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Edwardian fancy yellow cushion cut diamond ring Ring set with a fancy yellow cushion cut diamond weighing 7.80 carats. Clarity is VS2. Surrounded by bright and lively white diamonds and mounted in platinum. Accompanied by a GIA certificate Provenance: private collection, London
Montagut Gallery
Jukun figure Jukun people, Nigeria, 17th century Wood, metal H 96 cm Provenance: Roger Azar collection, Paris; private collection, USA; Adrian Schlag collection, Brussels; Dr. Tibor Kiss collection, Vienna Literature: Liliana Albertazzi, Roger Azar. Galeries Magazine, nº 30, April-May 1989; Kevin Conru, Anonymous Collectors, Brussels, 2007; Exhibition catalogue: Suintante, Adrian Schlag, Brussels, 2015
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Dr. Nöth kunsthandel + galerie
erich heckel
Erich Heckel (Döbeln 1883-1970 Radolfzell/Bodensee) Chinese artists, 1928 Watercolour, gouache, Indian ink, brown and grey wash on paper 54.5 x 70 cm Titled, signed and dated lower right: Chines. Artisten, Heckel 28 The Erich Heckel Foundation in Hemmenhofen has confirmed that the watercolour is authentic and has been registered in the archives of the estate. Certificate of authenticity by Hans Geissler and Renate Ebner from January 2014 Provenance: acquired directly from the artist in 1930 by Arthur Drey, Wiesbaden and Frankfurt. Drey (1890-1965) was a playwright and writer and an early collector of German Expressionism; thence by descent
Galeria Jordi Pascual
joan miró
Joan Miró (Barcelona 1893-1983 Palma de Mallorca) Peinture, projet pour une tapisserie, 1973-1974 Paint, oil and wool on wood 197 x 122 cm Provenance: private collection Literature: Lelong, Daniel. Joan Miró. Catalogue raisonné. Paintings, vol. V, 1969-1975, Successió Miró, 2003; p. 238, fig. 1641
Galerie Kaléidoscope
fernand teyssier
Fernand Teyssier (Paris, 1937-1988) X-ray and breathing-sheep, circa 1966-67 Acrylic, graphite pencil, stampo and ink on canvas 98.4 x 81.5 cm Provenance: estate Fernand Teyssier Exhibition: Konstanz/FRG, 1968, Bilder, Graphik, Objekte, Der Asta-Konstanz Universität
Klaas Muller
joris van son
Joris Van Son (Antwerp, 1623-1667) Flower and fruit garland around a cartouche Oil on canvas 65 x 50 cm Provenance: Queen Desideria of Sweden (1777-1860) Joris Van Son was a seventeenth-century Antwerp painter who was strongly influenced by the work of Jan Davidsz. De Heem (a Northern Netherlandish painter who was active in Antwerp in the 1630'ies). Together with Nicolaes Veerendael, Jan Van Kessel and Daniël Seghers, he was one of the main protagonists of Flemish (Antwerp) floral still life art from the mid-seventeenth century. Amongst his pupils were Frans van Everbroeck, Jan Pauwel Gillemans the Younger, Cornelis van Huynen, Norbert Montalie and Abraham Herderwijn. Van Sons preferred two important categories in the genre of flower and fruit still lifes: garlands ('cartouches') and so-called 'pronkstillevens' ('showy still lifes'). The 'cartouche' was often filled with the image of a Saint or a portrait. This by another painter, usually specialised in figures (for example Cornelis Schut, Erasmus Quellinus or Frans II Francken). The fact that our 'cartouche' remained empty in the center indicates that Van Son created this work as a coastal work 'in itself'. The quality is excellent and Van Son not only shows off his in-depth knowledge of the flora and fruits, but also his great sense of sensitivity, detail and colour. Striking is the powerful sculpted cartouche (with a male head bellow) in grisaille, in contrast with the bright fruits and flowers. This work has an interesting provenance: in the early nineteenth century it was owned by Desideria, Queen of Sweden and Norway (1777-1860).
