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Secher Fine Art & Design
karel appel
Karel Appel (Amsterdam 1921-2006 Zurich) The Cobra bird, 1950 Patinated bronze sculpture H 42 x W 51 x D 34 cm Signed and dated: K. Appel 1950 H. C. Edition of 6 plus 2 HC which this is one of the two Provenance: collection Karel van Stuijvenberg, Caracas, Venezuela Literature: Karel Appel, The Complete Sculptures 1936-1990, p. 242; Exhibition catalogue, El movimiento Cobra en la colección Karel van Stuijvenberg, Museo de Arte Contemporáneo de Caracas, Venezuela, 1984, cat. n° 23 ill. pp. 44-45; Exhibition catalogue, Cobra Liège 93, Coll. Karel P. van Stuijvenberg, Musée d'Art Moderne, Liège, Belgique, 1993, ill. p. 67 Exhibitions: Cobra en la colección Karel van Stuijvenberg, 1984, Museo de Arte Contemporáneo de Caracas, Venezuela; Cobra, 9 avril-31 mai 1993, Musée d'Art Moderne, Liège, Belgique
Thomas Deprez Fine Arts
gisbert combaz
Gisbert Combaz (Antwerp 1869-1941 Brussels) Poster project for the 75th anniversary of Belgian independence, 1905 Oil, gouache, pencil and ink on canvas 102 x 62 cm Signed and dated middle right: Gisbert Combaz 1905 Provenance: the artist's studio by his death in 1941 (?); former collection Wittamer-Descamps, Brussels; former collection Wéry, Brussels; private collection, Brussels Literature: Jane Block, Gisbert Combaz (1869-1941)-Fin de siècle Artist, Antwerp, Pandora, 1999, cf. p. 99, n° 141 & 142 Unpublished as a poster, the design was taken up by Octave Maus as a chromolithography for the frontispiece of the section 'L'Art Appliqué en Belgique' in the milestone publication: 'L'Art et La Vie en Belgique 1830-1905', Bruxelles & Paris: Librairie Nationale d'Art et d'Histoire, G. Van Oest & Cie, 1921, p. 117. The design was later also used as the cover for Th. Quoidbach, 'Le Chansonnier de la Jeunesse belge', Brussels, Schott, 1934
F. Baulme Fine Arts
arnould de vuez
Arnould De Vuez (Saint-Omer 1644-1720 Lille) Jacob and Ésaü reconciliation, circa 1678 Oil on canvas 105 x 137 cm Provenance: private collection, Périgord since 1920; by inheritance, the artist's descendants; fonds d'atelier d'Arnould Vuez Arnould de Vuez, a key Flemish historical painter of the second half of the 17th century, was trained by Claude François in his Parisian studio, himself trained by Simon Vouet. The master sent his pupil to Italy so he could get the finest education surrounded by Old Master works. He won the first prize of the Roman Saint Luc Academy in 1677. In 1681, Arnould de Vuez was received at the Royal Academy of Paintings and Sculpture for the alliance between France and Bavaria allegory (Louvre Museum). A decade later, in 1692, he was commissioned by the brotherhood of goldsmiths to paint the « Mays » of Notre-Dame picturing the disbelief of Saint Thomas (Lyon, Saint Jean Primatial). In 1694, soon after Charles Le Brun’s death, with whom he collaborated in Versailles, Arnould de Vuez established himself in Lille where he was commissioned with great orders. He was in charge of the religious monuments, in which he blends Poussin’s classicism lessons, Le Brun inspiration and Rubens influence. His work is characterized by a structured composition, retained drapery and a taste for orthogonal lines. Poussin’s influence should be noted in this frieze composition, as well as the Italian Masters, such as the young men’s head copied from the Athen’s school by Raphael.
Douwes Fine Art b.v.
