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Galerie Raf Van Severen
Rik Wouters (1882, Mechelen - 1916, Amsterdam) "Portrait de Rik Wouters, Chemise Blanche", dated 1912 oil on canvas on panel, 51.5 x 61.5 cm Annotated at the back: Nr 99 Portrait de Rik Wouters par lui même toile collee sur panneau; Mme V: Rik Wouters; Portret van Rik Dhr Mevr. De Carnière Provenance: Private collection, Brussels; Collection Leten, Ghent; Anc. collection Nel Wouters Literature: Roger Avermaete, Rik Wouters, Editions Arcade, Brussels, 1965
Klaas Muller
Jan Boeckhorst (Münster 1604 - Antwerp 1668) Henri IV at the Battle of Ivry 17th century Pen and Brown ink, watercolour and gouache, heightened with whith and red wash on paper 200 x 291 mm In 1622, Maria de' Medici signed a contract with Rubens for two series of twenty-four paintings. The first series depicted her own life story, the other the heroic deeds of her husband: Henri IV. As was his custom, Rubens worked on this commission together with some of his pupils and assistants. The successful king had been assassinated 12 years earlier whilst riding through Paris in an open carriage. He had brought an end to the fierce civil war between Protestants and Catholics and did not shy away from doing the heavy lifting on the battlefield himself. What was intended to be a tribute to one of France’s bravest leaders turned out to be a damp squib. Due to turmoil at court, the series about the famous battle near Paris remained unfinished. This dynamic and finely worked drawing captures the dramatic moment of the Battle of Ivry (1590), where King Henri IV led his forces to a decisive victory during the French Wars of Religion. Executed in pen and brown ink and enriched with watercolour and gouache, the composition is animated by vigorous movement and strong contrasts of light and shadow. The artist heightens the scene with touches of white and red wash, emphasizing the glint of armour, the energy of the horses, and the intensity of the clash. The central figure of Henri IV, mounted and illuminated, commands the composition, surrounded by swirling troops and fallen adversaries. Ethereal figures above the battlefield introduce a sense of divine favour, a motif often associated with royal propaganda of the period. Despite its relatively intimate scale, the sheet conveys remarkable grandeur and narrative force, making it a compelling example of late 16th‑ to early 17th‑century battle imagery.
Univers du Bronze
Rembrandt BUGATTI (1884-1916) DEUX ANTILOPES GOUDOU or "DEUX AMIS" (c. 1911) Bronze, richly dark brown patina à patine brun richement soutenu. H : 23.1 cm, L : 43.2 cm, D : 11.9 cm Signed "R. Bugatti", original cast and edition by "A.-A. Hébrard cire perdue Paris" (seal and inscribed in the wax "Fondu en 1925"), engraved "(13)". Cast in 1925.
Dei Bardi Art
Saint Peter Circle of Daniel Mauch Upper Rhine, circa 1490 Walnut bust 39,2 x 49,5 x 26 cm (with base) Provenance: private Rhenish collection Literature: Antlitz des Mittelalters Mittelalterliche Bildwerke aus rheinischem Privatbesitz, ed. Reinhard Karrenbrock and Claudia Lichte, with technical studies by Michael Rief and Ulrike Villwock, Rottweil/Aachen, 1999, n° 33, pp. 108–110 Exhibitions: Dominikanerforum, Rottweil, 31 October 1999 – 6 January 2000; Suermondt-Ludwig-Museum, Aachen, 4 March – 21 May 2000
Laurent Schaubroeck
JOSÉ ZANINE CALDAS, Moveis Artisticos Z 2-21 Zeca Armchair ORIGIN: Brazil DATE: c. 1949 MATERIALS: Leather, plywood , hardware DIMENSIONS: W67 × D77 × H87 cm An early 2-21 “Zeca” armchair by José Zanine Caldas for Móveis Artísticos Z. Introduced circa 1949, the 2-21 represents the first edition of the model, before Zanine later adapted the design with Airfoam cushioning and renumbered it 2-24. Its sculptural plywood structure and leather upholstery fully represent Zanine’s pioneering approach to Brazilian modern furniture.
