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Galerie Uzal
Jean Delville (Louvain 1867-1953 Forest) La Libération, 1936 Oil on canvas 188.5 x 240.5 cm (framed) Signed and dated Exhibition: Brussels, Salon de la Société des Beaux-Arts-Salon de Printemps 1936 In a letter addressed to the former owner and dated 1 July 1947, Jean Delville described the work as follows: 'Man, in flight, frees himself and escapes towards broader horizons and spaces of freedom, while the forces of evil hold him back in the lower spheres of the world, where the inert mass of beings remains imprisoned by their prejudices, desires, passions and selfishness.'
Galerie Édouard Ambroselli
Georges Aubert (Paris, 1866-1961) and Odilon Redon (Bordeaux 1840-1916 Paris) The Shadow, circa 1896-1900 Carved, engraved and painted wood H 25 x W 18.5 x D 2 cm Provenance: Ambroise Vollard collection (1866-1939) Plate for The Shadow, illustration from Gustave Flaubert’s Tentation de Saint Antoine, Paris, Éditions Ambroise Vollard, 1938, p. 21
Artimo Fine Art
Antonio Alberto Nunes (Lisbon, 1838-1912) 'La Primavera'(Spring), 1889 White Carrara marble H 163 cm Signed and dated on the base 'Alberto Nunes / 1889' Provenance: commission by João Maria Correia Ayres de Campos, later 1st Count of Ameal (1847–1920), Coimbra; collection of the Count of Ameal, Coimbra; sale of the Collection of the Count of Ameal, July 1921, lot 1 (Printemps) Literature: J. B. d’Oliveira, 'Alberto Nunes - Esculptor portuguez', O Occidente: Revista Illustrada de Portugal e do Estrangeiro, vol. XXXVI, n° 1253-1255, Lisbon, 20 October-10 November 1913, pp. 332-347; Vente d’Objets d’Art - Collections 'Comte d’Ameal', July 1921, lot 1, Printemps This important life-size marble figure represents Spring as a young woman crowning herself with flowers. With both arms raised, she ties the ribbon of a floral garland around her hair, while a finely carved drapery falls from her shoulder and is gathered around her waist. La Primavera was commissioned directly from Antonio Alberto Nunes by João Maria Correia Ayres de Campos, later 1st Count of Ameal (1847-1920), the distinguished Portuguese collector and humanist based in Coimbra. The circumstances surrounding the commission and the creation of the sculpture are documented in the contemporary Portuguese illustrated journal O Occidente. The article describes Ayres de Campos approaching Nunes to commission 'a statue of a woman' and subsequently identifies the completed composition as Primavera. It describes 'a beautiful young woman crowning herself with flowers', with her arms raised as she ties the ribbon of the garland, and records the importance of the commission for the sculptor’s career. The sculpture subsequently remained in the Collection of the Count of Ameal, Coimbra. It is documented in the catalogue of the sale of the Ameal Collection in July 1921 as lot 1, under its French title Printemps, where it is described as a statue in Carrara marble by Alberto Nunes, measuring 1.63 metres in height.
Snackers Antiques & Fine Art
Louis Philippe mantel clock Paris, circa 1835 Produced by the clockmaker Douyon Partially fire-gilt and partially patinated bronze H 70 x W 75.5 x D 27 cm The goddess Victoria is depicted seated on a cushion, leaning against the clock and holding a laurel wreath. At her feet lie a caduceus and an anchor. Beneath the clock are ears of corn and fruit. The ears of corn and fruit signify abundance; the anchor symbolises fidelity; and the laurel wreath represents victory.
Argento Gallery
Master of the portrait of the Van Collen family Portrait of a family in a wood, circa 1660 Oil on canvas 95 x 108 cm Provenance: sale of the Dr F. Koser collection, Keller & Reiner, Berlin, 6-7 March 1906, lot 87; private collection, Stockholm, 1938; sale, Bukowskis, Stockholm, 19 April 1961, lot 136, ill. as Ferdinand Bol, signed and dated 1666; private collection Literature: Bukowskis, 100 Years, 1870-1970, Stockholm, 1970, pp. 36-37, ill. as Ferdinand Bol; Albert Blankert, Ferdinand Bol (1616-1680): Rembrandt’s Pupil, 1982, pp. 191-192, n° R276 (attribution to Bol rejected) Attributed to the unidentified artist known as the Master of the portrait of the Van Collen family, who also painted the portrait of Jeremias van Collen, Susanna van Uffelen and their children in the Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Probably painted around 1660, the present work shows the influence of Jan Mijtens in its arrangement of the family within a wooded landscape.
Heutink Ikonen
Two angels of the Lord Central Russia, circa 1800 Ø 44 cm Provenance: private collection, Germany This remarkable icon depicts two angels, each holding a ripidion - a ceremonial liturgical fan symbolising the constant presence of the seraphim around the altar, which is used during processions and other solemn occasions in the Eastern liturgy. Given its distinctive shape and subject, it is likely that the icon formed part of a church iconostasis, where it would probably have been positioned to the right of the royal doors, which provided access to the altar area.
Stéphane Renard Fine Art
Maerten de Vos (Antwerp, 1532-1603) The Four Elements: Air, Earth, Water and Fire, 1579 Pen and brown ink wash on laid paper 10 x 13.8 cm (each drawing) The drawings of Earth, Water and Fire are signed and dated 1579 Provenance: private collection, Lyon, France These four previously unpublished drawings were used around 1585 to produce the series of four engravings by Johannes Sadeler (Hollstein 529-532). The success of this publication led, a few years later, to the production of a second, smaller series by Raphael Sadeler, Johannes’s brother (Hollstein Dutch and Flemish, Maerten de Vos, XLIV-XLVI, 1360-1364).
