Washington

Lot 14. Olivier Debré (1920-1999), Ocre d'automne, Washington, 1982. Huile sur toile signée, datée et dédicacée à Michèle Harel au dos, 14 x 18 cm. Estimation : 1 200 - 1 500 €. Photo Millon Provenance : Collection Claude et Michèle HarelToile peinte à l'occasion de la visite faite par l'artiste à Claude Harel, alors Ministre plénipotentiaire à Washington Millon. Les maîtres de l'abstraction; Autour de la collection Claude & Michèle Harel, lundi 06 mars à... [Lire la suite]

Lot 14. Olivier Debré (1920-1999) , Rose d'Automne, Washington, 1982. Huile sur toile signée, datée, titrée et dédicacée à Claude Harel au dos, 19 x 24 cm. Estimation : 2 000 - 3 000 €. Photo Millon Provenance : Collection Claude et Michèle HarelToile peinte à l'occasion de la visite faite par l'artiste à Claude Harel, alors Ministre plénipotentiaire à Washington Millon. Les maîtres de l'abstraction; Autour de la collection Claude & Michèle Harel, lundi 06 mars à... [Lire la suite]

Chalcopyrite, Pedro Claim, Goldmyer Hot Springs, King Co., Washington, USA Via mineralists.tumblr.com

Sceau citrine.du Marquis de La Fayette. Photo: Christie's Images Ltd., 2011 Orné d'une citrine rectangulaire gravée des initiales LF et de la devise 'Cur non?', entièrement gravé, à décors de trophées, de faisceaux et de deux médaillons représentant Lafayette et Washington, monture en or jaune, travail du XVIIIème siècle. Estimate €4,000 - €6,000 ($5,741 - $8,612). Price Realized €5,250 ($7,591) Provenance: Marquis de La Fayette, château de La Grange Bléneau; Clémentine de La Tour Maubourg, baronne de Brigode, sa petite-fille;... [Lire la suite]

Giuseppe Arcimboldo, Vertumnus, c. 1590, oil on panel, framed: 81 x 68 cm (31 7/8 x 26 3/4 in.) unframed: 68 x 56 cm (26 3/4 x 22 1/16 in.) Skokloster Castle, Skokloster WASHINGTON, DC.- The bizarre yet scientifically accurate composite heads painted by Giuseppe Arcimboldo (1526–1593) will be exhibited together for the first time in the United States, at the National Gallery of Art, Washington, from September 19, 2010 through January 9, 2011. Arcimboldo, 1526-1593: Nature and Fantasy includes 16 of the most spectacular of these... [Lire la suite]

Andy Warhol, Portrait of Jamie Wyeth with a Tan Background, 1976, Acrylic silkscreen on canvas, Museum Purchase with funds provided by the following: Mr. and Mrs. Roger C. Buntin; Mr. and Mrs. Frank Fowler; Martin Hayes and Co., Inc.; Mamie C. Howell in memory of Corinne Craig Oliver; Mr. and Mrs. Jack C. Massey; NLT Corporation; In memory of Mr. and Mrs. John Oman, Jr.; Mr. and Mrs. Joe M. Rogers; Mrs. Hugh Stallworth and Anonymous Donor. NASHVILLE, TN.- From Washington to Warhol: Americana Redefined will be on display at... [Lire la suite]

Mrs Edwards, circa 1818 by John Constable © Museum of Art, Rhode Island School of Design. Corporate Membership Fund. LONDON.- John Constable (1776-1837) is recognised as a landscape painter of profound originality and popularity and yet his portraits are often overlooked. Constable Portraits: The Painter and His Circle, opening 5 March 2009 at the National Portrait Gallery, will be the first exhibition dedicated to Constable's portraits and the insights they bring to Constable's art, life and relationships. Exhibited works will... [Lire la suite]

Mark Rothko, Untitled, 1949. Gift of The Mark Rothko Foundation, Inc. Copyright © 1997 Christopher Rothko and Kate Rothko Prizel. 1986.43.138. National Gallery of Art, Washington

Jan Lievens (Dutch, 1607 - 1674), Allegory of the Five Senses, c. 1622 oil on panel 78.2 x 124.4 cm (30 13/16 x 49 in.) Private collection WASHINGTON, DC.- The life and career of Jan Lievens (1607–1674), one of the greatest yet most enigmatic Dutch painters of the 17th century, is finally brought to light in the exhibition Jan Lievens: A Dutch Master Rediscovered, on view at the National Gallery of Art in the West Building from October 26, 2008, through January 11, 2009. "History has not been kind to Jan Lievens, and... [Lire la suite]

Ronald Reagan, former Governor of California, March 4, 1976, © 2008 The Richard Avedon Foundation WASHINGTON, DC.- This fall, the Corcoran Gallery of Art premieres a special exhibition, Richard Avedon: Portraits of Power, in conjunction with the presidential election season in Washington, D.C. Bringing together more than 200 of Richard Avedon’s political portraits of the country’s power elite for the first time, the Corcoran presents many rarely-seen and some never-before-exhibited or published photographs. Richard Avedon,... [Lire la suite]