henri fantin-latour
Henri Fantin-Latour (Grenoble 1836-1904 Bure) Fleurs d'Automne, 1861 Oil on canvas 46.4 x 36.5 cm Signed and dated lower left: Fantin Oct. 1861 Provenance: private collection, Europe; Galerie Hopkins-Custot, Paris, 2004; private collection, Belgium; Douwes Fine Art, Amsterdam, 2023
Galerie Dina Vierny
robert couturier
Robert Couturier (France, 1905-2008) Hommage à Millet, 1994 Bronze H 75.5 x W 27.5 x D 14.5 cm Signed: Couturier, numbered 5/6 and inscribed with the Coubertin foundry mark on the base Provenance: Galerie Dina Vierny, Paris Literature: V. Da Costa, Catalogue raisonné de l'œuvre sculpté de Robert Couturier, vol. III, 1998, n° 422, ill. p. 383; V. Da Costa, Robert Couturier, Paris, 2000, ill. p. 182; F. Horvat, Horvat photographie Couturier, Paris, 2005, ill. p. 93 Exhibitions: L'Isle-sur-la-Sorgue, Campredon, Robert Couturier, 1996, ill. p. 62; Paris, Musée Maillol, Robert Couturier fête ses 100 ans au Musée Maillol, 2005; Saint-Tropez, Galerie Lucas Ratton; Saint-Tropez, XAIPE, 2023
Opera Gallery
Bernar Venet (Château-Arnoux-Saint-Auban, 1941) 228.5º Arc X 5, 1999 Rolled steel H 222.3 x W 222.3 x D 49.5 cm Stamped lower right with the title '228.5º ARC X 5' Provenace: Armand P. Arman, New York; Corice Canton Arman, New York; Sotheby's, New York, 19 May 2017, lot 231; private collection Exhibition: Denver Art Museum, 2004
Romigioli Antichità
Giovanni Baratta (Italy, 1670-1747) Pair of cherubs, 1699 Carrara marble H 72 cm Fragment recovered from the lost high altar of Santa Trinita in Florence, studied by Francesco Freddolini Provenance: Florence, Church of Santa Trinita until 1892 Literature: Francesco Freddolini, Journal of visual art Predella n° 53, June 2023 Pair of large (H 72 cm) and splendid statuary marble Cherubs by Giovanni Baratta (Carrara 1670 - 1747), they are the best expression of Florentine Baroque. Baratta, an artist of European fame, worked not only for the clergy but also for the most important Florentine aristocracy, including the Medici family. The two Cherubim are of historical and artistic significance because of their provenance; in fact, they are the only surviving element of the altar in the Santa Trinita church in Florence, the original location of Cimabue's Maestà. Their large size is obviously due to the fact that they were placed at the highest part of the altar and are portrayed in the act of kissing each other.
Costermans & Pelgrims de Bigard
ernest louis jean cremer
Ernest Louis Jean Cremer (France, 1731-1793) Mahogany quartet table, circa 1780 Louis XVI period H 74.5 x W 53.5 x D 38 cm Stamped by Cremer, received Master on July 13, 1777 Literature: P. Kjellberg, Le Mobilier français du XVIIIe siècle, Les Editions de l'Amateur 2008, p. 218
Galerie Boulakia
karel appel
Karel Appel (Amsterdam 1921-2006 Zurich) Untitled, 1960 Oil on canvas 81 x 116 cm Signed and dated lower right Written confirmation of the work's authenticity Provenance: private collection Karel Appel was a Dutch painter, avid sculptor, and one of the founders of the avant-garde CoBrA movement in 1948. Born in the Netherlands, he began painting at the age of fourteen. Recognised for his ironic imagery, bold brushstrokes and energetic use of colour, Appel’s work received both broad critical acclaim and unfavourable criticisms. Known for his figurative abstractions and expressive colours, Appel found inspiration in the artwork of children and the rejection of sophisticated aesthetic tastes. He was drawn to the animated, primitive style of Jean Dubuffet in the years following the isolated, repressive environment of WWII in Amsterdam. In a childlike manner, painted in thick, black lines against a background of primary colours, Appel's unique style is immediately discernible in Untitled, 1960.
Galerie von Vertes
yayoi kusama
Yayoi Kusama (Matsumoto, 1929) Hat (ATE), 2001 Acrylic on canvas 22 x 27.3 cm Signed, dated and titled on verso Provenance: private collection, Japan; Mallet Japan, January 25, 2008, lot 92; Opera Gallery, Geneva; private collection, Geneva Literature: Certificate of authenticity from the Yayoi Kusama Studio on 7 December 2007
Galerie Mathivet
maison dominique
Maison DOMINIQUE (Paris, maison de décoration founded in 1922, closed in 1970) Chair, circa 1928 Mahogany and silvered bronze H 56 x W 45 x D 56 cm Provenance: private collection, Paris Literature: Felix Marcilhac, Dominique, Edition de l’Amateur, 2008, model repr. pp. 130, 134, 137 The same chair in pear wood is part of the collections of the Brohan-Museum in Berlin, Germany
Montagut Gallery
