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Galerie Boulakia
pierre alechinsky
Pierre Alechinsky (Brussels, 1927) L'affaire du bois de Meillant, 1990 Acrylic on paper mounted on canvas 60 x 100 cm Signed and dated lower right: Alechinsky, signed, titled, and dated on the reverse: L’AFFAIRE DU BOIS DE MEILLANT 1990 Alechinsky Provenance: acquired directly from the artist Exhibitions: Alès, Musée Pierre André Benoit, Pierre Alechinsky, peinture - livres, June-October 1990, n° 42; Salzburg, Rupertinum, Pierre Alechinsky: Reisende Tusche, May-July 1991, n° 28 Born in 1927, Pierre Alechinsky moved to France in 1951 where he became a part of the CoBrA movement, sharing the same passion for the freedom of form and colour as other artists belonging to this group. After travelling around Japan in 1955, he became interested in Asian artistic techniques, ultimately adopting a style which incorporated the processes of Japanese calligraphy. The incorporation of calligraphic signage is apparent, set up against a blue border which elegantly frames the central composition. The title provides a playful backstory for the figures in the painting, whose wide eyes and claw-like hands draw us into a thrilling aesthetic narrative.
Galerie de la Présidence
geer van velde
Geer van Velde (Netherlands, Lisse 1898-1977 Cachan, France) Composition, 1960 Oil on canvas 162 x 162 cm Signed lower right with the artist's initials This work will be included in the forthcoming Geer van Velde catalogue raisonné currently being prepared by Pierre François Moget, son of Piet Moget Provenance: artist’s studio estate; private collection, France Literature: Viatte, Germain, 1989, Geer van Velde, Paris, Editions Cahiers d’Art, ill. col., p. 151 Exhibitions: 1981, La Haye, Haags Gemeentemuseum, Geer van Velde 1898-1977, schilderijen en tekeningen, n° 56 du cat., fig. 55, ill. col., p. 71; 1982, Høvikodden, Henie-Onstad Kunstsenter, Geer van Velde, n°17 du cat. (insert in the catalog of the exhibition of 1981 at Gemeente Museum, n° 56), fig. 55; 1982, Paris, Musée d’Art Moderne de la Ville de Paris, Geer van Velde 1898-1977. Peintures et œuvres sur papier, n° 54 du cat., fig. 55, ill. col., p. 71; 1982-Varberg, Museet I Varberg, Geer van Velde 1898-1977; 1986, Albi, Musée Toulouse-Lautrec, Geer van Velde 1898-1977, n° 22 du cat., ill. col., p. 26; 1991, Sigean, Lieu d’Art Contemporain, Geer van Velde. 1898-1977, n° 39 du cat., ill. col., p. 28; 2000, Antibes, Musée Picasso, Geer van Velde, n° 34 du cat., ill. col., p. 67; 2000, Colmar, Musée Unterlinden, Geer van Velde, n° 34 du cat., ill. col., p. 67; 2010, Lyon, Musée des Beaux-Arts, Bram et Geer van Velde, deux peintres un nom, n° 130 du cat., ill. col., p. 143
Zebregs&Röell Fine Art and Antiques
Indo-Portuguese colonial mother-of-pearl veneered casket with silver mounts India, Gujarat, 2nd half of the 16th century, the silver mounts Goa or probably Lisbon H 16 x W 24.6 x D 16.1 cm An exceptional Gujarati casket with a rectangular box and truncated pyramidal lid (with slopes on each side and a flat top) made from exotic wood, probably teak (Tectona grandis), covered with a mother-of-pearl mosaic. The tesserae, cut from the shell of the green turban sea snail (Turbo marmoratus, a marine gastropod) in the shape of fish scales, are pinned to the wooden structure with silver ball-headed nails. The casket is set on bracket feet on the corners. The masterfully engraved decoration of the silver mounts follows the most refined and erudite Mannerist repertoire of rinceaux and ferroneries dating from the mid-sixteenth century. The high quality and refinement of the silver mounts and, likewise, the silver nails that replaced the original brass pins used to hold the mother-of-pearl tesserae in place indicate the work of a silversmith probably working in Lisbon in the second half of the sixteenth century. The Indian