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QG Gallery
christo
Christo Javacheff (Gabrovo 1935-2020 New York) Wrapped Reichstag (Project for Deutsche Reichstag-West Berlin) Pencil, charcoal, wax crayon, map, photographs by Wolfgang Volz and glue, in artist's Plexiglas frame, in two parts H 39.4 x W 166.5 cm H 108 x W 166.5 cm Provenance: Otto Wolff von Amerongen, Germany (gifted by the artist for being instrumental in facilitating the wrapping of the Reichstag); Sotheby's London, June 2023; private collection, Belgium
Dr. Lennart Booij Fine Art & Rare Items
pablo picasso
Pablo Picasso (Malaga 1881-1973 Mougins) Bull in the Arena plate, 1948 White earthenware with engobes H 32 x W 39 cm Edition Picasso Madoura, from the unnumbered edition of 450 Provenance: private collection, France Literature: A. Ramié, Picasso, Catalogue of the edited ceramic works 1947-1971, p. 52, n° 80
Galerie Van den Bruinhorst
William Hendrik Gispen (Amsterdam 1890-1981 The Hague) Saturnuslamp, Giso n° 2055, 1931 Executed by N.V. Gispen, Culemborg The Netherlands, 1945-1957 Matte brass nickel-plated pendant with an opal glass sphere and two frosted glass discs with bright edges H 105 x Ø 60 cm William Hendrik Gispen was a Dutch designer and manufacturer of modernist furniture and lighting. He was an important representative of the functionalist movement, promoting and selling modern interior designs at the beginning of the 20th century through his salesrooms in Amsterdam, Rotterdam, Brussels, Paris, London and Nottingham. This design was introduced in his lighting-catalogue 29 as n° 66 in 1931. It changed to no. 2055 in 1936, and later on the pendant was called ‘Saturnuslamp’ which means ‘Saturn-lamp’. The possibility to move around the world at high speed in cars, planes, trains but also rockets and space traveling were an inspiration for designers creating futuristic designs at the beginning of the 20th century. W.H. Gispen designed a lamp with two glass disks around an opal glass sphere that looks like the planet Saturn. Lighting by W.H. Gispen is part of the permanent collections of The Rijksmuseum Amsterdam, Museum Boijmans van Beuningen Rotterdam, Stedelijk Museum Amsterdam, V&A Museum London, The MOMA in New York and the MFAH in Houston USA.
Cortesi Gallery
lucio fontana
Lucio Fontana (Argentina, Rosario 1899-1969 Comabbio, Italy) Concetto spaziale, Teatrino, 1965-1966 Waterpaint on canvas and lacquered wood 110 x 110 x 6.5 cm Signed and titled on the reverse: L. Fontana/Concetto spaziale; on the frame label of Galerie Bonnier, Genève, n° 73017 Provenance: Gallery Art Point, Tokyo; Galerie Pierre, Stockholm; Private collection, Milan; Private collection Literature: E. Crispolti, Lucio Fontana, catalogue raisonné des peintures, sculptures et environnement spatiaux, vol. II, La Connaissance, Bruxelles, 1974, pp.174-175, n° 65-66 TE 11; E. Crispolti, Fontana. Catalogo generale volume secondo, Electa, Miano, 1986, p. 615, n° 65-66 TE 11; E. Crispolti, Lucio Fontana. Catalogue raisonné des peintures, sculptures et environnement spatiaux, vol. II, in collaboration with N. Ardemagni Laurini, V. Ernesti, Skira editore, Milano 2006, p. 802, n° 65-66 TE 11; Sotheby’s, Aste: Londra, 27 giugno 1985, n° 540 Exhibitions: 1984, Lugano; 1990, Lucio Fontana, Spatial conception, Tokyo, Tama Art University Museum, 1 June-4 September 1990, cat. p. 55, n° 50; 1992, Lucio Fontana, la penetrazione dello spazio, mostra itinerante in giappone, April-November 1992, cat. p. 119, n° 88; 2014, Il fantasma dell'Opera. Grandi maestri tra mito e mistero, Cortina d'Ampezzo, Farsettiarte, December-January, ill. on the exhibition leaflet; 2014, Cinquant'anni di Farsettiarte a Cortina, Cortina d'Ampezzo, Farsettiarte, August 2014, cat. n° 31, ill.
