Tag Archive for: European art

Marc Chagall, ‘La Caverne des Nymphes,’ estimated at $7,000-$10,000. Image courtesy of Capsule Auctions

Impressionists at forefront of Capsule’s June 15 American & European art sale

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Marc Chagall, ‘La Caverne des Nymphes,’ estimated at $7,000-$10,000. Image courtesy of Capsule Auctions

Marc Chagall, ‘La Caverne des Nymphes (Cavern of the Nymphs),’ estimated at $7,000-$10,000. Image courtesy of Capsule Auctions

NEW YORK – On Thursday, June 15, Capsule Auctions presents American and European Art, a sale of figurative work, landscapes, genre scenes, still lifes, and marine paintings from 19th- and 20th-century artists. The auction spans Realist, Barbizon, Impressionist, Post-Impressionist and Fauvist works from artists such as Louis Valtat, Marc Chagall, Pierre-Auguste Renoir, Armand Guillaumin, Louis Lozowick and sculptor Antoine-Louis Barye. Absentee and Internet live bidding will be available through LiveAuctioneers.

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Detail of Gertrude Abercrombie’s ‘Giraffe and Moon,’ $182,700, from the May 19 American Art sale. Image courtesy of Hindman

Hindman American and European Art sales deliver combined $2.5M total

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Left, Gustave Loiseau, ‘Le quai du Pothuis a Pontoise,’ $201,600, from the May 18 European Art sale; Right, Gertrude Abercrombie, ‘Giraffe and Moon,’ $182,700, from the May 19 American Art sale. Images courtesy of Hindman

Left, Gustave Loiseau, ‘Le quai du Pothuis a Pontoise,’ $201,600, from the May 18 European Art sale; Right, Gertrude Abercrombie, ‘Giraffe and Moon,’ $182,700, from the May 19 American Art sale. Images courtesy of Hindman

CHICAGO – Hindman held back-to-back art auctions in May, one a European art sale on May 18 and the other an American art sale on May 19, which together totaled $2.5 million.

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Detail of William Adolphe Bouguereau’s ‘Bergere (Shepherdess),’ estimated at $500,000-$700,000. Image courtesy of Heritage Auctions, ha.com

Heritage to offer Bouguereau with distinguished provenance, June 9

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William Adolphe Bouguereau, ‘Bergere (Shepherdess),’ estimated at $500,000-$700,000. Image courtesy of Heritage Auctions, ha.com

William Adolphe Bouguereau, ‘Bergere (Shepherdess),’ estimated at $500,000-$700,000. Image courtesy of Heritage Auctions, ha.com

DALLAS — On Friday, June 9, Heritage leads its Fine European Signature® Auction with a painting once owned by two great Americans who earned the title of “museum makers” — the exceptional 1888 oil on canvas by William Adolphe Bouguereau was in the personal collections of both John Joseph Albright, who made his fortune in coal and shipping and founded the Albright Art Gallery (later the Albright-Knox) in Buffalo, New York; and Amon G. Carter, Sr., creator and publisher of the Fort-Worth Telegram and progenitor of the Amon Carter Museum of American Art in Fort Worth, Texas. Absentee and Internet live bidding will be available through LiveAuctioneers.

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Detail of Charles Amable Lenoir’s ‘Pandora,’ estimated at $60,000-$80,000. Image courtesy of Hindman

Hindman offers European art from Linden House, May 18

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Charles Amable Lenoir, ‘Pandora,’ estimated at $60,000-$80,000. Image courtesy of Hindman

Charles Amable Lenoir, ‘Pandora,’ estimated at $60,000-$80,000. Image courtesy of Hindman

CHICAGO – Masterworks of European art from the impressive Indianapolis estate, Linden House, will anchor Hindman’s European Art auction on Thursday, May 18. Highlighting the offering will be exquisite paintings by Charles Amable Lenoir, Gustave Loiseau and Louis Valtat. Overall, the auction will feature work by a wide range of artists, from Dutch Old Masters to 19th-century Academic painters, to Impressionists, post-Impressionists and European Modernists. Absentee and Internet live bidding will be available through LiveAuctioneers.

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Asgrimur Jonsson, ‘Parti fra Husafelli (Scenery from Husafelli),’ estimated at $10,000-$15,000. Image courtesy of Heritage Auctions

European artists step into auction spotlight at Heritage, Dec. 8

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Asgrimur Jonsson, ‘Parti fra Husafelli (Scenery from Husafelli),’ estimated at $10,000-$15,000. Image courtesy of Heritage Auctions

Asgrimur Jonsson, ‘Parti fra Husafelli (Scenery from Husafelli),’ estimated at $10,000-$15,000. Image courtesy of Heritage Auctions

DALLAS – The Thursday, December 8 Fine European Art Auction at Heritage Auctions is the largest sale of European art the house has offered in more than 15 years. Comprised of paintings, drawings and Old Master prints, the sale is richly diverse in subject matter, media, national schools, period, style and price point. Absentee and Internet live bidding will be available through LiveAuctioneers.