Galerie Nicolas Bourriaud
BIZETTE-LINDET André (1906–1998) Diane the Huntress Bronze with a nuanced brown-green patina, signed ‘Bizette-Lindet’ Cast by Susse, bears the foundry’s mark ‘SUSSE Fres / PARIS / CIRE PERDUE’ and the inscription ‘BRONZE’. H. 64 x W. 70 x D. 20 cm. On a blackened wooden base Circa 1937–1938 A similar example is held at the Musée de la Piscine in Roubaix (Inv.: FNAC 6463) Bibliography: Amandine Delcourt, Bruno Gaudichon and Fanny Legru, "Faire le Beau. Le bestiaire de La Piscine", Ghent, Snoeck, 2017, p. 57
Repetto Gallery
Artist: Christo (1935 - 2020) Title: The Pont Neuf, Wrapped (Project for Paris) Dates: 1985 Medium: graphite, charcoal pastel, wax crayon, fabric, photograph collage on cardboard mounted on a stretcher Dimensions: 144,5 × 165 cm Upper element: 38 x 165 cm; lower element 106,5 x 165 cm Signed, dated and titled lower on the upper element The artwork’s details have been reviewed and confirmed by the Foundation Christo and Jeanne-Claude Provenance: Michael Cullen, London Deutsche Bank Collection, Frankfurt (acquired from the above in 1985)
Galerie Raf Van Severen
Jean Brusselmans (1884, Brussels - 1953, Dilbeek) "Decor pour Erwartung", dated 1936 mixed media on paper, 60 x 90 cm Label at the back; Erwartung; Decor pour “Erwartung”, d’Arnold Schoenberg, 1936; Decor pour le 4e acte Literature: Paul Haesaerts, Jean Brusselmans, 1939, p.67; Robert L. Delevoy, Jean Brusselmans: CR établi par Mme G. Brys-Schatan, 1972, 421.IV
Almine Rech
Farah Atassi (b.1981, Brussels, Belgium), 'The Shadow,' 2026. Signed and dated on the back. Oil on canvas, 195.3 x 114.3 x 2.9 cm - 76 7/8 x 45 x 1 1/8 in. Provenance: Artist Studio. Exhibitions: Farah Atassi, 'Metamorphosis', Jun 26 — Jul 31, 2026 | Almine Rech New York. 'The Shadow' comes from a recent body of work in which Farah Atassi explored themes of metamorphosis and freedom. The central figure is a chimeric half woman-half flower that appears to flourish before our very eyes. Daphne– the nymph turned into a laurel tree to escape the god Apollo– comes to mind, a representation of transformation and transcendence. In 'The Shadow' the flower woman is organic, yet sculptural, retaining a distinct humanity that the artist has simplified, symbolized. While the composition is dreamlike and ethereal, a bold shadow brings a touch of realism, anchoring the twisting form to the pictorial plane. This work is a painting within a painting, a formal choice that allows Atassi to contrast two distinct realms while also interrogating the metamorphic potential of art. Notes of Magritte’s uncanny, atmospheric beauty emerge as the flower woman in 'The Shadow' is captured in the act of liberating herself from a canvas, striking out into the rosy dawn.
Franck Anelli Fine Art
Transition period secretary in wardrobe stamped Charles TOPINO (1742-1803) and Jurande hallmark Rectangular in shape, the front uprights with cut sides, the front legs arched, the hind legs straight, the oak frame, it opens with a drawer, two leaves and a flap revealing a compartmentalized interior of seven drawers and four compartments. Top of breccia marble from Aleppo. Inlaid decoration in rosewood, amaranth, holly, sycamore, lemon tree, stained wood, tobacco wood, drawing lattices on the uprights and the upper drawer, those of the latter, embellished with flowers, and trompe-l'oeil on the front and on the sides, a decoration of garlands of oval cartouches of stylised acanthus leaves uniting the panels of the toilet seat and the leaves, each also presenting, in the upper part, a leafy garland that can be found on the side panels. The latter are decorated with two gadrooned urns close to the flowered vases of the leaves. The toilet seat has a trompe-l'oeil perspective decoration, an orangery whose open shutters give a glimpse of a wooded landscape in the distance, a perspective accentuated by the checkerboard paving, also present on the leaves. Eight boxes of fruit trees are spread