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Studio 2000 Art Gallery
willem paerels
Willem Paerels (Delft 1878-1962 Eigenbrakel) Scheveningen boulevard, 1907 Oil on canvas 70 x 70 cm Signed lower right: Paerels Provenance: private collection, The Netherlands; private collection, Belgium; Galerij Jeanne Buytaert, Antwerp; collection M. Jefferys, Brussels (before 1924) Literature: André A. Moerman, Willem Paerels 1878-1962: retrospectieve tentoonstelling georganiseerd in het raam van het Nederlands-Belgisch Cultureel Akkoord, Brussel [etc.] 1978, p. 21, n° 11: dated ’1907’ by the artist in his notes Exhibitions: Brussels (Palais des Beaux-Arts de Bruxelles), Willem Paerels, 17 September 1968-1 October 1968 and Amersfoort (Zonnehof), 5 October 1968-4 November 1968; Brussels (Koninklijke Musea voor Schone Kunsten van België), 3 March 1978-16 April 1978 and Laren (Singer Museum), 30 April 1978-11 June 1978, Willem Paerels 1878-1962: retrospectieve tentoonstelling georganiseerd in het raam van het Nederlands-Belgisch Cultureel Akkoord
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Guy Pieters Gallery
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Christo (Gabrovo 1935-2020 New York) and Jeanne-Claude (Casablanca 1935-2009 New York) The Floating Piers (Project for Lake Iseo, Italy), 2014 Pencil, wax crayon, enamel paint, photographs by Wolfgang Volz, technical data and fabric sample 66 x 43 cm Provenance: private collection Linda and Guy Pieters Certificate of authenticity n°308-11 recorded in the archives of the Estate of Christo V. Javacheff
Van Herck-Eykelberg
james ensor
James Ensor (Ostend, 1860-1949) Roses, tanagras and boot, 1917 Oil on canvas 46.5 x 66 cm Signed and dated lower right Literature: G. Le Roy, James Ensor, G. Van Oest, Bruxelles/Paris 1922, p. 195; F. C. Legrand, Ensor cet inconnu, La Renaissance du Livre, Bruxelles 1971, n° 238; X. Tricot, James Ensor, Catalogue raisonné of the paintings. II, 1902-1941, Wienand, 1992 Anvers, n° 484; X. Tricot, James Ensor, Catalogue Raisonné of the paintings. Mercator, 2009, n° 495 Exhibition: XV Exposizione Internationale d’Arte della Cittá di Venezia (Venice Biennale), 1926; Partially legible label on the back: ‘XIVieme Exposition Internationale des Beaux-Arts’
Willow Gallery
Marc Chagall (Vitebsk 1887-1985 Saint-Paul de Vence) Flûtiste jaune et bouc dans l’arbre en fleurs, circa 1960-1964 Gouache, pastel, oil pastel and Indian Ink on paper 51 x 34 cm - framed: 70 x 53 cm Stamped with artist’s signature This painting is accompanied by a certificate of authenticity from the Comité Marc Chagall Provenance: estate of the artist; thence by descent
Galerie Marc Maison
Gilded plaster statuette by Pierre Braecke (Belgium, 1858-1938) surmounting a sideboard made by Victor Horta (Ghent 1861-1947 Brussels) Four original gilded plaster statuettes by Pierre Braecke surmount the pair of sideboards This is part of a interior decor made of a suite of three paneled rooms designed by Victor Horta for a private owner in Kortrijk and including two fireplaces, a pair of sideboards, a stained-glass ceiling and windows, a screen with period fabric Circa 1903 Mahogany, oak and maple, bronze, marble, american glass, fabric: moiré damask Surface: approximately 80 sq meters, H 3.80 m Provenance: Kortrijk, Belgium
Galerie des Modernes
jacques doucet
Jacques Doucet (Boulogne-Billancourt 1924-1994 Paris) Untitled, 1955-1957 Oil on canvas 100 x 50 cm Signed lower right: doucet Dated and numbered on the reverse: CLXV-197 Provenance: Galerie Ariel, Paris; private collection, Paris Literature: Jacques Doucet Parcours 1960-1976, Catalogue raisonné, tome II, Additif aux œuvres du tome I, by Andrée Doucet, ed. Galilée, Paris, 1998, desc. p. 207 and repr. p. 13 under n° 258
