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23 septembre 2023

Antique Pottery from the Collection of Lady Thomson (Judith Bullitt) sold at Christie's NY, 20-21 sept 2023

Antique Pottery from the Collection of Lady Thomson (Judith Bullitt) sold at  Christie's NY, 20-21 sept 2023
Lot 1041. Property from the Collection of Lady Thomson (Judith Bullitt). A cord-marked pottery bottle with two handles, Neolithic period, Yangshao culture, Banpo phase, circa 4800-3600 BC; 34.5 cm high. Price realised USD 8,820 ( Estimate USD 3,000 –...
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30 avril 2019

Yixing from a Princely Collection at Christie's London, 14 May 2019

Yixing from a Princely Collection at Christie's London, 14 May 2019
Pearls and jades of this world cannot be compared to the clay of Yixing Wang Wenbo, Tao Qi Xing Zeng Chen Mingyuan 人間珠玉安足取,豈如陽羨溪頭一丸土汪文柏 《陶器行贈陳鳴遠》 Lot 84. A rare Y ixing signed and dated square seal, signed You Qinqing, dated to autumn of the bingxu year...
19 octobre 2023

'Chinese ceramics, lacquer and gold from the 12th to the 14th century' at Eskenazi, 19 October - 4 November 2023

'Chinese ceramics, lacquer and gold from the 12th to the 14th century' at Eskenazi, 19 October - 4 November 2023
Glazed stoneware marbled bowl, Northern Song dynasty, 12th century. Possibly Dangyangyu kilns, Xiuwu county, Henan province. Diameter: 9.1cm. Height: 3.8cm. © Eskenazi 2023 Known in Chinese as jiaotai or ‘mixed clay’, this marbled decorative technique...
19 mai 2019

In the Age of Rembrandt: Dutch Paintings from the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston opens on June 1

In the Age of Rembrandt: Dutch Paintings from the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston opens on June 1
Hendrick Avercamp, Winter Landscape near a Village, about 1610–15. Oil on panel. 53.3 x 94.6 cm. Promised gift of Rose-Marie and Eijk van Otterloo, in support of the Center for Netherlandish Art. Courtesy, Museum of Fine Arts, Boston. TORONTO, April 29,...
2 février 2024

'Painting the Persianate World: Portable Images on Paper, Cloth and Clay' opens at SCMA

'Painting the Persianate World: Portable Images on Paper, Cloth and Clay' opens at SCMA
Kay Khusraw, Farangis, and Giv Crossing the River Jihun (Oxus), illustration from a dispersed manuscript of the Shahnama (Book of Kings) of Firdawsi (940–ca. 1020–26), Iran, Shiraz, late 15th century. Opaque watercolor, ink, and gold on paper. Gift of...
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7 février 2024

'Inkstones, through the Eyes of an Aficionado' at National Palace Museum

'Inkstones, through the Eyes of an Aficionado' at National Palace Museum
"Inkstone aficionados" are individuals who are extremely infatuated with inkstones. Famous historical figures such as Su Shi and Mi Fu from the Song Dynasty, as well as Gao Fenghan from the Yangzhou School of Painting in the Qing Dynasty, were all renowned...
3 juin 2019

"Passion for Form: Selections of Southeast Asian Art from the MacLean Collection" at Heritage Museum of Asian Art, Chicago

"Passion for Form: Selections of Southeast Asian Art from the MacLean Collection" at Heritage Museum of Asian Art, Chicago
“Passion for Form” was the title for the first public touring exhibition of some of the Southeast Asian treasures in the MacLean Collection in 2008. Southeast Asian pottery, bronze and sculpture have long fascinated the MacLean family. Southeast Asian...
4 juin 2019

Tianminlou – A Small History of Chinese Ceramics

Tianminlou – A Small History of Chinese Ceramics
Unknown Delights from the Tianminlou Collection Regina Krahl The Tianminlou collection, assembled by Ko Shih Chao, better known as S.C. Ko (1911 – 1992), can be considered one of the most remarkable private assemblages of Chinese ceramics. It is most...
26 juin 2019

