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Rueb Modern and Contemporary Art
Alighiero Boetti (Turin 1940-1994 Rome) Cinque x Cinque Venticinque, 1988 Embroidery 21 x 22 cm Signed and inscribed n° 82769 on the reverse Provenance: kunsthandel E.J, van Wisselingh & Co, Haarlem, the Netherlands This work is accompanied by the certificate of Archive Boetti n° 10891 dd May 2026
Vagabond Antiques
Wall Lights Attributed to Giocondo Albertolli (1742-1839) Milan, Late 18th Century Height: 72cm Width: 45cm Depth: 37cm These elegant gilt-metal wall sconces are attributed to the Milanese architect, designer and ornamentist Giocondo Albertolli, one of the leading figures of Italian Neo-classicism. Their design closely relates to the engraved ornament published in Albertolli's celebrated pattern books, particularly Ornamenti Diversi (Milan, 1782), which played a central role in disseminating the new classical taste throughout Lombardy and Northern Italy. The sconces display many of the motifs associated with Albertolli's ornamental vocabulary, including scrolling acanthus brances, finely fluted candle sockets and radiating drip pans. Their unusually tall proportions and boldly projecting arms give them a distinctly sculptural character, creating a sense of movement and depth rarely encountered in wall lights of the period. The open voluted arms, enriched with naturalistic foliage, closely resemble a number of Albertolli's published designs for girandoles and wall lights. Born in Bedano, near Lugano, Albertolli settled in Milan in 1774 at the invitation of the architect Giuseppe Piermarini. As Professor of Ornament at the Brera Academy he exerted a profound influence on the decorative arts of Northern Italy, providing designs for architecture, furniture, metalwork and interior decoration. His published engravings became an important source for craftsmen working in the Neoclassical style throughout the late eighteenth century. The present sconces are attributed to Giocondo Albertolli and were almost certainly produced by craftsmen working within the circle of artists and decorators associated with him in late eighteenth century Milan. Their refined design and high quality of execution reflect the sophisticated decorative arts tradition that flourished in Lombardy during the Neoclassical period. Height: 72cm Width: 45cm Depth: 37cm
Galerie bei der Albertina ▪ Zetter
Egon Schiele (Tulln an der Donau 1890-1918 Vienna) Portrait of a Woman, 1918 Black crayon on paper 47 x 30 cm Signed and dated lower right Estate stamp on the reverse Kallir WV n° D 2223 Provenance: The artist’s estate (per stamp); Galerie St. Etienne, New York; Georges Simon, New York (acquired from the above, 1947); Lore Müller; Christie's, New York, 16 November 1983, sale 5442/Egon, lot 141 (consigned by the estate of the above) Galerie Würthle, Vienna; private collection, New York (acquired from the above, 1986) Literature: Jane Kallir, Egon Schiele: The Complete Works, Expanded Edition, New York 1998, ill. p. 609, D 2223; Exhibition catalogue 'Changing Times: Egon Schiele´s Last Years 1914-1918' ed. by Kerstin Jesse, Jane Kallir, Hans-Peter Wipplinger, Leopold Museum, Vienna 2025, ill. p. 253 Exhibitions: Tokyo, Tokyu Art Gallery, 'Gustav Klimt und Egon Schiele mit Werken von Alfred Kubin: Künstler der Jahrhundertwende'; Tochigi Prefectural Museum of Fine Arts, Utsunomiya; Chiba Parco, Chiba; Matsumoto Parco, Matsumoto; Shimoneseki City Art Museum, Shimoneseki, 1985; New York, Galerie St. Etienne, 'Egon Schiele's Women', 2012; Vienna, Leopold Museum, 'Changing Times: Egon Schiele’s Last Years, 1914-1918', 2025
Galerie Alexis Pentcheff
Henri Le Sidaner (1862-1939) La maison sous l'église, neige, Gerberoy, circa 1935 Huile sur toile, signée en bas à gauche, 80 x 66 cm. Provenance : Cédé par Le Sidaner à Henri Martin, été 1935, à l'occasion de la visite d'Henri Martin à Gerberoy Succession Henri Martin Attestation d'inclusion au catalogue raisonné de l'artiste établie par Yann Farinaux-Le Sidaner
Galerie des Modernes
Pierre Alechinsky (Schaerbeek 1927) Signes, 1951 Oil on canvas 19,5 x 30 cm Signed lower right, countrersigned, dated and titled on stretcher A CoBrA-period work executed in May 1951 Certificate of authenticity by Myriam Prévot-Douatte, director of Galerie de France. This document bears the following handwritten note by Pierre Alechinsky: 'P. Alechinsky, who would like to be able to borrow this small painting for a forthcoming retrospective.' Provenance: Galerie de France, Paris; private Collection, France Literature: Included in the Pierre Alechinsky catalogue raisonné, currently in preparation by the artist and Frédéric Charron, under n° 110
Galerie de la Présidence
Sonia Delaunay (Ukraine, Hradyzk 1885-1979 Paris) Rythme couleur, 1972 Gouache on paper 54,5 x 38 cm Signed lower right Provenance: private collection, Paris Certificate of Jean-Louis Delaunay and Richard Riss This is one of the preparatory gouaches for the Album Les Illuminations, containing 15 stencils, illustrating 9 poems by Arthur Rimbaud.
