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Dalton Somaré
Chokwe chair Angola, late 19th century Wood, metal, and leather H 68 x W 31 x D 38 cm Provenance: collection of Joyce and Donald Doyle, diamond mine directors for the Compagnie de la Forminière in the Belgian Congo in the 1920s. The majority of their collection was donated to the Princeton University Art Museum. Thence by descent to their daughter Suzanne "Sue" Miers, née Doyle (1922–2016), Africanist historian and professor at Ohio University. Thence by descent to her children Charles Miers and Caroline Farrington, New York Literature: Narrative Wisdom and African Arts (Exhibition catalogue), St. Louis Art Museum, 19 October-16 February, 2025, pp. 74, 75, 81 Exhibition: Narrative Wisdom and African Arts, St. Louis Art Museum, 19 October-16 February, 2025
Repetto Gallery
Carla Accardi (Trapani 1924-2014 Rome) Carminio su tela grezza, 1997 Vinyl on raw canvas 50 x 70 cm Signed lower right; signed, titled, dated and archive number on the reverse Certificate of authenticity on b/w photograph signed by the artist, n° 18/98 Registered at Studio Accardi, Rome, archive n° 629A Provenance: Soffiantino Arte Contemporanea, Turin; private collection Literature: Germano Celant (edited by), 'Carla Accardi. Catalogo ragionato', (Charta, Milano) 1999, p. 419, ill. n° 1997 62 (B&N)
Galerie Flak
Goli Glin Buffalo Mask Baule, Ivory Coast, early 20th century Carved wood and pigments H 65.5 cm Provenance: Frank Crowninshield collection, New York, acquired before January 1936, presumably with the assistance of John D. Graham, New York; Jacques Seligmann Gallery, New York; collection of the Surrealist artist Enrico Donati (1909-2008), New York, acquired in the 1940s Exhibitions: Jacques Seligmann Gallery, New York, 'Exhibition of Sculptures of Old African Civilizations', 4-22 January 1936; Brooklyn Museum, New York, 'African Negro Art from the Collection of Frank Crowninshield', 20 March-25 April 1937
Galerie bei der Albertina ▪ Zetter
Vally Wieselthier (Vienna 1895-1945 New York) Female head with green flower, 1928 Red pottery, polychrome glaze H 28.5 x W 13.5 x D 14.5 cm Manufactured by the Wiener Werkstätte, model n° 494 Monogram VW, WW, MADE IN AUSTRIA, 494, I Hörmann WV-K 587 Minor chips professionnally restored Literature: cf WW-Archives, MAK Vienna, Photo-Archives WWF 110-42-3; cf Marianne Hörmann, Vally Wieselthier, Wien 1999, ill. p. 165, n° 77f and p. 286, WV-K 587 Exhibitions: Kaiserslautern, Museum Pfalzgalerie, 'Vally Wieselthier-Golden Girls n° 2', 2022/23; New York, Austrian Cultural Forum, Vally Wieselthier, Sculpting Modernism, 15 October 2025-9 February 2026
Galerie des Modernes
Pierre Alechinsky (Brussels, 1927) Signes, 1951 Oil on canvas 19.5 x 30 cm Signed lower right, countersigned, dated and titled on stretcher A CoBrA-period work executed in May 1951 Certificate of authenticity by Myriam Prévot-Douatte, director of Galerie de France This document bears the following handwritten note by Pierre Alechinsky: 'P. Alechinsky, who would like to be able to borrow this small painting for a forthcoming retrospective' To be included in the Pierre Alechinsky catalogue raisonné, currently in preparation by the artist and Frédéric Charron, under n° 110 Provenance: Galerie de France, Paris; private collection, France
Waddington Custot
