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Artworks

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Thomas Deprez Fine Arts

emile fabry

Emile Fabry (Verviers 1865-1966 Brussels) A monumental triptych, including: Le péché originel, Les Déesses de la Vie and Prométhée & Pygmalion, circa 1896 Oil on canvas 246 x 138 cm | 249 x 205.5 cm | 245 x 140 cm All canvases waxed and retouched The middle panel carrying a certificate by Edmond Delescluze, the artist's son-in-law, dated April 6th 1990 Provenance: by descent in the family of the artist, after his death in 1966; former collection Suzanne Fabry and Edmond Delescluze, the artist’s daughter and son-in-law; triptych dismantled and sold separately, with different provenances on request; United again for the first time under single ownership, 2023 Literature: a list of contemporary press critiques available on request; Jacqueline Guisset, Emile Fabry 1865-1966, Brussels, Fonds du Patrimoine de Woluwe-Saint-Pierre, 2000, ill. pp. 75, 77 & 78; Sébastien Clerbois, L’Esotérisme et le Symbolisme belge, Anvers, Pandora Publishers, 2012, ill. p. 104 Exhibitions: Exposition du Cercle Pour l'Art, Brussels, 1896; Retrospective Emile Fabry, Woluwe-Saint-Pierre, Centre culturel, 2000

 

Klaas Muller

daniël seghers and cornelis schut

Daniël Seghers (Antwerp, 1590-1661) and Cornelis Schut (Antwerp, 1597-1655) Portrait of the Virgin and Child, supported by Cherubs with a Flower Garland Oil on canvas 127 x 104 cm Provenance: collection of Willem de Blasere, Lord of Hellebus, Ghent, circa 1635, and recorded in Seghers’ inventory as n° 135; Galerie Marcus, Paris, 1970-1974; private collection, Belgium Literature: Diary of Daniel Seghers in W. Couvreur, ‘Daniel Seghers’ inventaris van door hem geschilderde bloemstukken’, in Gentse bijdragen tot de kunstgeschiedenis, vol. XX, 1967, p. 112, n° 135; M.-L. Hairs, Pour un tricentenaire, D. Seghers, in revue Belge d’archéologie et d’histoire de l’art, Liège 1960; M.-L. Hairs, Dans le sillage de Rubens, les peintres d’histoire anversois au XVIIe siècle, Liège 1977, p. 213; M.-L. Hairs, The Flemish Flower Painters in the XVIIth Century, Brussels 1985, pp. 125–29, cat. n° 33, a detail reproduced p. 130; G. Wilmers, Corneli Schut (1597–1655): a Flemish Painter of the High Baroque, Belgium 1996, pp. 172–73, cat. n° A108, repr. p. 413 (erroneously as cat. n° A110); The golden age of Flemish painting. Taichung (Taiwan), 1988, p. 151 (repr. in colour) Exhibitions: Cologne, Wallraf-Richartz-Museum, 4 September–22 November 1992; Antwerp, Koninklijk Museum voor Schone Kunsten, 12 December 1992–8 March 1993; Vienna, Kunsthistorisches Museum, 2 April– 20 June 1993, Von Bruegel bis Rubens, n° 99.1; Taichung, National Taiwan Museum of Fine Arts, The Golden Age of Flemish Painting, 1988, n° 54 This collaboration between two important Flemish painters (Seghers painted the flowers, Schut was responsible for the putti and the cartouche) resulted in a beautiful painting with an exceptional story. Hairs related this work to work 'n° 119' from Daniel Seghers' inventory. This work was described in the diary of Philippe Chifflet (from the entourage of Cardinal Infante Ferdinand of Spain). Chifflet noted that Ferdinand visited Seghers in his studio where this work was presented to him (See: G. Wilmers, Corneli Schut (1597-1655): a Flemish Painter of the High Baroque, Belgium 1996, pp. 172-73). This is a great collaboration between two specialists in their genre: Schut's free 'Rubenesque' figuration is broken by Segher's hyperrealism and bright use of colour. Although the two painters retain their individuality and their own style, they reinforced each other in this work and built a composition together. (Schut and Seghers worked together several times during this period, resulting in several cartouches with putti).

