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The Ratton-Ladrière gallery is showing exceptional sculptures from the 15th, 17th and 18th centuries 14 September to 26 October 2010 Opening day: Monday 13 September From 14 September to 26 October 2010, the Ratton-Ladrière gallery will be unveiling some thirty sculptures from the 15 th, 17th, and 18th centuries. Some of them depict historical scenes, such as the Death of Cleopatra, while others show religious scenes, such as the Beheading of Saint Paul, while others still are based on mythology, such as the Lady with the unicorn or the Faun with Kid.Located on quai Voltaire, the Ratton-Ladrière gallery has been one of the must-see antiquity galleries of the "Carré Rive Gauche" for some thirty years. Having been established on the Right Bank (14 rue Marignan, Paris 8 th district) for several decades by Charles Ratton and Guy Ladrière, the Ratton-Ladrière gallery is now known internationally for its sculptures and art objects, but also its paintings and drawings, which primarily cover the Renaissance and Baroque periods.A genuine aficionado, Guy Ladrière conveys his passion for art to those around him, starting with his daughter Sandrine who has been working for the gallery since 2001. Together, they are delighted to count among their regular clientele numerous demanding private collectors, to which can be added the most renowned international museums, such as Cluny, Versailles, and the Getty Museum (Los Angeles)… not to mention the Louvre which faces it from the other side of the Seine. In the autumn of 2010, the Ratton-Ladrière gallery will be inviting art collectors and aficionados to see some thirty sculptures from the 15 th, 17th, and 18th centuries, displayed by Pierre-Hervé Walbaum. Among the prominent pieces, let us mention the Beheading of Saint Paul, a terra cotta sculpture hand-crafted in the 17th century by Alessandro Algardi, or the Faun with kid, a white marble sculpture made in the 18th century by a certain Jacques François Saly, inspired by the statuary of antiquity. Fauns are generally rustic beings that are half-man and half-beast; Saly's faun, however, is of a youthful grace and completely civilized, one worthy of being shown at the Court of Louis XV where the marble piece was on display.The Ratton-Ladrière gallery regularly organizes thematic exhibitions of exquisite refinement and quality. Its previous exhibitions had themes of "Animals in art", "Sculpted heads", and " Old masters drawings from the 16th to the 18th centuries".GALERIE RATTON-LADRIERE 11 quai Voltaire, 75007 Paris Telephone: +33 1 42 61 29 79. Fax: +33 1 42 56 00 72
T he 25th Paris Biennale, rich in discoveriesand timeless treasures ..... From the 15th until the 22nd of September, under the striking Grand Palais nave, 80 art dealers and 7 jewelers will present exceptional works of art to worldwide collectors. Presided over by Hervé Aaron and according to his wish, this 25th edition promises to be brilliant, representing the French and international art market as well as a new generation of art dealers. Subtle and Elegant Decor Created by the architect Patrick Bazanan from the Agence Décoral the scenography for the 2010 Biennale, conceived as a discrete and elegant showcase, is intended to highlight the works of art. A dark and covered entrance animated by 25 alcoves full of roses will guide the visitor towards a large central square from which a single wide alley will lead to the stands. Spacious entrances framed by arches and openings on all sides: all will be made to arouse the visitors’ curiosity. Numerous fountains, places for the visitor to rest, structures in vivid colours, slender bamboos and illuminations in the evening will lend the whole fair a particularly warm and serene atmosphere. The stepping stone to the Biennale: tomorrow's exhibitors in the spotlight The stepping stone to the Biennale is not only a way for the Syndicat National des Antiquaires (SNA) to help the new generation but also a means to offer to the public a different taste and another vision of art and antique dealing. 25 objects in total have been selected, offered by French and foreign dealers (23 French, 1 Hungarian, 1 Spanish): 25 objects presented by tomorrow’s exhibitors in homage to the 25th anniversary of the Biennale. Gathered together on the balcony of the Grand Palais, the works presented in the stepping stone section illustrate the many specialties of the art market: archaeology, Asian art, Islamic art, Pre-Colombian Art, Oceanic Art, books and manuscripts, 18th, 19th and 20th century furniture, heraldry, sculpture, old master and modern paintings, tapestry. Paris at the time of the Biennale: the capital celebrates the arts To present Paris as the capital of the art market during the month of September 2010 was the SNA's (the National Society of Art Dealers) wish. Gathered together around this great event, Parisian museums and galleries will offer to the public a group of major exhibitions. Here are only a few: L'Heure, le feu, la lumière, Bronzes from Garde-Meuble impérial et royal 1800-1870), Mobilier National-Galeries des Gobelins ; Mobi-Boom, The explosion of design in France (1945-1975), Musée des Arts Décoratifs; and also The Congo River, Arts of Central Africa, Musée du Quai Branly. Also in the galleries, numerous exhibitions will be organised: Fabergé and Imperial Russia (Galerie Didier Aaron & Cie), Exoticism and European art (Galerie Aveline), From illuminated manuscripts to sculpture in France at the end of the Middle -Ages (Galerie Bresset), Miró (Galerie Pierre Lévy), Jacques-Emile Ruhlmann (Galerie Mathivet) as well as Modernity in progress (Galerie Anne-Sophie Duval). The complete program can be viewed by following this link.....
Vienna's Dorotheum Creates New
Carpet Category
Vienna, Austria -- As of September, Dorotheum offers a completely new
category: antique Oriental carpets, textiles, and tapestries. Such
auctions will take place once or twice a year, the first one on
September 14th, 2010. For further information, please follow this link .....