Sotheby's to offer most valuable Gainsborough ever to come to auction

Sotheby's to offer most valuable Gainsborough ever to come to auction
LONDON .- This summer, Sotheby’s will present a roll-call of the greatest names in Western art history at its flagship Old Masters Evening Sale on 3 July. With an overall estimate of £4665.9m/ $59.5-83.7m, the sale next week is one of the strongest sales...
27 juillet 2019

“From Goya to Manet. The Nineteenth Century”. Old and new masters united in the Alte Pinakothek

 “From Goya to Manet. The Nineteenth Century”. Old and new masters united in the Alte Pinakothek
Friedrich Overbeck, "Vittoria Caldoni", 1821, Oil on canvas , 89,5 x 65,8 cm, Inv. Nr. WAF 757 © Bayerische Staatsgemäldesammlungen, Neue Pinakothek, München/ Wittelsbacher Ausgleichsfonds (WAF). MUNICH .- Good news for all those missing the Neue Pinakothek:...
31 juillet 2019

'Danish Golden Age: World Class Art between Disasters' at Statens Museum for Kunst, Copenhagen

'Danish Golden Age: World Class Art between Disasters' at Statens Museum for Kunst, Copenhagen
P.C. Skovgaard, Beech Wood in May near Iselingen Manor, Zealand , 1857, Statens Museum for Kunst, Copenhagen . © Statens Museum for Kunst, Copenhagen The Danish Golden Age of art is currently attracting plenty of attention from museums and art collectors...
5 août 2019

A finely cast gilt-bronze figure of Avalokiteshvara, Ming dynasty, 15th century, probably Zhengtong period (1436-1449)

A finely cast gilt-bronze figure of Avalokiteshvara, Ming dynasty, 15th century, probably Zhengtong period (1436-1449)
Lot 1025. A finely cast gilt-bronze figure of Avalokiteshvara, Ming dynasty, 15th century, probably Zhengtong period (1436-1449); 10¼ in. (26 cm.) high. E stimate USD 60,000 - USD 80,000. Price realised USD 365,000. © Christie's Images Ltd 2014 The bodhisattva...
4 novembre 2015

Chinese Metalwork at Asian Art in London 2015

Chinese Metalwork at Asian Art in London 2015
Bronze mythical creature, bixie, China, Ming-Qing dynasty, 17th-18th century. Length: 19.5 cm. BEN JANSSENS ORIENTAL ART LTD, Dealer. Bronze mirror, China, Eastern Han dynasty, 25 – 220. Diameter: 5 3/4 inches, 14.6 cm. Thickness: 1/8 inch, 0.3 cm . BEN...
21 août 2019

Back on Song dynasty ceramics sold at Christie's New York, 19 March 2008

Back on Song dynasty ceramics sold at Christie's New York, 19 March 2008
Lot 528. An unusual black-glazed foliate-rimmed bowl, Northern Song dynasty, 10th-12th century ; 4 5/8 in. (11.7 cm.) diam. Estimate USD 12,000 - USD 15,000 . Price realised USD 12,500. © Christie's Image Ltd 2008. The compressed globular body surmounted...
22 août 2019

Ming dynasty Jade from the Metropolitan Museum of Art: The Florence and Herbert Irving Gift at Sotheby's NY, 10/09/2019

Ming dynasty Jade from the Metropolitan Museum of Art: The Florence and Herbert Irving Gift at Sotheby's NY, 10/09/2019
Lot 23. A celadon and russet jade carving of a camel, Tang - Ming dynasty. Length 2 1/4 in., 5.5 cm. Estimate 20,000 — 30,000 USD . Courtesy Sotheby's. recumbent with the legs tucked close to the body, the pronounced ribs showing between the bent legs,...
10 novembre 2015

Selfies on paper: Self-portraits from Rembrandt to Willink on view at the Rijksmuseum

Selfies on paper: Self-portraits from Rembrandt to Willink on view at the Rijksmuseum
Self-portrait of John Lutma, signing, John Lutma (II), 1643-1689, etching, h 159mm × 133mm. AMSTERDAM .- The Rijksmuseum is exhibiting ninety drawings, prints and photographs spanning a period from the seventeenth century to the twentieth to tell the...
23 novembre 2015

Exhibition at Virginia Museum of Fine Arts explores Auguste Rodin's studio and process