Baule figure Baule people, Ivory Coast, 19th century Wood H 60 cm Provenance: André Blandin (1930-2015), France; Lucien Van de Velde, Antwerp, Belgium, end 1960s-1970; Marc Sherman, New York, acquired in 1982; Pace Gallery, New York; collection Patrick & Béatrice Caput, France, 1999; private collection, France Literature: Boyer (Alain-Michel), Miroirs de l'invisible: la statuaire baoulé. Arts d'Afrique Noire, nº 45; Exhibition catalogue: Objetos-Signos de Africa, Zaragoza, 2000: #27; François Neyt, Trésors de Côte d'Ivoire, Fonds Mercator, 2014 #174; Patrick Caput & Valentine Plisnier, Arts d'Afrique. Portraits d'une Collection, Milan: 5 Continents, 2016 Exhibition: Zaragoza, Spain: Objetos-Signos de Africa, Centro de Exposiciones y Congresos, 11 April-24 June 2000
Galerie Van den Bruinhorst
William Hendrik Gispen (Amsterdam 1890-1981 The Hague) Saturnuslamp, Giso n° 2055, 1931 Executed by N.V. Gispen, Culemborg The Netherlands, 1945-1957 Matte brass nickel-plated pendant with an opal glass sphere and two frosted glass discs with bright edges H 105 x Ø 60 cm William Hendrik Gispen was a Dutch designer and manufacturer of modernist furniture and lighting. He was an important representative of the functionalist movement, promoting and selling modern interior designs at the beginning of the 20th century through his salesrooms in Amsterdam, Rotterdam, Brussels, Paris, London and Nottingham. This design was introduced in his lighting-catalogue 29 as n° 66 in 1931. It changed to no. 2055 in 1936, and later on the pendant was called ‘Saturnuslamp’ which means ‘Saturn-lamp’. The possibility to move around the world at high speed in cars, planes, trains but also rockets and space traveling were an inspiration for designers creating futuristic designs at the beginning of the 20th century. W.H. Gispen designed a lamp with two glass disks around an opal glass sphere that looks like the planet Saturn. Lighting by W.H. Gispen is part of the permanent collections of The Rijksmuseum Amsterdam, Museum Boijmans van Beuningen Rotterdam, Stedelijk Museum Amsterdam, V&A Museum London, The MOMA in New York and the MFAH in Houston USA.
Galerie des Modernes
serge poliakoff
Serge Poliakoff (Moscow 1900-1969 Paris) Abstract composition, 1960 Gouache on paper 50 x 65.5 cm Signed lower left: SErgE PoliakoFF Provenance: private collection, Switzerland Literature: Catalogue raisonné de l’œuvre de Serge Poliakoff by Alexis Poliakoff, vol. III, 1959-1962, desc. and repr. in colour on p. 226, n° 60-202
Galerie Cento Anni
Philippe Wolfers (Brussels, 1858-1929) Eternelle idylle, circa 1911 Sketch in patinated bronze on a burgundy marble base H 30 cm Signed Philippe Wolfers with monogram Lost wax, Foundry Ateliers Wolfers Provenance: private collection, Belgium Literature: La Dynastie Wolfers, Ed. Pandora, p. 394 Exhibitions: Brussels 1911, n° 3; Milan 1926, n° 42; Brussels 1928, n° 31, Antwerp 1929, n° 30; Brussels 1972, n° 69
Giammarco Cappuzzo Fine Art
Willem Eversdijck (Dutch, circa 1620-1671) Unknown Zeeland family, circa 1665 Oil on canvas 138 x 194 cm Provenance: Horace Buttery, London; Christie's London, 20 November 1925, lot 97, bought by Frank Partridge London; (probably) Lady Bertha Schaul Baron (1899-1981); property of a Lady, Christie's London, 10 May 1935, lot 46, bought by W. Sabin, London; Christie's London, 24 February 1939, lot. 57, bought by Berendt; Christie's London, 17 March 1939, lot 23, bought by Suttle; Viorel Virgil Tilea C.B.E. (1896-1972) at Sotheby's London, 28 November 1951, lot 147; Antonio Roque' Rivero (1918-2015), Barcelona Literature: F. van der Ploeg, C.E. Zonnevylle-Heyning, Brave koppen en gladde aangesigten, Middelburg, 1999, pp. 112-114 & p. 136, n° WE5, ill. n° 107
Galerie Bernard De Leye
Head of Saint Janvier known as San Gennaro Naples, (Italy), 18th century Silver gilt H 15 x W 11.8 cm - Weight: 696 gr. Saint Janvier is the patron saint of the city of Naples. The head is made from a thick sheet of silver that is entirely hammered, embossed and chased. The pathos of the face expresses the mystical vision typical of Italian Baroque taste. The rendering of the face is highly expressive. This head is executed in the purest tradition of the reliquary busts found in Naples at the beginning of the eighteenth century in the treasury of the cathedral of San Gennaro (Treasure of Saint Janvier). Comparative pieces in The Treasure of Naples, The Jewels of San Gennaro, Gallimard, Musée Maillol, 2014
Ralph Gierhards Antiques / Fine Art
A pair of Turkish-style perfume vaporisers Paris, Louis XVI period, circa 1780-1785 Finely chased gilded bronze, glass, enamel. Over stepped base. Openwork cover with drapery decoration and foliage ornaments in the Turkish style. Removable lid. Azure transparent lacquer on copper alloy body (bronze or brass), white marble H 42.5 cm