origin of this production, namely from Cambay (Khambhat) and Surat in the present state of Gujarat in north India, has been consensual and fully demonstrated for the last three decades, not only by documentary and literary evidence - such as descriptions, travelogues and contemporary archival documentation - but also by the survival in situ of sixteenth-century wooden structures covered in mother-of-pearl tesserae. A fine example is a canopy decorating the tomb (dargah) of the Sufi saint, Sheik Salim Chisti (1478-1572) in Fatehpur Sikri in Agra district in the state of Uttar Pradesh, north India. This is an artistic production, geometric in character and Islamic in nature, where usually the mother-of-pearl tesserae form complex designs of fish scales or, similar to the dishes also made using the same technique with thin brass sheets and pins, stylised lotus flowers. The truncated pyramidal shape corresponds, like their contemporary tortoiseshell counterparts also made in Gujarat, to a piece of furniture used in the Indian subcontinent within the Islamic world prior to the arrival of the first Portuguese. This shape is very old and specific to East-Asian caskets, chests or boxes used to contain and protect Buddhist texts, the sutras. A similar chest is the famous and large reliquary chest from Lisbon Cathedral that once contained the relics of the city's patron saint, Saint Vincent. Both match in shape, having the same kind of pedestal and bracket feet, and in their engraved silver mountings, featuring the same type of refined, erudite decoration. Their differences lie in the silver borders that frame the entire length of the edges of the chest (both the box and the lid), pinned with silver nails, and on the lock plate, shaped like a coat of arms in the Lisbon example. Given the exceptional dimensions of the reliquary casket from Lisbon Cathedral (48 x 65 x 42 cm), the goldsmith responsible for its mounting opted to place two bracket-shaped side handles instead of a top handle, as in our casket. Another similar example, probably mounted in the same Lisbon workshop as the other examples from this small group, belongs to the Seville Cathedral and still needs to be discovered. It shares many features in common with the one in the Lisbon cathedral, namely the use of engraved silver borders running along the edges, protecting the casket. An aspect that distinguished it from the others is the use of tesserae cut from Turbo marmoratus, which show a higher iridescence but also cut from the shell of the pearl oyster, probably Pinctada radiata or Pinctada maxima, given the whitish hue of the base colour. Nevertheless, the type of square-like lock plate is similar to our casket. Another example, slightly larger but with fewer silver mounts, is in the collection of the Kunstkammer Wien in the Kunsthistorischen Museums in Vienna (inv.no. GS Kap 5) and belonged to the Habsburger Family. The same type of large silver ball-headed nails seems to be characteristic of this small, rare and important group, of which the present example is the second known example in private hands, given that the others have been in their current place since the time they entered their collections in the late sixteenth century or the first years of the seventeenth century.
Galerie Hadjer
fernand léger
Fernand Léger (Argentan 1881-1955 Gif-sur-Yvette) The builders with the aloe Conceived in 1953 and realised in 1961 Wool Workshop Pinton-Fréres, Tapestry Aubusson/Felletin, France H 165 x W 201 cm Bolduc workshop on the back Numbered 3/6 Certificate from the Comité Leger Provenance: Nadia Leger; Jane Kahan Gallery; private collection Literature: Tapisseries, Céramiques, Bronzes, Lithographie, Palais de la méditerranée, Nice, 1962 Exhibition: Tapisseries, Céramiques, Bronzes, Lithographie, Palais de la méditerranée, Nice, 1962
Osborne Samuel Gallery
bram bogart
