Category: Fine Art

1704 Press Releases

• La Gazette Drouot

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  Le Carpentier emerges from the shadows

  This intimate canvas by a pupil of David's beat the odds and outshone the religious panel by an anonymous Flemish artist. Paul Claude Michel Le Carpentier (1787-1877), Portrait de la femme et de la fille de l’artiste dans son atelier, 1826, huile sur toile, signée et datée, 58 x 72 cm. Adjugé : 49 400 € We were expecting the…

  May 6, 26

• La Gazette Drouot

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  Plural Painting, From Raffaëlli To Heda

  Whether it was a still life or a scene from daily life, realistic painting was very much in vogue at Cannes, where China was also represented through its artifacts. Jean-François Raffaëlli (1850-1924), La Leçon de chant, vers 1889, gouache et peinture, signé, cachet lacunaire et circulaire au dos « Société des Artistes Français……

  Apr 29, 26

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  Rare Works By Gwen John And Kyffin Williams To Lead Major Welsh Art Auction

  A major retrospective in Cardiff has prompted a surge in interest in a Welsh artist who has historically been outshone by her brother. At a time when Gwen John’s work is enjoying renewed acclaim, cementing her as one of Wales’ most significant artists, a rare trio of her works will…

  Apr 29, 26

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  Shannon’s to Auction Masterpiece by one of America's Most Celebrated Painters, John White Alexander, and other noted artists, on April 30th

  The auction will feature over 150 lots of quality paintings, drawings, prints, and sculpture, with an emphasis on top-quality American art and fresh-to-the-market offerings, at shannons.com. MILFORD, CT - Shannon’s announced their Spring Fine Art Auction scheduled for Thursday, April 30th at 6pm Eastern Time. The auction will feature over…

  Apr 20, 26

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  Nye & Company Auctioneers Presents Exceptional Spring Sales Featuring Distinguished Private Collections and Important Historical Material, on April 29th & 30th and May 1st

  Property from the collection of Mary Frances and John H. “Jack” Wood of Montclair, New Jersey will be sold on April 29, followed by a Chic and Antique Auction on April 30-May 1 BLOOMFIELD, N.J. - Nye & Company Auctioneers will hold a highly anticipated series of spring auctions beginning…

  Apr 17, 26

• La Gazette Drouot

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  Degas and the Old Testament

  A study for La Fille de Jephté is an invitation to discover the painter's work during his formative years, when he learned about academicism before breaking away from it and, above all, acquiring mastery of his line. Edgar Degas (1834-1917), étude pour La fille de Jephté, vers 1860, huile sur toile, 33 x 46 cm. Estimation : 50 000/80 000 € The…

  Apr 15, 26

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  Orientalist Masterpiece By Osman Hamdi Bey Achieves More Than £3million At Bonhams

  London – Cami Kapisinda (At the Mosque Door), a major work by Osman Hamdi Bey (1842-1910) was the top lot at Bonhams’ 19th Century Paintings and British Impressionist Art sale on 25 March at Bonhams New Bond Street, London, achieving £3,678,400. Having been acquired directly from the artist in 1895, the work came to auction for the first time had an estimate of…

  Mar 27, 26

• La Gazette Drouot

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  A free and lively gesture

  Willem de Kooning occupies a special place in the Abstract Expressionist movement. Dated 1971, this work displays the strength and spontaneity characteristic of the artist's period of consecration. Willem de Kooning (1904-1997), Sans titre 1971, huile sur papier journal signée, 55 x 37 cm.Estimation : 40 000/60 000 € Signed Willem de Kooning, this painting has been held in…

  Mar 26, 26

• La Gazette Drouot

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  By a follower of Caravaggio

  A reworking of a painting by Caravaggio that can be seen in Santa Maria del Popolo (Rome), The Crucifixion of Saint Peterwas painted by a follower of the master in 1650. At Fontainebleau, on Saturday February 28 (Osenat OVV) , 95% of lots realized €230 ,000 , thanks in particular to 70% foreign buyers and a…

  Mar 25, 26

• La Gazette Drouot

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  Changing anatomy

  In this oil on canvas from 1958, Leonor Fini constructs a scene without horizon, centered on two bodies whose limits dissolve in favor of an organic continuum. Leonor Fini (1908-1996), Les Devenants, 1958, huile sur toile, 92 x 65,5 cm.Estimation : 120 000/180 000 € The composition is organized around two central forms…

  Mar 17, 26

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  From Rare Beilby Enamels To 20th Century British Painting: Bonhams To Offer The Cannon Collection This April

