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Desmet Fine Arts
Odoardo Fantacchiotti (Rome 1809 – 1877 Florence) Musidora, Firenze 1859 Inspired by the James Thomson’s poem ‘Summer’, originally published in 1727 Marble H 167,6 x W 49 x D 49 cm Plinth: H 95,3 x D 63 cm (at base) Total height: H 262,9 cm Signed 'Per commis del meritis / ... / Odoardo Fantachiotti / Scolpiva in Firenze / l'anno 1859 Provenance: commissioned by August Belmont (1813-1890) USA; Randall family, Clarendon Court (Newport – USA) Art Loss Register: S00258863 Literature: Ricordi fotografici degli artisti contemporanei in Toscana : ‘La Musidora’(Firenze-1858); V. Lia Bernini, G. Moradei, Odoardo Fantacchiotti scultore (1811-1877): atti delle giornate di studio nel bicentenario della nascita 1811-2011, (Toscana 2021), Volume 227, pp. 37-41 Other verions: 1862, for Baron Belper, Edward Strutt (Israele collection); 1865, for the king of Portugal (Lisbon Palacio Nacional da Ajuda)
Galerie Taménaga
Pierre-Auguste Renoir (1841–1919) Paysage de Cagnes 1900 Oil on canvas 24 x 54 cm Signed with initials lower left: “AR” This work will be included in the forthcoming catalogue raisonné of the work of Pierre-Auguste Renoir being prepared by the Wildenstein Plattner Institute. Provenance Ambroise Vollard, Paris Private Collection, Japan Bibliography Ambroise Vollard, Pierre-Auguste Renoir. Tableaux, pastels et dessins, Alan Wofsy Fine Arts, San Francisco, 1989, nos. 612, 1185 and 1330, illustrated pp. 155, 258 and 279.
Verdini Antiques
Vincenzo Raffaelli Rome, Via del Babuino 93 Performed between 1835 and 1845 ca. Round top in colored marbles "pebble" samples 200 ca. Diameter 91.2 cm = 3 Roman feet Thickness 5.2 cm = 2 Roman inches The round top in colored marble that we are dealing with, is a real "pebble" sample made of ancient "excavation" marble and modern marble, that is, used after the sixteenth century such as Malachite, Portoro or Napoleonic Orbicular Granite etc. The particularity and rarity of this table is given by the fact that the samples of marbles used, in addition to being rare then (and even more so today), were worked differently from all the other types of samples that were made between the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries. The sample tables of this period generally have a frame in black marble from Belgium or other fine marbles, which contains all the rare colored samples committed.
Galerie Jean-François Cazeau
Yayoi Kusama (1929 - 2026) Uchu/Universe, 1994 Acrylic on canvas 91 x 73 cm 35 7/8 x 28 3/4 in. Signed, titled and dated in Japanese on the reverse, « Yayoi Kusama 1994 » Provenance Ota Fine Art, Tokyo Private collection Sotheby’s Londres, 2022, Lot 318 Acquired by the current owner at Sotheby’s London Collection privée, France This work is registered in the Archives of Yayoi Kusama Studio as N° 1518.