 Exhibition at Virginia Museum of Fine Arts explores Auguste Rodin's studio and process
Auguste Rodin (1840-1917), The Thinker, large version, 1903. Patinated plaster for bronze casting, 182 x 108 x 141 cm. Paris, Musée Rodin © Musée Rodin (photo Christian Baraja). RICHMOND, VA .- An exhibition honoring the creative genius of master sculptor...
30 novembre 2015

An unusual collection of moths by Jim de Riviera

An unusual collection of moths by Jim de Riviera
Virgin Tiger Moth. Photo Jim de Riviera Great Tiger Moth. Photo Jim de Riviera Luna Moth - Actias luna (male). Photo Jim de Riviera Io Moth - Automeris io (female). Photo Jim de Riviera Polyphemus Moth. Photo Jim de Riviera Abbott's Sphinx Moth. Photo...
29 novembre 2015

The world of El Greco, Ribera, Zurbarán, Velázquez, Murillo & Goya on view in Amsterdam

The world of El Greco, Ribera, Zurbarán, Velázquez, Murillo & Goya on view in Amsterdam
© State Hermitage Museum, St Petersburg AMSTERDAM .- The long-awaited art exhibition Spanish Masters from the Hermitage. The World of El Greco, Ribera, Zurbarán, Velázquez, Murillo & Goya opened at the Hermitage Amsterdam on Saturday 28 November 2015....
30 novembre 2015

Jewellery from celebrated designers along with gems from a European Princess for auctions at Bonhams

Jewellery from celebrated designers along with gems from a European Princess for auctions at Bonhams
A 2.97 carats fancy grayish blue diamond ring, by Andrew Grima, 1971. Estimate £500,000 - 700,000 (€710,000 - 1 million). Photo: Bonhams. LONDON - Leading the sale is a fancy greyish-blue, 2.97cts step-cut diamond ring by the society jeweller to the royals...
11 janvier 2016

Javanese Jewellery in The Asian Pavilion, Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam

Javanese Jewellery in The Asian Pavilion, Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam
Earring with Animal Head, Indonesia, Java, c. 1300 - c. 1500, gold, h 3cm × w 3cm. Courtesy Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. In Ancient Java, gold ornaments were worn by both men and women and the making of gold jewellery reached a high art, particularly during...
14 novembre 2019

Bequest of Trustee Emerita and Longtime Patron Jayne Wrightsman to the Met

Bequest of Trustee Emerita and Longtime Patron Jayne Wrightsman to the Met
Jayne Wrightsman, wearing a satin gown by Givenchy, on a Louis XV cut-velvet sofa in her New York apartment. Photograph by Cecil Beaton, Vogue, October 1, 1966 (Cecil Beaton / Vogue; © Condé Nast) NEW YORK - The historic bequest includes over $80 million...
20 janvier 2016

Couronnes indonésiennes.

Couronnes indonésiennes.
Couronne religieuse bouddhique, avant 7ème siècle, Antique royaume de Mataram, Indonésie. Or et pierres précieuses. Yale University Art Gallery. Couronne religieuse bouddhiste, Ushnisha, 8ème-début du 10ème siècle , Central Java, Indonésie. Or, 6,8cm....
21 novembre 2019

Archaic jades from the Michael Gulbenkian Collection sold at Sotheby's, London, 06 Nov 2019

Archaic jades from the Michael Gulbenkian Collection sold at Sotheby's, London, 06 Nov 2019
Lot 212. Two celadon jade 'bird' plaques, Shang dynasty - Western Zhou dynasty. Length 9.3 and 9.2 cm, 3⅝ and 3⅝ in. Estimate: 3,000 - 5,000 GBP. Lot sold 6,250 GBP. Courtesy Sotheby's. each of flat elongated triangular section with angular head and a...
26 janvier 2016

Gregg Baker Asian Art at TEFAF 2016

Gregg Baker Asian Art at TEFAF 2016
Ryoji Koie (b.1938), A six-fold paper screen painted in ink on a hakura (silk on gold) ground with the characters “1, 2, 3” and abstract calligraphy; Dimensions: H. 68" x W. 150" (172.5cm x 381cm); Signed: Ryoji Koie; Seal: Ryoji Koie, Japan, 21st century...
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