  London — Bonhams is pleased to present The Cannon Collection, a broad and scholarly private collection to be offered in two parts this April. Reflecting a collector of wide‑ranging curiosity and discerning taste, The Cannon Collection brings together an exceptional array of categories. Egyptian and Roman antiquities are presented alongside Plantagenet coinage, while 19th‑century…

  Mar 16, 26

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  Crescent City Auction Gallery Will Hold An Important March Estates Auction, March 26th & 27th, Online And Live In The New Orleans Gallery

  Expected top lots include a rare, circa-1884 coromandel dressing case by Jenner & Knewstub of London; and an equally hard-to-find 1847 antebellum Mississippi River map by Charles J. Pike. NEW ORLEANS, La. – A rare, circa-1884 coromandel dressing case by Jenner & Knewstub of London; an equally scarce 1847 antebellum…

  Mar 11, 26

• La Gazette Drouot

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  Reading and painting in Vietnam

  Lé Phô and Mai-Thu are once again the heralds of a session dedicated to the work of Vietnamese artists, one with a profusion of color, the other with controlled restraint. Lé Phô (1907-2001), La lecture, huile sur toile, 144 x 144 cm. Estimation : 450 000/650 000 € La Lecture is surprising in its…

  Feb 27, 26

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  Everard Auctions Presents Fine And Decorative Art From Distinguished Southern Estates And Collections, Feb. 24-26

  Featured: John Wesley pop art painting, art from Estate of Arthur B Kouwenhoven Jr of design firm Jansen Inc (NY); 1971 Baldessari litho, GIA 5.45ct ruby & diamond ring, Nakashima table, Asian art SAVANNAH, Ga. – Everard’s February 24-26 auction of fine and decorative art from distinguished Southern estates and…

  Feb 11, 26

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  Woody Auction Will Hold A Multi-genre High-quality Antique Auction On Saturday, March 21st, Live And Online. It’s Packed With Over 350 Lots.

  Highlights include Weller Sicard and Rookwood pottery, English cameo glass by Thomas Webb & Son, an authentic Pablo Picasso pitcher, Wave Crest, Hunzinger and Horner furniture & more DOUGLASS, Kan. – Woody Auction will hold a Multi-Genre High-Quality Antique Auction on Saturday, March 21st, online and live in the Woody…

  Feb 6, 26

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  Heart-Racing Valentine's Day Auction Results

  Looking for some Valentine's Day inspiration or for the perfect Valentine's Day gift for your sweetheart this year? Sometimes the most exceptional love tokens appear in unexpected places - like under the auction gavel! Take heart and check out these recent - and totally terrific - Valentine's Day themed auction…

  Feb 5, 26

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  Items Signed By Lincoln And Washington, Plus A First Edition Copy Of ‘the Book Of Mormon’ (1830) Are In University Archives’ Feb. 18 Auction

  Part I of the Yousuf & Estrellita Karsh Estate includes photographic prints from Yousuf Karsh's personal collection and items related to Karsh's photography subjects and fellow photographers. WILTON, Conn. – A first edition copy of Joseph Smith Jr.’s “The Book of Mormon” from 1830, an Abraham Lincoln autograph letter signed and dated May…

  Feb 3, 26

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  JG Autographs, Inc.’s Part II Of Collecting Camelot: The Kennedy Legacy Auction, Ending Feb. 24, Has 530 Lots Of Diverse Kennedy Items

  Included are autographs, photographs, artifacts and ephemera related to John F. Kennedy, Jackie and the Kennedy family and associates. The auction is online now, at www.JG.Limited. DANVERS, Mass. – Part II of JG Autographs, Inc.’s online auction titled Collecting Camelot: The Kennedy Legacy, featuring a diverse selection of autographs, photographs, ephemera, and artifacts…

  Feb 2, 26

• La Gazette Drouot

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  The Peking Summer Palace after Giuseppe Castiglione

  This portfolio features modern etchings of the palaces, pavilions and gardens of the Summer Palace in Peking, based on original works by Giuseppe Castiglione. This portfolio features modern etchings of the palaces, pavilions and gardens of the Summer Palace in Peking, based on original works by Giuseppe Castiglione (1688-1766). They…

  Jan 16, 26

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  The women of Alfred Agache

  A rarity on the market, the painter from Lille invites himself to Oise with this important female portrait, dated 1898 and exhibited three years later at the Carnegie Institute in Pittsburgh. Alfred Agache (1843-1915), Portrait/Étude de femme, huile sur toile, signé et daté « 1898 », 100 x 81,5 cm.Estimation : 40 000/60 000 € On the stretcher, on the back of…

  Jan 16, 26