William Morris

 Dante Gabriel Rossetti (1828–82), The Day Dream, 1872–8. Pastel and black chalk on tinted paper, 104.8 × 76.8 cm. © Ashmolean Museum, University of Oxford. OXFORD - The Ashmolean is delighted to announce that it will re-mount its popular exhibition, Pre-Raphaelites: Drawings and Watercolours, which was shown for just five weeks in 2021.  The tragic situation in Ukraine has inevitably forced the Museum to withdraw its planned exhibition, Russia! Icons & the Avant-Garde, which was due to open... [Lire la suite]

Lot 77. William Morris (born 1957), Deer Head Trophy, 1999, blown, applied and carved glass, engraved 'William Morris 1999'; height 29in (74cm); width 17 1/2in (44.5cm). Sold for US$ 50,312 /€ 44,532 (Est: $15,000 - $25,000). © Bonhams 2001-2022 Provenance: Private Collection, Connecticut. Literature: James Wood & Tina Oldknow, 'Willam Morris: Animal/Artefact', Abeville Press Publishers, 2000, p. 70 (design variant illustrated) Bonhams. Modern Decorative Art + Design, New... [Lire la suite]

Lot 76. William Morris (born 1957), Sitatunga Head, 2000, blown and applied glass, engraved 'William Morris 00' (dimensions without stand); height 16 1/4in (41.5cm); width 8 3/4in (22cm); depth 13in (33cm). Sold for US$ 56,562 /€ 50,064 (Est: $30,000 - $50,000). © Bonhams 2001-2022 Provenance: Private Collection, Connecticut. Literature: James Wood & Tina Oldknow, 'Willam Morris: Animal/Artefact', Abeville Press Publishers, 2000, p. 70 (present lot illustrated). ... [Lire la suite]

Lot 76. William Morris (born 1957), Artifact: Tusk and Skull, 1999, blown and applied glass, gold leaf applied to the skull, engraved 'William Morris 99'; height 20in (51cm); width 38 1/2in (98cm); depth 6in (15cm). Sold for US$ 94,062/€ 83,255 (Est: $20,000 - $30,000). © Bonhams 2001-2022 Provenance: Private Collection, Connecticut. Bonhams. Modern Decorative Art + Design, New York, 14 Dec 2021

Lot 273. Tiffany Studios, Important Dandelion Lamp from the 1900 Paris Exposition, USA, 1900, hand-blown Favrile glass, hammered and patinated copper, 29½ h × 11½ dia in, 75 × 29 cm, estimate: $50,000–75,000, result: $3,745,000, new world record. Courtesy Rago. LAMBERTVILLE, NJ.- With a total of $10 million, more than double the high estimate, and a 89% sell-through rate, Rago’s Early 20th Century Design and Modern Design auctions illustrate the continued strength of the design... [Lire la suite]

Beauty and the Beast, 1904, John Dickson Batten, British, 1860–1932, tempera on canvas, 30 1/2 × 26 in., Lent by Birmingham Museums Trust on behalf of Birmingham City Council, Presented by the John Feeney Bequest Fund, 1936P322, © Birmingham Museums Trust, Courtesy American Federation of Arts. SEATTLE, WA.- The Seattle Art Museum presents Victorian Radicals: From the Pre-Raphaelites to the Arts & Crafts Movement (June 13–September 8, 2019), exploring how three generations of rebellious British artists, designers, and... [Lire la suite]

LONDON.- This autumn, one of the most celebrated paintings in the National Gallery, Jan van Eyck’s The Arnolfini Portrait, is being exhibited for the first time alongside works by the Pre-Raphaelite Brotherhood and its successors. Focusing on the profound influence this 15th-century masterpiece had on the Pre-Raphaelite Brotherhood, Reflections sheds light on the different ways these young British artists of the 19th century responded to the painting and one of its most distinctive features, the convex... [Lire la suite]

Actor Benedict Cumberbatch by Spencer Murphy © Spencer Murphy LONDON.- Benedict Cumberbatch, Amy Winehouse, Alan Bennett and Dame Tessa Jowell are among the famous faces that have gone on show in a new display celebrating the London Borough of Camden and the inspirational figures that have lived, worked or studied there, it was announced today. Creative Connections: Camden Radical Characters (9 July – 11 October 2015) showcases thirty photographs of successful people with connections to Camden, who have been selected from... [Lire la suite]

Henry Wallis, Chatterton, c. 1855-1856, oil on canvas, 62.2 x 93.3 cm (24 1/2 x 36 3/4 in.)framed: 90.5 x 120.5 x 13.2 cm (35 5/8 x 47 7/16 x 5 3/16 in.). Tate Gallery, London. Bequeathed by Charles Gent Clement 1899 WASHINGTON, DC.- Combining rebellion, scientific precision, beauty, and imagination, the Pre-Raphaelites created art that shocked 19th-century Britain. On view from February 17 through May 19, 2013, at the National Gallery of Art, Washington—the sole U.S. venue—Pre-Raphaelites: Victorian Art and... [Lire la suite]

Andrew Gn est non seulement un couturer reconnu internationalement dont les créations se retrouvent dans les plus grandes boutiques de tous les continents, mais également un grand collectionneur et - pour ceux qui ont; comme moi, le privilège de connaître son intérieur jalousement préservé - un goût sûr et délicieux. Il vient d'ouvrir "Le Salon" qui est plus qu'un "show-room" (quel affreux mot), mais un espace privé pour recevoir sa clientèle privée. Il fallait un cadre digne des socialites américaines,... [Lire la suite]