Bram Bogart (Delft 1921-2012 Sint Truiden) Agglomeration, 1959 Homemade paint on canvas H 95.3 x W 158 x D 5 cm Signed and dated lower right Also signed, dated and titled verso Provenance: Arthur Tooth Gallery, UK (March 1959); Martin Summers Art Ltd, London-J P Cochrane Collection (2005); Fine Art Society, London (2006); Rosenfeld Porcini, London (2017); Vigo Gallery, London (2022); private collection Exhibitions: 1960, Matter Painting, ICA, London (Bram Bogart, Lucio Fontana, Nicolas De Stael, Antonio Tapies, Jean Dubuffet, Jean Fautrier) (21 Sep-22 Oct, 1960); 2013, The Continuation of Romance painting an Interrupted discourse, Rosenfeld Porcini, London; 2017, Bram Bogart. Zonzucht, Vigo Gallery, London
Artimo Fine Arts
alphons joseph strymans
Alphons Joseph Strymans (Belgium, 1866-1959) Le Vin, 1901 White Carrara marble H 130 cm Signed and dated: A. Jef. Strymans 1901 Provenance: 2001, Artimo Fine Arts Gallery; 2004, private collection, Belgium; 2021, Artimo Fine Arts Gallery Literature: Bénézit E. (1999), Dictionnaire des peintres, sculpteurs et graveurs (J. Buysse, Ed.) (nouvelle édition entièrement refondue). Gründ. p. 322; Engelen, C., & Marx, M. (2006). La Sculpture en Belgique à partir de 1830 (Tome VI), Louvain: Engelen-Marx. pp. 3328-3331; Joseph, Prof. Dr. D. (1897). Die Elfenbeinplastik auf des Brüsseler Weltausstellung von 1897. Zeitschrift für Bildende Kunst, 8, 281-288; Scherer, C. (n.d.). Monographien des Kunstgewerbes, Vol. 8, Elfenbeinplastik seit der Renaissance. pp. 122-141; Thieme, U., & Becker, F. (1999). Allgemeines Lexikon der bildenden Künstler von der Antike bis zur Gegenwart (Vol. 31/32). E.A. Seemann. p. 222 The sculptural work, masterfully executed in white Carrara marble, presents a refined figurative composition that reveals three human figures in dynamic interaction. The nuances and meticulously chiselled anatomical details attest to the exceptional talent and expertise of the sculptor Alphons Joseph Strymans. This grouping, comprised of two women and a man, all three nude, intertwine in a choreography evoking an ecstatic dance. Each figure holds a cluster of grapes, reproduced with remarkable precision, evidently symbolising the making of wine. A particularly striking note is the unconsciously dominant placement of a woman’s foot on the head the male figure serving as a point of support for the decadent trio. This composition, both graceful and intense, eloquently illustrates the effects of wine on the soul and human interactions. The silhouettes of the figures merge harmoniously with the botanical motifs of vines, thus suggesting an intrinsic union between man and nature in their mutual inebriation. This masterpiece poetically evokes the idea that man and nature share a common essence - a profound origin. Alphons Joseph Strymans Born on July 24, 1866, in Turnhout, Alphons Joseph Strymans passed away in 1959 in Antwerp. He distinguished himself as a cabinetmaker, draftsman, and above all as a sculptor. Trained at the art school of Turnhout, Strymans also benefited from the expertise of his father, a renowned cabinetmaker specialised in the creation of church furniture. This education bestowed upon him an exceptional mastery of sculpture in both wood and stone. His quest for excellence led him to pursue studies at the Antwerp Academy from 1886 to 1990, and then at the Higher Institute of Fine Arts in Brussels under the tutelage of Master Thomas Vinçotte. From 1898 to 1935, he shared his knowledge as a drawing teacher at the art school in Berchem. During this period, he also collaborated with eminent sculptors such as Frans Joris, Jules Weyns, and Josué Dupon, among others. His artistic repertoire is vast. Throughout his career, he designed various ornaments for Art Nouveau furniture as well as sculptural works in bronze, ivory, and marble. From the beginning of the twentieth century, his works