Florian Kolhammer
johann loetz witwe
Johann Loetz Witwe Vase Phänomen Genre 356, circa 1900 Designed and executed by Johann Loetz Witwe, Klostermühle, Bohemia Mould-blown, freeform, reduced and iridescent glass H 23.5 x Ø 14 cm Signed underneath 'Loetz Austria' Literature: A. Adlerova, E. Ploil, H. Ricke, T. Vlcek (ed.), Loetz-Böhmisches Glas 1880-1940, vol. II, paper pattern catalogue, Prestel, Munich 1989, paper pattern 420, p. 95
Victor Werner
carl max kruse
Carl Max Kruse (Berlin, 1854-1942) Messenger of Victory on Marathon, circa 1900 Life-size bronze with green patina of an athlete carrying the Olympic palm H 210 x W 120 x D 50 cm Signed Max Kruse Literature: Amtsblatt Lutherstadt Eisleben, ill. p.17; Carl-Peter Steinmann: Sonntagsspaziergänge 2. Entdeckungen in Charlottenburg, Friedrichshain, Gesundbrunnen, Grunewald, Karlshorst, Prenzlauer Berg, Transit Verlag Berlin 2010, ISBN 978-3-88747-286-3; Fritz Stahl: Max Kruse. Wasmuth, Berlin 1924 Other examples can be found in the collection of the museum 'Alte Nationalgalerie Berlin', in Lutherstadt Eisleben (a town in the German state of Saxony-Anhalt) and at the sports facility in 'Gladbacher Straße', Krefeld (a town in the German state of North Rhine-Westphalia)
Brame & Lorenceau
sol lewitt
Sol LeWitt (Hartford 1928-2007 New York) Asymmetrical pyramids, 1985 Gouache on paper 55.4 x 74.8 cm Signed and dated on the lower right: S. LEWITT 1985 Provenance: private collection, Oslo; Jörg Maass Kunsthandel, Berlin; private collection, USA; private collection, Paris
Finch & Co
Headrest Kali Hahapo Patinated wood, sennet (coconut fibre), glass beads Tonga, late 18th-early 19th century H 19 x W 53 cm Provenance: Captain A.W.F. Fuller (1882-1961) given to Dr Roland Force, in recognition of Force’s work in cataloguing the Fuller collection (see below); Julian Harding collection; Wayne Heathcote; Patricia Withers collection (1934-1998), London; Sotheby’s London, 1988; Nasser Gallery, 2010; private collection Literature: The Mark and Carolyn Blackburn Collection, 2010, p. 246, ill. 146; The Fuller Collection of Pacific Artefacts, Lund Humphries, London, 1971; Pierre Loos, Bayet et Caltaux, La tête dans les étoiles. Appuis-nuque d’Afrique et d’ailleurs, BRUNEAF, 2012, p. 157 Exhibition: BRUNEAF, Bruxelles, Belgium, La tête dans les étoiles. Appuis-nuque d'Afrique et d’ailleurs, 6-10 June 2012 A comparable example in the Tongan National Museum, Tofoa. Also several neck-rests part of the collections in the National Museum of Australia, Canberra (inv. Oz 347 and inv. Oz 348) Of elegant arching form and carved in one piece from a dense, fine grained wood, possibly ‘Intsia bijuga’. Neck-rests of this type were used in Tonga as pillows to ensure that the elaborate coiffure of the owner would not be disturbed during sleep. ‘Kali’ acquired ‘mana’ (the spiritual force) by repeated contact with the owner’s head and in the case of a chief became objects of great prestige. This example, from the renowned Captain Fuller collection, is exceptional for the elegance and purity of its form, especially evident in the strongly curved legs ending in subtle horizontal flange feet. To each end of the ‘cross-bar’ glass beads have been inserted to enhance the decorative appeal and importance of this piece. In the opinion of George Ortiz no civilisation has equalled the Pacific Islanders’ superb furniture and domestic objects. Writing of Tongan neck-rests the great connoisseur of Polynesian Art Edward Dodd said: ‘What wonderful springing forms!’ For a comparable neck-rest (no. 689) in the James Hooper collection. Of classic Tongan form, it was however collected at Mbau, Fiji, in 1865. Compare also two ‘kali’ previously in the Fuller collection ( n° 274498 and 274499) and now in the Field Museum, Chicago.