Hans Hartung (Lepzig 1904-1989 Antibes) T1982–R18, 1982 Acrylic on canvas 180 x 111 cm Signed and dated lower left ‘Hartung 82’ On the reverse, signed and dated lower right ‘Hartung 82’ Inscribed on the top stretcher ‘Fait le 8-3-82 HARTUNG T1982-R18’ This artwork is accompanied by a photo-document signed by Daniel Gervis and dated 10 November 2020 This artwork is recorded in the Archives of the Fondation Hans Hartung & Anna-Eva Bergman, Antibes Provenance: Béatrice and Daniel Gervis collection, Paris (acquired directly from the artist in 1985); private collection, Paris Exhibition: ‘Hans Hartung Painter-Photographer’, Waddington Custot, London, 22 April-1 July 2022 (repro. in colour in catalogue p. 43, pp. [44–45] [detail], p.89); ‘Regards croisés’, Waddington Custot, Paris, 11 June-26 September 2026 Literature: Hartung, Pierre Daix, Bordas / Daniel Gervis and Éditions de Grenelle, Paris, 1991, catalogue n° 400 (repro. in colour p. 325)
Stoppenbach & Delestre
Pierre-Auguste Renoir (Limoges 1841-1919 Cagnes-sur-Mer) Nature morte aux pommes et à poire, circa1889 Oil on canvas 22 x 31 cm Signed ‘Renoir’ lower right The work is included in the Renoir digital catalogue raisonné project, n° 20411 Provenance: Ambroise Vollard, Paris, by whom acquired from the artist before 1919; Madame de la Chapelle, Paris; Galerie Durand-Ruel, Paris, by whom acquired from the above on 30 March 1938; Dr Albert & Elvira Charpentier, Paris, by whom acquired from above on 14 March 1939; Roberto & Elena Germain-Ribon, by descent from the above; Jacqueline Pizarro, by descent from the above; Sale, Christie’s, London, 22 June 2005, n° 110 (ill. colour); private collection, The Netherlands Literature: Ambroise Vollard, Pierre-Auguste Renoir. Paintings, pastels, and drawings. Tableaux, pastels et dessins, rev. ed. (San Francisco: Alan Wofsy Fine Arts, 1918), p.306 (ill. fig. 1489); G.-P. & M. Dauberville, Renoir: Catalogue raisonné des tableaux, pastels, dessins et aquarelles, vol. II, 1882-1894, Paris, Bernheim-Jeune, 2009, n° 721, p. 26 (ill. p. 26 dated circa 1889)
Pauline Janssen
Art Deco diamond bracelet, circa 1920 Set with old European cut diamonds. Estimated total diamond weight approximately 18.00-20.00 carats. Estimated centre diamond weight approximately 1.80 carats. Estimated weight of the two side diamonds approximately 1.50 carats each. Estimated total weight of the small diamonds approximately 0.75 carats. Estimated colour of the diamonds is K-L-M and estimated clarity is VS-SI. Diamonds are bright & lively.
Dries Criel
EOS Earrings Crafted in sandblasted 18kt yellow gold, the earrings radiate a soft, sunlit warmth. Their matte surface captures light with subtlety, creating a gentle and enduring glow. At the heart of each piece rests a natural, white, step-cut diamond. Framed by flowing lines and delicate pavé diamonds, its architectural brilliance recalls the moment dawn first appears on the horizon - quiet, luminous and full of promise.
Galerie Boulakia
Hans Hartung (Leipzig 1904-1989 Antibes) T-1972-H5, 1972 Acrylic on canvas 65 x 92 cm Signed and dated lower right This work is registered in the Archives of the Fondation Hans Hartung & Anna-Eva Bergman under n° T 1972-H5, and will be included in the forthcoming catalogue raisonné currently in preparation. Provenance: Galerie Maeght, Zurich, 1973; private collection, Geneva Literature: Peter Althaus, Hans Hartung Peintures récentes, Exhibition catalogue for Galerie Maeght, Zurich, 1973 Exhibition: Hans Hartung Peintures récentes, Galerie Maeght, Zurich, 1973