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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.
Harold t’Kint de Roodenbeke
Jane Graverol 60 x 73 cm Oil on canvas Signed and dated 1949 Provenance Collection of his friend and artist Tom Gutt Exhibited Le surréalisme en Belgique, Musée de Mons, march-august 2007 Histoire de ne pas rire, Bozar, Bruxelles, fev-june 2024, illustrated p. 221 An important work by Jane Graverol, created in the very year she met the painter René Magritte. In it, she depicts herself as if trapped in a cage, like a bird. Yet the door is open, like a breath of freedom and hope offered to the artist.
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)
Mearini Fine Art
Corinthian capital. Variation on a Roman type from the 3rd - 4th Century Greek Marble Central-southern Italy, Late 12 th - Early 13 th Century Hight cm 52 x 50 x 50 In this unusual variation on the Corinthian there are three orders of acanthus leaves, finelly indented with drill holes in evidence, which reach up to the top of the kalathos. already in ancient times this type of capital was exported to Aquileia (Udine) a city destroyed by Attila in 452 and temporarily abandoned upon the arrival of the longboards in 568, as shown by a fragmentary example in the national Archeological Museum datable between the 3rd and 4Th century.
Victor Werner
Franz Barwig (Shönau, Nordmähren 1868-1931 Vienna) Group of Fauns, ca. 1900 Sculpted oak Signed 'F. BARWIG' on the base H. 94 x L. 99 x D. 18 cm This amazing, large, sculpted-oak masterpiece perfectly captures the essence of the Vienna Secession. Created by one of Austria's most influential Art Nouveau sculptors, the piece showcases Barwig's signature mastery of wood, blending powerful forms with raw, natural texture.
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 Lowet de Wotrenge
NICOLAAS STRUYCK (AMSTERDAM 1686 - 1769) INSECT STUDIES bodycolour, watercolour and pencil on laid paper 445 x 282 mm 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.
Galerie Boulakia
KENNY SCHARF Infinitum, 1996 Huile et acrylique sur toile 81.7 x 107 cm 32 1/8 x 42 1/8 in Signé, titré et daté 'Kenny Scharf Infinitum '96' (au dos) Provenance Tony Shafrazi Gallery, New York Dennis Hopper Collection (acquis auprès de ce qui précède en 1999). Christie's NY, 2011 Acquis à la vente par l'actuel propriétaire
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
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, 1987–88, 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 Jean-François Cazeau
Niki de Saint Phalle (1930-2002) La Force (Strenght), 1987 Painted polyester resin 35 x 53,3 x 29,2 cm Edition of 10, numbered 3/10 Artist's signature and number '3/10 Niki de Saint Phalle' (on a plaque fixed at the bottom) Provenance: artist's studio; Gallery Gimpel Fils, Londres; private collection, acquired in 1989; private collection, France
Pelgrims de Bigard
Anthonie Verstraelen (Gorinchem 1594-1641 Amsterdam) Winter landcape with ice skaters by the city edge Oil on panel, 43 x 71 cm Provenance: - With Kunsthandel P. de Boer, Amsterdam, 1937-1938. - Collection Ir. J. Th. Berkemeijer, Rotterdam, 1938. - Collection F.N. Meuter, 1972 (according to the label of P. de Boer attached to the reverse). - With Kunsthandel Waterman, Amsterdam, by 1982. - With Palm Court Galleries, Baarn, 1999. - Private collection, The Netherlands. Exhibited: - Rotterdam, Museum Boymans van Beuningen, ‘Meesterwerken uit vier eeuwen 1400-1800, tentoonstelling van schilderijen en teekeningen uit particuliere verzamelingen in Nederland bijeengebracht gedurende de veertigjarige regeering van H.M. Koningin Wilhelmina’, 25 June-15 October 1938. - Amsterdam, Kunsthandel P. de Boer, ‘Nederland water/land, de relatie tussen land en water in de Nederlandse schilderkunst van 1500 tot nu’, 13 January-19 February 1972, no. 38 (label attached to the reverse). - Amsterdam, Kunsthandel Waterman, ‘Hendrick Avercamp 1585-1634, Barent Avercamp 1612-1679, Frozen silence, paintings from museums and private collections’, 1982, no. 32. Literature: - Cat. expo, Rotterdam, Museum Boymans van Beuningen, ‘Meesterwerken uit vier eeuwen 1400-1800, tentoonstelling van schilderijen en teekeningen uit particuliere verzamelingen in Nederland bijeengebracht gedurende de veertigjarige regeering van H.M. Koningin Wilhelmina’, 25 June-15 October 1938, cat. no. 160, ill. 57. - Cat. expo, Amsterdam, Kunsthandel Waterman, ‘Hendrick Avercamp 1585-1634, Barent Avercamp 1612-1679, Frozen silence, paintings from museums and private collections’, 1982, no. 32, ill. p. 149; and ill. in Tableau, 15 February 1982.
