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    • Archive for March, 2014

    AS IRISH AS HORSERACING AND DRY STONE WALLS

    Wednesday, March 5th, 2014
    A brace of artworks at Adams forthcoming sale of Important Irish Art in Dublin on March 25 are as Irish as horse racing and the dry stone walls of the west.  Ireland’s Best, a watercolor from Peter Curling is estimated at 4,000-6,000. It was purchased at the Tryon Gallery in London in 1986 and is illustrated in “Collecting Sporting Art” by J.P.N. Watson published by Sportsman’s Press.  The work was one of six paintings chosen by the artist for the “Injured Jockey Fund” calendar of 1998.
    Sean Scully’s Conversation Colour woodcut, signed and dated 1986, is numbered 18/40 and estimated at 3,000-5,000. A copy of this woodcut is in the collection at MoMA.

    Peter Curling (b.1955) Ireland's Best (4,000-8,000).

    Peter Curling (b.1955) Ireland’s Best (4,000-8,000). UPDATE: THIS MADE 5,000 AT HAMMER

    Sean Scully (b.1945) Conversation Colour (3,000-5,000).

    Sean Scully (b.1945) Conversation Colour (3,000-5,000).  UPDATE: THIS MADE 3,000

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    THE LOUVRE MUSEUM UNDER CONSTRUCTION IN ABU DHABI

    Tuesday, March 4th, 2014
    The Louvre under construction in Abu Dhabi, March 4, 2014.

    The Louvre under construction in Abu Dhabi, March 4, 2014.

    An image taken on March 4, 2014 of the building site that will become the Louvre in Abu Dhabi next year.  Located just minutes from the business centre at Saadiyat Island the museum is designed by the Pritzker Prize winning architect Jean Nouvel.  The design combines modern architecture and Arabic traditions. Two thirds of the museum is to be covered by a white dome, 180 metres in diameter.  An arrangement of geometric openings inspired by interlaced palm leave traditionally used as roofing material will create a “rain of light” and make it possible to control the temperature inside.  The design reflects a desire to create a universal museum in which all cultures are brought together.  The museum is scheduled to open in 2015.  The Guggenheim Abu Dhabi, designed by Frank Gehry, is scheduled to be completed on an adjacent site on Saadiyat Island in 2017.

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    PICASSO DRAWINGS ON EXHIBITION AT SOTHEBY’S PARIS

    Tuesday, March 4th, 2014

    A  selection of 50 drawings by Picasso from the private collection of his grand-daughter Marina Picasso will be exhibited at Sotheby’s in Paris from March 28-April 1.  The ensemble, which includes a handful of ceramics,  will be exhibited  during the Salon International du Dessin in Paris.  It  will focus the theme of The Nude in Picasso’s work. Starting with his erotically tinged Indian ink sketches of prostitutes from his Barcelona period, and continuing down to his remarkable Artist & Model series, the Nude remained a subject of constant desire and fascination for Picasso, one which he explored in a variety of styles and media.  This was the theme which prompted Pablo Picasso to engage in the visual experimentation that would lead to Cubism.  Among the preparatory drawings for his seminal Les Demoiselles d’Avignon featured in the exhibition are Woman’s Body – Front View (1908).

    Picasso 1955 - Le Peintre et Son Modele -copywright, Succession Picasso 2014

    Picasso 1955 – Le Peintre et Son Modele -copywright, Succession Picasso 2014

    PICASSO 1920 NU DEBOUT DE PROFIL COPYWRIGHT SUCCESSION PICASSO 2014

    PICASSO 1920 NU DEBOUT DE PROFIL COPYWRIGHT SUCCESSION PICASSO 2014

    PICASSO 1932 FEMME NUE COUCHEE (MARIE-THERESE) COPYWRIGHT SUCCESSION PICASSO 2014

    PICASSO 1932 FEMME NUE COUCHEE (MARIE-THERESE) COPYWRIGHT SUCCESSION PICASSO 2014

    PiCASSO 1908 CORPS DE FEMME DE FACE - COPYWRIGHT SUCCESSION PICASSO 2014

    PiCASSO 1908 CORPS DE FEMME DE FACE – COPYWRIGHT SUCCESSION PICASSO 2014

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    ASTONISHING RANGE OF INTEREST AT WHYTE’S HISTORY SALE

    Monday, March 3rd, 2014

    The range of interest at Whyte’s sale of History, Literature and Collectibles in Dublin on March 9 is astonishing.  Ranging from architectural drawings for St. Petersburg in the middle of the 18th century to a photograph of a Flying Squad, guerrilla soldiers who operated in Ireland during the War of Independence, to a campaign post for President  John F. Kennedy, this is a sale which offers something for all collectors.  The catalogue with more than 900 lots is online.  Here is a small selection:

    1960: John F. Kennedy Presidential Campaign Poster (400-500).

    1960: John F. Kennedy Presidential Campaign Poster (400-500).  UPDATE: THIS MADE 420

    St. George Hare RI ROI (1857-1933) oil painting of Princesses Madeleine and Olga Von Dembinska, Pretenders to the Polish Thron (600-800)

    St. George Hare RI ROI (1857-1933) oil painting of Princesses Madeleine and Olga Von Dembinska, Pretenders to the Polish Thron (600-800)  UPDATE: THIS WAS UNSOLD

    Arkhitekturnye chertezhi Sankt-Peterburga serediny XVIII veka = St Petersburg in the middle of the 18th century : architectural drawings (800-1,000).

    Arkhitekturnye chertezhi Sankt-Peterburga serediny XVIII veka = St Petersburg in the middle of the 18th century : architectural drawings (800-1,000).  UPDATE: THIS WAS UNSOLD

    1919-21: Original photograph of a 'Flying Squad' (100-150).

    1919-21: Original photograph of a ‘Flying Squad’ (100-150).  UPDATE:  Identified as the West Mayo Brigade this made 420.

    Drawing of County of Dublin Militia reviewed by their Colonel Lord Meath c1870 (300-500).

    Drawing of County of Dublin Militia reviewed by their Colonel Lord Meath c1870 (300-500). UPDATE: THIS WAS UNSOLD.

    Picture postcards, mainly Irish, 1905-1920 (150-200).

    Picture postcards, mainly Irish, 1905-1920 (150-200).  UPDATE: THESE SOLD FOR 340

    An original letter relating to the campaign of William of Orange in Ireland (300-500).

    An original letter relating to the campaign of William of Orange in Ireland (300-500).  UPDATE: THIS MADE 500

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    ITS MARCH, SO ALL ROADS LEAD TO MAASTRICHT

    Sunday, March 2nd, 2014
    More than 250 of the world’s most prestigious dealers are preparing to travel to Maastricht for The European Fine Art Fair (TEFAF) this month. The fair, which brings curators and major collectors to Holland annually, runs from March 14 to March 23.  It is divided into sections such as paintings, antiques, modern and contemporary design, classical antiquities, haute joallerie and paper.

    TEFAF’s ground-breaking vetting system involves no fewer than 175 international experts in 29 different categories, who examine every work of art for quality, authenticity and condition.  Even modern and contemporary art is vetted.  Here are slideshows of the Classical Antiquities and Antiques sections at TEFAF this year:

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