 

Giammarco Cappuzzo Fine Art

Willem Eversdijck (Dutch, circa 1620-1671) Unknown Zeeland family, circa 1665 Oil on canvas 138 x 194 cm Provenance: Horace Buttery, London; Christie's London, 20 November 1925, lot 97, bought by Frank Partridge London; (probably) Lady Bertha Schaul Baron (1899-1981); property of a Lady, Christie's London, 10 May 1935, lot 46, bought by W. Sabin, London; Christie's London, 24 February 1939, lot. 57, bought by Berendt; Christie's London, 17 March 1939, lot 23, bought by Suttle; Viorel Virgil Tilea C.B.E. (1896-1972) at Sotheby's London, 28 November 1951, lot 147; Antonio Roque' Rivero (1918-2015), Barcelona Literature: F. van der Ploeg, C.E. Zonnevylle-Heyning, Brave koppen en gladde aangesigten, Middelburg, 1999, pp. 112-114 & p. 136, n° WE5, ill. n° 107

 

Pauline's Jewellery Box

Edwardian fancy yellow cushion cut diamond ring Ring set with a fancy yellow cushion cut diamond weighing 7.80 carats. Clarity is VS2. Surrounded by bright and lively white diamonds and mounted in platinum. Accompanied by a GIA certificate Provenance: private collection, London

 

Galerie La Patinoire Royale Bach

jan dries

Jan Dries (Belgium, 1925-2014) Meditation stones (Meditatiestenen), 1962 Marble 8 elements Provenance: the artist's studio

 

Art et Patrimoine - Laurence Lenne

Large ceremonial covered vase Castelli, first half of the 18th century Polychrome tin-glazed earthenware H 52.5 cm It depicts an animated landscape representing a camp of Roman soldiers Literature: Fernando Filipponi, Aurelio Anselmo Grue. La Maiolica nel Settecento fra Castelli e Atri, Ed. Verdone, 2015; Luciana Arbace, Francesco Antonio Saverio Grue (1686-1746). L'attivita del Dottore maiolicaro da Castelli a Napoli, Ed. Andromeda, 2005

 

HELENE BAILLY Paris-Genève

kees van dongen

les beaux jours, 1948-1952

Oil on canvas Signed lower center Signed and titled on the back : Van Dongen ; Les beaux jours Annotated on the back : 75 rue de Courcelles Carved and gilded wooden frame, 16th century, Italy. 60 x 81 cm 93 x 113,5 (avec cadre)

 

Tobogan Antiques

charles de marnyhac (1840-1897)

Charles de Marnyhac (France, 1840-1897) 'African Venus', circa 1878 Two patina bronze figure H 168 x W 54 cm Life-size, representing a young African woman taming a snake, dressed with a feathered loincloth and a long drape in her hair, and wearing African jewels Literature: Great Exhibitions 1851-1900, Jonathan Meyer, Antique Collector’s Club, 2006, p. 241; L’Art et L’Industrie de tous les peuples à l’Exposition Universelle de 1878, Librairie Illustrée, Paris Similar model mounted as a floor lamp exhibited by Charles de Marnyhac at the World's Fair in Paris in 1878

 

Secher Fine Art & Design

pierre alechinsky

Pierre Alechinsky (Brussels, 1927) Russule, 1976 Acrylic on paper on canvas 100 x 154 cm Signed and dated Provenance: Lens Fine Art, Belgium

 

Samuel Vanhoegaerden Gallery

tom wesselmann

Tom Wesselmann (Cincinnati 1931-2004 New York) Wildflower bouquet (two handled vase), 1988 Enamel on laser-cut steel H 147.5 x W 223.5 cm Signed, dated and titled on the verso Provenance: Opera Gallery, Paris; private collection, Belgium Literature: Tom Wesselmann: a Pop Art Legend, Samuel Vanhoegaerden Gallery, Knokke, 2023, ill.

