09 juillet 2009
German, two ivory turned cup, 17th century; a jasper goblet, 18th century and four agate bowls, Italian 18th-19th century
Turned cup. German, 17th century
ivory. 23.5cm., 9¼in. Estimate 25,000—35,000 GBP. Sold 79,250 GBP
Turned cup. German, 17th century
ivory. 25cm., 9 3/4 in. Estimate 20,000—30,000 GBP. Sold 49,250 GBP
NOTE: These two intricately turned ivory cups are an excellent example of a noble tradition in European art. The turner's lathe captured the imagination of the aristocracy from the late Renaissance through to the 18th century. The remarkable manipulations of the ivory represented man's conquest over nature. The more... [Lire la suite]
09 juillet 2009
Van Cleef & Arpels. Diamants, rubis et or jaune chez Tajan Monaco

09 juillet 2009
Sotheby's London to Offer The Extensive Archive of Sir Harford Jones, The First British Envoy to Baghdad
Sir Harford Jones (right) in the court of Fat’h Ali, the Shah of Persia, in 1809 by Robert Smirke, RA. Reproduced at the kind permission of trustees of the descendants of Sir Harford Jones Brydges, Bt.
LONDON.- Sotheby's London announced that it will offer for sale as part of its English Literature, History, History, Children’s Books and Illustrations on Tuesday 14th July the remarkable collection of some 3,100 items that document Sir Harford Jones’s time between 1783 and 1811 as agent of the East India Company in Basra then in... [Lire la suite]
09 juillet 2009
Line Vautrin, un poudrier, une broche et un pendentf chez Artcurial Monte Carlo

09 juillet 2009
Christie's Auction of Old Masters and 19th Century Art Realises $32.8 Million
Fra Bartolommeo (Florence 1472-1517), The Madonna and Child with Saint Elizabeth and the Infant Saint John the Baptist, oil on panel,58½ x 47⅞ in. Estimate: £2-3 million. Sold: £2,169,250
LONDON.- Christie’s inaugural Old Masters and 19th Century Art Evening Sale realised £20,284,400 / $32,840,444 / €23,550,188, and was 76% sold by lot and 91% sold by value. Offering important paintings, drawings and watercolours representing nearly 700 years of European history, the sale took place in a packed saleroom and saw 4 works sell for... [Lire la suite]
09 juillet 2009
Gilles Desrozier @ Nouveaux Regards, Festival Voies Off, Arles
© Gilles Desrozier :: Série Les Vanités
Gilles Desrozier vit et travaille à Vitry sur Seine :: France. gilfoto@free.fr
09 juillet 2009
Jean-Claude Moschetti @ Festival Voies Off, Arles

09 juillet 2009
Sotheby's Evening Sales of Old Master Paintings Totals $60 Million
Pieter Brueghel the Younger, A Flemish Village in Winter with the Massacre of the Innocents, oil on oak panel, 122 by 170 cm. Estimate: 2,500,000—3,500,000. Sold for £4,633,250. Photo: Sotheby's
LONDON.- Tonight in London before a lively saleroom, Sotheby’s sales of Old Master Paintings and Renaissance & Baroque Masterworks from the Collection of Barbara Piasecka Johnson brought a combined total of £36,022,625/ $57,917,177/ €41,645,761, a strong figure comfortably within the pre-sale expectations for the evening of... [Lire la suite]
09 juillet 2009
Mohamed Camara, "Chambres maliennes" @ Annecy. Chambre claire

09 juillet 2009
"Le Corbusier – Art et architecture" @ Martin-Gropius-Bau, Berlin
Poster of the exhibition “Le Corbusier: Art and Architecture” Design: Steenbrink Vormgeving, Berlin
Le Corbusier (1887–1965) est considéré comme l’un des plus grands architectes du 20e siècle. Son œuvre continue aujourd’hui encore à exercer une influence considérable sur l’architecture et l’urbanisme. L’exposition proposera d’une part une perspective explicitement contemporaine sur Le Corbusier en incluant les recherches les plus récentes faites à son sujet, afin de tenter de rendre compte à sa juste mesure du discours... [Lire la suite]