Galerie Van den Bruinhorst
Gerrit Thomas Rietveld (Utrecht, 1888-1964) Original ‘Red Blue chair’ Designed in 1919/1923 Executed by G.A. van de Groenekan, circa 1970, De Bilt, The Netherlands Frame; solid beech wood slats with beech wood dowels, stained dark brown/black, the ends finished with chromate yellow paint. Seat; plywood, finished monochrome with ultramarine blue paint. Back: plywood finished monochrome with vermilion red paint H 86 x W 65.9 x D 82.5 cm The chair is marked with the paper label of Rietveld’s regular cabinet maker, Gerard van de Groenekan Provenance: from the first owner Architect Ruud Wilmink from Amsterdam. At the end of his architecture studies, he personally ordered the chair from Gerard van de Groenekan in De Bilt around 1970 for the furnishing of his first home In 1919, architect Gerrit Rietveld joined the legendary ‘De Stijl’ group, an esthetic movement founded by Dutch artists and architects two years earlier. Inspired by the work of his fellow ‘De Stijl’ member Bart van der Leck, Rietveld started experimenting with the use of primary colors in the designs for furniture around 1921-1922. Probably about 1923 – a hundred years ago! – he made the first copy of his wooden-slat easy-chair using Red Yellow and Blue, the color scheme that would bring the chair its world fame as an icon of De Stijl movement.
Douwes Fine Art b.v.
Paul Delvaux (Antheit 1897-1994 Veurne) Portrait of a young woman, 1966 Pen and watercolour 17 x 12 cm Signed and dated: P.DELVAUX 24-12-1966 stuck on a sheet of paper filigree Wattman England. Provenance: Sale Auction house L’homme, Liège, 24 September 2016, cat. n° 40 Expertise: Certificate of authenticity of the Paul Delvaux Foundation, St-Idesbald, June 10, 2016 Notes In the work of Paul Delvaux we frequently find the female figure, a favorite subject of the artist. He stages the body of the women in antique setting or in scenes of everyday life. Often calm and mysterious, the women Delvaux focusses to represent are the reflection of the complex relationship that he maintains towards them. Indeed, already at a young age, the possessive and authoritarian mother of the artist warned him against women. Since then, the artist nurtured a fascination with the women he places on a pedestal. The woman represented in his work, are the image of his feminine ideal. Always young and beautiful, they are often naked, draped or preciously dressed. They symbolize the fascination and intrigue that Delvaux feels towards them and their bodies. The female figure occupies different roles in his work, from femme fatale to the mythological creature. In the present watercolour Delvaux integrates a contradictory image of the woman as being dangerous, free and independent but also valuable and untouchable. The chosen tones, from the aubergine color of the dress to the blue of the background, are very lively. Part of the bodice remained white, as well as the lighting in the upper left corner, which allows the chiaroscuro effect of the composition. In the same year as he made this drawing, he had a retrospective at the Lille Museum of Fine Arts and the Museum of Ixelles. A few years before, in 1959, he executed the mural decoration of the Palais des Congrès in Brussels and in 1965 he received the Five-Year Award for the dedication of his career and is appointed President and Director of the Class of Fine Arts of the Royal Academy of Belgium. Delvaux’s love life has not been without complication and this reflected in his art. When Delvaux fell in love with his first and great love Anne-Marie De Martelaere, known as Tam, at the age of thirty, the mother of Delvaux fiercely opposed this relationship, and he married someone else. This great sorrow of a lost love will permeate the image of the woman Delvaux depicts in his work: she is inaccessible and very often the man is excluded. At the death of his mother, the sadness felt by the artist is great but her death was also liberating for the future of his work. Delvaux now represents the woman in a much more libertine way. In 1947 he met Tam again in Sint-Idesbald. This chance meeting leads the two lovers to get married. The following decade will then mark a loss of creativity of the artist, his beloved imposes some constraints on Delvaux. He can no longer use models or represent them the way he desires. Later, Delvaux marries Suzanne Purnal and maintains a platonic love towards her.