Galerie Flak
Ritual figure, Ngbaka or neighbouring cultures Ubangi, Democratic Republic of the Congo, early 20th century Carved wood, beads and metal H 32 cm Provenance: collection David Henrion, Brussels; collection Didier Claes, Brussels; collection Richard Carchon, private collection, California Literature: Claes. Premium Art from Black Africa/Art premier d’Afrique Noire, Didier Claes, Bruxelles, 2005; Ubangi. Art and Cultures from the African Heartland, Grootaers, Bruxelles, Fonds Mercator, 2007, p. 121, #3.13; African Impressions. Tribal Art and Currents of Life/Empreintes d’Afrique. L’art tribal au fil des fleuves, B. Von Lintig & H. Dubois, 5 Continents, 2011, pp. 82-83, #31 Exhibition: Ubangi. Art and Cultures from the African Heartland, Afrika Museum, Berg en Dal, The Netherlands, 13 October 2007–31 March 2008
Cortesi Gallery
lucio fontana
Lucio Fontana (Argentina, Rosario 1899-1969 Comabbio, Italy) Concetto spaziale, Teatrino, 1965-1966 Waterpaint on canvas and lacquered wood 110 x 110 x 6.5 cm Signed and titled on the reverse: L. Fontana/Concetto spaziale; on the frame label of Galerie Bonnier, Genève, n° 73017 Provenance: Gallery Art Point, Tokyo; Galerie Pierre, Stockholm; Private collection, Milan; Private collection Literature: E. Crispolti, Lucio Fontana, catalogue raisonné des peintures, sculptures et environnement spatiaux, vol. II, La Connaissance, Bruxelles, 1974, pp.174-175, n° 65-66 TE 11; E. Crispolti, Fontana. Catalogo generale volume secondo, Electa, Miano, 1986, p. 615, n° 65-66 TE 11; E. Crispolti, Lucio Fontana. Catalogue raisonné des peintures, sculptures et environnement spatiaux, vol. II, in collaboration with N. Ardemagni Laurini, V. Ernesti, Skira editore, Milano 2006, p. 802, n° 65-66 TE 11; Sotheby’s, Aste: Londra, 27 giugno 1985, n° 540 Exhibitions: 1984, Lugano; 1990, Lucio Fontana, Spatial conception, Tokyo, Tama Art University Museum, 1 June-4 September 1990, cat. p. 55, n° 50; 1992, Lucio Fontana, la penetrazione dello spazio, mostra itinerante in giappone, April-November 1992, cat. p. 119, n° 88; 2014, Il fantasma dell'Opera. Grandi maestri tra mito e mistero, Cortina d'Ampezzo, Farsettiarte, December-January, ill. on the exhibition leaflet; 2014, Cinquant'anni di Farsettiarte a Cortina, Cortina d'Ampezzo, Farsettiarte, August 2014, cat. n° 31, ill.
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
Galerie Mathivet
Claude Lalanne (Paris 1925-2019 Fontainebleau) Pomme d'Or, 1970 18k yellow gold H 10.5 cm Monogrammed CL, numbered 3/5, guarantee hallmark Provenance: André Mourgues; Alexandre Iolas collection (Alexandre Iolas, a dealer who was a great supporter of the Surrealists and the New Realists) Claude Lalanne's world is poetic. She moulds bodies, leaves, apples and cabbages, then combines them. Her creations include L'Homme à tête de chou, La Pommebouche and L'Escargot doigt. These pieces are dreamlike, reminiscent of the Baroque world. Yves Saint Laurent, one of her most loyal customers, said: "What moves me about her is that she has managed to combine craftsmanship and poetry in the same exacting way. Her beautiful sculptor's hands seem to push aside the mists of mystery to reach the shores of art". This 'pomme bouche' could also be reminiscent of the world of Magritte...