September 22-26, 2010 London - LAPADA The Association of Art & Antiques Dealers is the UK’s largest trade organisation for professional dealers. Its prestigious annual Fair is a showcase for 90 members to display for sale fine, rare and beautiful works of art, furniture, jewellery, pictures, silver and sculpture from the 15th to 21st centuries. This year’s Fair is held from Wednesday 22nd to Sunday 26th September 2010 in a special marquee in Berkeley Square, Mayfair, London W1. From an exquisite 15th century Flemish manuscript miniature to an exuberant watercolour by the 20th century Spanish artist Joan Miró, a centre table made for Queen Victoria for Windsor Castle to a clock that has remained in the maker's family for nearly 200 years, a recently discovered rare Lalique jewel to an amusing umbrella stand in the unusual form of a poodle made around 1950 by the Italian artist and designer Piero Fornasetti, there will truly be something for everyone at this Fair. All works offered for sale are fully vetted for quality and authenticity by a team of experts and buyers have the additional assurance that all exhibitors abide by the LAPADA Code of Practice. Objects are selected by the exhibitors for their craft in manufacture, rarity, intrinsic beauty and finesse. For both professional and private buyers the LAPADA Art & Antiques Fair Berkeley Square is a perfect occasion to inspect, assess, learn about and buy traditional, modern and contemporary works of art. Acquiring a work of art at the LAPADA Fair, whether priced under £100 or over £100,000, is a personal and pleasurable experience. The majority of exhibitors at the 2009 event have returned, whilst new dealers selected from an extensive waiting list of applicants include: Peter Harrington (rare books), Anthony Woodburn (clocks), Mark J. West (glass), Ted Few (works of art), Epoque Fine Jewels, Farnham Carpets, C.J. Martin (Coins) & Ancient Art Ltd, Lucy Johnson (oak furniture & modern art), Richard Gardner Antiques, The Taylor Gallery (C20th pictures), Paul Nash Fossil Décor, Mary Cooke Antiques (silver), Robert Bowman Gallery (sculpture), Martin du Louvre (modern & contemporary art), Borsdorf (jewellery) and Sue Ollemans (oriental jewellery and works of art). A full list of exhibitors can be found at www.lapadalondon.com.
Francesca Galloway presents Indian Miniatures from the James Ivory collection. November 4th to December 17th, 2010 This November, Francesca Galloway is staging an exceptional exhibition of Indian miniatures from the collection of the acclaimed American film director James Ivory in her gallery at 31 Dover Street, London W1. The collection comprises 100 miniatures from the Hindu courts of Rajasthan, the Hill States and South India and paintings made under East India Company rule.Indian Miniatures from the James Ivory collection opens to the public on 4th November and will be on view until 17th December 2010, encompassing Asian Art in London 4th-13th November 2010. An accompanying fully illustrated catalogue by the renowned Indian art historian J P Losty will accompany the exhibition.The underlying theme of this collection is a fascination with India and an acute observation of Indian life, both secular and religious, combined with a delight in some of the peculiarities of human nature, as they were expressed on the Indian subcontinent and seen through a highly refined and, as we now realize- ‘cinematic’ eye. Rawat Ragho Das of Devgarh hunting Boar circa 1780 Ragho Das (r.1776-1786)James Ivory started collecting Indian miniatures in San Francisco in the 1950s, while studying film at the University of Southern California. A chance encounter with an assortment of Indian miniatures awakened his interest in the continent, and his immediate response was a documentary on the subject - The Sword and the Flute (1959), which was followed by a filmcommissioned by the the Asia Society in New York entitled The Delhi Way in 1964. It was during this period that Ivory began collecting in earnest: it was also the point at which he met Ismail Merchant and Ruth Prawer Jhabvala, with whom he formed Merchant Ivory Productions and who would become his lifetime artistic collaborators. Most of Merchant Ivory’s early feature films were low budget and set in India – titles from the period include The Householder (1963); Shakespeare Wallah (1965); The Guru (1969) and Bombay Talkie (1970).The late Stuart Cary Welch, Professor of Islamic Art at Harvard, who was instrumental in disseminating awareness and knowledge of Indian painting though a number of seminal exhibitions in the 60s and 70s was a fellow collector and close friend of James Ivory. As a result of their friendship and shared interest, Ivory loaned works from his collection to these important exhibitions: The Art of Mughal India (1963), Gods, Thrones and Peacocks (1965), A Flower from Every Meadow (1973) and Room for Wonder (1978)Indian Miniatures from the James Ivory Collection can be seen at Francesca Galloway, 31 Dover Street, London W1 from 4 th November – 17th December 2010.
