13 juillet 2009
A collection of Chinese white glazed porcelains @ Bonhams
A white biscuit-glazed porcelain brush pot. Daoguang Mark
Of cylindrical form and molded in high relief with a dragon spewing out waves into a watery expanse as it courses through clouds, its eyes tinted in black and the recessed base bearing the molded six-character mark in seal script. 5 1/8in (13cm) high - Estimate: $2,000 - 3,000
A Dehua seated figure of Guanyin. He Chaozong Mark, 19th Century
Seated in 'royal ease' with her left hand holding a scroll and the arm resting on a curving arm rest trimmed with beading... [Lire la suite]
13 juillet 2009
St. Sebastian. South German, 17th century
St. Sebastian. South German, 17th century
ivory and wood, with a wood base. 34cm., 13 3/8 in. Estimate 10,000—15,000 GBP. Sold 32,450 GBP
Sotheby's. Old Master Sculpture and Works of Art. 09 Jul 09 02:30 PM. London www.sothebys.com
13 juillet 2009
Bernard Buffet (1928-1999), Toreador, 1967

13 juillet 2009
Des bijoux en turquoise chez Sothey's London et Artcurial Monte Carlo

13 juillet 2009
Bernard Buffet (1928-1999) Vanité

13 juillet 2009
Antony Gormley @ Kunsthaus Bregenz
Antony Gormley, Clearing V, 2009, approx 10 km of 12.7mm x 12.7mm 16swg aluminum tube. Installation view 2nd floor, Kunsthaus Bregenz. Photo: Markus Tretter © Antony Gormley, Kunsthaus Bregenz
BREGENZ.- Antony Gormley is one of Britain’s leading contemporary sculptors focusing on the human body as site. The exhibition at KUB brings together four major work series from Gormley’s oeuvre: the Expansion works, Allotment, Critical Mass, and Clearing. Embedded in the context of Peter Zumthor’s architecture, the works challenge the... [Lire la suite]
13 juillet 2009
Deux vanités de Marcus aux enchères à Cannes

13 juillet 2009
« Buvez, ô mes yeux...» Director's Choice: le paysage suisse de 1800 à 1900 @ the Kunstmuseum Bern
Elisabeth Louise Vigée-Lebrun, Das Alphirtenfest in Unspunnen am 17. August 1808, 1808-09, Öl auf Leinwand, 84 x 114 cm. Depositum der Gottfried Keller Stiftung, Kunstmuseum Bern
BERN.- Gottfried Keller’s enthusiasm for what he sees before him is the motto for the exhibition on the 19th-century image of Switzerland from the Kunstmuseum Bern collection. The museum presents not only works that are strange or have hardly yet been seen, or visionary and realistic, but also well-known and familiar pieces from the rich fund of hidden... [Lire la suite]
13 juillet 2009
"Laurent de La Hyre, 1606-1656" @ Musée du Louvre

13 juillet 2009
' Dress Codes: Clothing as Metaphor' @ The Katonah Museum of Art
Maureen Connor; Thinner than You, 1990, Steel and nylon mesh; 60 x 16 x 8 inches; Collection of the artist
KATONAH, NY.- The Katonah Museum of Art debuted Dress Codes: Clothing as Metaphor, celebrating a synergy of artistic creations that began to take shape toward the end of the 20th century. It was at this time that many artists seized upon the idea of clothing as the medium for their work. The 36 artists in this sculpture exhibition explore a variety of issues ranging from gender, race, and ethnicity to immigration,... [Lire la suite]