found their place in Antwerp, exhibited in museums and during prestigious events. Besides his artworks, Strymans left his mark through various commemorative monuments and busts of notable personalities. Among his major accomplishments are the statues for the fishermen's house in Antwerp, busts of the music critic Guy Davenel, the poet Max Elskamp, and the mayor of Berchem, Mr. Van Oombeek. Numerous prestigious institutions preserve his works. The Museum of Central Africa in Tervueren houses the ivory "The Daughter of Eve" and other remarkable pieces. The sculpture "Despair," in bronze, can be found at the Dinant Museum, while one of his marble busts is proudly displayed at the Antwerp Museum
Gallery Sofie Van de Velde
jean brusselmans
Jean Brusselmans (Brussels 1884-1953 Dilbeek) Les Roses, 1948 Oil on canvas 122.5 x 112.5 cm Signed and dated lower right: Jean Brusselmans 1948 Literature: La Collection Tony Herbert, Brussel, 1957, n° 51; Robert-L Delevoy, Jean Brusselmans, ed. Laconti 1972, p. 403 n° 568 ill.; Dirk De Vos, Retrospectieve Jean Brusselmans, Groeningenmuseum, 1980; Hans Janssen, Jean Brusselmans 1884-1953, Den Haag, 2018, p 115 ill. Exhibitions: Den Haag, Groningen, Charleroi, Oostende, Hasselt, Gent, Collection Tony Herbert, 1957; Luxemburg, Musée d’Art et d’Histoire, Collection Tony Hebert, 1963; Brussels, Paleis van Schone Kunsten, n° 53, 1979; Brugge, Groeningenmuseum, 1980, retrospectieve Jean Brusselmans, 1980; Den Haag, Jean Brusselmans 1884-1953, Gemeentemuseum Den Haag, 2018
Harold t’Kint de Roodenbeke
Leopold Survage (Moscow 1879-1968 Paris) Surrealist composition, 1916 Gouache and pencil on paper 43 x 31 cm Signed lower right Survage, marked with his initials LS, stamped with the artist's studio stamp and dated 16 Anne-Marie Divieto has confirmed the authenticity of this work Provenance: Felix Landau, Paris; private collection, Germany (acquired from the above circa 1970)
Galerie Dina Vierny
judit reigl
Judit Reigl (Kapuvár 1923-2020 Marcoussis) Mass Writing, 1958 Oil on canvas 80 x 114.5 cm Signed: Reigl and dated lower right: 1958 Provenance: Galerie Kléber, Paris; private collection, Paris; Galerie Dina Vierny, Paris Exhibition: Paris, Galerie Dina Vierny, Judit Reigl, Panta rhei, 2023, ill. p. 30
Galerie Bernard De Leye
Head of Saint Janvier known as San Gennaro Naples, (Italy), 18th century Silver gilt H 15 x W 11.8 cm - Weight: 696 gr. Saint Janvier is the patron saint of the city of Naples. The head is made from a thick sheet of silver that is entirely hammered, embossed and chased. The pathos of the face expresses the mystical vision typical of Italian Baroque taste. The rendering of the face is highly expressive. This head is executed in the purest tradition of the reliquary busts found in Naples at the beginning of the eighteenth century in the treasury of the cathedral of San Gennaro (Treasure of Saint Janvier). Comparative pieces in The Treasure of Naples, The Jewels of San Gennaro, Gallimard, Musée Maillol, 2014
Segoura Fine Art
charles revel
Charles Revel (France, 1829-1880) Allégories de la Force et du Droit, circa 1872 Oil on canvas 66 x 54.5 cm Signed lower right Provenance: private collection, France With this painting, Charles Revel illustrates the words given to the German Chancellor Otto von Bismarck: 'Strength prevails over Law'
Francis Maere Fine Arts
paul delvaux
Paul Delvaux (Antheit 1879-1994 Veurne) Femmes devant la mer, 1928 Oil on canvas 80 x 100 cm Signed and dated upper right: P. DELVAUX 28 Provenance: Jean Giron, Brussels; private collection, Belgium Literature: A. Eggermont, Les arts plastiques in Le Thyrse, Brussels, March 1931, p. 104; M. Butor, J. Clair, S. Houbart-Wilkin, Paul Delvaux-catalogue de l'oeuvre peint, Cosmos Monographies, Brussels, 1975, cat. n° 35, p. 156 Exhibitions: 1928 Brussels Galerie Manteau, Paul Delvaux et Robert Giron, 1931 Brussels Palais des Beaux-Arts, Paul Delvaux, 1969 Paris, Musée des Arts décoratifs; 1974, Sint Martens Latem, Georges Buysse Gallery, Delvaux, Spilliaert, Pérot; 1985 Paris, Centre Culturel Wallonie-Bruxelles, Hommage à Paul Delvaux © Foundation Paul Delvaux, Belgium/SABAM, 2023-2024
