Tag: Paris

Christie's Paris, 10 September 2023.

"The Decisive Moment", Behind the Gare Saint-Lazare (1932), photographed by Henri Cartier-Bresson (France, 1908-2004), considered the father of modern photojournalism, he coined the term “The Decisive Moment” to refer to a moment when the photographer captures a fleeting second, immortalising it in time. "There is nothing in this world that does not have a decisive ...

Musée du Luxembourg Exposition:  Gertrude Stein and Pablo Picasso — The Invention of Language To mark the 50th anniversary of Picasso's death, the Musée du Luxembourg is staging a major exhibition on the story of the extraordinary friendship between two 20th-century icons, Pablo Picasso (1881-1973) and Gertrude Stein (1874-1946). Gertrude Stein (1874-1946), a Jewish American ...

Rare Jar In White Blue Enamelled A Rare Blue and White Glazed Stoneware Peony's Storage Jar Vietnam, 15th Century The bulging globular belly is richly painted with blooming plovers. The shoulder is decorated with powerful Buddhist lions walking over the clouds. The collar is embellished with stylised flowers and the feet of a frieze of ...

Pierre Bonnard (France, 1867–1947) Nu dans le bain (Nude in Bathtub) oil on canvas 122.56 × 150.50 cm. (48 x 59 in.) Painted c. 1940-1946 Collection of Carnegie Museum of Art, Pennsylvania, America Pierre Bonnard (France, 1867–1947) Nu dans la baignoire (Nude in Bathtub) oil on canvas 93 × 147 cm. (36.6 x 57.8 in.) Painted ...

Giuseppe Arcimboldo (Italy, 1527–1593) La Primavera (Spring) oil on canvas 76 x 63.5 cm. (29.9 x 25 in.) painted in 1573 Part of a set of four paintings The Four Seasons by Giuseppe Arcimboldo Collection of Louvre Museum, Paris, France A set of four paintings The Four Seasons by Giuseppe Arcimboldo (Italy, 1527–1593) Giuseppe Arcimboldo ...

Tamara de Lempicka (Poland, 1898-1980) Jeune fille en vert (Girl in Green) oil on plywood 61.5 x 45.5 cm. (24 x 17 3/4 in.) Painted circa 1927-1930 Collection of Musée national d'Art moderne (MNAM), Paris If we don't know who Tamara de Lempicka's model is here, we can't help but think of the interwar cinema ...

Pham Hau (Vietnam, 1903-1995) Thay Pagoda signed with a stamp of the artist Lacquer on panel 46 × 62,7 cm (18⅛ × 24⅝ in.) Executed circa 1942 Estimate EUR 45,000 - EUR 65,000 Price Realised EUR 113,400 at Christie's Paris, Art d’Asie, 14 June 2023 Property from the collection of Maurice Colin (1906-1994) PHAM HAU ...

Pham Hau (Vietnam, 1903-1995) Five Maidens Signed with a stamp of the artist Four lacquer on panels Overall dimensions 120 × 146,8 x 1,9 cm (47¼ × 57¾ × ¾ in.) Executed in 1937 Estimate EUR 120,000 - EUR 180,000 Price Realised EUR 529,200 at Christie's Paris, Art d’Asie, 14 June 2023 Property from the ...

Claude Monet (France, 1840-1926) Soleil Levant (Sunrise) oil on canvas 48 x 63 cm. (18.9 x 24.8 in.) painted in 1872 Collection of Marmottan Museum of Monet, Paris, France