Victor Werner
marcel-louis baugniet
Marcel-Louis Baugniet (Liege 1896-1995 Brussels) Marin américain, 1925 Oil on canvas 55 x 40 cm Signed and dated lower right: M-L Baugniet 1925 Two exhibition labels on reverse: (1) 'MUSÉE D'IXELLES, exposition Art déco' with name of exhibitor and title of work (2) Salon Annuel Des Amis, La Louvière Provenance: Galerie Maurice Tzwern, Antwerp; Galerie Ronny Van de Velde, Antwerp; private collection Literature: ART DECO BELGIQUE 1920-1940, Editions I.P.S., 1988, ill. p. 220, n° 7 Exhibition: ART DECO BELGIQUE 1920-1940, Musée d'Ixelles, October 6, 1988-December 18, 1988; Salon Annuel Des Amis, La Louvière
Galerie Dina Vierny
fernand léger
Fernand Léger (Argentan 1881-1955 Gif-sur-Yvette) Les nageurs or Les acrobates, 1950 Bronze H 49.5 x w 44 x D 7 cm Signed lower right: F.Léger, numbered 8/8 and stamped with the foundry mark 'C. Valsuani, fondeur cire perdue' Provenance: Dina Vierny, Paris; acquired directly from Nadia Léger; private collection, Paris Exhibitions: Tokyo, Malborough, Eighteen Bronzes by Fernand Léger, 1989-1990, n° 2, ill. of another cast p. 9; Saint-Tropez, Galerie Lucas Ratton; Saint-Tropez, XAIPE, 2023
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Francis Janssens van der Maelen
henry van de velde
Henry van de Velde (Belgium, Antwerp 1863-1957 Oberägeri, Switzerland) Art Nouveau flat desk, circa 1898 Sycamore wood, double-sided, the top is covered with black leather in its centre 129.50 x 73 cm Certificate of authenticity from Professor Klaus-Jürgen Sembach This desk is a variation of a games table that was in the collection of Villa Esche Provenance: private collection, France Literature: Catalogue of the exhibition L'Art Nouveau en Belgique, Brussels, Palais des Beaux-Arts, 19 December 1980-15 February 1981, p. 266 n° 143; Wolf D. Percher, Henry van de Velde - Das Gesamtwerk, Edition Factum, p. 94, ref 1318, p. 151, ref. 3406, p. 229, ref. 1317. This desk will be presented in a book about Henry van de Velde written by Bea Maybach from the Bauhaus-Museum in Weimar in Germany Exhibition: L'Art Nouveau en Belgique, Brussels, Palais des Beaux-Arts, 19 December 1980-15 February 1981 This small lady’s desk or flat desk, designed by Henry van de Velde, is an emblematic piece of furniture from the Art Nouveau movement, conceived around 1898 and distinguished by its elegant, slightly organic aesthetic. Made from sycamore, a precious wood, it is adorned with delicate details such as the four reinforcements between the legs, which give the illusion of shortening and rebalancing the whole while appearing to support the drawer. The top is recessed by around one centimeter while the underside is bevelled, giving it an air of lightness. It lays on a belt within which is embedded on the front end a drawer whose upper line shape is slightly curved on the outer edges. On either side, a sculpture in the shape of the number two emphasises the bevelled sides and begins the square legs. Roughly square at the start, the legs are emphasised on the outside by a rib that melts as it descends, while their base becomes round. The same drawer keyways can be found in various works by van de Velde. This lady’s desk by Henry van de Velde is considered a functional and aesthetic piece of furniture. Its timeless lines are highly prized by art and design lovers. It is similar to the games table in the catalogue of the Société Henry van de Velde, 53 rue Gray, Brussels, pp. 279 and 322.
De Brock
serge poliakoff
Serge Poliakoff (Moscow 1900-1969 Paris) Composition Abstraite, 1968 Oil on canvas 161.9 x 129.9 cm Signed lower center: Serge Poliakoff Provenance: the artist's studio, Paris, France; collection Doctor Bachmann, Teufen, Switzerland; Galerie Malingue, Paris, France; private collection, Italy; Connaught Brown, London, UK; private collection, Belgium; De Brock, Knokke, Belgium Literature: Programme des concerts du domaine musical de la ville de Paris, Saison 1969-1970 (ill. in colour); Plaisir de France, nº 372, p. 34, November 1969 (ill. in colour); Giuseppe Marchiori, Serge Poliakoff, Paris, Les Presses de la Connaissance, p. 107, 1976; Françoise Brütsch, Serge Poliakoff, Neuchâtel, Ides et Calendes, p. 144, 1993 (ill. in colour); La Collection T, une collection privée suisse, Zurich, J & P Fine Art, nº 15, p. 31, 2003 (ill. in colour); Marie Victoire Poliakoff, Serge Poliakoff, mon grand-père, Paris, Éditions du Chêne, p. 82, 2011 (ill. in colour); Beaux-Arts Éditions, hors série, p. 41, 2013 (ill. in colour); Connaissance des Arts, hors série, nº 601, p. 32, October 2013 (ill. in colour)