Serge Schoffel - Art Premier
Bamileke Ku n'gan society mask Cameroon, 19th-early 20th century Wood, hair, cowrie shells, St. Christopher's medal H 33 cm (with the hair: circa 110 cm) Provenance: collected in situ circa 1960 by Klaus Paysan, photographer and author from Stuttgart, Germany (1930-2011); the mask was a gift from King Fon Happi III of Bana; Boris Kegel-Konietzko, Hamburg, Germany Literature: published in Kosmos magazine, 1961
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Studio 2000 Art Gallery
theo van rysselberghe
Theo van Rysselberghe (Belgium, Ghent 1862-1926 Saint-Clair, France) Le ruban écarlate, 1906 Red chalk on paper 110 x 88 cm Signed with monogram and dated: Fev. 06 Provenance: private collection, Belgium; auction Christie’s, Amsterdam, 22 May 1991, lot 526; G. Gieseler (?), 1973; Galerie Druet, Paris Literature: A. Dreyfuss, Die Kunst fur Alle, 29, 1914, pp. 508-538; P. Fierens, TVR, Brussels, 1937; R. Feltkamp, Théo Van Rysselberghe. Catalogue raisonné, n° 1906-011 (ill.); R. Feltkamp, Théo Van Rysselberghe: Schilder van de zon, n° 59 (ill.). Exhibitions: Rotterdam, Rotterdamse Kunstkring, TVR (cat. n° 70) 23 October-21 November 1909; Groningen, Galerie Hofteenge, Picture TVR (cat. n° 56), 16 January–2 February 1910; Laren, Singermuseum, Théo van Rysselberghe. Schilder van de zon, 17 May–4 September 2022
A&R Fleury
alicia penalba
Alicia Penalba (1913-1982) Grande annonciatrice, 1965 Bronze with patina 90 x 140 x 70 cm Signed and numbered “APenalba 1/5” The work is referenced in the catalogue raisonné during the exhibition 'Alicia Penalba, escultora', MALBA, Buenos Aires, 2016-2017, under n° 48b p. 107
F. Baulme Fine Arts
ermano stroiffi
Ermanno Stroiffi (Padua 1616-1693 Venice) Saint Peter and Saint John in adoration in front of the infant Jesus Oil on slate 48.5 x 26 cm Provenance: collection Lars Ericsson; Galerie Canesso, Paris This notable slate painting blends two iconographic traditions: the Virgin from a painting by Lelio Orsi, and the image of the profile of the Virgin receiving the blessing of the infant Jesus. The association of these two evangelists is quite unusual, linked to the devotion of the patron. The original figures of the two saints and the child’s traits connected this painting to Ermano Stroiffi’s work, a well-established artist from Padova. He worked under Bernardo Strozzi's guidance in his Venice studio. The researcher Cristante (1997, p. 109) states that he was Giovanni Stroiffi’s son, a renowned Flemish painter established in Padova.
Mearini Fine Art
Pair of pseudo-Corinthian capitals with acanthus foliage and palmettes North Adriatic, second half of the 11th-first half of the 12th century White marble (possibly spolia marble) H 40 x W 40 x D 47 cm Diameter of the inferior bases 27/28 cm Condition: good, except for small losses at the tips of several leaves and larger losses on the abaci, at the corners and at certain points of the edges Provenance: private collection, Italy Literature: Full report by Prof. Guido Tigler, University of Florence
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
Galerie Raf Van Severen
tsuguharu foujita
Léonard Tsuguharu Foujita (Tokyo 1886-1968 Zurich) Les Deux Amies, 1920 Mixed media on canvas 46.5 x 38.5 cm Signed in the bottom right in Japanese: T. Foujita Signed and dated at the back Provenance: label from Maison Manteau on the back; collection van Buuren; private collection, Belgium Literature: Lechien-Durant, F., Le musée David et Alice van Buuren. Maison de mémoire, Brussels, 1995, p. 100 (repr.) This work will be included in the forthcoming fourth volume of the Catalogue Raisonné of Foujita's work currently being prepared by Sylvie Buisson under the n° B 20.031.H. Exhibitions: 1927, Brussels, Galerie Le Centaure, n°4, Deux femmes I.; 1995, Antwerp, Campo Vlaamse Kaai, Autour de Gustave Van de Woestyne, Réserve du Musée David et Alice van Buuren
Galerie Berès
Georges Mathieu (Boulogne-sur-Mer 1921-2012 Boulogne-Billancourt) Vaillance d’un Gantois à la bataille de Gaure, 1957 Oil on paper 25 x 50 cm Signed and dated lower right: Mathieu 57 Certificate dated May 30th 2022, by Marc Ottavi, vice-president of the Archives Jean-Marie Cusinberche on Georges Mathieu; this work is referenced in the Maurice d’Arquian Archives under n° 12 Provenance: galerie Helios Art, Brussels; collection Nyst, and thence by descent; Clavé Fine Art, Paris Literature: G. Mathieu, Cycle des Grands Ducs d'Occident, galerie Helios Art, Brussels, 8-30 November 1957, n° 12 Exhibition: G. Mathieu, Cycle des Grands Ducs d'Occident, galerie Helios Art, Brussels, 8-30 November 1957