Old Master Drawings

Ecole du Nord vers 1700, Orphée et Euridyce. Courtesy Artcurial - Briest-Poulain-F.Tajan - Paris Aquarelle et crayon noir sur velin tendu sur carton. (Usures), 19,50 x 15 cm (7,61 x 5,85 in.) - Estimation : 1 000 / 1 200 € Artcurial - Briest-Poulain-F.Tajan - Paris. Vente Artcurial - Briest-Poulain-F.Tajan. Drouot Richelieu - Salle 1 - 9, rue Drouot - 75009 Paris. Pour toute information complémentaire, veuillez contacter Matthieu Fournier au 01 42 99 20 26 et au 01 48 20 00 01 pendant l'exposition et la vente

Ecole française du XVIIe siècle D'après François Clouet, Portrait présumé de Monsieur de Nevers. Courtesy Artcurial - Briest-Poulain-F.Tajan - Paris Crayon noir et sanguine, touches de crayon de couleurs. Annoté 'M. de Nevers' dans le bas, porte les numéros 9 et 13 en haut à droite. (Insolé), 29 x 18,50 cm (11,31 x 7,22 in.) - Estimation : 800 / 1 200 € Artcurial - Briest-Poulain-F.Tajan - Paris. Vente Artcurial - Briest-Poulain-F.Tajan. Drouot Richelieu - Salle 1 - 9, rue Drouot - 75009 Paris. Pour toute information... [Lire la suite]

Sinibaldo Scorza (1589 - 1631), A Guinea Pig. photo Sotheby's inscribed AB/1730/In Roma con Licenza/de Supriori/Mio C on the verso in pen and brown ink and Beaver Anib. Carracci. in pencil; pen and brown ink on paper. Together with Italian School, circa 1600, Study of a Young Man Pointing, pen and black ink over black chalk on paper. 2 works; the first 4 by 7 7/8 in.; the second 3 1/4 by 7 3/8 in. 10.1 by 18.9 cm; 8.3 by 18.7 cm - Estimate 4,000—6,000 USD. Lot Sold 17,500 USD PROVENANCE: The first: Wolfgang Ratjen,... [Lire la suite]

Albert Flamen (1620 - 1720), Study of Birds. photo Sotheby's pen and brownish-black ink and gray wash. Together with Franz von Kobell, Landscape with Trees, pen and brown ink on paper. 2 works; the first 2 3/4 by 4 1/4 in.; the second 3 3/8 by 4 3/8 in. 7 by 10.8 cm; 8.6 by 11.1 cm - Estimate 1,000—1,500 USD. Lot Sold 8,125 USD PROVENANCE: The first: William Esdaile (L. 2617, 816)His sale, Christie's London, 22 June 1840, part of 698 (as Albert Flamen: Birds and Fishes)Helene C. Seiferheld Gallery, Inc., New York (as... [Lire la suite]

Pieter Withoos (1654 - 1693), Study of 2 Moths. photo Sotheby's signed with the initials P.W. lower left; pen, brown ink and watercolor on paper. Together with Dutch School, circa 1600, Study of a Dragonfly, pen and ink on brown paper and gray wash and European School, 18th Century, Study of Berries, red and black chalk on paper. 3 works; the first 3 1/2 by 3 3/4 in.; the second 3 5/8 by 5 5/8 in.; the third 2 5/8 by 3 5/8 in. 8.9 by 9.5 cm; 9.2 by 5.6 cm; 6.7 by 9.2 cm - Estimate 1,500—2,000 USD. Lot Sold 4,688 USD ... [Lire la suite]

Bernard Sylvanus (avant 1470 - après 1511), Planisphère en forme de cœur. Venise, 1511. Courtesy Sanderus Antiquariaat Gravure sur bois imprimée sur papier en rouge et noir. 42 x 56 cm. Prix sur demande La deuxième carte où figure l'Amérique et la première carte occidentale avec le Japon. La plus ancienne impression cartographique en deux couleurs. Littérature: Shirley, The Mapping of the World, 32; Karrow, Mapmakers of the Sixteenth Century and their maps, 75/55 La librairie ancienne Sanderus est spécialisée en... [Lire la suite]

Italian School, 17th Century, A Crow. photo Sotheby's bears number 983 in pen and brown ink, lower center, watercolor and gouache, laid down on the original mount, 11 by 13 3/8 in. 27.8 by 33.7 cm - Estimate 8,000—12,000 USD. Lot Sold 37,500 USD PROVENANCE: Cassiano dal PozzoBy descent to his brother, Carlo Antonio dal PozzoBy descent to his son, Gabriele dal PozzoBy descent to his son, Cosimo Antonio dal PozzoBy whom sold, in 1703, to Pope Clement XIThence by descent to Cardinal Alessandro AlbaniFrom whom acquired in 1762... [Lire la suite]

The top lot of the auction was the watercolor Lemon, attributed to Giovanna Garzoni, which soared to more than 10 times its pre-sale high estimate and achieved $62,500. Photo: Sotheby's. NEW YORK, NY.- Old Masters Week opened today at Sotheby’s New York with the dedicated auction of Property from the Collection of Charles Ryskamp, which exceeded its high estimate in achieving $1,628,727 (est. $800,000/1.2 million*). Many bidders competed in the room and by phone for drawings, furniture and decorations from Mr. Ryskamp’s private... [Lire la suite]

Herman Henstenburgh (Hoorn, 1667-1726), Perroquet et oriole à tête noire sur une branche © BRAFA 2010 Plume, lavis et aquarelle sur parchemin, 29,2 x 19,7 cm Installé dans le quartier Drouot près de l’Hôtel des Ventes depuis 1996, Alexis Bordes a commencé sa carrière par les peintures des écoles flamande et hollandaise du XVIIe siècle. Le dessin ancien est devenu une spécialité forte de la galerie qui expose des oeuvres sur papier des écoles françaises, italiennes et des écoles du nord. Expert en vente publique pour les... [Lire la suite]

Abraham Bloemaert (Gorinchem 1566-1651 Utrecht), Défi musical entre Pan et Apollon devant le Roi Midas © BRAFA 2010 Plume, lavis d’encre brune et rehauts blancs sur craie noire, 29 x 38.8 cm. Bibliographie: Jaap Bolten, 'Abraham Bloemaert c. 1565-1651, The drawings', Leiden, 2007, Vol. II, p. 241, Ill. n° 523b et Vol. I, notice 523; Marcel Roethlisberger, 'Abraham Bloemaert and his son, Paintings and Prints', Davaco, 1993; catalogue du Jagdschloss Grunewald Berlin, cfr n° 544, 'Apollon et Pan', huile sur toile de... [Lire la suite]