Osborne Samuel Gallery
bram bogart
Bram Bogart (Delft 1921-2012 Sint Truiden) Agglomeration, 1959 Homemade paint on canvas H 95.3 x W 158 x D 5 cm Signed and dated lower right Also signed, dated and titled verso Provenance: Arthur Tooth Gallery, UK (March 1959); Martin Summers Art Ltd, London-J P Cochrane Collection (2005); Fine Art Society, London (2006); Rosenfeld Porcini, London (2017); Vigo Gallery, London (2022); private collection Exhibitions: 1960, Matter Painting, ICA, London (Bram Bogart, Lucio Fontana, Nicolas De Stael, Antonio Tapies, Jean Dubuffet, Jean Fautrier) (21 Sep-22 Oct, 1960); 2013, The Continuation of Romance painting an Interrupted discourse, Rosenfeld Porcini, London; 2017, Bram Bogart. Zonzucht, Vigo Gallery, London
Nicolás Cortés Gallery
francisco de goya y lucientes
Francisco de Goya y Lucientes (Spain, Fuendetodos 1746-1828 Bordeaux, France) Adoration of the Cross Oil on canvas 134 x 89 cm Provenance: Chapel of the Santa Cruz (now the chapel of San Roque) in the parish church of Nuestra Señora de la Asunción (Our Lady of the Assumption, formerly dedicated to St Anthony of Padua), Torrecilla de Valmadrid, near Zaragoza, until 1968-70; Don Jaime de Paraíso de Andéríz, Zaragoza, to 1971; private collection, Barcelona (now London) Literature: Gudiol, Goya, Barcelona, 1970, vol. I, p. 33 and 240, cat. 37 (image, vol II, pp. 50-51, figs. 52 and 53); A. Martínez Beltrán, Goya en Zaragoza, 1971, Ayuntamiento de Zaragoza; p. 155; J. Camón Aznar, Francisco de Goya, Zaragoza, 1981, vol 1, pp. 62-63, ill., p. 243; R. De Angelis., La obra pictórica completa de Goya, Noguer, 1975, p. 90, n° 40 (as Devotis al pie de una Cruz); José-Luis Morales y Marín, Goya, Pintor Religioso, Aragon, 1990, n° 11, p. 50; J. Gudiol, Goya, Barcelona, 1985, 2nd edition, vol. 1, p. 96, n° 34, fig. p. 168; P. E. Mangiante, Goya e l’Italia, Rome, 1992, pp. 20-21; A. Ansón Navarro, Goya y Aragón: Familia, amistades y encargos artísticos, Aragon, 1995, p. 93.; P.E. Mangiante, Goya e Italia, Zaragoza, 2007, p. 34 y 38; Fundación Goya, J.C. Lozano Llopis, J. Wilson-Bareau, and others, Museo de Zaragoza, La memoria de Goya, (1828-1978): [Museo de Zaragoza., 7 de febrero-6 de abril de 2008, Aragón, 2008, p. 126, fig. 89 [as attributed]; Dr Arturo Ansón Navarro, Goya. Un joven pintor en formación, Zaragoza, 2021; La Estella de Corrado Giaquinto en España-Da Antonio González Velázquez a Francisco Bayeu a Goya, Exhibition Catalogue, Museo de Zaragoza, 24 June-26 Sep 2021, pp. 110-111 (ill.) Exhibition: Zaragoza, Museo de Zaragoza, 2008 La memoria de Goya, (1828-1978), n° 117
Gioielleria Nardi
Homage to Canaletto ring Gold and silver with diamonds, rubies and sapphires A painting by Canaletto is the basic idea that provided the inspiration for making this ring. The idea is to create an ideal bridge between ancient art and contemporary jewellery. The beautiful engraving is completely handmade
Cabinet of Curiosities-Honourable Silver Objects
leysen frères
Pair of Art Deco silver ice buckets Marked at the bottom LEYSEN & FRERES in rectangle and silver mark A800 in oval (silvermarks for Leysen: before 1942) Brussels, circa 1930 H 14 x 16 Ø (top) x 13.5 cm Ø (bottom base) Provenance: private collection, Belgium Literature: R. Steel & W. Nijs, Art Deco Zilver. Antwerp-Brussels-Ghent, Sterckshof Studies 3 (1996), pp. 176-177, 282, n° M38 The smooth body, equipped with two semi-circular and silver mounted ivory handles, ends on round and constricted base, the top is decorated with a folded edge