around a table on which are placed two flowered vases and under which is a watering can. The interior reveals six side drawers in three rows, inlaid with a floral vase pattern, as well as a central drawer. Stamped TOPINO and hallmark of Jurande Charles TOPINO received master in 1773 The art of marquetry The bronzes are discreet on our desk and this is intended to give pride of place to marquetry, qualified as wooden painting. If it is possible and tempting - rightly to link a cabinetmaker to his marquetry and this is regularly the case for Topino whose utensil marquetry inspired by the borders of Chinese Coromandel lacquer screens of the time is a characteristic of the artist - it turns out that the models circulated and that inlaid panels could be used by the same circle of cabinetmakers. If the vases, potiches, flowers, utensils reproduced, invented, associated, allow us to recognize Topino's art, it should be noted that the framing motif made up of oval reserves with quartefeuilles and spandrels can be found on secretaries, a chest of drawers and a dressing table stamped Jacques Bircklé. By this same cabinetmaker, a secretary also presents the same vases present on our furniture. Very similar marquetry panels. both in their compositions and in their frames can be found on a chest of drawers attributed to Jacques Bircklé, illustrated in the book by Pierre Kjellberg, who also defines the paving pattern as Bircklé's "almost exclusiveness". our secretary thus witnessed the circulation of drawn or engraved models -
Galerie Taménaga
Jean Fautrier (1898–1964) Tête 1927 Oil on canvas 35 x 27 cm Signed upper right: “Fautrier” Provenance Jean-Paul Ledeur, Paris Exhibitions Hamburg, Kunstverein, Jean Fautrier, 19 May–17 June 1973, no. 16. Amsterdam, Stedelijk Museum / Zurich, Kunsthaus, Jean Fautrier, 11 January–4 May 1986, no. 35, illustrated p. 25. Paris, Galerie Jeanne Castel, 1986. Bibliography Marcel-André Stalter, Recherches sur la vie et l'œuvre de Jean Fautrier (1898–1964) de leurs commencements à 1940. Essai de catalogue méthodique et d'interprétation, doctoral thesis, Université de la Sorbonne, Paris IV, 1982, no. 319. Marie-José Lefort, Fautrier. Catalogue raisonné de l'œuvre peint, Éditions Norma, Paris, 2023, no. 256, illustrated p. 199.
Galerie von Vertes
Repetition GL.A 1996 Collage and acrylic on canvas 16.1 × 12.5 in., 41 × 31,8 cm Verso signed, dated and titled Provenance: · Shinwa Auction, 23 November 2014, lot 145 · Private collection, Japan (acquired from the above) · Bonhams, Hong Kong, 11 June 2016, lot 26 · Private collection, Asia (acquired from the above) · Christie's, Hong Kong, 3 December 2020, lot 517 · Private collection, London (acquired from the above) Expertise: · Certificate of authenticity from the Yayoi Kusama Studio on 21 August 2012 Background information: Repetition or seriality would become her signature technique in everything that she created: “Repetition of the same patterns, an action which stems from my disease, is applied in my writing just as it is in my artwork. Dreams and hallucinations are actually occurring. This obsessional image is what I have transformed my disease into, and is therefore, to me, irreplaceable.”
Galerie Jean-François Cazeau
Armand Fernandez, known as ARMAN (1928–2005). ‘La grande nuit’, 1994 Acrylic and brushes on canvas, eight panels, signed on the edge, unique piece. Height: 292 – Width: 413 cm Provenance: Artist's studio Given by Arman to his daughter Anne Fernandez. Exhibitions: - Arman, "La Nuit Etoilée", Château Notre-Dame des Fleurs, Winter 1994/1995, Galerie Beaubourg, featured on the cover of the catalogue, illustrated across a double-page spread (pp. 28–29), illustrated on page 32 behind Arman. - "Arman s’installe aux Baux de Provence", 4 June to 16 October 2011, organised by the A.R.M.A.N Foundation, illustrated on page 22 of the catalogue. Bibliography: Illustrated in the Catalogue general of the official Arman website, Arman-Studio.