Mearini Fine Art
Master of Torcello (Venetian Master active circa 1450-1500) Crucifix Popolar wood with polychromy H 40 x W 38 x D 3.5 cm An exceptional masterpiece of the Venetian Renaissance, this small, carved, polychrome wooden Crucifix is certainly attributable to the Master of Torcello, active in Venice in the second half of the 15th century. Work created for private use and devotion, certainly to be included in an 'Altarolo', but absolutely similar to the larger known Crucifixes of the same manufacture, such as the one on the island of Torcello (Venice) in the Basilica of Santa Maria Assunta.
Van Pruissen Asian Art
Ban'ura Shogo (1901 - 1982) Paper and Writing Box with pea plant design Japan, 1950-1960 H 20.8 x W 32 x D Signature: Shogo saku Provenance: Ben Janssens collection, UK Literature: Jan Dees, Splendour in detail - 20th century Japanese lacquer from the Ben Janssens Collection, 2021 Exhibited at Japan museum SieboldHuis 2021
Galerie Hurtebize
Marc Chagall (Vitebsk 1887-1985 Saint-Paul de Vence) Lumière du Cirque, 1969 Watercolour, pastel, gouache, coloured inks, and pencil on a black print lithograph M.566 38 x 52,3 cm Signed 'Marc Chagall' lower right Certificate of authenticity from the comité Marc Chagall Provenance: private collection, France
Bernardini Milano
Vacheron & Constantin, Genève. Rare and elegant pocket watch in platinum, 1938 Exquisite evening pocket watch in platinum from the late 1930’s. The very simple and rational design of the case contrast with the spectacular avant-garde dial in various tones of grey with ivory indexes.
Galerie von Vertes
Henry Moore (Castleford 1898-1986 Much Hadham) Upright Motive, Maquette n° 4, 1955 Bronze with brown patina 30,8 x 6,4 x 7,9 cm Edition of 9 + 1 A.P. Conceived and cast between 1956 and 1962 by Fiorini Ltd, London Provenance: Zabriskie Gallery, New York City; B.C. Deane Collection, US; D.J. Rosenthal Collection, US; Dr. Phillip Cohen Collection, Washington, D.C.; Private collection, Washington, D.C. (by descent from the above); Bonhams, New York, 20 November 2025, lot 119; Private collection, Switzerland This work is registered in the Henry Moore Foundation archives. Literature: Alan Bowness (ed.), Henry Moore, Sculpture and Drawings, vol. III: Sculpture 1955-64, London 1965, n° 381 (another cast ill. pl. 15b); Alan Bowness (ed.), Henry Moore, Sculpture and Drawings, vol. III: 1955-1964, London 1986, n° 381 (another cast ill. p. 21); Henry Moore Foundation (eds.), The Henry Moore Artwork Catalogue, online catalogue, n° LH 381 Background information: Upright Motive was the first in a series of narrow vertical sculptures by Moore, which he compared to totem poles. The Upright Motives were part of a large commission for the courtyard of the new Olivetti building in Milan. When he visited the site, 'a lone Lombardy poplar growing behind the building convinced me that a vertical work would act as the correct counterfoil to the horizontal rhythm of the building. This idea ultimately grew into the : Upright Motifs.'