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Morphy’s lavish June 8-10 auction led by rare Tiffany lamp of extraordinary quality

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Tiffany Studios table lamp with 20in conical leaded-glass shade in ‘Poppy’ motif exhibiting the very highest standards of Tiffany artistry. Astounding colorway and complex composition. Exceptionally rare base with 16 iridescent Favrile-glass balls as supports for the telescoping stem. Tiffany stamps to both shade and base. Estimate $350,000-$450,000

DENVER, Pa. – A fine and decorative arts selection of incomparable quality awaits bidders at Morphy Auctions on June 8, 9 and 10. The gallery is at its shining best, with rare and beautiful objects at every turn, including 75 leaded and stained-glass lamps, 100 pieces of art glass, 100+ paintings, 50 figural bronzes, 50 lots of silver, and 30 pieces of coveted Amphora pottery. Additionally, there are 30 cylinder and disc music boxes, 15 bird boxes, and long-held private collections containing 100 figural napkin rings, 80 antique, hand-blown colored-glass wedding bells; 50 figural and mechanical gadget canes; and the acclaimed Don and Mary Ann Livingston collection of antique sleigh bells. On day three, Morphy’s will unveil a sumptuous array of fine jewelry plus 30 pocket and wristwatches. Those who are not able to attend in person are invited to absentee or live via the Internet through LiveAuctioneers.

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Jean Victor Louis Faure, ‘Market Day, The Pantheon, Rome,’ est. £30,000-£50,000

Rediscovered Roman scene by Faure headlines at Dreweatts, May 26

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Jean Victor Louis Faure, ‘Market Day, The Pantheon, Rome,’ est. £30,000-£50,000

Jean Victor Louis Faure, ‘Market Day, The Pantheon, Rome,’ est. £30,000-£50,000

LONDON – Dreweatts will offer a recently discovered work by esteemed French artist Jean Victor Louis Faure (1786-1879) in its Old Master, British and European Art on Thursday, May 26. It carries an estimate of £30,000-£50,000. Because Faure’s work rarely appears at auction, it is expected to be highly sought after by collectors around the world. Absentee and Internet live bidding will be available through LiveAuctioneers.

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Orest Manetsky, ‘Event in a Vacuum,’ est. $3,000-$3,500

Ukrainian artists stand out in European Fine Arts sale, April 2

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Orest Manetsky, ‘Event in a Vacuum,’ est. $3,000-$3,500

Orest Manetsky, ‘Event in a Vacuum,’ est. $3,000-$3,500

NEW YORK – Works by Viktor Makarov, Alexander Kudriavchenko and Orest Manetsky – all artists hailing from Ukraine – will appear in a Jasper52 sale of European Fine Arts scheduled for Saturday, April 2, starting at 7 pm Eastern time. Other artists whose works will be offered in the 64-lot auction of paintings, drawings, sculptures and photographs include Mikhail Kokin, Elena Pronkina, Mihail Shemyakin, Barbudaz Sh, Natasha Steshenko, Gennady Lesnichiy, Nikolay Chaliy, Vladimir Mukiy, Pavlo Bedzir, Maria Levitska, Andrey Chebotaru, Pavlo Makov, Dmitriy Shevchuk, Igor Taverovsky, Mykola Nechvoglod, Oleg Demko, Mikhail Kublik, Alexander Turanskiy, Andrii Kotliarchuk, Peter Kishenyuk, Pavlo Romanov, Peter Boyko, Tatiana Binovskaya, Oksana Stratiychuk, Irina Kurilko, Anton Basanets, Nikolay Peremyshlev and Igor Kapakaev. Part of the profits from this auction will support humanitarian aid to Ukrainians. Absentee and Internet live bidding will be available through LiveAuctioneers.

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Artemis Gallery to auction film legend Anthony Quinn’s cultural art collection, Feb. 27

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Lovely Roman Imperial Period (circa 2nd-3rd century CE) marble head of a female subject, 16.4in high. Estimate $16,000-$24,000

BOULDER, Colo. – Artemis Gallery takes great pleasure in announcing a February 27 online auction through LiveAuctioneers consisting exclusively of cultural artworks acquired by screen legend and “Renaissance man” Anthony Quinn (1915-2001). A portion of the auction proceeds will benefit The Anthony Quinn Foundation, which was established by Quinn’s wife, Katherine Quinn, to fund arts scholarships for youth and advocate for arts education.

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Claude Monet (French, 1840–1926). ‘The Doge’s Palace,’ 1908. Oil on canvas, 32in by 39 in. (81.3cm by 99.1 cm). Brooklyn Museum; Gift of A. Augustus Healy, 20.634. (Photo: Brooklyn Museum)

Brooklyn Museum marks European art reinstallation with ‘Monet to Morisot’

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Claude Monet (French, 1840–1926). ‘The Doge’s Palace,’ 1908. Oil on canvas, 32in by 39 in. (81.3cm by 99.1 cm). Brooklyn Museum; Gift of A. Augustus Healy, 20.634. (Photo: Brooklyn Museum)

Claude Monet (French, 1840–1926). ‘The Doge’s Palace,’ 1908. Oil on canvas, 32in by 39 in. (81.3cm by 99.1 cm). Brooklyn Museum; Gift of A. Augustus Healy, 20.634. (Photo: Brooklyn Museum)

BROOKLYN, N.Y. – Opening February 4, 2022, Monet to Morisot: The Real and Imagined in European Art, the new thematic reinstallation of the Brooklyn Museum’s renowned holdings of 19th- and 20th-century European art, features nearly 90 important paintings, sculptures, and works on paper, many of which have not been on view together in Brooklyn since 2016. The exhibition continues through May 21, 2023.

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