Galerie des Modernes
serge poliakoff
Serge Poliakoff (Moscow 1900-1969 Paris) Abstract composition, 1960 Gouache on paper 50 x 65.5 cm Signed lower left: SErgE PoliakoFF Provenance: private collection, Switzerland Literature: Catalogue raisonné de l’œuvre de Serge Poliakoff by Alexis Poliakoff, vol. III, 1959-1962, desc. and repr. in colour on p. 226, n° 60-202
De Brock
serge poliakoff
Serge Poliakoff (Moscow 1900-1969 Paris) Composition Abstraite, 1968 Oil on canvas 161.9 x 129.9 cm Signed lower center: Serge Poliakoff Provenance: the artist's studio, Paris, France; collection Doctor Bachmann, Teufen, Switzerland; Galerie Malingue, Paris, France; private collection, Italy; Connaught Brown, London, UK; private collection, Belgium; De Brock, Knokke, Belgium Literature: Programme des concerts du domaine musical de la ville de Paris, Saison 1969-1970 (ill. in colour); Plaisir de France, nº 372, p. 34, November 1969 (ill. in colour); Giuseppe Marchiori, Serge Poliakoff, Paris, Les Presses de la Connaissance, p. 107, 1976; Françoise Brütsch, Serge Poliakoff, Neuchâtel, Ides et Calendes, p. 144, 1993 (ill. in colour); La Collection T, une collection privée suisse, Zurich, J & P Fine Art, nº 15, p. 31, 2003 (ill. in colour); Marie Victoire Poliakoff, Serge Poliakoff, mon grand-père, Paris, Éditions du Chêne, p. 82, 2011 (ill. in colour); Beaux-Arts Éditions, hors série, p. 41, 2013 (ill. in colour); Connaissance des Arts, hors série, nº 601, p. 32, October 2013 (ill. in colour)
Finch & Co
Workshop of Georg Pfründt (Germany, 1603-1663) Goblet and support raised upon a turned pear-wood base Narwhal, wood South Germany, 17th century H 16.5 cm Provenance: London art market 1960s; private collection Georg Pfründt (1603-1663), born in Franconia, trained under one of the greatest ivory carvers of the Renaissance, Leonard Kern (1588-1662). Moving to Strasbourg in 1639, Pfründt worked in the service of Charles Ludwig, Elector Palatine, and Duke Eberhard VIII of Würtemberg. The goblet is carved in the same style as the equally celebrated 'Nef' favoured by princely courts for their kunstkammer (the 17th century art chamber) developed out of a medieval treasury which in turn became the Renaissance studiolo. The use of narwhal in this cup adds to the sense of rarity and exotica.
Galerie Dina Vierny
fernand léger
Fernand Léger (Argentan 1881-1955 Gif-sur-Yvette) Les nageurs or Les acrobates, 1950 Bronze H 49.5 x w 44 x D 7 cm Signed lower right: F.Léger, numbered 8/8 and stamped with the foundry mark 'C. Valsuani, fondeur cire perdue' Provenance: Dina Vierny, Paris; acquired directly from Nadia Léger; private collection, Paris Exhibitions: Tokyo, Malborough, Eighteen Bronzes by Fernand Léger, 1989-1990, n° 2, ill. of another cast p. 9; Saint-Tropez, Galerie Lucas Ratton; Saint-Tropez, XAIPE, 2023
Galerie Hadjer
fernand léger
Fernand Léger (Argentan 1881-1955 Gif-sur-Yvette) Shell composition Conceived in 1938, realised in 1965 Wool Workshop Gisèle Glaudin-Brivet, Tapestry Aubusson/Savonnerie, Aubusson, France Fernand Leger on the back, bolduc workshop Unique piece H 262 x W 220 cm Certificate from the Comité Leger Provenance: private collection, USA
Galerie Alexis Pentcheff
albert marquet
Albert Marquet (Bordeaux 1875-1947 Paris) L'Estaque, 1918 Oil on canvas 46 x 65.5 cm Signed lower right Certificate of inclusion in the digital catalogue raisonné being prepared by the Wildenstein Plattner Institute dated 2 February 2018 Provenance: sale Champain-Lombrail, Enghien-les-Bains, November 1979; private collection, Switzerland; Galerie Pentcheff, Marseille, 2015; private collection