Stern Pissarro Gallery
GLENN BROWN (b. 1966) Drawing 2 (after Delacroix/Raphaël) Executed in 2019 Acrylic on polyester film laid down on cardboard 109.2 x 94 cm Signed and dated lower right, Glenn Brown 2019 The work has the artist's signed label on the reverse Provenance: Galerie Max Hetzler, Berlin Private collection, Belgium, acquired from the above Exhibitions: Paris, Musée national Eugène Delacroix, Glenn Brown, 10 October - 9 December 2019 Berlin, Galerie Max Hetzler, And Thus We Existed, 30 October 2020 - 23 January 2021, no. 6, pp. 40-41, 43-44, 125, 152 (illustrated, p. 41, detail illustrated, p. 43, exhibition view illustrated, pp. 44, 125) Provenance Galerie Max Hetzler, Berlin Private collection, Belgium, acquired from the above Exhibitions Paris, Musée national Eugène Delacroix, Glenn Brown, 10 October - 9 December 2019 Berlin, Galerie Max Hetzler, And Thus We Existed, 30 October 2020 - 23 January 2021, no. 6, pp. 40-41, 43-44, 125, 152 (illustrated, p. 41, detail illustrated, p. 43, exhibition view illustrated, pp. 44, 125)
Chambre professionnelle belge de la Librairie Ancienne et Moderne (CLAM)
Engraving after Pieter Bruegel de oude (Brussels, 1525-1569) The last judgement Engraved in 1558 by Pieter van der Heyden (1530-1584) 22,5 x 29,4 cm Published by Hiëronymus Cock (Antwerp, 1518-1570) References: New Hollstein Dutch first state of two Lex Antiqua, Antiquarian bookseller
Klaas Muller
Jan Boeckhorst (Münster 1604-1668 Antwerp) Henri IV at the Battle of Ivry, 17th century Pen and Brown ink, watercolour and gouache, heightened with whith and red wash on paper 20 x 29.1 cm 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. We are grateful to Stijn Alsteens of the Fondation Custodia for his attribution of the drawing to Jan Boeckhorst.
F. Baulme Fine Arts
Godfried MAES (Antwerp, 1649 – 1700) Ceres Transforming the Old Woman’s Son into a Lizard Black chalk, pen and black ink, grey and brown wash on paper 18 x 24 cm Provenance: Maes’s widow sold to Jacob de Wit before 1717; Jacob de Wit sale, Amsterdam, March 10, 1755, no. 87; Cronenburgh sale, March 22, 1762, no. 1; Anonymous sale, Mak van Waay collection, Sotheby’s, January 15, 1974, no. 1273; Dr. A. Dreesmann sale, Christie’s, April 11, 2002, nos. 668-670. Related works: Engravings by Bernard Picart and Peter van Gunst for the 1732 edition of Ovid’s Metamorphoses translated and annotated by Abbé Banier, a member of the French Academy.
Stéphane Renard Fine Art
Pierre Bonnard (Fontenay-aux-Roses 1867 – Le Cannet 1947) Paysage, arbres fruitiers (1909) Oil on paper Dimensions : 18 ¾ x 24 ¾ in. (47.7 x 63 cm) – Framed : 27 3/8 x 33 in. (69.5 x 84 cm) Stamped with signature « Bonnard » (Lugt 3886, lower left) Provenance : The artist's estate Private collection, Paris Anonymous sale, Koller Auktionen, Zurich, 2 December 2016, lot 3226 European private collection Literature : J. & H. Dauberville, Bonnard, Catalogue raisonné de l’œuvre peint, vol. IV, 1940-1947 et Supplément, Paris, 1974, no. 1949, p. 285 (illustrated)
HELENE BAILLY MARCILHAC
Henri Martin (Toulouse 1860-1943 Labastide-du-Vert) La terrasse de Marquayrol au soleil du matin Oil on canvas 65.4 x 92.4 cm Signed lower left: Henri Martin This work will be included in the forthcoming Catalogue Raisonné of Henri Martin’s work, currently in preparation by Marie-Anne Destrebecq-Martin.