 

Richard Saltoun Gallery

Barbara Levittoux-Świderska (Poland, 1933-2019) Drops [Krople], 1974 Sisal and wool 160 x 120 cm

 

Giammarco Cappuzzo Fine Art

Giuseppe Vermiglio (Milan, circa 1587-circa 1635/1636) The sacrifice of Isaac, circa 1610-1618 Oil on canvas 132 x 162 cm Provenance: private collection, Italy Literature: Alessandro Morandotti, Gli anni romani di Giuseppe Vermiglio, in Giuseppe Vermiglio. Un pittore caravaggesco tra Roma e la Lombardia, exhibition catalogue Campione d’Italia, Galleria Civica, 10 September-3 December 2000, ed. by D. Pescarmona, Milan 2000, p. 45, fig. 23; Ferdinando Bologna, Tre note caravaggesche, Prospettiva, 33-36, 1983-1984 (Studi in onore di Luigi Grassi), pp. 204-207, fig. 5; Mina Gregori, Il Sacrificio di Isacco: un inedito e considerazioni su una fase savoldesca del Caravaggio, Artibus et Historiae, X, 1989, p. 141, note 16

 

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

 

Tobogan Antiques

giuseppe ghedina (1825-1896)

Giuseppe Ghedina (Italy, 1825-1896) The music lesson, circa 1860 Oil on canvas H 141 x W 179 cm Signed: G. Ghedina Painting representing a music lesson, composed of a group of three elegantly dressed ladies, listening to a musician playing the lute and accompanied on vocals by a man holding a musical score in hand. This artist’s genre scene is distinguished by the softness of the eyes, the romanticism of the attitudes and the harmony of the tones used Provenance: Château de Prépinson, Sologne

 

Tobogan Antiques

machauld (né en 1835) et eug. cornu (1827-1899)

Machauld (France, born in 1835) and Eugène Cornu (France, 1827-1899) Bust of a Greek goddess, circa 1867 Silvered and gilded bronze, enamel, red marble H 64 cm; base 22 x 21 cm Signed: Machauld et Eug. Cornu, G. Viot et Cie Fondeurs The tiara and collar necklace that adorn the bust are finely decorated with stylised floral motifs of polychrome champlevé enamel. It rests on a molded base and square plinth made of Antique red marble Literature: Rapport du Jury International, Exposition Universelle de 1867 à Paris, 1868, t. III, groupe III, classe XV, chapitre II, § 2, pp. 45-46; 1851-1900, Le arti decorative alle grandi esposizioni universali, Daniel Alcouffe, Marc Bascou, Anne Dion-Tenenbaum et Philippe Thiébaut, Idealibri, 1988, pp. 136-138; Les merveilles de l’Exposition de 1878, Paris, p. 561

 

Galeries AB & BA

henri michaux

Henri Michaux (Namur 1899-1984 Paris) Composition, 1950 Gouache on canvas 48 x 62.5 cm Signed lower right This work is registered in the Michaux Archives by Franck Leibovici under n° hm4112 and will be included in the forthcoming catalogue raisonné currently in preparation Provenance: collection of M. Chatelus, Paris; collection of M. René Schneider; private collection, Paris Literature: Wieland Schmied, Hanovre (1972), p. 71; Wieland Schmied, Michaux (1973), p. 79; Marseille (1993), p. 124; Franck Leibovici, Henri Michaux, (2014), p. 31 Exhibitions: Retrospective, Musée Kestner-Gesellschaft, Hanover, 1972; Henri Michaux, peintures, Fondation Maeght, Saint-Paul-de-Vence, 3 April -10 June 1976; Galerie Baudoin Lebon, Paris, 1985; Henri Michaux, selected works 1927-1984, Musée Cantini, Marseille, 1993; Henri Michaux, selected works 1927-1984, Julio Gonzalez Art Center (i.v.a.m), Valencia, 1993; Henri Michaux, selected works 1927-1984, Musée Rath, Geneva, 1994; Henri Michaux, Whitechapel Gallery, London, 1999; Untitled passages by Henri Michaux, Drawing Center Art Center, New York, 2000