Gallery Sofie Van de Velde
Victor Servranckx (1897 Diegem BE – 1965 Vilvoorde BE) Opus 20, (Calm Blocks Fallen from an Obscure Disaster), 1927 Signed and dated lower left: SERVRANCKX 1927 Oil on canvas 146 × 81 cm Thanks to a photograph showing the artist during his solo exhibition at the Palais des Beaux-Arts (Brussels) in January 1929, we know that the painting was exhibited there. Félix Carlier acquired the work at the group exhibition (featuring works by De Boeck, Flouquet, Gailliard, and Servranckx) at Galerie Le Centaure in Brussels in 1929. Provenance: Félix Carlier, Waermael-Boisfort (purchased from Galerie Le Centaure, Brussels, 1929) Galerie J.-P. Alaerts, Brussels London, Christie’s, 16 October 1990, lot no. 61 (illus.) Lokeren, De Vuyst, 6 October 2001, lot no. 489 Private collection, Brussels Galerie Ronny Van de Velde, Antwerp Exhibitions: Brussels, Palais des Beaux-Arts, 1929 (no catalogue) Brussels, Galerie Le Centaure, Exhibition De Boeck, Flouquet, Gailliard, Servranckx, 1929, no. 33 Brussels, Palais des Beaux-Arts, 1947, no. 45 “146 × 92 cm” Brussels, Musée d’Ixelles/Museum van Elsene, Retrospective Le Centaure. Homage to Walter Schwarzenberg, 1963, no. 117 Brussels, Musée d’Ixelles/Museum van Elsene, 1965, no. 107 Hasselt, Provinciaal Begijnhof, 1970, no. 57 (illus.) Literature: La Nation belge (Brussels), 12th year, no. 48, 17 February 1929, p. 3 (illus.) Le Peuple (Brussels), 5th year, no. 48, 17 February 1929, p. 1 (illus.)
Repetto Gallery
Artist: Lucio Fontana (1999 - 1968) Title: Madonna col Bambino Dates: 1953-1954 Medium: glazed and painted terracotta: white, light blue and blue Dimensions: 24,5 × 13,5 × 9 cm Signed on the reverse: “L. F.” COA on photograph by Fondazione Lucio Fontana, no. 2543/1 Provenance: Galleria Blu, Milan Private collection, Gorle (2543/1) Literature: L. M. Barbero, "Catalogo ragionato delle sculture ceramiche", Tomo I, p. 212, no. 53-54 FMA 1
Galerie des Modernes
Geer Van Velde (Lisse 1898-1977 Cachan) Composition, circa 1950 Oil on canvas 80 x 85 cm Signed lower right with the artist’s initials Provenance: artist’s studio, Cachan; private collection, The Netherlands; private collection, France Certificate of authenticity by Pierre-François Moget To be included in the forthcoming Catalogue Raisonné of the works of Geer van Velde currently in preparation by Pierre-François Moget.
Almine Rech
Tom Wesselmann (b.1931, Cincinnati, OH, US. d.2004, New York, NY, US), 'Long Beach Seascape', 1991/95. Signed and dated on the back. Alkyd oil on cut-out aluminum, 99.1 x 190.5 cm - 39 x 75 in. Provenance: The Estate of the Artist. © 2026 The Estate of Tom Wesselmann / Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York. Tom Wesselmann’s creative approach was in constant evolution throughout his long and productive career. Never one to follow artistic convention, he continually sought new materials and formats. His fascination with innovative surfaces and technologically advanced techniques drove him to push aesthetic and formal frontiers, as seen in 'Long Beach Seascape'. In the 1980s, Wesselmann developed a laser cutting technique that opened up a new world of creative possibilities. Using this novel method, the artist delighted in transposing his bold visual vocabulary into works that challenged the boundaries between painting, drawing, and sculpture. Speaking to the New York Times in 1985, Wesselmann couldn’t contain his enthusiasm for the new medium: “I've just had the best year of my life [...] I always work in a kind of near ecstasy, anyway, but there's really been something about the new work that grabbed me.'' Centering dynamic line and vibrant color, 'Long Beach Seascape' demonstrates the artist’s endless pursuit of radical forms of creative expression.
Caretto & Occhinegro
The Master of Antwerp Adoration (Active in Antwerp first decades of XVI century) "The Annunciation to St Anne" Oil on panel cm 59x62 1525 c. Expertise Peter van den Brink Bibliography: Van den Brink 1997, pp. 32, 35 note 22, fig. 5 Van den Brink 2007, pp. 168, 175, 179 note 38, fig. 16b Cécile Scailliérez, in Paris 2017, pp. 84, 86, fig. 32
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. We are grateful to Stijn Alsteens of the Fondation Custodia for his attribution of the drawing to Jan Boeckhorst.
robertaebasta
Mario Quarti ( 1901-1974) Large sideboard in italian walnut. Main body raised from the floor by three elements show on the fron six doors decorated with an inlaid diamond pattern in walnut of different shades, brass handles. Italy, around 1940. Dimensions:cm 322 x 50 x 97,5 H. Provenance: private collection, Italy.
