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De Jonckheere
abel grimmer
Abel Grimmer (Antwerp, circa 1570/73-1618/19) The Tower of Babel, 1604 Oil on panel 33.90 x 45 cm Signed and dated ABEL GRIMER FECIT 1604 on a stone, front right Provenance: Kunsthandel P. de Boer, 1930/1931; Galerie van Diemen, Berlin, 1933; C. Benedict, Paris, 1955; Douwes, Amsterdam, at the Delft Fair, 1972; Sale, Christie's, Amsterdam, 17 October 1977, n° 317, repr.; Richard Green Gallery, London (FL 90,000); Galerie J.O. Leegenhoek, Paris, 1978; private collection Literature: P. de Boer, Tentoonstelling van werken van Joost de Momper, eenige voorlopers en tijdgenoten, Kunsthandel P. de Boer, Amsterdam, 1930, n° 84; H. Minkovski, Aus dem Nebel der Vergangenheit steigt der Turm zu Babel, Berlin, 1960, n° 190; R. Bertier de Sauvigny, Jacob et Abel Grimmer, Brussels, 1991, p. 202, n° XLIV; H. Minkovski, Vermutungen über den Turm zu Babel, Luca Verlag Freren, 1991, p. 187, n° 259, repr. p. 186 Exhibition: Amsterdam, Kunsthandel P. de Boer, Tentoonstelling van werken van Joost de Momper, eenige voorlopers en tijdgenoten, December 1930-January 1931, n° 84
Whitford Fine Art
reinhold koehler
Reinhold Koehler (Germany, 1919-1970) Thorax contrecollage, 1963-64 Dessin trouvé Décollage with ink, paper and smashed glass laid down on canvas 72.5 x 50 cm Signed and dated lower right and signed, dated, titled and inscribed verso The work is included in the Koehler Archives as RK 58 Provenance: private collection, Germany
Cortesi Gallery
lucio fontana
Lucio Fontana (Argentine, Rosario 1899-1969 Comabbio, Italy) Concetto spaziale, Attese, 1959 Water-based paint on canvas 81 x 99 cm Signed and inscribed on the reverse 'l. fontana attese 1+1-AE2' Provenance: Marlborough Galleria d'Arte, Rome, Italy; Martha Jackson Gallery, New York, USA; Galleria Levi, Milan, Italy; Studio La Città, Verona, Italy; Galleria Corvucci, Forlì, Italy; private collection; private collection, New York, USA Literature: E. Crispolti, Lucio Fontana Catalogue raisonné des peintures, sculptures et environnements spatiaux, vol. II, Brussels, 1974, n° 59 T 87 (ill. p. 86); E. Crispolti, Lucio Fontana Catalogo Generale, vol. I, Milan, 1986, n° 59 T 87 (ill. p. 295); E. Crispolti, Lucio Fontana, Catalogo ragionato di sculture, dipinti, ambientazioni, vol. I, Milan, 2006, n° 59 T 87 (ill. p. 461) Exhibition: 1959, Lucio Fontana (opere dal 1931 al 1959), Galleria Notizie, Turin, ill. p. 8 The present work, Concetto spaziale, Attese from 1959 is an extremely rare example in Fontana’s production owing to its rhomboid-shaped canvas and high number of unmistakably elegant slashes - fourteen - incised in three discrete bands over white. The movement and distribution of these cuts is a measure of energy and dispersion. Irregularly shaped, the power of the present work is bound in its rejection of painterly norms and the boldness to suggest a new form of art. This unique shaped work could be seen as an anticipation to his series called 'Quanta', a group of works which Fontana created between 1959 and 1960. Each example of this cycle consists of a different number of elements, related in constellations of different geometric profile, and arranged freely in space. In 1959, Lucio Fontana realized two twin artworks, one white and one black (as seen in the image below in the artist's studio in Corso Monforte). Both pieces were exhibited the same year, first at Galleria Notizie in Turin and later at Marlborough Gallery in Rome.