"Journey to the Centre of the Earth"… with the Lefebvre & Fils Gallery September 13 to November 13, 2010 On 13 September 2010, the Lefebvre & Fils Gallery will inaugurate its new space with previously unproduced works by Ettore Sottsass made in collaboration with Manufacture de Sèvres, along with a set of pieces made of Italian stoneware from the 16th century, from Nevers dating back to the 17th century, and from Rouen from the beginning of the 18th century, all in a remodeled décor. The Lefebvre & Fils Gallery has been specializing in French and European ceramics from the 16th to the 20th centuries for five generations. It has been helping to build the greatest French and international collections since 1880. In September 2010, the gallery will redesign its space located at 24 rue du Bac and launch a new temporary exhibition concept that will allow for a dialogue between works of the 21st century and those of centuries past. The inaugural presentation, starting on Monday 13 September, will focus on a set of ceramics made by Ettore Sottsass between 1994 and 2006. Known for having created the Memphis movement in 1981, he has become the international model for antimodernism and is characterized by the eclecticism of the styles he uses, his tone full of humour and even irony, and his motifs and colours that exude an immediate sensuality. The pieces shown here by Louis Lefebvre reveal the Italian designer's ingeniousness when he reinterprets his shape geometry. Ettore Sottsass is in love with material: "With the slow onward march of time, any material—its weight, substance, colour, sheen, opacity, and rarity—meant to me a long history of the presence of people, tribes, nations, and usage customs: what we call history…" He has especially favoured two materials: glass and ceramic. Throughout his life he would continue towork with ceramics, particularly in his latest work for Manufacture de Sèvres. The ceramics he makes, which are all remarkable, can be seen as the synthesis of his talent. In them we find a penchant for playing with materials and colours in combination with traditional know-how and arts and crafts. These "small table architectures combine the force and preciousness of expertise handed down from the 18th century" (in Intramuros no. 135). Alongside these exceptional pieces, reflecting the inspiration of contemporary design, the gallery will be showing works from the 17th century made of stoneware from Nevers demonstrating the exceptional expertise of the French masters of ceramics. To ensure the success of this exhibition, which is catapulting the gallery into a new dimension between the art deco of past centuries and contemporary design, the Lefebvre & Fils Gallery called on the services of a young architect, Jérôme Thénot, who redesigned the gallery's traditional space on rue du Bac. In addition, Louis Lefebvre has chosen some pieces representative of today's design for the stands, such as the "white" table made by Martin Szekely, produced by the kreo gallery. Moreover, the Lefebvre & Fils Gallery will be showing pieces by Americans Carter (born in 1970) and Sterling Ruby (born in 1972) between 6 and 25 September 2010 as part of the Rive Droite/Rive Gauche event, an exhibition of emerging internationa artists organized by Marc Jancou Contemporary. Galerie Lefebvre & Fils / 24, rue du Bac 75007 PARIS Tel 01 42 61 18 40 / antiklef@wanadoo.fr
Auctions of a Superlative Order: 2010 Sees Best Mid-Year Results Dorotheum’s History with Historic record sales for Old Masters, 19th-Century Painting, Modern Art, Silver, and Design Vienna - Auctions of a superlative order at Dorotheum, the largest auction house in Continental Europe: Old Masters and 19th-Century Painting in April 2010, as well as Modern Art, Design, and Silver in May 2010, yielded historic record results. All in all, the first half of 2010 has turned out to be the best in the auctioneer’s history. It was above all the painting Man Choosing between Virtue and Vice by Frans Francken II, sold in April for 7.02 million euros and thus the most high-priced Old Master painting worldwide auctioned to date in 2010, that shifted into the focus of international attention. Francken’s composition is also the most expensive Old Master painting ever knocked down in the German-speaking area and Continental Europe and moreover marks a world record for this artist. Besides the Francken painting, the Old Masters sale scored another million bid, which was made for Guercino’s dramatic scene after Tasso, Rinaldo Restraining Armida from Killing Herself with an Arrow (€ 1,042,300). Modern Art likewise saw a number of peak results, such as for the international stars Giorgio Morandi, Paula Modersohn-Becker, and Giorgio de Chirico. Works by Günther Uecker, Anselm Kiefer, and Francesco Bonalumi stood out in Contemporary Art. 19th-Century Painting, for which there has recently developed a growing trend, excelled with a sensational 283,300 euros for a small seascape by Konstantin Aivazovsky. The top auction results also include the highlights from the Silver and Design sales: four candelabra once owned by Catherine the Great and a desk by Diego Giacometti reached more than 200,000 euros each. Dorotheum CEO Martin Böhm points out the reasons for this success: “During the past years we have invested intensively in Dorotheum’s internationalization and enormously expanded our clientele on a global scale. We are thus in a position to present an attractive offering in terms of international works of art.”
KRAEMER Antiquaires at the Biennale des Antiquaires Paris, France -- KRAEMER Antiquaires revisits the Oval Office of the White House at the Biennale des Antiquaires. At the Grand Palais of Paris from September 15 to 22, 2010, Kraemer Antiquaires invites you to experiment another exercise in style at the 25th Biennale des Antiquaires (French antique dealers fair). Kraemer Antiquaires will offer a reconstruction of the mythic Oval Office at the White House and furnish it with rare pieces from the French 18th century.
New Masters give a Major Appearance Dorotheum Vienna: Auction Week 17th to 21st May 2010, presenting modern and contemporary art, design, silver, art nouveau, jewellery, and watches. 19th May 2010 • Sand isle full of nails – Contemporary Art Ranging from the geometrical-constructive approach of Agostino Bonalumi and Josef Albers, to the gestural and wild technique of Herbert Brandl and Emilio Vedova, to the material and experimental work of Günther Uecker and Louise Nevelson - no other genre is characterised by as many different styles and methods as is the one commonly subsumed under the heading "contemporary art". Anything goes. Collectors and lovers of current art will also find this to be the case when able to choose their favourite from a wide range of styles at the Dorotheum auction on 19th May 2010 Coinciding with the artist's 80th birthday, the auction features two works by Günther Uecker, a protagonist of the ZERO Group, who during the nineteen-sixties proclaimed a fresh start for art: his Sand Isle, exhibited at the 1970 Venice Biennial („Sandinsel“,1970, € 170.000 - 220.000), and Gate to the Exhibition, which Uecker installed on the premises of the „Symbol“ magazine in 1983, on the occasion of the „kölnisch-klause-(phobien)" exhibition („Tor zur Ausstellung“, € 140.000 - 180.000). Uecker's nailing technique has much in common with certain elements of Op Art. 17th – 21st May 2010 • Highlights of Design, Silver, Art Nouveau, Jewellery and Watches
With its extensive selection of Design at the auction
18th May 2010, Dorotheum underlines its strong position in the
international design market. Ranging from a Prouvé table (€ 40.000 -
50.000) and Luigi Colani's VW-Beetle-1200 body, to Diego Giacometti's
writing desk The auction's range of contemporary design from Israel is probably singular (cat. no. 9 - 18). Pini Leibovich lends computer-generated organic form to bookshelf, vase, and table, while the Reddish Design team creates a menorah, a nine-light candleholder, by lining up nine different-sized historical candleholders in a horizontal line (unique item, 2008, € 2.800 - 3.400). Art Nouveau on 20th May 2010 offers an extensive and extremely rare coffee- and tea service by Otto Prutscher (€ 50.000 - 70.000), four equally rare girandoles by the famous silver smith Georg Jensen (€ 30.000 - 40.000), as well as vases created by Franz Hofstötter for Lötz on the occasion of a World Fair. One 24 cm tall vase by Gallé (circa 1906/14, € 13.000 - 14.000) is decorated with a kingfisher and flying insects while a 13 cm long Wiener Werkstätte lidded silver box by Dagobert Peche shows leafy tendrils and fruit (€ 6.000 - 9.000).
