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Pierre Bonnard's Verve Magazine Cover No. 3 illustrated in Le Pho's Les chrysanthèmes blancs et jaunes (White and Yellow Chrysanthemums) The first four issues of 'Verve' - a journal defining Modernism published in 1937

Le Pho (Vietnam/France, 1907-2001) Les chrysanthèmes blancs et jaunes (White and Yellow Chrysanthemums) signed in Chinese and signed again ‘Le pho’ (lower right); titled, inscribed and numbered ‘No 61 New York W.F Les chrysanthèmes blancs et jaunes’ (on the reverse) oil on canvas 130.5 x 97 cm. (51 3⁄8 x 38 1⁄4 in.) Painted circa 1970 Provenance Wally ...

Claude Monet's 'Le bassin aux nymphéas' fetched USD 74,010,000 during an exceptional evening sale at Christie's New York, 9 November 2023. Claude Monet (France, 1840-1926) Le bassin aux nymphéas stamped with signature 'Claude Monet' (Lugt 1819b; lower right); stamped again with signature ‘Claude Monet’ (Lugt 1819b; on the reverse) oil on canvas 100.1 x 200.6 ...

Christie’s Paris: Derniers souvenirs de Ferrières The exceptional results of the "Masterpieces Rothschild" sales that just took place in New York demonstrated the perfection of the collection of Baron James de Rothschild and his descendants at the Château de Ferrières. In each of these pieces, a unique décor through which styles, eras and continents are ...

Le Pho's Paysage du Tonkin (Landscape of Tonkin), a lacquer on the panel of exceptional dimensions or the largest known lacquer executed by Vietnamese master Le Pho, is proudly on display at the extensive exhibition “Paraventi: Folding Screens from the 17th to 21st Centuries” curated by Nicholas Cullinan and supported by Prada. This exhibition investigates ...

Le Nez is a sculpture by Alberto Giacometti which, like many of the artist's other works, went through several versions, the Swiss genius constantly reworking his motifs. Less well known than L'homme qui marche or the "Femmes immobiles" series, it is no less beloved by meticulous observers of the work of the artist who died ...

In the China Sea, the Matsu archipelago uses art to ward off Beijing's threat The former military power plant in Matsu, Taiwan, has been transformed into an art installation designed to recall the Chinese bombardments once suffered by this tiny archipelago which, like the rest of the territory, remains threatened by Chinese invasion. The exhibition ...

Mai Trung Thu (Vietnam/France, 1906-1980) Contes et Légendes (Fairy Tales and Legends) signed ‘MAI THU’ and dated in Chinese (lower left) ink and gouache on silk laid on paper 43 x 58 cm. (17 1/8 x 22 3/4 in.) Painted in 1964 one seal of the artist Provenance Galerie Jean-François Apesteguy, Deauville Private collection, Switzerland ...

Nguyen Trung (Vietnam, B. 1940) Lady with Tea signed and dated ‘NgTrung 08’ (lower left) lacquer on panel 100 x 100 cm. (39 3/8 x 38 3/8 in.) Painted in 2008 The work is accompanied by a certificate of authenticity from the artist. Provenance Acquired directly from the artist Collection of Boi Tran Garden, Hue, Vietnam ...

More than five centuries ago, on October 31, 1512, the frescoes on the vault of the Sistine Chapel were inaugurated. Michelangelo's masterwork, these frescoes are set in the chapel erected at the request of Pope Sixtus IV in place of the medieval Capella Magna. Since the 15th century, this chapel has housed the Conclave, the ...