The very first exhibition 'Le Gala du Salon de 1935', L'Avenir du Tonkin, 25 March 1935 held by SADEAI: Société Annamite d'Encouragement à l'Art et à l'Industrie (The Annamite Society for the encouragement of art and industry) initiated by Victor Tardieu in May 1934. It was granted legal capacity by a decision of the Governor ...
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
Francis Bacon (Ireland/England, 1909-1992) Landscape near Malabata, Tangier titled and dated ‘Landscape near Malabata, Tangier 1963’ (on the reverse) oil on canvas 78 x 57in. (198.1 x 144.8cm.) Painted in 1963 Estimate GBP 15,000,000 – GBP 20,000,000 Price Realised GBP 19,630,000 Christie's London, 20th/21st Century Evening Sale, 7 March 2024
Joan Miró (Italy, 1893-1983) L'échelle de l'évasion (The Escape Ladder) signed 'Miró' (centre left) oil on burlap 28 7⁄8 x 21 3⁄8 in. (73.5 x 54.3 cm.) Painted in December 1939 Estimate GBP 2,700,000 – GBP 3,500,000 Price Realised GBP 3,428,000 Christie's London, The Art of the Surreal Evening Sale, 7 March 2024