The Ratton-Ladrière gallery is showing exceptional sculptures from the 15th, 17th and 18th centuries From 14 September to 26 October 2010 Opening day: Monday 13 September From 14 September to 26 October 2010, the Ratton-Ladrière gallery will be unveiling some thirty sculptures from the 15th, 17th, and 18th centuries. Some of them depict historical scenes, such as the Death of Cleopatra, while others show religious scenes, such as the Beheading of Saint Paul, while others still are based on mythology, such as the Lady with the unicorn or the Faun with Kid. Located on quai Voltaire, the Ratton-Ladrière gallery has been one of the must-see antiquity galleries of the "Carré Rive Gauche" for some thirty years. Having been established on the Right Bank (14 rue Marignan, Paris 8th district) for several decades by Charles Ratton and Guy Ladrière, the Ratton-Ladrière gallery is now known internationally for its sculptures and art objects, but also its paintings and drawings, which primarily cover the Renaissance and Baroque periods. A genuine aficionado, Guy Ladrière conveys his passion for art to those around him, starting with his daughter Sandrine who has been working for the gallery since 2001. Together, they are delighted to count among their regular clientele numerous demanding private collectors, to which can be added the most renowned international museums, such as Cluny, Versailles, and the Getty Museum (Los Angeles)… not to mention the Louvre which faces it from the other side of the Seine. In the autumn of 2010, the Ratton-Ladrière gallery will be inviting art collectors and aficionados to see some thirty sculptures from the 15th, 17th, and 18th centuries, displayed by Pierre-Hervé Walbaum. Among the prominent pieces, let us mention the Beheading of Saint Paul, a terra cotta sculpture hand-crafted in the 17th century by Alessandro Algardi, or the Faun with kid, a white marble sculpture made in the 18th century by a certain Jacques François Saly, inspired by the statuary of antiquity. Fauns are generally rustic beings that are half-man and half-beast; Saly's faun, however, is of a youthful grace and completely civilized, one worthy of being shown at the Court of Louis XV where the marble piece was on display. The Ratton-Ladrière gallery regularly organizes thematic exhibitions of exquisite refinement and quality. Its previous exhibitions had themes of "Animals in art", "Sculpted heads", and "Old masters drawings from the 16th to the 18th centuries". GALERIE RATTON-LADRIERE
THE FLEMING COLLECTION’S FIRST SELLING
EXHIBITION London, England, April 27,2010 -- The Fleming Collection, which has established itself as an embassy for Scottish art in London, is to hold its first selling exhibition as part of a programme of events marking the tenth anniversary of The Fleming-Wyfold Art Foundation. The Scottish Summer Exhibition which will take place at 13 Berkeley Street, London W1 from 16 June to 4 September 2010 will feature about 100 works by artists invited to take part by The Fleming Collection. The majority of the artists are already represented in its permanent holdings while others are regarded as emerging names in the Scottish contemporary art world. All the works will be for sale with a percentage raising funds for the Foundation.“We have been buying works by contemporary Scottish artists for our own collection for some time and are keen to promote the wealth of talent that exists north of the border,” said Selina Skipwith, Keeper of Art at The Fleming Collection. The title of the show echoes that of the Summer Exhibition held at the nearby Royal Academy at the same time although artists submit work to the latter while The Fleming Collection’s show is by invitation only. Prices will range from a few hundred pounds upwards and the exhibition could become an annual event. Many of the works are being made especially for the exhibition and, while the majority are paintings, The Scottish Summer Exhibition will also include prints and sculpture. Among those taking part will be Will Maclean, one of the outstanding Scottish artists of his generation and a member of the Royal Scottish Academy, who will be the subject of a 70 th birthday retrospective at The Fleming Collection in 2011. Others artists in the exhibition will include Alan Kilpatrick, whose work is influenced both by his early life in India and his subsequent move to Scotland, Briony Anderson, whose current work relates to the landscape backgrounds of 18th and 19th century portraiture and who has been awarded a prestigious residency at London’s ACME studios, sculptor Jake Harvey, and Edinburgh-born painter Helen McAlister.The Fleming Collection’s gallery at 13 Berkeley Street, London W1 The Fleming-Wyfold Art Foundation, the charity which runs The Fleming Collection, was set up in April 2000 following the announcement of a takeover of Flemings, the London merchant bank, by the Chase Manhattan Corporation of New York. The corporate collection of oil paintings, watercolours and drawings assembled by Flemings since 1968, initially to decorate office walls, was transferred to this new charitable foundation. It opened to the public in a gallery at 13 Berkeley Street, London W1 in January 2002, which it still occupies.Since then The Fleming Collection, which is the only museum in the United Kingdom entirely devoted to Scottish art, has hosted numerous highly successful exhibitions of works from its own collection and from major institutions including The National Gallery of Scotland, The Scottish National Portrait Gallery and the Hunterian Art Gallery at the University of Glasgow. It has produced exhibition catalogues and other important publications, including the twice yearly magazine Scottish Art News, and collaborated with Scottish artists, composers and musicians and arts events.During the first decade of the 21 st century The Fleming Collection has succeeded in its principal aim of raising the profile of Scottish art, which is poorly represented in museums and galleries outside Scotland. It now mainly buys contemporary works, although it continues to fill gaps elsewhere in its collection, and because of this is closely in touch with current developments in Scottish art.The Fleming Collection, 13 Berkeley Street, London Tel: +44 (0)20 7409 5730, Opening hours: Tuesday to Saturday 10am – 5.30pm, (Admission Free)
