03 juillet 2011
"Rembrandt & Degas" @ Rijksmuseum
Rembrandt, Self-Portrait as a Young Man, c. 1628-29. Oil on panel, Alte Pinakatothek, München. Photo © bpk/Bayerische Staatsgemäldesammlungen
Edgar Degas, Self-Portrait, 1857-58. Oil on paper on canvas, 26 x 19 cm. Williamstown, The Sterling and Francine Clark Art Institute, 1955.544. Photo Michael Agee.
AMSTERDAM.- Although it is well known that the famous French impressionist painter Edgar Degas (1834-1917) was inspired by Rembrandt, the forthcoming exhibition is the first actually devoted to Rembrandt’s influence on Degas.... [Lire la suite]
10 février 2011
Christie’s auctions of Impressionist and Modern Art and Art of The Surreal realise £84.9 million/$136.3 million/€99.9 millions
A Christie's employee poses with Paul Gauguin's "Nature morte a 'L'esperence'" at Christie's auction house in London. REUTERS/Luke MacGregor.
LONDON. A painting by Paul Gauguin, billed as the top lot at Christie's auction of modern and impressionist works in London, failed to find a buyer on Wednesday. The tribute to the artist's friend Vincent Van Gogh, in the form of a still life with sunflowers called "Nature morte a 'L'Esperance," had been expected to fetch up to 10 million pounds ($16 million).... [Lire la suite]
26 janvier 2011
Property from the Collection of Charles Ryskamp Exceeds High Estimate to Bring $1.6 Million
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]
30 juin 2010
Trésors du coffre Vollard ont totalise 23 M€ @ Sotheby's Paris
Pablo Picasso (1881 - 1973)), Le Repas Frugal, eau-forte, 1904; planche : 46 x 37,7 cm ; 18 1/8 x 14¾ in. Estimation 180,000 - 300,000. Prix réalisé 720,750 € (880,439 $) à un collectionneur européen. Record pour une gravure de Picasso en France. photo Sotheby's
Paris – Sotheby’s a dispersé hier une collection dont l’histoire et le parcours sont certainement parmi les plus fascinants du marché de l’art. Composé de tableaux, de gravures, de livres, de manuscrits, de dessins et de photographies d’artistes-clés de l’avant-garde de... [Lire la suite]
15 janvier 2010
"Impressionnisme, une Renaissance Moderne" @ Fondation Mapfre à Madrid

03 novembre 2009
Forty Exceptional Works will be Offered at Christie's Sale of Impressionist and Modern Art

21 octobre 2009
Sotheby's Fall Sales of Impressionist and Modern Art to Be Held in New York on 4 & 5 November 2009

14 octobre 2009
Picasso and Degas Highlight Christie's Impressionist & Modern Art Sale

06 octobre 2009
'Watteau to Degas: French Drawings from the Frits Lugt Collection' @ the Frick

11 avril 2009
Quote : Edgar Degas
La peinture, c'est très facile quand vous ne savez pas comment faire. Quand vous le savez, c'est très difficile. Edgard Degas
Painting is easy when you don't know, but very difficult when you do. Edgar Degas