10 août 2009

London – Christie’s announces an important two day auction of The Manuel March Collection from Son Galcerán, Mallorca, which will take place in London on 28 and 29 October. This connoisseur’s collection embraces over 500 lots of Old Master and 19th Century Pictures, European Furniture, Silver, Russian works of art and European Sculpture, the core of which once formed a part of one of the greatest European collections assembled in the 20th century.Pedro Girao, Chairman of Christie’s European Advisory Board and Orlando Rock,... [Lire la suite]

Bague en or jaune ornée d'un saphir jaune ovale pesant 35 cts environ, épaulée par douze diamants ronds pesant ensemble 1,20 ct environ. La pierre est accompagnée d'un certificat du LFG attestant : origine Ceylan, sans modification thermique. Poids brut : 15,9 g. Estimation : 20 000 / 25 000 € Bracelet ruban articulé en or de deux tons entièrement serti de saphirs multicolores formant des motifs séparés par des lignes courbes de diamants. Poids brut : 61,9 g. Estimation : 9 500 / 10 000 € VAN CLEEF &... [Lire la suite]

ZEVS was an early and influential graffiti artist and active as a tagger in Paris in the 1990's. He is named after a regional train, Zeus, that almost ran him over one day he was down in the metro. Working with other French names of the second half of the 1990's like André and Invader, Zevs has been among the prominent figures who pioneered the French street art scene. Courtesy : ZEVS $ Art Statements

La Galerie Jacques Barrère est située au coeur de Paris, Rive Gauche, dans le 6ème arrondissement, entre le Pont des Arts et l'Odéon. Depuis de nombreuses années elle organise des expositions afin de promouvoir les arts d’Extrême-Orient par la sauvegarde et la présentation de leurs témoignages. Spécialisée dans les objets d'art de Chine (sculpture, archéologie, céramiques et arts décoratifs), et du Japon (sculpture, porcelaines). Elle permet aussi de découvrir la statuaire du Gandhara, de l'Inde ou du sud-est Asiatique. Elle... [Lire la suite]

NEW YORK, NY.- Few eras in French history witnessed the same degree of radical social and political changes as those of the eighteenth century. The efflorescence of the ancient régime and its eventual downfall provide the backdrop to a period of remarkable artistic vitality and variety that subtly chronicled the many changes taking place in France. It is this dynamic period in French art history that is the subject of Rococo and Revolution: Eighteenth-Century French Drawings. On view from October 2, 2009, through January 3, 2010,... [Lire la suite]

"Art is the most intense mode of individualism that the world has known." Oscar Wilde