 

Galerie Ary Jan

fernand toussaint

Fernand Toussaint (Brussels, 1873-1956) The bouquet of roses, circa 1930 Oil on canvas 131 x 100 cm Signed lower right Literature: Patrick and Viviane Berko and Stéphane Rey, Fernand Toussaint: 1873-1956, Brussels, 1986, p. 82, ill. 83, also ill. on the cover

 

Richard Saltoun Gallery

Magdalena Abakanowicz (Poland, Falenty 1930-2017 Warsaw) Relief sombre de Stefa (Dark relief of Stefa), 1975 Sisal, wool, wlosie 105 x 130 cm Label on the back: 'MAGDALENA | ABAKANOWICZ | "RELIEF SOMBRE | DE STEFA" | 105 x 130 1975 | M. Abakanowicz'

 

Giammarco Cappuzzo Fine Art

Giovanni Battista Langetti (Genoa 1635-1676 Venice) Prometheus, circa 1660 Oil on canvas 88 x 114 cm Expertise by Dr. Marina Stefani Mantovanelli, 29 September 2018 Provenance: private collection, Bergamo; acquired from the above by the current owner

 

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.

 

robertaebasta

Lucio Fontana (Argentina, Rosario 1899-1969 Comabbio, Italy) Concetto Spaziale Natura, 1967 Artwork made of two pieces in polished brass H 26 x W 20 x D 21 cm Both signed: Lucio Fontana on the reverse and numbered 186/500, cast by Berrocal founderies Provenance: private collection, Italy

 

Whitford Fine Art

joseph lacasse

Joseph Lacasse (Tournai 1894-1975 Paris) Recherche, 1954-58 Oil on canvas 54 x 73 cm Signed lower left, signed and dated verso Lacasse Estate inventory dia n° 287 Certificate of authenticity by Mme Joostens-Koob Provenance: the artist's estate

 

Galerie des Modernes

jacques doucet

Jacques Doucet (Boulogne-Billancourt 1924-1994 Paris) Untitled, 1955-1957 Oil on canvas 100 x 50 cm Signed lower right: doucet Dated and numbered on the reverse: CLXV-197 Provenance: Galerie Ariel, Paris; private collection, Paris Literature: Jacques Doucet Parcours 1960-1976, Catalogue raisonné, tome II, Additif aux œuvres du tome I, by Andrée Doucet, ed. Galilée, Paris, 1998, desc. p. 207 and repr. p. 13 under n° 258

 

Bernier/Eliades Gallery

tony oursler

Tony Oursler (New York, 1957) ReVer, 2020 Inkjet print on canvas, wood, lcd screen and media player H 163.195 x W 109.22 x D 9.525 cm

 

Gallery de Potter d’Indoye

Jean Prevel (Paris, 18th century) A Louis XVI Ormolu, blued metal and white marble 'Pendule au temple de l’amour', circa 1780 White marble, gilded bronze, blue patinated bronze H 78.7 x Ø 34.9 cm Signed: Prevel à Paris (clock maker, Cour abbatiale, St-Germain, France) Provenance: collection of Dr. & Mrs. Constantin Mamouris The white marble tempietto features an ormolu figure of Athena topped with a dome segmented by blue patinated bronze panels and applied ormolu stars surmounted by a spherical clock with revolving chapter rings. The time is indicated by an arrow held by a perched putto. The striking movement is signed Prevel [à Paris]. In the form of a rotunda, the design of this charming clock was inspired by the ancient Greek and Roman temples, often reproduced or reimagined by talented painters such as Hubert Robert throughout the second half of the eighteenth century. When searching for contemporaneous French buildings that could have influenced the maker of this clock, Richard Mique’s famous Temple of Love comes to mind, designed for Marie-Antoinette in her gardens of the Petit Trianon, see D. Ledoux-Lebard, Versailles, Le Petit Trianon: Le Mobilier Des Inventaires de 1807, 1810 et 1839, Paris, 1989, p. 31. A number of clocks of this popular design exist, although none are exactly the same as this clock. Comparable clocks include one in the Spanish Royal Collection, illustrated in J. Ramon Colon de Carvajal, Catalogo de Relojes del Patrimonio Nacional, Madrid, 1987, p. 90, n° 73; one in P. Kjellberg, Encyclopédie de la pendule française du Moyen Age au XXe siècle, Paris, 1997, p. 292, fig. B; and one is in the British Royal Collections, see C. Jagger, Royal Clocks, The British Monarchy and its Timekeepers 1300-1900, London, 1983, p. 150. Unlike this clock, the above examples have ormolu or pierced marble domes, making the star-studded and blue patinated bronze panels roof of this clock particularly interesting and unique.