Pauline's Jewellery Box
Belle Epoque sapphire & diamond Chaumet bow brooch, circa 1910 Set with sapphires and diamonds. Estimated total sapphire weight 10.00 carats. Estimated total diamond weight 15.00 carats. The diamonds are bright and lively, mounted in platinum and 18kt yellow gold. Stamped with French hallmarks and maker’s marks: 280-470-4320 / 89834 Provenance: France
Philippe Heim
abie loy kemarre
Abie Loy Kemarre (Australia, 1972) Bush Hen Dreaming, 2019 Acrylic on canvas 122 x 183 cm Provenance: Utopia, Central Desert, Northern Territory, Australia Collections: The Metropolitan Museum, New York; Bridgestone Museum of Art, Tokyo; Seattle Art Museum, Seattle; Musée des Confluences, Lyon; The Art Gallery of South Australia, Adélaïde; The Adelaide University Art Collection, Adélaïde; The National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne, etc. The 'Bush Hen Dreaming', for which Abie Loy Kemarre has custodial rights inherited from her grandfather, was the first story Abie was allowed to paint. The bush hen, also referred to as a bush turkey or Australian bustard (Ardeotis australis), is Abie’s Dreaming Ancestor, an association commonly but erroneously referred to as a ‘totem’. These paintings refer to women’s sacred ceremonies, including a sacred waterhole site, and narrative elements from the peripatetic habits of the bush hen as it searches for food. The geometry in Abie’s Bush Hen Dreaming compositions is generated from her intimate familiarity with the hen, its habitat, and what we would recognise as the science of ethology - the study of animal behaviour.
Douwes Fine Art b.v.
kees van dongen
Kees van Dongen (Rotterdam 1877-1968 Monte Carlo) Baigneuse à Trouville, circa 1925 Oil on canvas 53.3 x 32.8 cm - framed: 79 x 57 cm Signed lower right 'van Dongen' This work will be included in the forthcoming van Dongen digital catalogue raisonné, currently being prepared under the sponsorship of the Wildenstein Plattner Institute, Inc. Provenance: Madame Van der Velde, Le Havre (by 1928); Pierre Samuel and Emma Célina (born Bayeux) Van der Velde, Le Havre; Jeanne (born Van der Velde) Réquin, Le Havre (acquired by descent circa 1952); Jeanne (born Van der Velde) and Edouard Réquin, Le Havre (acquired circa 1952 and until 1970); (possibly) Galerie Beaux Arts, Paris; Espace Pierre Cardin, Paris, April 4th, 1973, lot 16; (possibly) Collection Lieury, Le Havre; Alain Lesieutre, Paris (acquired by 1983 and until at least 1992); De Quay-Lombrail, Paris, June 22nd, 1995, lot 68; Michelle Rosenfeld Gallery, New York (acquired circa 1999); Kunsthandel Frans Jacobs, Amsterdam; acquired from the above in 2000 by the former owner; Sotheby’s London; private collection, The Netherlands Literature: Yvonne Brunhammer, Art Deco Style, Paris, 1983, n° 86, p. 48, ill. in a photograph; Béatrice de Rochebouet, Vente de la collection Lesieutre: Fin d'un règne, Le Figaro, October 2nd, 1992, n.n., n.p., ill. (titled ‘Femme au bord de la mer’); Christel Aaftink, 'Kees van Dongen', In Detail: periodieke uitgave van Kunsthandel Frans Jacobs, February 2000, n° 10, p. 7, ill. in colour
Willow Gallery
marc chagall
Marc Chagall (Vitebsk 1887-1985 Saint-Paul de Vence) Esquisse pour ‘Le Shofar’, 1976 Pastel, gouache and graphite on paper 48 x 31 cm - framed 76 x 59 cm Signed. Executed Sils, winter 1973 This painting is accompanied by a certificate of authenticity from the Comité Marc Chagall Provenance: estate of the artist; thence by descent
Stéphane Renard Fine Art
giuseppe porta
Attributed to Giuseppe Porta (Tuscany 1520-1575 Venice) Allegory of Chastity Black chalk and white highlights on faded blue paper, lined with laid paper 15.5 x 12.8 cm 17th century Dutch frame in ebony veneer Provenance (of the drawing): Sir Peter Lely (1618-1680), his mark lower right (Lugt 2092), until its sale in April 1688, when our drawing was bought by William Gibson (1644-1702) from the inscription on the verso; Sir Lawrence Gowing (1918-1991), label on the original mounting board Provenance (of the frame): Marquis Carlo Camillo Visconti Venosta (1879-1942), from a stamped inscription on the verso of the frame; Cadres Lebrun