INTERNATIONAL FAIR FOR EMERGING ARTISTS April 26, 2010
-- ART SHOW ZURICH invites artists to present their works directly and
visitor can talk with them about these works. In the centrally located new
culture mile of Zurich, inside the former historic foundry hall Puls 5,
artists find a platform to show personally their latest works in stands
which are laid out by themselves. Information and press-photos: http://www.art-show-zurich.com
MAGGIE’S TREE OF HOPE & THE BRYAN FERRY COLLECTION TRANSFORM THE LONDON INTERNATIONAL FINE ART FAIR at OLYMPIA LONDON – April 23, 2010 – The London International Fine Art Fair (LIFAF) at Olympia will kick off the Summer Season presenting the most broad ranging fine art and antiques event in London when it opens to the public on Friday 4 June 2010 for ten days of summer fair excitement. Special partnerships with Maggie’s Cancer Caring Centres and the never seen before loan exhibition “Modern British Masters: Pictures from the Bryan Ferry Collection” will add a new dimension to the fair and enhance London’s role as a focal point for fine art and antiques each June. With a 37 year history, LIFAF is London’s largest and most established fair of its kind. Bringing together more than 150 prestigious British and international dealers with over 30,000 private buyers, curators, interior designers and devotees from around the world, the grand, historic venue of Olympia will be transformed into an arena for commerce for dealers, collectors and lovers of antiques, paintings of all periods, sculpture, furniture, modern design, jewellery, silver, textiles, books and objets d’art. This year LIFAF will support Maggie’s Cancer Caring Centres. Landscape architect, Dr. Christine Facer will transform the newly designed fair space with its collector’s crescent, enlarged and airy dining and entertaining spaces with a unique Maggie’s landscape garden design that focuses on a Maggie’s Tree of Hope: “A specimen flowering tree spreads its canopy like a metaphorical umbrella that is a Maggie’s Centre: a home-from-home place where visitors can ‘shelter’ and be offered advice; a refuge for support during the bad days and a blossoming of hope”, Dr. Christine Facer. A key stone of Maggie’s belief is the knowledge that stimulating landscapes create a healing environment. Dr. Facer is designing the garden for the next Maggie’s Centre, which will open in the Cotswolds this autumn. "Modern British Masters: Pictures from the Bryan Ferry Collection" will be a very special loan exhibition on display this year. This exceptional group of fifteen rarely seen paintings is representative of Bryan Ferry’s passion for early twentieth-century British painting which he has been collecting for thirty years. Selected by Richard Shone, Editor of The Burlington Magazine and the author of many publications on modern British art, this exhibition not only offers a fascinating insight into the taste and interests of the former lead singer of Roxy Music and internationally-known performer but is also a great opportunity to view works by some of Britain's finest artists. The paintings range in date from c.1900, including a superb work by William Orpen and a brooding portrait of the young Wyndham Lewis by Augustus John, to a little-known late painting by Walter Sickert from the 1930s. In between are Post-Impressionist works by Duncan Grant and Vanessa Bell (and later still lives by these two artists) and characteristic paintings by John Nash and CRW Nevinson. This prestigious fair brings a large array of quality, expertise, accessibility and offers cultural entertainment as well as opportunities for acquisition. The Country Life - LAPADA Object of the Year competitionwill bring together about 20 top objects for display and sale at the fair. Accommodating every level of collector, the fair provides a stage where all visitors have the opportunity to expand their knowledge of fine art, antiques, and modern and contemporary design through a special programme of talks and lectures from eminent members of the arts community. Confirmed lectures are as follows: Monday, June 7, Dr. Jonathan Foyle, Chief Executive, World Monuments Fund Britain, will speak on Stowe House; Tuesday, June 8, Sotheby’s Institute of Art will present an evening debate entitled “The State of The Art Market: A Return to Quality and Value,” and on Wednesday, June 9, Sir Timothy Clifford will deliver a lecture presentation “Forty Years of Rape and Pillage: Buying Art for the Nation.” The evening debate is ticketed at £15, all others are open to the public. A 200 page full colour LIFAF catalogue priced £25 will be available for purchase through www.lifaf.com
New Works on Paper Section Attracts First-time Exhibitors to TEFAF Helvoirt, December 2009 - The new TEFAF on Paper section at TEFAF Maastricht, the world’s most influential art and antiques fair, has proved a huge attraction to international specialists in Old Master and modern drawings, limited edition prints, photography, antiquarian books and manuscripts, watercolours and Japanese prints. When The European Fine Art Fair opens at the MECC (Maastricht Exhibition and Congress Centre) in the southern Netherlands from March 12-21, 2010, 18 of the 19 dealers exhibiting at TEFAF on Paper will be new to the Fair. Other specialists in these fields who have been exhibiting at TEFAF for many years will remain in the existing Paintings, Drawings and Prints and TEFAF Modern sections.