 

Willow Gallery

Henri Martin (Toulouse 1860-1943 Labastide-du-Vert) Jour de Pluie sur la Terrasse Fleurie de Marquayrol, circa 1920 Oil on canvas 79 x 108 cm - framed: 99 x 128 cm Signed This painting is accompanied by a certificate of authenticity from Cyrille Martin Provenance: Tajan Paris, 24 March 1999, lot 17; Richard Green Gallery, London; private collection, Canada

 

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

 

Galeries AB & BA

gérard schlosser

Gérard Schlosser (Lille 1931-2022 Paris) Il ne parlera jamais, 1986 Acrylic on sandblasted canvas 162 x 130 cm Signed, dated and titled on the back Literature: Alain Jouffroy, Gérard Schlosser, Paris, Éditions Frédéric Loeb, 1993, p. 256 (ill.)

 

Kunsthaus Kende

hans bolek

Hans Bolek (Vienna, 1890-1978) An 800 grade silver coffee and tea service, Vienna, 1909-1912 Designed by Hans Bolek, executed by Franz Schediwy for Alfred Pollack silversmithy A five piece coffee and tea service Provenance: private collection, San Francisco Literature: In 1912, the Vienna Museum of Applied Arts (MAK) acquired the tea service, consisting of a teapot, a small milk jug and a sugar bowl on a tray. It is still in the museum’s collection under inventory number WI 1102. An identical composition can be found in the Bröhan Museum, Berlin and is ill. in: Kerssenbrock-Krosigk, D. von, Bröhan Museum, von Kerssenbrock-Krosigk, D. & Kanowski, C. (2001). Metallkunst der Moderne: Bröhan-Museum, Landesmuseum für Jugenstil, Art Deco und Funktionalismus (1889-1939), Berlin. P. 521, cat. n° 464 Exhibition: This tea service was designed prior to 1909 and exhibited for the first time by the silversmith Alfred Pollack in 1910/11 at the winter exhibition in the Vienna Museum of Applied Arts (currently the Museum der angewandten Kunst, Vienna, known as MAK)

 

F. Baulme Fine Arts

nicolas bertin

Nicolas Bertin (Paris, 1668-1736) Achilles entrusted by Thetis to the centaur Chiron, circa 1725 Oil on canvas 62 x 79.5 cm Provenance: private collection, Paris Literature: Thierry Lefrançois, Nicolas Bertin, 1668-1736, Paris, 1981 Nicolas Bertin has begun his career as a painter under the reign of Louis XIV and has ended it under Louis XV. He was part of this pivotal generation of 'Trianon painters' who switched from large historical painting, to smaller pictures – frequently easel paintings, which seduced a new generation of clients. Painting in the early years of the 18th century was ahead of the evolution of society, and it was only during the Regency that France freed itself from the rigorous artistic rules of the end of the reign of Louis XIV. The country undertook reforms and its morals evolved. It was just after this political and artistic revolution that Bertin painted this picture. The choice of theme itself is significant of lighter times: the nymph Thetis entrusts her son Achilles to the centaur Chiron.

 
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