Galeria Jordi Pascual
Fernand Léger (Argentan 1881-1955 Gif-sur-Yvette) Paysage animé, 1937 Oil on canvas 92.1 x 60 cm Provenance: Galerie Simon, Paris; Galerie Louise Leiris, Paris; Kunsthalle Bern; Marlborough Gallery, London; Saidenberg Gallery, New York; Michelle Rosenfeld Gallery, New York; Nierendorf Gallery, New York; Samuel Berger, New York; private collection Literature: Cooper, Douglas, Fernand Léger et le nouvel espace, Lund Humphries / Éditions des Trois Collines, 1949, p. 130; Bauquier, Georges, Fernand Léger: Catalogue raisonné 1932-1937, 1996, pp. 238-39, fig. 938 Exhibitions: San Francisco Museum of Art, Art of Our Time, 1935-1945, 1945, cat. p. 33, fig. 39; Marlborough Gallery, London, Selected European Masters of the 19th and 20th Centuries, 1973, cat. pp. 78-79, fig. 39; Stad Mechelen, Cultureel Centrum, Belgium, Fernand Léger, 1979, fig. 60; Museo de Arte Contemporáneo, Caracas, Fernand Léger, 1982, cat. p. 74, fig. 46; Whitechapel Art Gallery, London, Fernand Léger: The Later Years, 1987-1988, cat. p. 19, fig. 21; Staatsgalerie, Stuttgart. Fernand Léger: Zeichnungen, Bilder, Zyklen, 1930-1955, 1988, cat. p. 190, fig. 21; Michelle Rosenfeld Gallery, Léger: America’s Culture, 1998, cat. fig. 18; Fundació Joan Miró, Fernand Léger, 2002, cat. p. 129; Marlborough Fine Art, London, Jacques Lipchitz and the School of Paris, 2023
Galerie Édouard Ambroselli
Jean-Baptiste Camille Corot (Paris, 1796-1875) Farm in Italy, circa 1843 Oil on paper mounted on canvas in a period gilt frame 18 x 24 cm Signed lower right ‘Corot’ Certificate of authenticity by Martin Dieterle and Claire Lebeau Provenance: Pottier collection, Paris; sale Artcurial, Paris, 19 June 2012, lot n° 81; private collection, Paris Literature: Martin Dieterle and Claire Lebeau, Sixième supplément à l'œuvre de Corot par A. Robaut et E. Moreau-Nélaton, Paris, 2018, repr. n° 46
Thomas Deprez Fine Arts
Gabrielle Montald (born Canivet) (Brussels, 1867-1942) Decorative bird, 1929 Gouache and ink over gold ground on paper 61.5 x 46 cm (sheet) 64 x 48 cm (framed) Signed and dated lower right ‘G. Montald 29’ Provenance: private collection, Belgium Related works: Among Gabrielle Montald’s most significant autonomous bodies of work, the so-called 'Oiseau décoratif series' occupies a central position. Although the motif appears as early as 1914, the majority of these works were produced between 1925 and the early 1930s. Following her international recognition at the 1925 'Exposition des Arts Décoratifs in Paris', where her imaginative bird drawings were prominently exhibited, the series expanded in both scope and refinement. In 1927, three of the works shown in Paris were acquired by the Belgian government, marking the beginning of an institutional recognition that endures to this day. Rarely appearing on the market, a large part of Gabrielle Montald’s known oeuvre, including her textiles and bookbindings, is now preserved in Belgian museum collections.
LUDORFF
Heinz Mack (Lollar, 1931) Couleur et lumière, 2004 Acrylic on canvas 317 x 292 cm Signed and dated Signed, dated and titled on the reverse Provenance: the artist’s studio; Park Hyatt Zurich collection Exhibitions: Galerie Ludorff, 'Recent Acquisitions Fall 2026', 4 October-16 January, Düsseldorf 2026 Literature: Galerie Ludorff, 'Recent Acquisitions Fall 2026', Düsseldorf 2026, p. 96; Heinz Mack, 'Ars urbana-Kunst für die Stadt: 1952-2008', München 2008, n° 276, p. 314
Finch & Co
Ancient Celtic bust of a radiate deity ‘Sol Invicta’ wearing a Halo of the Rays of the Sun Limestone British, 1st century BC-1 st century AD H 42 x W 40 x D 20 cm Provenance: private collection, West Country, UK; Finch and Co, item n° 1, catalogue n° 30, Summer 2018; private collection Comparative reference: Dr Anne Ross, ‘Pagan Celtic Britain’ n° 916, for a similar 'stone radiate deity'
Galerie Lowet de Wotrenge
Nicolaas Struyck (Amsterdam, 1686-1769) Insect studies Bodycolour, watercolour and pencil on laid paper 44.5 x 28.2 cm Provenance: 'Verschyden Uyt-lansche Insecten, getekeent na het cabinet van Hn. Seba, J. ten Kate, & C, versamelt door N. Strüyck, Junior', 1719 (an album of drawings by Struyck, disassembled in the XIXth century); private collection, Belgium
Lemaire
Bust depicting Honoré-Gabriel Riqueti de Mirabeau Manufacture of the Comte d’Artois in Paris Paris, circa 1792 Hard-paste porcelain H 27 cm Honoré-Gabriel Riqueti de Mirabeau (1749-1791), was a French writer, diplomat, journalist, and politician, and a prominent figure of the French Revolution