Galerie des Modernes
Jean Dubuffet (Le Havre 1901-1985 Paris) Personnage (buste) M. 406, 29 March 1967 Marker pen and gouache on paper with cut and pasted elements 45,5 x 26 cm Signed with the artist’s initials and dated lower right Annotated lower right Provenance: Jean Dubuffet collection, Paris; Ludovic Massé collection (1900–1982), Perpignan (gift from the artist, March 1968); private collection, France Literature: Max Loreau, 'Catalogue des Travaux de Jean Dubuffet, Fascicule XXII: Cartes, Ustensiles', Weber Publisher, Lausanne, 1972, pp. 145 and 188, ill. p. 145, n° 371
Galerie von Vertes
Patty Raynes and son 1985 Acrylic and silkscreen ink on canvas 40.2 × 40.2 in., 102 × 102 cm Verso signed and dated 'Andy Warhol 85' Provenance: · Patty Raynes, USA (1985 directly acquired from the artist) · Private collection, USA (2022 acquired from the above) Background information: In 1985, Patty Raynes commissioned two works, this one with a yellow background and a second one with a white background. ‘Patty Raynes and Son’ from 1985 is one of a series of portraits in which Warhol no longer exclusively depicted global celebrities, but increasingly portrayed members of his social environment - individuals whose social position exerted a symbolic aura, even if they remained outside the pop-cultural canon. Patty Raynes came from a respected family of American industrialists, socialite and daughter of oil tycoon Marvin Davis, a fact that inevitably lends the work the character of a status portrait. Warhol, who was always concerned with the relationship between appearance and identity, addresses the portrait here as an expression of social affiliation. The subject, the depiction of a mother and child, is immediately reminiscent of the archetypal motifof the Madonna and Child. Warhol adopts this traditional pictorial form but transforms it into a contemporary icon: the sacred content isdisrupted by the screen-printing technique, giving the scene a cool, distanced character. · Patty Haynes and son emerge from this mature period in Warhol’s oeuvre, when the artist extended his repertoire of subjects to include his panoply of famous friends, artists, actors, and socialites. A collection idolizing the who’s who of New York, Warhol intended for the 40 by 40-inch series to be exhibited together in a “Portrait of Society,” a dream eventually realized at the artist’s retrospective Andy Warhol—From A to B and Back Again at the Whitney Museum in New York in 2018.
Spazio Nobile Gallery
Ann Beate Tempelhaug, Like days, nights, years (Som dager, netter, ar), Ceramic wall sculpture, 2024, Stoneware porcelain, glaze, 185 x 113 x 18 cm, unique piece signed by the artist on the back Certificate of authenticity Bibliographical refererences: Ann Beate Tempelhaug, Nord, Artist Book, Spazio Nobile Editions, Brussels, 2024 Exhibitions: Ann Beate Tempelhaug, Nord, Solo Exhibition, Spazio Nobile, Brussels, 2024 Ann Beate Tempelhaug, I Should Have Not Used Blue, Solo Exhibition, Fondazione Officine Saffi, Milan, 2025 Ann Beate Tempelhaug, Umbra, Solo Exhibition, Kunstnerforbundet, Oslo, 2026
Finch & Co
A Fine and Large Portuguese Goa Devotional Crucifix the Polychromed and Gilded Ivory of Christ Crucified on a Coromandel Wood Cross Ornately Embellished with Baroque Silver Mounts standing on an integral Coromandel plinth The agonising Christ on the cross his head falling to his right with closed eyes mouth open in his call to God long hair carved in undulating locks to his shoulders the well defined torso with flexed muscles and rib cage the arms with veins threaded along their length his hands and feet pierced by silver nails his wounds polychromed red the edges of the perizonum gilded Fine condition 17th Century Size: 32cm high, 26cm wide / 107cm high (cross and base) Provenance: Ex Irish Private collection Belgium CITES: 2025/BE01024/CE
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.