COLNAGHI
willem adriaensz key
Willem Adriaensz Key (Breda 1515/16-1568 Antwerp) The Crucifixion, circa 1550 Oil on panel 102 x 74 cm Signed on the cross: W. KAY Provenance: private collection, Belgium, until 2023; acquired from the above Literature: Koenraad Jonckheere, Willem Key (1516-1568): Portrait of a Humanist Painter, Turnhout, 2011 This signed panel is a recently rediscovered work by Willem Key. Key is most known for his portrait paintings, which account for roughly two-thirds of his known output. However, he was also a gifted painter of historical and religious subjects - this picture is a testament to Key’s powerful religious achievements, several of which were destroyed during the Iconoclastic Fury, or Beeldenstorm, that swept the Low Countries and famously struck Antwerp in 1566. Willem Key was a prominent sixteenth-century painter from Antwerp, then one of the greatest commercial and artistic centres of Europe. Recognised for his exceptional talents, Key enjoyed high social and artistic status, earning the admiration of both local nobility and international figures, including Don Fernando Álvarez de Toledo, Duke of Alba, and Antoine Perrenot, Cardinal Granvelle.
Galerie de la Béraudière
félix labisse
Félix Labisse (Marchiennes 1905-1982 Neuilly-sur-Seine) Histoire naturelle, 1943 Oil on canvas 72.7 x 59.4 cm Provenance: Jacques Arnold Croquez, Paris; Galerie Isy Brachot, Brussels and Paris (acquired from the above); collection Jean-Luc Lagardère, Paris; sale Christie's, London, 6 February 2007, lot 127; private collection Literature: Robert Desnos, Félix Labisse, Paris, 1945, (not paginated); Newsweek, New York, 10 February 1947 (ill.); C'est Paris, June 1950 (ill.); Louis Pauwels, Gurdjieff, Isle of Man, 1963; Patrick Waldberg, Félix Labisse, Brussels, 1970, (ill. p. 129; in its first state); Jean Cassou, Isy Brachot (eds.), Labisse, Catalogue de l'oeuvre peint, 1927-1979, Brussels, 1979, n° 164, ill. p. 92; Véronique Prat, A Félix Labisse, cent mille diables reconnaissants, in Figaro Magazine, 11 September 1982, p. 87 (ill.) Exhibitions: 2017, Brussels, Galerie de la Béraudière, La figure animalière; 2016, Brussels, Galerie de la Béraudière, Chefs d'œuvre de la galerie et Surréalisme; 2005-2006, Douai, Musée de la Chartreuse, Félix Labisse, 1905-1982, Exhibition rétrospective du centenaire de sa naissance, n° 23, ill. pp. 93 and 139 (this exhibition later travelled to Carcassone, Musée des Beaux-Arts, February-May 2006); 1986, Douai, Musée de la Chartreuse, Hippodrome, Rétrospective Félix Labisse, n° 14, ill. p. 49; 1979, Ostend, Casino Kursaal, Labisse, 50 ans de peinture, n° 51; 1978, Paris, Grand Palais, Salon des artistes français, Magritte, Delvaux, Labisse; 1960, Knokke, Casino, Rétrospective Félix Labisse, n° 9; 1953, Ostend, Kursaal, Art fantastique, n° 59; Brussels, Palais des Beaux-Arts, Félix Labisse, n° 9; Liège, Musée des Beaux-Arts, Félix Labisse, n° 6; 1947, New York, Whitney Museum, Painting in France; 1945, Brussels, Palais des Beaux-Arts, Jeune peinture française, n° 29; 1944, Paris, Galerie René Drouin, Le nu dans la peinture contemporaine
Floris van Wanroij Fine Art
abel grimmer
Abel Grimmer (Antwerp, circa 1570-circa 1618) Landscape symbolising the season of spring Oil on panel 25 x 36 cm Provenance: sale London, 1956; with Kunsthandel P. de Boer, Amsterdam, with label verso; private collection A. Heyn, Aerdenhout, 1961, by descent; private collection, The Netherlands Literature: Exh. cat., 1961, Kunsthandel P. de Boer. Amsterdam, cat. n° 28, with ill.; Exh. cat., 1965, De landman en de muze. Een tentoonstelling van schilderijen, aquarellen, tekeningen, grafiek, beeldhouwwerken en handschriften. Haarlem, with ill.; Berthier de Sauvigny, Reine de, Jacob et Abel Grimmer, Catalogue raisonné, Brussels, 1991, p. 302, n° 6 Exhibition: Frans Halsmuseum, Haarlem, 14 June 1965-29 August 1965, De landman en de muze. Een tentoonstelling van schilderijen, aquarellen, tekeningen, grafiek, beeldhouwwerken en handschriften, n° 16
