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Galerie Bertrand de Lavergne
Quadrangular Chinese ‘famille rose’ porcelain vase decorated with famous scenes from the ‘Romance of the Western Chamber’ that tells the story of a secret love affair between Zhang Sheng (张生), a young scholar, and Cui Yingying, the daughter of a chief minister of the Tang court China, Yongzheng period (1723-1735) H 29.5 cm
Claes Gallery
Dan Mask Ivory Coast, late 19th century Wood H 23 cm Provenance: Dr. Alexander Rafaeli collection (1910-1996), Israel Literature: Masks of Primitive Peoples from The Collection of Dr. Alex Rafaeli, written mention p. 6; n° 15; Back cover; Art of Primitive People. Masks from the collection of Dr. Alex Rafaeli. Sculptures from other Collections, written mention p. 4, n° 16 Exhibition: The National Museum Bezalel, Jerusalem, 7 February-7 March 1953; Museum of Modern Art, Haifa, November 1955
Cabinet of Curiosities-Honourable Silver Objects
leysen frères
Pair of Art Deco silver ice buckets Marked at the bottom LEYSEN & FRERES in rectangle and silver mark A800 in oval (silvermarks for Leysen: before 1942) Brussels, circa 1930 H 14 x 16 Ø (top) x 13.5 cm Ø (bottom base) Provenance: private collection, Belgium Literature: R. Steel & W. Nijs, Art Deco Zilver. Antwerp-Brussels-Ghent, Sterckshof Studies 3 (1996), pp. 176-177, 282, n° M38 The smooth body, equipped with two semi-circular and silver mounted ivory handles, ends on round and constricted base, the top is decorated with a folded edge
Montagut Gallery
Baule figure Baule people, Ivory Coast, 19th century Wood H 60 cm Provenance: André Blandin (1930-2015), France; Lucien Van de Velde, Antwerp, Belgium, end 1960s-1970; Marc Sherman, New York, acquired in 1982; Pace Gallery, New York; collection Patrick & Béatrice Caput, France, 1999; private collection, France Literature: Boyer (Alain-Michel), Miroirs de l'invisible: la statuaire baoulé. Arts d'Afrique Noire, nº 45; Exhibition catalogue: Objetos-Signos de Africa, Zaragoza, 2000: #27; François Neyt, Trésors de Côte d'Ivoire, Fonds Mercator, 2014 #174; Patrick Caput & Valentine Plisnier, Arts d'Afrique. Portraits d'une Collection, Milan: 5 Continents, 2016 Exhibition: Zaragoza, Spain: Objetos-Signos de Africa, Centro de Exposiciones y Congresos, 11 April-24 June 2000
Galerie Kaléidoscope
antonio recalcati
Antonio Recalcati (Bresso 1938-2022 Milan) Slip, 1961 Oil on canvas 80 x 60 cm Provenance: estate Antonio Recalcati Literature: (non exhaustive list) Jouffroy Alain, Les empreintes de Recalcati 1960-1962, Christian Bourgois, 1975; Recalcati, Dall' impronta all'immagine, exhibition catalogue, Palazzo Reale, Comune di Milano, Gabriele Mazzotta, Milan, 1987; Antonio Recalcati, exhibition catalogue, Galleria d'Arte Moderna Farsetti, Milan, 1990; Antonio Recalcati, 1959/1999-Mano a Mano, exhibition cat., Villa Tamaris, La Seyne-sur-mer, 1999; Antonio Recalcati-La passione della libertà, exhibition catalogue, Galleria Gruppo Credit Valtellinese, Refettorio delle Stelline, Grafiche Aurora, Milan, 2004; Antonio Recalcati, exhibition catalogue, Guttklein Fine Art, Paris, 2018 Exhibitions: (non exhaustive list) 1976, Paris, Centre National d'Art Contemporain/Musée National d'Art Moderne, Recalcati, Empreintes; 1987, Milan, Palazzo Reale, Recalcati-Dall' impronta all'immagine; 1990, Milan, Galleria d'Arte Moderna Farsetti, Antonio Recalcati; 1999, La Seyne-sur-mer, Villa Tamaris, Antonio Recalcati, 1959/1999-Mano a Mano; 2004, Milan, Galleria Gruppo Credit Valtellinese, Refettorio delle Stelline, Antonio Recalcati-La passione della libertà; 2018, Paris, Guttklein Fine Art, Antonio Recalcati The Galerie Kaléidoscope stand is dedicated to three painters from the figurative avant-garde in Paris in the 1960s and 1970s. It will feature something exceptional in the history of art: the first Slip Print made in 1961 by Antonio Recalcati (1938-2022). After beginning to make prints of his own body in oil paint in 1960, the following year Antonio Recalcati placed traces of his own clothes (shirt, pants, socks, pants, T-shirt, etc.) at the centre of his paintings. At the same time, Yves Klein was producing his beautiful Anthropometries, done in public and using the bodies of naked women as paintbrushes. On the other side of the Atlantic, Pop Art artists were also incorporating everyday objects into their paintings. But the references and atmosphere of Recalcati's paintings are radically different. The fruit of a hand-to-hand encounter between the painter and his canvas, in the solitude of the studio, these works have a dramatic tension that is offset by a singular luminosity and a great deal of vitality. In 2022, Galerie Kaléidoscope and Antonio Recalcati decided to embark on an ambitious process of rediscovery in France and abroad. Since the artist's death a year ago, she has represented the Estate, and will shortly be contributing to the launch of a catalogue raisonné of 60 years of painting. Antonio Recalcati was at the forefront of the great figurative renewal of the second half of the twentieth century, while constantly engaging in dialogue with his elders: from Etruscan painting to Picasso, via of course the masters of the Italian Renaissance.
