23 juin 2009

Germain Fabius Brest (1823 - 1900), Echoppes près d'une mosquée, Constantinople Huile sur toile . Signée en bas à droite, 27 x 35 cm. Estimation : 12 000 / 18 000 € Vente du Jeudi 25 juin 2009. Estampes, Dessins, Sculptures, Peintures XIXe et Modernes. Rossini - Paris

David LaChapelle, Angelina Jolie: Horse Play, 2001. C-print, 24 x 20 inches, 60.96 x 50.8 cm. Edition of 10. Signed. Estimate: from $12,000 to $16,000 David LaChapelle (born March 11, 1963 in Fairfield, Connecticut) is a photographer and director who works in the fields of fashion, advertising, and fine art photography, and is noted for his surreal, unique and often humorous style. LaChapelle attended the North Carolina School of the Arts and the School of Visual Arts in New York City. Andy Warhol offered him his first... [Lire la suite]

Antoine Louis Barye (1796 - 1875), Tigre qui marche Bronze à patine verte nuancée de brun, sur la terrasse : BARYE et F. BARBEDIENNE Fondeur, sous la terrasse à l'encre noire : 8404 svg et estampillé n° 23, Lg. : 28 - Ht. : 12 cm + terrasse. Estimation : 1 200 / 1 500 € Vente du Jeudi 25 juin 2009. Estampes, Dessins, Sculptures, Peintures XIXe et Modernes. Rossini - Paris

Mark Seliger, Kurt Cobain, Kalamazoo, Michigan, 1993. Gelatin silver print, 24 x 20 inches. Edition of 15. Signed. Estimate: from $2,500 to $3,500 Mark Seliger was the chief photographer for Rolling Stone magazine where he shot over 100 covers. A contributor to GQ , Vanity Fair, Interview, and many other publications, his work has been collected in several monographs, most notably Physiognomy (Bulfinch, 1999) and In My Stairwell (Rizzoli, 2005), and has been exhibited in many galleries throughout the world. His subjects are the... [Lire la suite]

Pablo Picasso (1881 - 1973), Cavalier et taureau Pichet en terre cuite rouge à décor en réserve de glaçure brun foncé, estampillé Édition Picasso Madoura, Ht. : 13,5 cm. Estimation : 600 / 900 € Vente du Jeudi 25 juin 2009. Estampes, Dessins, Sculptures, Peintures XIXe et Modernes. Rossini - Paris

Bob Willoughby, Audrey Hepburn getting into Studio car, 1953. Gelatin silver print, 20 x 16 inches, 50.8 x 40.64 cm. Signed. Estimate: from $2,500 to $3,000 This print is much larger than the photographs indicated in 'sales results of comparable works' below. Willoughby began taking photographs in 1939. Between 1948 and 1954, his exhibitions of photographs of jazz musicians and dancers led to a contract with Globe Photos. Later, he worked for Harper's Bazaar magazine where his photographs illustrated arts and culture articles.... [Lire la suite]

Goblet depicting figures harvesting dates (Begram, Room 10), 1–200 CE, glass and paint, National Museum of Afghanistan. ©Thierry Ollivier / Musée Guimet NEW YORK, NY.- Ancient Afghanistan—located at the crossroads of major trade routes, where it attracted invading armies and nomadic migrations—was home to some of the most complex, rich, and original civilizations on the continent of Asia. Opening at The Metropolitan Museum of Art this summer, the traveling exhibition Afghanistan: Hidden Treasures from the National Museum,... [Lire la suite]

213 140 € frais compris. Chine, époque Qianlong, XVIIIe siècle. Fo shuo lan wu fu de jing, album : 3 x 10,5 x 17,5 cm. Mardi 9 juin, salle 16 - Drouot-Richelieu. Piasa SVV, Hôtel des ventes de la Haute-Marne SVV. M. Portier T.

Cecil Beaton (British, 1904–1980), Dorian Leigh (fourth from left) and unidentified models in Charles James, Vogue, June 1948. Courtesy of the Cecil Beaton Studio Archive at Sotheby's © Condé Nast Publications Inc. Exploring the reciprocal relationship between high fashion and evolving ideals of beauty, The Model as Muse: Embodying Fashion focuses on iconic models of the twentieth century and their roles in projecting, and sometimes inspiring, the fashion of their respective eras. The exhibition, organized by historical period... [Lire la suite]

41 611 € frais compris.  Chine, période Yuan (1271-1368), vase meiping en porcelaine blanche à décor en bleu sous couverte, restaurations anciennes avec agrafes, h. 37 cm. Lundi 8 juin, Espace Tajan. Tajan SVV. Mme Papillon d’Alton, M. Ansas.