Galerie von Vertes
sam francis
Sam Francis (San Mateo 1923-1994 Santa Monica) Untitled (SF52-015), 1952 Gouache and oil on paper 60.9 x 49.2 cm Signed twice, dated and inscribed on verso 'Sam Francis SF PARIS 1952' Sam Francis Online Catalogue Raisonné of the Works on Paper, n° SFF5.134 Provenance: Gimpel Fils, London (1957); Margo Leavin Gallery, Los Angeles; private collection, California (acquired from the above); Minami Gallery, Tokyo (October 1977); Idemitsu Museum, Tokyo (accession n° 3449, June 1978); Sotheby's, New York, 15 November 2018, lot 212; private collection, London Literature: Kodansha, Contemporary Great Masters: Sam Francis. Tokyo: Kodansha 1994, p. 89 (ill. in colour pl. 63) Exhibitions: Pavillon des Arts, Paris, L’oeuvre de Sam Francis dans les collections du Musée Idemitsu, 18 September-16 November 1986, n° 6 (ill. in colour), weitergereist nach: Louisiana Museum of Modern Art, Humlebaek, Denmark, 29 November 1986-18 January 1987; Yayoi Gallery, Ogawa Art Foundation, Tokyo, 5 October–5 December 1987; Museum of Modern Art, Toyama, Japan, Sam Francis: From the Idemitsu Collection, 10 August-16 September 2002, n° 10 (ill. in colour p. 35), travelled to: Kawamura Memorial Museum of Art, Chiba, Japan, 28 September-10 November 2002; Museum of Art Ehime, Ehime, Japan,16 November-23 December 2002; Museum of Contemporary Art, Tokyo, 5 April-25 May, 2003; Iwaki City Art Museum, Fukushima, Japan, 3 June-6 July 2003; Oita City Art Museum, Oita, Japan, 13 September-26 October 2003
Marc Heiremans
Fulvio Bianconi (Padua 1915-1996 Milan) Pezzame (aka Spicchi) vase for Venini, Murano, 1951 Free-blown and hand-formed colourless glass with applied fused glass pieces H 22.5 x W 20.5 cm Provenance: private collection, Sweden Literature: Domus 272, August 1952; Bossaglia R. I vetri di Fulvio Bianconi, Allemandi 1993, n° 36; Heiremans M. Art glass from Murano 1910-1970; Arnoldsche 1993, n° 221 p. 268; Deboni F. Venini glass, Allemandi 1996, n° 109; Barovier M./Sonego C. Fulvio Bianconi at Venini, Skira 2015, p. 178 Exhibitions: IX Triennale di Milano in 1951; XXIV Biennale di Venezia 1952; Fulvio Bianconi at Venini, Venice 2015
Gallery de Potter d’Indoye
Piat-Joseph Sauvage (Tournai, 1744-1818) and Sormany, Optician Empire oil on panel with barometer and thermometer, early 19th century Oil on panel, gilded bronze H 87 x W 112 cm Signed: Sauvage et de Sormany, Palais Égalité Provenance: collection of Hubert de Givenchy; Galerie Moatti, Paris, 1994 The rectangular panel painted in trompe l'oeil depicts the allegories of the four seasons beside a sheath surmounted by a globe flanked by two putti, the dial of the enamelled barometer is signed Sormany Palais Egalité, the thermometer inscribed in the sheath is signed Sormany Palais / Egalité n° 260, signed SAUVAGE in the plinth of the sheath, the frame is decorated with stars and stylised palmettes. This barometer-thermometer is a work of collaboration between Piat-Joseph Sauvage, painter and Sormany, optician. Piat-Joseph Sauvage, born in Tournai in Belgium, made a specialty of trompe-l'oeil paintingsat the end of the eighteenth and beginning of the nineteenth century. As a painter and decorator, he provided ornamentation for royal residences at the end of the reign of Louis XVI, such as Compiègne and Fontainebleau and the Hamlet of Marie Antoinette in Versailles, before turning to painting on porcelain and marble, working for the manufacture of Dihl and Guérhard then for that of Sèvres under the Empire. His compositions often represent friezes of putti, bacchanalia, mythological or allegorical scenes. The iconography of the Seasons developed here naturally refers to the function of this object, as a barometer and thermometer. Sormany was an optician installed in the Galerie de Bois of the Royal Palace (Palais Egalité under the Revolution and the Empire), as indicated by the inscriptions on the barometer and the thermometer. The old labels of this Sormany make it possible to describe its activity: "Palais Égalité n° 260 galerie de bois. / N° 260 Sormany opticien successeur de Catanyo vends toute sorte de lunettes (spectacle et autres) et tout ce qui concerne l’optique, mathématique physique et autres objets de curiosités, baromètres, thermomètres et pèse liqueurs. / Le tout à juste prix Paris." He seems to have been particularly recognised for his research on thermometers.
De Zutter Art Gallery
asger jorn
Asger Jorn (Denmark, 1914-1973) The Awakening II, 1953 Oil on panel 152 x 121 cm This work is included in the Catalogue Raisonné under n° 799 Provenance: R. Dahlmann Olson, Copenhagen Exhibitions: 1953, Copenhagen, ‘spiralen’; 1964, Kunsthalle Basel, 'Asger Jorn-Dodeigne'; 1965, 'Jorn', Stedelijk Museum Amsterdam; Louisiana Museum of Modern Art, Humblebaek, 'Jorn'; 2001-2023 long-term loan to the CoBrA-museum Amstelveen
Repetto Gallery
Christo (Gabrovo 1935-2020 New York) The Pont Neuf, Wrapped (Project for Paris), 1980 Quai du Louvre, Quai de la Megissérie, Île de la Cité, Quai de Conti, Quai des Grands Augustins Graphite, charcoal, wax crayon, oil pastel, fabric and thread, aerial photograph and architectural drawings on card collage, in artist's plexiglass box frame with tape 83.8 x 71 cm
