5 décembre 2009

Bùi Công Khánh | Vietnam b.1972 | The harmless crowd 2008 | Porcelain, handpainted | 58 x 20 x 20cm | Purchased 2009. Queensland Art Gallery Foundation Grant | Collection: Queensland Art Gallery Bùi Công Khánh’s paintings, performances, sculptures and ceramics address history and contemporary society in Vietnam, particularly the increasing impact of global capital. His paintings and drawings are often figurative and deeply personal, drawing on Buddhist and Taoist philosophy. Bùi’s most recent series of works incorporate drawing... [Lire la suite]

Philppe Cramer, coral ring © philippe cramer Swiss designer Philppe Cramer had released a new series of jewelry designs inspired by sea creatures and the natural growth patterns of crystals. the 'sea beauty' series uses creatures and other organic structure  found in the sea as a source of inspiration. jellyfish, corals and octopus form the main subjects, each executed in gold and silver finishes. in the 'virtual crystal' collection, cramer used computer generated algorithms to simulate the natural growth of crystals.... [Lire la suite]

A magnificent large gilt-bronze-mounted chinese bleu-turque porcelain vase and cover. Louis XV, circa 1765. Est. 600,000 - 1,000,000 GBP. Photo Sotheby's On the 8th December, the Sotheby’s Highly Important Furniture, Silver and Ceramics Sale, will offer two magnificent treasures from Woburn Abbey, the seat of the Dukes of Bedford, one of England’s finest stately homes. It contains one of the finest private art collections in the country, with a strong emphasis on French furniture and works of art. Lots 16 & 17 were both... [Lire la suite]

Vase bouteille. Chine, marque et époque Qianlong, XVIIIe siècle. Monture en bronze doré du XIXe siècle à panse sphérique et haut col évasé, en porcelaine à glaçure pourpre nuancée où se mêlent les émaux bleu et aubergine prenant un aspect flammé au niveau de l'ouverture. L'intérieur est émaillé bleu lavande. Une marque Qianlong en quatre caractères zhuanshu est incisée sur la base. (Très léger fêle à l'ouverture). Haut. vase 40 cm Belle monture en bronze doré du XIXe siècle, comportant une base ajourée de têtes de ruyi et... [Lire la suite]

Gerhard Richter, Abstract Painting (894-2), 2005. Oil on aludibond, 11 3/4 x 17 3/8 in. ( 30 x 44 cm ) Inv.#12625. Courtesy: Marian Goodman Gallery, New York. NEW YORK, NY.- The Marian Goodman Gallery is showing an exhibition of new work by Gerhard Richter which will be on view through January 9th, 2010. On view are a major representation of works made by the artist from 2005 to the present, including an important new cycle of paintings titled Sindbad , 2008 as well as individual paintings presenting medium to large format... [Lire la suite]

Vase meiping en céramique à couverte céladon. Corée, période Koryo, XIIe siècle et décor en barbotine blanche rehaussée de noir, de grues en vol dans des médaillons et parmi des nuages stylisés. Le petit col et le pourtour du pied sont soulignés de feuilles de lotus et de bananier. (Restaurations et égrenure). Haut. 37,5 cm - Estimation : € 12,000-15,000 Provenance : Collection JT Tai, 1971 ; coll. Sackler Gallery. Vase piriforme en céramique à couverte céladon. Corée, période Koryo, XIIe siècle.  orné en blanc... [Lire la suite]

Rare bol en grès porcelaineux à couverte céladon bleuté.  Chine, fours de Longquan, époque Song XIIe-XIIIe siècle parcouru de fines craquelures. Les parois, s'évasant à partir d'un petit pied, portent à l'extérieur un décor moulé de pétales de lotus.. Haut. 6 cm - Diam. 14 cm - Estimation : € 3,000-4,000 Un modèle similaire est conservé au Victoria and Albert Museum à Londres ; deux autres sont reproduits respectivement dans : - He Li, La céramique chinoise, les éditions de l'amateur, no 269, p. 158 ; - D.... [Lire la suite]

Kohei Nawa | Japan b.1975 | PixCell-Elk#2 2009 | 240 x 249.5 x 198cm | Taxidermied elk, glass, acrylic, crystal beads | Work created with the support of the Fondation d’enterprise Hermės | Courtesy the artist and SCAI, Tokyo | Photograph: Seiji Toyonaga BRISBANE.- Spectacular large-scale installations and compelling sitespecific and performance works feature in ‘The 6th Asia Pacific Triennial of Contemporary Art’ (APT6), which opens tomorrow. APT6 shows at the Gallery of Modern Art and Queensland Art Gallery, in Brisbane, until... [Lire la suite]

Robe en soie bleu nuit brodée en fils polychromes et doré de six dragons, Chine, XIXe siècle. un de face et deux de profils par côté, parmi chauves-souris, nuages stylisés en ruyi, motifs auspicieux, au-dessus des pics montagneux sacrés sortant des flots. Le tiers inférieurs est orné de stries polychromes.  Estimation : € 3,000-3,500 Robe en soie de couleur chocolat brodée en fils polychromes de papillons et bouquets. Chine, XIXe siècle. Les bords sont rehaussés de soie noire à décor floral en camaïeu de bleu ;... [Lire la suite]

Rembrandt Harmensz. van Rijn (Leiden 1606-1669 Amsterdam) Portrait of a man with arms akimbo, signed and dated 'Rembrandt 1658' (lower left), oil on canvas, 42¼ x 34¼ in. (107.4 x 87 cm.). Est. £18,000,000 - £25,000,000 ($29,862,000 - $41,475,000). Image 2009 Christie's Ltd LONDON (REUTERS).- Christie's is confident the recession is well and truly over in the world of fine art, with a record old masters sale in London next week that includes important works by Rembrandt, Raphael and Il Domenichino. The world's largest... [Lire la suite]