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 Cento Anni
Philippe Wolfers (Brussels, 1858-1929) Eternelle idylle, circa 1911 Sketch in patinated bronze on a burgundy marble base H 30 cm Signed Philippe Wolfers with monogram Lost wax, Foundry Ateliers Wolfers Provenance: private collection, Belgium Literature: La Dynastie Wolfers, Ed. Pandora, p. 394 Exhibitions: Brussels 1911, n° 3; Milan 1926, n° 42; Brussels 1928, n° 31, Antwerp 1929, n° 30; Brussels 1972, n° 69
Heutink Ikonen
The Ladder of Divine Ascent Russia (Vyg), circa 1800 Egg tempera with gold leaf on a wooden panel surfaced with gesso and linen 35 x 31 cm This rare iconography is based on the work 'The Ladder of Divine Ascent' by the hermit John Climacus, who lived in the Sinai Desert in the seventh century. The work was a major influence on Orthodox Christianity, comparable to 'The Following of Christ' by Thomas à Kempis in Roman Catholicism. The icon shows how monks may get closer to Christ through several stages of asceticism (steps on the ladder) and ultimately reach heaven. Angels encourage the monks and pray for succour, while to the left of the ladder demons are attempting to lure the monks into succumbing to earthly temptations. The steadfast monk who reaches the top of the ladder is welcomed with open arms by Christ in heaven. The monks who surrender to the temptations of the world fall into the devil's wide-open mouth. The icon was probably meant as a reminder and encouragement for monastics to live a virtuous life.
Galerie Oscar De Vos
gustave van de woestyne
Gustave Van de Woestyne (Ghent 1881-1947 Brussels) Christ in the spring garden, 1907 Oil on board 58 x 40 cm Signed and dated top right: GUSTAVE / VAN DE WOESTYNE 1907 Provenance: René Van Herrewege, Ghent; André Vyncke-Van Eyck, Ghent; Galerie Vanlangenhove, Ghent; Galerie Oscar De Vos, Sint-Martens-Latem; private collection, Belgium Literature: Borchert e.a., Van Eyck. Een optische revolutie (2020), pp. 456-457, p. 497, cat. n° 19.9 (ill.); Boyens, Sint-Martens-Latem. Kunstenaarsdorp in Vlaanderen (1992), pp. 265-266; Boyens, Een zeldzame Weelde (2001), pp. 24-25, p. 69, p. 211, cat. n° 77 (ill.); Boyens, Symbolisme in Vlaanderen (2022), p. 70, n° 60 (ill.); De Geest e.a., Gustave Van de Woestyne 1881-1947 (1997), p. 107, cat. n° 7 (ill.); Gepts, Gustave Van de Woestyne 1881-1947 (1981), p. 76, cat. n° 6 (ill.); Haesaerts, L'Ecole de Laethem-Saint-Martin (1945), p. 162; Hoozee e.a., Gustave Van de Woestyne (2010), pp. 62-63, cat. n° 8 (ill.); Langui, Gustave Van de Woestyne (1967), cat. n° 10; Pauwels e.a., De eerste groep van Sint-Martens-Latem 1899-1914 (1988), p. 101, p. 176, cat. n° 52 (ill.); Pauwels, Als een fonkelenden spiegel (2019), 178 (ill.); Schoonbaert, Religieuze thematiek in de Belgische Kunst 1875-1985 (1986), p. 147, cat. n° 47 (ill); Stubbe, De Vlaamse schilderkunst van Van Eyck tot Permeke (1953), pp. 364-365; Van de Woestyne e.a., Gustave Van de Woestyne 1881-1947 (1970), p. 24, cat. n° 13; Van de Woestyne, Gustave Van de Woestyne (1929), p. 3, cat. n° 7; Van den Abeele, Albijn Van den Abeele (1993), p. 187 (ill.); Vanbeselaere, Vlaamse schilderkunst 1850-1950 (1960), p. 39, cat. n° 112 Exhibitions: 1929, Brussels, Palais des Beaux-Arts, Gustave Van de Woestyne, n° 7; 1953, Ghent, Museum voor Schone Kunsten, Schilderijen uit Gentse Verzamelingen; 1960, Laren, Singer Museum, Vlaamse schilderkunst 1850-1950, n° 112; 1967, Mechelen, Cultureel