INTERNATIONAL FINE ART EXPOSITIONS ANNOUNCES FIRST MAJOR INTERNATIONAL ART FAIR IN NAPLES IN 2011 Bonita Springs, FL – Today, David and Lee Ann Lester, founders of International Fine Art Expositions (IFAE), announced the debut of the Naples International Art and Antique Fair, February 24 – March 1, 2011 at the new Naples International Pavilion. The Naples International Art and Antique Fair joins the prestigious roster of fairs organized by IFAE, including the Miami International Art Fair (MIA), Art Palm Beach (APB), American International Fine Art Fair (AIFAF), The London International Fine Art Fair (LIFAF), and SeaFair – the Megayacht Venue. “This new fair will bring 60 – 70 carefully selected, prestigious art, antique, and jewelry dealers of the highest caliber from around the world to Southwest Florida for the first time in a spectacular setting consistent with the other major IFAE international events in Palm Beach, London and Miami,” said David Lester, IFAE Founder and Fair Director. “The fair will take place in a newly renovated 55,000 square foot facility to be designated the Naples International Pavilion and will be consistent in size with our original International Pavilion in Palm Beach where we began our Palm Beach International Art & Antique Fair in 1997. ” The Naples International Art and Antique Fair will offer old master paintings, impressionist paintings, modern and contemporary art & sculpture, furniture, decorative arts, silver, ancient arts, haute couture and period jewelry, and rare books. A festive Vernissage benefiting a prominent local charity will open the fair on February 24, 2011. IFAE fairs are of the highest international caliber. Its American International Fine Art Fair is the only art and antique event in the United States recognized as a 5-star fair by the prestigious Art Newspaper. “We anticipate that many dealers who participate with us in Miami and Palm Beach will be part of our new Naples fair each year in February,’ said Lee Ann Lester, IFAE Founder. “By creating access to affluent communities from Naples to Sarasota, dealers will now have the opportunity to take a triangular approach during the winter "high season" enabling them to reach the distinctly different seasonal markets in Miami, Palm Beach, and Southwest Florida.”
BRAFA 2010 Brussels Showcase Poised to Cross Cultures November 19, 2009 - From 22nd to 31st January 2010, The Brussels Antiques and Fine Arts Fair will be pulling out all the stops to welcome around 120 of the top Belgian and foreign art dealers to its historic Tour & Taxis site in Central Brussels. Ancient roman statues, proud Greek torsos, and impassive busts of the Buddha will be vying for attention alongside modern portraits, contemporary creations, and animal sculptures in a harmonious combination of classical and designer furnishings, fine gold and silverware, and objets d’art from Europe, the Orient, Asia, Africa, and far-off Oceania. As they wander along aisles designed to emanate forest paths, visitors will be able to admire a wide variety of rare and fascinating objects covering curiosities, rare books and exquisite antique furniture as well as enjoying an outstanding exhibition of the treasures of the Museums of the City of Liège. For ten days, Brussels will be more than just the capital of Europe – it will be the capital of the arts! Firmly loyal to tradition, yet open to the world and with an ear for the trends on the art markets, BRAFA 2010 will once again be taking up the challenge of offering its visitors a complete range of artistic creation from every era, in every style, from every continent, while paying the most painstaking attention to the quality of the works and objets d’art presented. The 120+ exhibitors in Brussels have all met this requirement, with the aim of astonishing, captivating, and persuading visitors, whether seasoned collectors or simple art lovers. The panel of dealers attending will offer a fine balance between established and regular participants, rising stars, and young promise. Large numbers of foreign galleries have once again responded to the invitations sent out by the organising committee, thus demonstrating that, in a difficult economic climate, the Brussels event, at the heart of Europe and its great capitals, is still exercising a strong pull due to the potential and quality of the public who will be attending, the excellence of its organisation, and the friendliness of the event. The most loyal visitors to the Fair will be pleased in the Old Masters section to see the return of Georges De Jonckheere (Paris) and Jacques Leegenhoek (Paris), alongside Galeries Pintelon (Aalst), Klaas Muller (Brussels), Florence de Voldère (Paris), Alexis Bordes (Paris), Jean-Marie Le Fell (Paris), and Dr Riedl (Munich), with Mendès (Paris), taking part for the first time. After a one-year break, Ronny Van de Velde (Berchem) is joining the Fair again, exhibiting in particular a pastel by Théo Van Rysselberghe (Au Cirque) (1887), its counterpoint a Picasso ink on paper (Nu et profils, 1967), exhibited by Patrice Trigano (Paris); an oil on canvas by James Ensor (Still Life with Lantern, circa 1910) at the Galerie Seghers (Ostend), a Femme en buste de profil gauche by Paul Delvaux (1910) and a project for the “Nannies’ Promenade” frieze, by Pierre Bonnard (circa 1893) at the Galerie Bérès (Paris). Belgian painters are represented by Berko Fine Paintings (Knokke-Heist), who include a Vue de Venise by François Bossuet and La Veste Rouge by Frans Smeers, as well as Boon Gallery (Brussels), with L'aube en mai à Sint Baafs-Vijveee" (circa 1923) by Modeste Huys. Pascal Lansberg (Paris) will be presenting a painting entitled 28 février 1955 by Pierre Soulages, while newcomers Manuel Barbié and Manuel Mayoral, both from Barcelona, will be presenting a 1929 landscape by Fernand Léger and a 1973 illustration by Salvador Dalí for an edition of Pantagruel. Also worthy of note is a gouache on paper by Raoul Dufy at Ravenscourt Galleries (Moscow / London) and a selection of French artists at Kálmán Makláry Fine Arts (Budapest). Primitive art has established itself as one of the strengths of the BRAFA, and will be one of its most important growth areas in the coming years. Starting this year, the Fair will be bringing together the only selection of its kind anywhere in the world of the top specialists. As a result, it is pleased to welcome for the first time Galerie Jacques Germain (Montréal), which specialises in the arts of Black Africa and will, in particular, be presenting kota figures and bamana and sénoufo-toussian masks. It is also happy to welcome back Patrick Mestdagh (Brussels), and Bernard Dulon (Paris) alongside Patric Didier Claes (Brussels), Pierre Dartevelle (Brussels) – in particular with a 19th century Tshchokwé chair from Angola. - and then Serge Schoffel (Brussels), whose 19th century 'Tale’ from New Caledonia will arouse much interest. Another important focus point, archaeology, will be represented by some of the world’s greatest specialists in the field, Phoenix Ancient Art (Geneva / New York), Mermoz (Paris) - who will be presenting various Pre-Colombian pieces, including a seated Shaman holding a goblet (Mexico, 100 BC - 250 AD), and Cybèle (Paris). 