Gallery Sofie Van de Velde
james ensor
James Ensor (Ostend, 1860-1949) The Kingdom of Venus, 1921 Oil on canvas 50.5 x 61 cm – framed: 64.5 x 75 cm Signed bottom left corner Provenance: Gallery Sofie Van de Velde; private collection; sale Galerie des Beaux-Arts (Renaissance), Brussels, December 16th, 1941, n° 78 ('Le Bonheur'); sale G. Rosen, Frankfurt, October 11th, 1960, n° 408 ('Das Reich der Venus'); Galerie Wilhelm Grosshennig, Düsseldorf Literature: Xavier Tricot, James Ensor. Leven en werk. Oeuvrecatalogus van de schilderijen, Mercatorfonds, Brussels, 2009, n° 514, p. 357 repr. in colour
MARUANI MERCIER
ross bleckner
Ross Bleckner (New York City, 1949) Deep Below Our Violence, 2023 Oil on linen 182.9 x 243.8 cm Provenance: the artist's studio Literature: Ross Bleckner: Paralipsis, exh. cat. MARUANI MERCIER Gallery, Belgium Exhibition: Ross Bleckner: Paralipsis, MARUANI MERCIER Gallery, Belgium, 3 September-9 October, 2021
Romigioli Antichità
boraccine roses, gills, hibiscus, carnations and tulips in a glass vase
Juan de Arellano (Santorcaz 1614-1676 Madrid), attributed to Boraccine roses, gills, hibiscus, carnations and tulips in a glass vase Oil on canvas 78 x 63 cm Report by Professor Claudia Salvi Provenance: private collection, Florence
Galerie Bernard De Leye
Madonna and Child, 1774 Silver Master silversmith, François-Joseph Baudoux (France, 1720-1788), Lille hallmarks H 69 x W 26 x D 21 cm Literature: Master silversmith listed in Nicole Cartier-Les orfèvres de Lille, Cahier du Patrimoine vol. II pp. 671-691 Renowned for his talents, François-Joseph Baudoux obtained the most prestigious commissions in Lille, mainly for the Church of Sainte Madeleine. He was a member of the Lille Academy of Arts when it was founded in 1773. Under the fold of the robe are the Poinçon de Reconnaissance, Poinçon de Jurande, Poinçon de Maître Orfèvre.
Galerie BG Arts
rené lalique
René Lalique (Ay 1860-1945 Paris) 'Cluny' and 'Senlis' vases, circa 1925 Moulded glass with bronze handles H 26 cm Provenance: private collection, London; Galerie BG Arts; Paris Literature: Félix Marcilhac, René Lalique-Catalogue de l'Œuvre de Verre, Les Editions de l'Amateur, Paris, 2011, n° 961 and 962
Boon Gallery
günther uecker
Günther Uecker (Germany, Wendorf 1930) Wind, 2005 Nails and oil on canvas laid down on wood 200 x 160 cm Signed on reverse This artwork is registered in the Uecker Archive with the number GU.05.011 and will be included in the forthcoming catalogue raisonné Günther Uecker has for six decades developed his reliefs comprising dynamic arrangements of nails. Born in 1930 in Wendorf, Germany, Uecker studied at the Kunsthochschule Berlin Weissensee and Kunstakademie in Düsseldorf, where he lives and works today. In the 1950s, influenced by Eastern philosophy and Gregorian chanting, he began a ritual of hammering nails. These materials signify protection and creation to the artist, who remembers nailing planks over the windows of his home to deter Soviet troops after the Second World War. By 1957, he was hammering nails onto canvas to achieve a 'sundial' optical effect, casting light and shadow in ephemeral patterns. In 1961, Uecker joined Heinz Mack and Otto Piene in the anti-expressionist movement Group Zero, which prioritised expanding beyond the traditional dimensions of the canvas into kinetic, serial, and participatory realms. After the group's dissolution in 1966, Uecker's work incorporated aspects of conceptual and land art, and he began designing stage sets for operas. Uecker's work has been the subject of solo exhibitions at museums worldwide. Retrospectives of his work have been organised by the Central House of Artists, Moscow (1988) and Kunsthalle München (1993), and he participated in Documenta (1964, 1968, 1977) and the 1970 Venice Biennale. His work resides in such collections as the Art Institute of Chicago; Guggenheim and MoMa in New York; Museum Ludwig in Cologne; Centre Pompidou in Paris; Stedelijk Museum in Amsterdam; and Tate Modern in London.