Centrum, Gustave Van de Woestyne, n° 10; 1981, Antwerp, KMSKA, Gustave Van de Woestyne 1881-1947, n° 6; 1986, Brussels, Galerij ASLK, Religieuze thematiek in de Belgische kunst (1875-1985), n° 47; 1988, Brussels, KMSKAB, De eerste groep van Sint-Martens-Latem, n° 52; 1997, Deinze, MuDeL, Gustave Van de Woestyne 1881-1947, n° 7; 2001, Ghent, Museum voor Schone Kunsten, Een zeldzame weelde n° 77; 2010, Ghent, Museum voor Schone Kunsten, Gustave Van de Woestyne, n° 8; 2012, Deinze, MuDeL, Ecce Homo: de Heilige Bloedprocessie van Meigem; 2020, Ghent, Museum voor Schone Kunsten, Van Eyck. Een optische revolutie, n° 19.9
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 Kevorkian
persian art, samanid dynasty
'Buff ware bowl' with seated figure, animals and inscriptions Persian art, Samanid dynasty Earthenware pottery, painted in black, yellow and green under a transparent glaze Eastern Iran (Khurasan), Nishapur, 10th century H 6.2 cm; Ø 18.2 cm Provenance: former collection P.M., Paris; Hôtel Drouot, 10 July 1980, lot 9
Galerie Kaléidoscope
jacques grinberg
Jacques Grinberg (Bulgaria, Sofia 1941-2011 Paris) The Stiched Man, 1968 Oil on canvas 92 x 73 cm Provenance: private collection, Bertha Urdang, Israel; private collection, France Literature: Jacques Grinberg-ŒUVRES//WORKS, Cohen & Cohen, Paris, 2012; Jacques Grinberg | Mao To Laï | Maryan, exhibition catalogue, Galerie Kaléidoscope, Paris, 2019; Jacques Grinberg | Panorama | 1964-2010, exhibition catalogue, Galerie Kaléidoscope, Paris, 2021; Stoullig Claire, Lang Luc, Art Cruel, exhibition catalogue, Musée Jenish Vevey, Suisse, 2022 Exhibitions: Paris, 2019, Galerie Kaléidoscope, Jacques Grinberg | Mao To Laï | Maryan; Paris, 2021, Galerie Kaléidoscope, Jacques Grinberg | Panorama | 1964-2010
Gallery de Potter d’Indoye
Pair of ornamental columns, late 18th century Black marble with matte and polished gilt bronze mounts and applications, decorated with vases and toupie feet H 57.5 x W 17.5 x D 14.5 cm Provenance: European private collection A comparable pair of obelisk-shaped black and white marble ornaments had been part of Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis's collection, having been acquired from Vladimir Barjanasky. Mrs. Kennedy Onassis had graciously loaned these pieces to the White House during her husband's presidency, where they adorned the mantel in the Red Room. Subsequently, these items were included in the estate sale held at Sotheby's New York from April 23 to 26, 1996.
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
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
Marc Heiremans
ercole barovier
Ercole Barovier (Italy, 1889-1974) Zaffiro, gemmata series for Ferro Toso Barovier-Vetrerie artistiche riunite, Murano, 1936 Free-blown colourless glass with enclosed raw colouring oxides. Applied colourless details H 29.5 x W 21.5 cm Provenance: private collection, Paris Literature: Dorigato A. Ercole Barovier 1889-1974, vetraio Muranese. Venice 1989; Barovier M. L’arte dei Barovier, vetrai di Murano 1866-1972. Venice 1993; Heiremans M. Art glass from Murano. Stuttgart 1993; Heiremans M. Twentieth century Murano glass, from craft to design, Stuttgart 1997 Exhibitions: XXa Biennale internazionale d’arte, Venice 1936; Ercole Barovier 1899-1974, vetraio Muranese, Venice 1989; L’arte dei Barovier, vetrai di Murano 1866-1972, Venice 1993; Twentieth century Murano glass-From craft to Design, Ghent 1996