01 juillet 2011
Three Lucio Fontana sold @ Sotheby's London
Lucio Fontana (1899-1968) , Concetto spaziale, Attese. Photo Sotheby's
signed, titled and inscribed ieri ho visto la partita di fobbal on the reverse, waterpaint on canvas; 60 by 51cm. 24 ¼ x 19 ¾in. Executed in 1967. ESTIMATE 500,000-700,000 GBP - Lot Sold: 814,050 GBP
NOTE: "The discovery of the Cosmos is that of a new dimension, it is the Infinite: thus I pierce this canvas, which is the basis of all arts and I have created an infinite dimension, an x which for me is the basis for all Contemporary Art"
The... [Lire la suite]
01 juillet 2011
Spectaculaire prie-Dieu aux armes d'un prélat, en partie tapissé d'étoffes et broderies Louis XIV.

01 juillet 2011
A magnificent Meissen gold-mounted Royal snuff box made for Augustus III, Elector of Saxony and King of Poland, circa 1755
A magnificent Meissen gold-mounted Royal snuff box made for Augustus III, Elector of Saxony and King of Poland, circa 1755. Photo Bonhams
Superbly painted with views of Dresden and Warsaw and Saxon royal palaces, depicting: on the cover, Dresden seen from the right bank of the Elbe; on the front, Schloss Hubertusburg; on the right side, Schloss Pillnitz; on the left side, Groß-Sedlitz; on the back, Wermsdorf; on the base, Schloss Moritzburg, the inside cover with a view of Warsaw seen across the... [Lire la suite]
01 juillet 2011
Bannières de procession @ Coutau-Bégarie

01 juillet 2011
Two Meissen gilt-metal-mounted snuff box, circa 1737-40 modelled by J.J. Kändler

01 juillet 2011
Une collection de vêtements liturgiques @ Coutau-Bégarie

01 juillet 2011
Four Lucio Fontana sold @ Christie's. Post-War and Contemporary Art Evening Auction, 28 June 2011, London
Lucio Fontana (1899-1968) , Concetto spaziale. Photo: Christie's Images Ltd. 2011
signed 'l. fontana' (lower right); signed, inscribed and titled 'l. Fontana "Concetto spaziale" lo e la Carla abbiamo mangiato i pesciolini fritti' (on the reverse), oil on canvas, 39½ x 31 7/8in. (100.3 x 81cm.). Executed in 1964. Estimate £1,000,000 - £1,500,000($1,600,000 - $2,300,000). Price Realized £2,337,250 ($3,730,251)
Provenance: Marlborough Galleria d'Arte, Rome.Court Gallery, Copenhagen.Acquired from the above by the present owner... [Lire la suite]
01 juillet 2011
L’acquisition de La Comtesse de Chinchon par l’Espagne n’a pas violé le droit de propriété

01 juillet 2011
Faena de Muleta by Barcelo breaking the record for the artist and becoming the highest paid Spanish artist
LONDON.- Faena de Muleta by Barcelo during a photo call at Christies in London. The painting was expected to fetch 1,500,000-2,000,000 pounds ($2,300,000-$3,000,000/ 1,700,000-2,200,000 euro) when it went on sale as part of Christies Post War and Contemporary Art Evening Auction on June 28. The painting sold for 3,9 million pounds (4,4 million euros), breaking the record for the artist and becoming the highest paid Spanish artist, surpassing Antonio Lopez.
Miquel Barceló (b. 1957) , Faena de muleta, signed, signed with the... [Lire la suite]