Francis Janssens van der Maelen
Ravinet d'Enfert Art Deco centrepiece, Paris, circa 1930 Sterling Silver 950 Jardinière: H 9 x W 35 x D 23 cm Mirrored plateau: H 3 x W 50 x D 38 cm Total net silver weight: 4,990 g Total gross weight: 9,210 g French Minerva hallmark Important sterling silver centrepiece comprising a jardinière and its mirrored plateau. The jardinière, of geometric canted rectangular form, has a plain body highlighted by stepped moulded borders around the rim and base. It rests on small rectangular feet. Removable silver-plated metal liner bearing the square Ravinet d’Enfert maker’s mark in full. The plateau, of matching rectangular form with canted corners, echoes the geometric lines of the jardinière. It consists of a solid silver frame with stepped geometric mouldings, raised on small feet and enclosing a mirrored glass panel.
Snackers Antiques & Fine Art
Pair of Candelabra depicting Mercury and Fortuna Empire Period, 1820 Gilded and patinated bronze H 100 x W 27 x D 27 cm Literature: Marie-France Dupuy-Baylet, L’Heure, Le Feu, La Lumière, Les Bronzes du Mobilier National 1800-1870, 2010, pp. 254-255 These impressive candlesticks are made of original gilded bronze and patinated bronze. An obelisk-shaped base with Mercury and Fortuna on it, symbolising trade and prosperity. This candlestick design is rare due to its dimensions, the beautiful detached bronze figure and the details in the form of RAM heads and claw feet.
Bernier/Eliades
Tindara SPARTÀ Born 1994, St Rémy, France Lives and works in Dijon, France Title work: La course des Lèvriers (01), 2026 Watercolour on plaster and wood Painting 80 x 122 x 7,5 cm Photo credits: Boris Kirpotin Education 2018 DNSEP – Diplôme National Supérieur d’Expression Plastique, Option Art, École Nationale Supérieure d’art de Dijon, France 2015 DNAP – Diplôme National d’Arts Plastiques, Option Art with honours, École Nationale Supérieure d’Art de Dijon, France Solo Exhibitions 2026 MAD HOUSE, Bernier/Eliades Gallery, Athens, Greece 2024 Coup de chien, Bernier/Eliades Gallery, Brussels, Belgium 2023 Butch’s car, Atelier White Cubi, Dijon, France 2022 Le bain – Installation and performance, Les bains du Nord, Frac Bourgogne, Dijon, France Selected Group Exhibitions 2026 Canin.e, Ateliers Vauban, hosted by Maeva Totolehibe, Besançon, France Ceux qui vacillent, Atelier White Cubi, Dijon, France 2024 Les dodos n’ont jamais froid, double show with Eva Pelzer, Saint-Nazaire Museum, Bourbon- Lancy, France 2023 Après-midi de chien, Collectif Portail, Chagny, France 2022 Y’a de l’orage, Collectif Portail, Chagny, France Y’en a un peu plus, je vous le mets quand même?, Atelier White Cubi, Dijon, France 2021 Confluents, Residence in Labastide, Artistes & Associés, Labastide Villefranche, France Des trous dans les murs, Collectif Portail Création du Collectif Portail, Chagny, France 2020 Capitale des Alentours, Chagny, France 2019 Pas besoin de constat, Chagny, France 2018 Les oiseaux ont cessés de chanter, Interface Gallery, Dijon, France 2014 Disons Dijon, Entrepôt 9, Dijon, France
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.