20th century decorative arts, already well represented by Jean-Jacques Dutko (Paris) – this year bringing La Chasse, a set of three lacquered doors by Pierre Dunand for a Brazilian palace (1950) - the new Rapin-Müllendorff association (Brussels), and Marc Heiremans (Brussels, 20th century Italian glassware), will be reinforced this year by Cento Anni (Brussels) and Tiny Esveld (Rijkevorsel), specialising in Art Nouveau and Art Deco, while Jérôme Sohier (Brussels) will be presenting furniture by architects and designers of the last century. The Axel Vervoordt (‘s-Gravenwezel), Delvaille (Paris), Flore (Brussels), J. Zeberg (Antwerp), Victor Werner (Antwerp) and Philippe Dufrasne (Brussels) galleries and the Couvent des Ursulines (Liège – 19th century, Charles X and Restoration furniture), Alain Berger (Beaune) and Chanel (Paris – 18th century furniture) will be exhibiting a very wide range of items in the furniture category. The Delvaille gallery, for example, will be showing a superb Louis XV sculpted and gilded wooden console table, Jean-Pierre Gros (Paris), two Louis XIV ebonised walnut chests of drawers, and De Pauw Müller (Ghent), an ebony cabinet from Augsburg dating from 1650. Connoisseurs of textiles, carpets and tapestries will want to linger at the stands of the galleries Vrouyr (Antwerp - presenting 'The murder scene of Dr. David Kelly’, a hand knotted rug by Ives Maes, 2003); De Wit Fine Tapestries (Malines) with an Antependium avec la Vierge et Saint Vincent (Bruges? circa 1515), Chevalier (Paris) with Port Scene, a Brussels tapestry in the style of David Téniers the younger (second quarter of the 18th century), and Zada (Brussels), with, in particular, an 18th century Brussels tapestry, The Return of the East).Lovers of gold and silverware, objets d’art and decoration will be delighted to see at the stand of Bernard De Leye (Brussels) an outstanding font made from a large oval silver plate (Naples, mid 17th century) and a remarkable pair of candelabra hallmarked Paris (1819/1838) made by Jean Charles Cahier, originating from the service of Grand Duke Mikhaïl Pavlovitch, the brother of Tsars Alexander I and Nicholas I. At Honourable Silver Objects (Antwerp), they will also be pleased to see a 17th century miniature ivory plaque from southern Germany, and a pair of angel candelabra originating in Italy (late 17th century) at J.B.A.M. Ott Fine Arts (Zutphen), plus a Max Ernst bronze (Mère et Fille, 1959) presented by Galerie Ludorff (Dusseldorff), attending here for the first time. Newcomers to the Fair, Joanna Booth (London, sculptures, textiles, tapestries and paintings from the Renaissance period) and Koos Limburg Jnr. (Scotland - rare objects), Jean Paul Perrier (Barcelona – modern paintings), Xavier Eeckhout (Paris – 19th and 20th century animal art) will be joining the Brussels gallery Petits Papiers, thanks to which the Fair will be opening up to a new speciality - the original drawings for comic books. The BRAFA has also renewed its Board of Directors, and has chosen a new President in the person of Mr. Bernard De Leye. An antiquarian since 1977 and expert in 16th to 18th century European gold and silver work, Bernard De Leye has for many years been taking part in major international fairs in Paris, Monaco, Moscow, Shanghaï and, of course, Brussels. Awarded the title ‘Chevalier des Arts et des Lettres de la République Française’ in 2006, he is determined to continue the work he started as Vice President of the BRAFA, aimed at continuously increasing its quality and selectiveness. He also feels that a greater synergy with Belgian museums and Conservators is desirable, to make the BRAFA a real arts and heritage showcase. It is in this spirit that this year the Fair will have the great privilege of inviting its visitors to an outstanding exhibition of the treasures of the City of Liège Museums, bringing together more than 80 works and objets d’art. Archaeological finds from the 1st century, religious art, Liège gold and silver work, a pair of Charles de Lorraine vases dating from 1776-1777, weapons made in Liège, and Murano vases and glasses will demonstrate the wealth and diversity of the Liège collections. They will also be the forerunners of a cycle of exhibitions to be held in the coming years at the City of Liège Curtius Museum, opened this year. The nine paintings acquired at the Lucerne sale in 1939, including masterpieces by Pablo Picasso (La Famille Soler, 1903), Gauguin (Le Sorcier d’Hiva-Oa, 1903), Marc Chagall (La Maison bleue, 1920) and James Ensor (La Mort et les Masques, 1897), will be the highlights of the exhibition. Antiquarians play a very important part in the preservation of the heritage, and a flagship event such as the BRAFA cannot ignore the problems of environmental conservation. Special attention has therefore been paid to the choice of materials used, 95% recyclable; the floor covering, 100% recycled; the use of organic paint and wood from sustainable production, and the full recycling of waste. This ‘green’ touch will also be seen in the overall decoration of the fair, designed with a plant theme by the Volume Architecture bureau. Finally, testifying to the status acquired by the event and its high level of quality, the Fair is honoured by the Royal Patronage of Her Majesty The Queen. Follow this link for a full list of exhibitors, and further information . . .
