Category: Old Masters

Henri Matisse (France, 1869-1954) Liseuse en robe violette (Reading Woman In Violet Dress) oil on canvas 38 x 46 cm. Painted in 1898 Collection of Musée des Beaux-Arts, Reims, France Henri Matisse, Reader in a Purple Dress (1898). Matisse often portrayed women reading, capturing intimate, meditative moments that reflect his pursuit of serenity and harmony. ...

The Madonna of Chancellor Rolin, the only work by Jan van Eyck (about 1390/95–1441) to be held in France, is one of the Louvre’s master paintings. Jan van Eyck (Netherlands, about 1390/95–1441) Madonna of Chancellor Rolin oil on panel 66 x 62 cm Painted circa 1435 Collection of Musée du Louvre, Paris To celebrate the ...

Vincent van Gogh (Netherlands, 1853–1890) Sunflowers oil on canvas 92.2 × 73 cm (36.3 × 29 in) Painted in 1888 Collection of National Gallery, London The secret behind the painting Van Gogh's Sunflowers A series of 6 paintings produced in 1888 and 1889, the Sunflowers were intended to decorate Gauguin's room, which Van Gogh was ...

France, XVIIIe Siècle Buste d'homme (Bust of man) terracotta, resting on a rear white marble pedestal H: 46 cm (17 in.); H (total): 63 cm (243⁄4 in.) Estimate EUR 3,000 - EUR 5,000 Christie's: Maîtres Anciens: Peintures - Sculptures, Paris, 31 May - 14 June 2024

Anne-Louis Girodet-Trioson (France, 1767-1824) L'Odalisque oil on canvas 40,3 x 32,7 cm (15 7/8 x 12 7/8 in.) Estimate EUR 80,000 – EUR 120,000 Price realised EUR EUR 378,000 at Christie's: Maîtres Anciens: Peintures - Sculptures, Paris, 12 June 2024 This portrait of a young girl with luxurious dark curls was gifted by artist to the ...

Marianne Loir (France, 1715-1783) Portrait d'une femme en Flore, de trois-quarts (Portrait of a woman in Flora, three-quarter view) oil on canvas 116,7 x 90,7 cm (46 x 353⁄4 in.) Estimate EUR 10,000 - EUR 15,000 Christie's: Maîtres Anciens: Peintures - Sculptures, Paris, 31 May - 14 June 2024

Jean Siméon Chardin’s Le Melon entamé fetched EUR €26,730,000 at Christie’s Paris, 12 June 2024 Chardin was the pre-eminent still-life painter of his day and would go on to inspire Manet, Matisse and Cezanne. This masterpiece from the Rothschild family collection is offered with the estimate EUR 8,000,000 - 12,000,000 in Maîtres Anciens: Peintures — ...

Chardin was the pre-eminent still-life painter of his day and would go on to inspire Manet, Matisse and Cezanne. This masterpiece from the Rothschild family collection is offered with the estimate EUR 8,000,000 - 12,000,000 in Maîtres Anciens: Peintures — Sculptures on 12 June 2024 at Christie’s Paris Le melon entamé is one of the ...

Paul Sérusier (1863-1927) Promenade du Dimanche (Robe Noire) 36.5 x 93 cm. (14 3/8 x 36 5/8 in.) signed and dated 'P. Sérusier 1894' (on the reverse) tempera on canvas Painted in Châteauneuf-du-Faou in 1894 Estimate EUR 50,000 – EUR 70,000 Paul Sérusier (1863-1927) Promenade du Dimanche (Robes Jaunes) signed and dated 'P. Sérusier 1894' ...

Vincent van Gogh (Netherlands, 1853-1890) Naaiende vrouw (Woman Sewing) gouache, watercolour and black and white chalk on paper 23 ¾ x 17 ½ in. (60.1 x 44.6 cm.) Executed in Etten in October - November 1881 Estimate GBP 2,000,000 – GBP 3,000,000 Price Realised GBP 2,460,000 Christie's London, 20th/21st Century Evening Sale, 7 March 2024