Klaas Muller
Maarten Rijckaert (Antwerp 1587 - Antwerp 1611) Forest Landscape with Hunters 17th century Oil on panel 32.4 x 49.5 cm This beautiful painting is a typical example of Maarten Ryckaert’s talent for creating atmospheric woodland scenes. The painting presents a dense forest filled with tall trees,a river, rough terrain and rocks. Soft light filters through the branches, creating contrasts between illuminated clearings and darker shadowed areas. In the foreground, a group of hunters on the left- and rightside accompanied by dogs: their small scale compared to the towering trees highlights the dominance of nature over human activity. The hunters add a sense of narrative and movement to the otherwise peaceful setting. Ryckaert uses earthy tones such as deep greens, browns, and golden highlights to create a rich and natural atmosphere. Fine details in the foliage, rocks, and tree trunks demonstrate his close observation of nature and his skill as a landscape painter. The scene evokes both tranquility and mystery, inviting the viewer to imagine the sounds and silence of the forest. The painting reflects the Baroque interest in dramatic natural scenery while also expressing a calm, contemplative mood. Through the balance of light, composition, and detail, Ryckaert transforms an ordinary hunting scene into a poetic vision of the natural world. Maarten Ryckaert was born in Antwerp and became especially known for his imaginative woodland scenes, rocky landscapes, and peaceful rural settings filled with travelers, hunters, and small groups of figures. Ryckaert studied painting in Antwerp and was strongly influenced by earlier Flemish landscape artists such as Joos de Momper and Jan Brueghel the Elder. Unlike many painters of his time who focused on religious or historical themes, Ryckaert specialized in landscapes, giving nature the leading role in his compositions. His works often combine realism with fantasy, creating dramatic forests, winding paths, and mysterious mountainous scenery.
Galerie Alexis Bordes
Constant MONTALD (Ghent, 1862 – Woluwe-Saint-Lambert, 1944) View of Houses in Spring 1917 Gouache on paper laid down on card Signed and dated lower right: “C. Montald 17” 70 × 88.5 cm Provenance: Belgium, private collection (acquired at public auction in 1993) France, private collection
Galerie Nicolas Bourriaud
MEESTER Raymond de (1904–1995) Yawning Leopard Bronze with a nuanced brown patina, signed ‘Rd de Meester de B’, titled ‘Yawning Leopard’ and dated ‘1928–29’ Batardy cast, numbered I/III, bearing the stamp ‘BATARDY CIRE PERDUE BRUXELLES’, and the inscriptions ‘Épreuve d’Artiste’ and ‘cire perdue’ H. 45.2 x W. 41.6 x D. 15.5 cm. Circa 1928–1929 Bibliography: Léonard Dieleman, Raymond de Meester de Betzenbroeck, Animal Sculptor, Gallery Dieleman, Brussels 1989, reproduced under number 5 Xavier de Ghellinck Vaernewyck, ‘de Meester de Betzenbroeck’, Nouvelle Biographie Nationale, Part 6, Royal Academy of Belgium, Brussels, 2001, pp. 133–135
Snackers Antiques & Fine Art
Cross with Ivory corpus, Walter Pompe, Antwerp 1770 Cross with ivory corpus Crafted by Walter Pompe, Antwerp 1770, Signed Walter Pompe was a very well-known sculptor, especially of Buxus/Palm and Ivory carvings The Calvary richly decorated, also featuring ivory bones, skull, and the snake with apple. With CITES document. H. 57.5 cm W. 27 cm D. 11 cm
Marjan Sterk Fine Art Jewellery
An eighteen carat yellow gold hinged bangle ‘Entrelacs’ designed as organically curling branches between which seven hydrangea flowers, with hinge and catch lock hidden in one of the flowers. Signed Claude Lalanne, numbered 19/50. Made in Paris, ca 1980-90. With signature of Artcurial, Paris.
Univers du Bronze
Jean-Baptiste CARPEAUX (1827-1875) LES TROIS GRÂCES (Trial example, variant). (1873-1874) Bacchant crowned with ivy, Bacchant with roses et Bacchant with laurels. Terracotta with pinkish patina, "Atelier-Dépôt à Auteuil, 71 rue Boileau, Paris". H. 79,2 cm L. 44,5 cm D. 36 cm Trial example, earlier version prior to the final composition, signed ‘J B-te Carpeaux’ and dated “1873” with "Propriété Carpeaux" seal : variations in the respective positioning of the Bacchantes with laurel and ivy, and a variation in the right leg of the latter; vibrations in the particularly subtle modelling of the figures; sketch-like modelling, rough indications in the central plant stem, the quiver, and the laurel, ivy and rose leaves crowning the Bacchants, with an improvised rose in a different position than the edited examples. Artist’s intervention. Kilned in 1873