31st EDITION OF THE ANTWERP ANTIQUES DEALERS' OPEN DAYS - LAST WEEKEND OF NOVEMBER - FIRST WEEKEND OF DECEMBER 2009
WORLD RENOWNED CHINESE INK PAINTERS
Art Palm Beach is Working with Goedhuis Contemporary on an Important Contemporary Chinese Art Exhibition and Panel Discussion
Four leading internationally recognized ink painters from China have been commissioned to each present four new works in an exhibition curated by Michael Goedhuis of Goedhuis Contemporary. A panel discussion with the artists titled, “Ink Art” will explore why and how the New Ink Painting is now, not only the most effective aesthetic expression of Chinese contemporary culture, but in what ways it carries meaning for a global audience. The lecture will take place on January 16th at 2:30 p.m. “The New Ink Painting from China is likely to be the next major wave in the contemporary art-world,” said Michael Goedhuis. “Palm Beach already has a nucleus of visionary collectors who have identified this most dynamic area of contemporary Chinese culture. The works assembled for this exhibition are by the four leading artists in the field.” The internationally recognized artists chosen to exhibit are Liu Dan, Xu Lei, Wei Ligang and Wang Tiande. These artists cover the full range of styles in this category, varying from the figurative (Liu Dan and Xu Lei), to abstraction (Wei Ligang) as well as modernist calligraphy (Wang Tiande and Wei Ligang). The artists’ biographies are included below:
APB will be the preview site for an ambitious show on Contemporary Chinese “New Ink” Paintings being planned for 2011 at the Metropolitan Museum of Art. Dr. Shen Kuiyi, the curator of the Metropolitan show and the leading scholar in America in the field of Chinese contemporary art, will be at APB on January 16th for the panel discussion. The panel will also include Michelle Yun, formally of the Museum of Modern Art in New York and director of the studio of the artist Cai Guo-qiang, as moderator and Alexandra Munroe, Senior Curator of Asian Art at the Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum. Our readers may follow this link to visit Art Palm Beach online . . . . .
London, England -- The BADA Antiques & Fine Art Fair is the UK’s foremost national art and antiques fair and a major showcase for 103 members of the British Antique Dealers’ Association. The 18th Fair will take place from 17- 23 March 2010 housed in a purpose-built pavilion in the exclusive location of the Duke of York Square, off Sloane Square, London SW3 surrounded by luxury shops and restaurants. An outstanding array of art and antiques will be for sale, ranging from furniture, paintings, ceramics, glass and textiles to clocks, silver and jewellery. The very best of British art and antiques dealers will be exhibiting. Butchoff Antiques, Lennox Cato and Thomas Coulborn & Sons will bring their connoisseurship and finest items of English furniture to the Fair. This year the Fair boasts a record number of clock dealers with seven in total including leaders in their field John Carlton-Smith, Raffety & Walwyn and Anthony Woodburn Ltd. Dazzling jewellery comes from Bond Street dealer Sandra Cronan, antique silver of the highest quality will be on offer from B. Silverman, while 20th-century and contemporary silver will be on the stand of Payne & Son. British Impressionist painting will get a prominent showing from Messum’s while the best of British contemporary painting can be found for sale from Jonathan Cooper at the Park Walk Gallery. Trinity House will be bringing paintings mainly from the Impressionist and Modern British eras, and Atelier Ltd will exhibit an earlier offering of paintings starting from the late 17th century. A fantastic offering of ceramics will be for sale from Robyn Robb with her museum-quality 18th-century English porcelain. There will be around eleven newcomers this year, three of which greatly strengthen the offering of Modern British art at the Fair. The much-acclaimed Godson & Coles pride themselves in offering a marriage of rare, period English furniture coupled with Modern British painting. This period will be further represented on the stand of newcomer Moore-Gwyn Fine Art, which deals in 18th- and early 19th-century drawings as well as Modern British art, with a particular focus on neglected artists of the time. Sim Fine Art will also show a handful of Modern British works alongside a range of other pictures from 18th-century portrait miniatures to 19th-century watercolours and drawings. Renowned glass dealers Delomosne & Son will be making their debut, alongside BADA Fair veterans Mark J. West and Jeanette Hayhurst. The loan exhibition will give a unique opportunity to view one of the world’s greatest private collections of celebrity memorabilia assembled by David Gainsborough Roberts. Entitled Heroes or Villains?, the exhibition will include historic items that belonged to some of the most celebrated and infamous figures of the past two centuries. The exhibition will examine the nature of heroism and villainy through these extraordinary and often very personal pieces. Green’s of St. James’s continues to run the Cellini Restaurant, the Duke of York Bar and the Champagne Bar at the Fair. Green’s of St James’s is one of London’s most enduringly fashionable restaurants. The quality of cooking with its emphasis on regional specialities and seasonal produce and efficient service has ensured that Green’s of St. James’s has become a firm favourite with visitors and exhibitors alike. Leading champagne house Taittinger, sponsor of the Champagne Bar, remains one of the few family-owned champagne houses. Named sparkling Winemaker of the Year in the International Wine Challenge 2006, they are renowned for the elegance, delicacy and finesse of their champagnes. The Charity Gala Evening, under the chairmanship of Lord Cadogan, will be held on Thursday 18 March. It will start with a glittering Champagne Reception followed by a Black Tie Dinner in the Cellini Restaurant within the Fair. All proceeds will go to the Leukaemia Research Fund, which will be celebrating its 50th anniversary in 2010. October 2009 Editor's
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Palm
Beach, Fla -- Art Palm Beach (APB) has announced they are working with
Goedhuis Contemporary on an important exhibition of New Chinese Ink
Painting to take place during the fair, from January 15-19, 2010.
“Goedhuis
Contemporary represents some of the best Chinese contemporary art and
artists throughout the world and we are delighted to be showcasing some of
their most talented artists in the exhibition ‘New Chinese Ink Painting’
during Art Palm Beach,” said Freya Simms, APB Director. 
