.com.au)

Adam Bernaert (Dutch, active ca. 1660-1669), "Vanitas" Still Life, oil on panel . H: 16 3/4 x W: 22 5/16 in. (42.5 x 56.6 cm). 37.682. The Walters Art Museum Provenance: Marcello Massarenti Collection, Rome [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; Henry Walters, Baltimore, 1902, by purchase; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest. Acquired by Henry Walters with the Massarenti Collection, 1902 The Dutch "vanitas" (Latin for vanity) still life brings together the prevailing moral tone and an appreciation of everyday... [Lire la suite]

Carstian Luyckx (Antwerp 1623 - after 1658), Vanitas still life with a terrestrial globe, a book, shells, a snake and butterflies. Photo Sotheby's oil on canvas; 38 7/8 by 37 3/4 in.; 98.8 by 96 cm. Lot 38. Estimate 30,000-50,000 USD PROVENANCE: George Gravert, Boston;From whom inherited by the present owner. CATALOGUE NOTE: We are grateful to Fred Meijer of the RKD, The Hague, for confirming this painting to be by Carstian Luyckx. A closevariant of this composition by the artist, signed lower... [Lire la suite]

Italian artist, end of XVII century, Vanitas, white marble and giallo antico, 25 x 23 x 9 inches (63 x 58 x 23 cm). Courtesy Sperone Westwater, New York. NEW YORK, NY.- Sperone Westwater presents an exhibition of white marble sculptures dating from 350 B.C. to the present day. This survey includes Greek and Roman antiquities, Neoclassical sculptures, and works by modern and contemporary European and American artists. Marble is one of the oldest and most fundamental materials of sculpture with wide-ranging use in the... [Lire la suite]

Garth Knight - Jewelled skull (vanitas), 2009. Photo LASSERON et LASSERON et Associés via Interenchères Digital c-print monté sur aluminium - Signé, titré, daté et numéroté 2/10 au dos sur une étiquette - 125 x 100 cm. Estimation : 2500/3000€ Maître Olivier LASSERON et LASSERON et Associés. VENDREDI 8 JUILLET à 14H00. DROUOT RICHELIEU SALLE 2. CONTACT: Tél. : 01.49.95.06.84 - Fax : 01.49.95.06.77 - Email :  contact@lasseron-associes.com

Barthel Bruyn the Elder, Portrait of a Noblewoman, 1530-35. Oil on panel, 45 x 36 cm. Museo Correr, Venice Barthel Bruyn the Elder, Portrait of a knight, 1531, 62,6 x 46,5 cm. Beschriftung: unter der Bez.: AE 37; auf dem Spruchband: VIVE: MEMOR. LETI. FVGIT. HORA. Provenienz: Slg. Leopold Wilhelm.. Inv.-Nr. GG_868. Kunsthistorisches Museum, Gemäldegalerie, Wien Barthel Bruyn the Elder, Vanitas Still-Life, Oil on wood, 61 x 51 cm.. Rijksmuseum Kröller-Müller, Otterlo. Barthel Bruyn the Elder, Skull in a Niche. Oil on... [Lire la suite]

 Jean Boggio. "jungle vanitas" piece unique  Jean Boggio. Boutons de manchettes "Jungle vanitas" piece unique  Jean Boggio. Collier "Jungle vanitas" piece unique.  Jean Boggio. Pendentif "Jungle vanitas" piece unique.

Pseudo-Roestraeten (ACTIVE CIRCA 1675 - 1725), A Vanitas Still Life of a Goblet, a Wine Vessel, a Yixing Stoneware Teapot, Books, an Hourglass, Letters and a Globe on a Carpeted Table. photo courtesy Sotheby's oil on canvas, unframed; 44 1/2 by 37 1/4 in.; 113 by 94.6 cm. Estimate 25,000—35,000 USD. Lot Sold 80,500 USD PROVENANCE: Anonymous sale, New York, Christie's, 7 October 1993, lot 92 (as Attributed to Pieter Gerritsz. van Roestraeten);There purchased by the present collector. NOTE; The Pseudo-Roestraeten is the... [Lire la suite]

Justine Reyes, Still Life With Agelgel & Lemons. photo courtesy Rosier Gallery Rosier Gallery is pleased to present the color photographs of Justine Reyes' series "Vanitas" from September 9 - November 30, 2010. This body of work originated in 2008, continues to be developed, and now contains over twenty images. The current exhibition marks the first time Rosier Gallery has presented Ms. Reyes' work. Justine Reyes, Still Life With Banana, Purse & Change. photo courtesy Rosier Gallery Dutch vanitas... [Lire la suite]