Galerie Patrice Trigano
césar
César Baldaccini alias Cesar (Marseille 1921-1998 Paris) Fanny Fanny, 1990 Welded bronze H 245 x W 123 x D 235 cm Signed and numbered, Bocquel foundry Registered in the archives of Denyse Durand-Ruel, n° 4136 Provenance: acquired from the artist Literature: B.H. Lévy, César, les bronzes, éd. de la Différence, Galerie Beaubourg, Paris, 1991, p. 41; César, oeuvre de 1947 à 1993, Musées de Marseilles, Réunion des Musées Nationaux, Marseille, 1993, p. 25; César, Galerie Enrico Navarra, Paris, 1996, pp.74-75 The Fanny Fanny is the most spectacular and largest of César's hens. The artist used the technique of welded bronzes that he invented to create the series of his famous hens.
New Hope Gallery
jean dubuffet
Jean Dubuffet (Le Havre 1901-1985 Paris) Figure. Bust. 29 March 1967 Marker with collage 30.5 x 20 cm Provenance: Collection Ernst Beyeler; Private collection, Belgium Exhibitions: Kunstmuseum Basel, 6. June 1970- 2 August 1970, Catalogue n° 188; Galerie Beyeler Basel, February-April 1968, Catalogue n° 55
Epoque Fine Jewels
chaumet
Chaumet Art Deco bracelet Emerald and diamond bracelet of geometrical design by Chaumet, set throughout with old European cut and old single cut diamonds, highlighted with six engraved, baton-shaped Colombian emeralds, with rose cut diamond and black enamel caps, mounted in platinum and gold. Total emerald weight: approx. 14,67 ct. Total diamond weight: approx. 13,67 ct. Accompanied by the Chaumet certificate of authenticity Paris, December 1930
Galerie Oscar De Vos
emile claus
Emile Claus (Sint-Eloois-Vijve 1849-1924 Astene) Girl in flower garden, 1896 Oil on canvas 35 x 27 cm Signed upper right 'Emile Claus' Signed and dated on reverse: Juni / IF / E.C. Provenance: collection Vullers, Brussels Literature: De Smet, J. e.a., Retrospectieve Emile Claus, exh. cat. (Ostend: PMMK, 1997); De Smet, J. e.a., Emile Claus en het landleven, exh. cat. (Ghent: MSK, 2009); Eeckhout, P., Retrospectieve tentoonstelling Emile Claus 1849-1924, exh. cat. (Ghent: MSK, 1974) A pioneer of luminism in Belgium, Emile Claus (1849-1924) often managed to capture the beauty of rural life in his works. In ‘Girl in flower garden’, this fascination is perfectly illustrated by the serene expression of the girl and the colourful flowers in the background, which merge in harmony.
Galerie Hadjer
alexander calder
Alexander Calder (Lawnton 1898-1976 New York) Autumn Leaves, 1971 Aubusson tapestry woven by the Pinton workshop, France Wool and silk Original cartoon from 1971 170 x 240 cm Edition of six + two artist proofs - AP Provenance: Pinton workshop; private collection, France Exhibition: Victoria and Albert Museum, Collection, London