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    NEW WORK BY SEAN SCULLY AT DUBLIN’S KERLIN GALLERY

    Monday, June 22nd, 2015

    NEW work by Sean Scully is on show at the Kerlin Gallery in Dublin from June 26 to August 29.  With exhibitions of Scully now running at the National Gallery of Ireland and at the Crawford Gallery in Cork from June 27 to September 12 there is what amounts almost to a national celebration of the artist underway in Ireland this summer. He turns 70 this year. At Kerlin there is a show of new paintings and pastels from his “Landline” series. The series makes reference to the edge of the land and Scully has removed almost all vertical forms from this work.  Many of the works are painted on aluminium, a relatively new development in his practice.

    Sean Scully - Iris 2015 - oil on aluminium

    Sean Scully – Iris 2015 – oil on aluminium

    Sean Scully - Landline, Green White, 2014 - oil on aluminium

    Sean Scully – Landline, Green White, 2014 – oil on aluminium

     

     

     

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    A TWO DAY SALE AT SHEPPARDS IN DURROW

    Friday, June 19th, 2015

    The two day sale at Sheppards in Durrow, Co. Laois on Tuesday, June 30 and Wednesday July 1 offers much of interest to collectors.  The auction includes contents from Glenmalire House, Laois.  The catalogue cover lot is a pair of Regency faux bamboo elbow chairs in the Brighton Pavilion manner, estimated at 1,500-2,500.  There are mirrors, artwork, antique furniture including Irish 18th century pieces, Oriental porcelain and furniture, silver and jewellery among more than 1,200 lots. The catalogue is online. Here is a small selection:

    A c1780 carved gilt wood mirror (8,000-12,000).

    A c1780 carved gilt wood mirror (8,000-12,000).  UPDATE: THIS SOLD FOR 7,000 AT HAMMER

    An Irish George III Adam chimney piece (8,000-12,000).

    An Irish George III Adam chimney piece (8,000-12,000).  UPDATE: THIS WAS UNSOLD

    An 18th century Chippendale silver table (2,500-3,500).

    An 18th century Chippendale silver table (2,500-3,500). UPDATE: THIS MADE 2,600 AT HAMMER

    A 19th century Chinese altar table (1.500-2.500).

    A 19th century Chinese altar table (1.500-2.500).  UPDATE: THIS MADE 2,400 AT HAMMER

    Chinese bottle vase (1,200-1,800).

    Chinese bottle vase (1,200-1,800). UPDATE: THIS MADE 1,200 AT HAMMER

    A 1920's British artwork signed with the monogram S.F. - Figures and Fruit in a landscape (8,000-12,000).

    A 1920’s British artwork signed with the monogram S.F. – Figures and Fruit in a landscape (8,000-12,000).  UPDATE: THIS WAS UNSOLD

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    A SHOW OF SCULPTURE AT BONHAMS IN DUBLIN

    Friday, June 19th, 2015

    The work of Cork based sculptor Don Cronin is highlighted at an exhibition at Bonhams on Molesworth St., Dublin until July 4. The exhibition, held in conjunction with the Cork based art dealers Artistic Alliance, is part of Bonhams continuing commitment to support living artists in Ireland.

    Don Cronin graduated from Crawford College of Art and Design in 1994 and works from his studio near Innishannon Co. Cork. He operates in both public and private spheres and his distinctive sculpture appears in collections in France, the USA, the UK and Ireland. He has produced work on commission under the Per Cent for Art Scheme from Cork, Kerry, Mayo, Leitrim, Tipperary and Limerick County Councils.  Here are two examples of his work in situ.

    A sculpture by Don Cronin.

    A sculpture by Don Cronin.

    A sculpture by Don Cronin.

    A sculpture by Don Cronin.

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    IADA COMES OUT AGAINST SALE OF RUSSBOROUGH PAINTINGS

    Thursday, June 18th, 2015
    Sir Peter Paul Rubens – Portrait of a Bearded Man (£2-3 million) © Christie’s Images Limited 2015

    Sir Peter Paul Rubens – Portrait of a Bearded Man (£2-3 million) © Christie’s Images Limited 2015

    The Irish Antique Dealers Association (IADA) has come out against the proposed sale of eight works from the collection at Russborough House in Co. Wicklow at Christie’s. A statement from George Stacpoole, President of the IADA says it is in full support of any move to halt the sale of the Beit paintings. “The feeling of the Association is that, as these works of art were left to the Irish Nation, for the enjoyment of those living in Ireland and those frequenting Ireland, these international works of art should never have been allowed to be put up for sale”.

    They said that as the art was left as a gift to the nation and accepted as such the current government must bear responsibility of both the upkeep of Russborough House and the works of art housed within. “It must be recognised that these treasures are not only important for their unique values, but also as a source of revenue to the Irish State, as many tourists frequent Ireland just to see such wonderful treasures”.

    Works of art by Sir Peter Paul Rubens, David Teniers the Younger and Francesco Guardi are among the paintings from Russborough due to be sold at Christie’s in London in July.  The Alfred Beit Foundation said that the challenges in funding a house such as Russborough are immense.  Russborough needs a million euro a year to fund its operational costs. They say they are the owner of the relevant paintings, which were not left to the State by the Beits, and explored every other credible option before deciding on sale. As late as 2005, Lady Clementine Beit gave her personal collection of Italian bronzes to the Foundation with specific instructions that they be sold to help defray the costs of keeping Russborough open.

    (See posts on antiquesandartireland.com for June 11 and May 1, 2015).

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    BATTLE OF WATERLOO CAMPAIGN CLOAK AT SOTHEBY’S

    Thursday, June 18th, 2015

    The campaign cloak said to have been worn by the Duke of Wellington at the Battle of Waterloo – 200 years ago today – comes up at Sotheby’s in London on July 14. Estimated at £20,000-30,000, the mud-spattered Waterloo campaign cloak can be traced back to Lady Caroline Lamb, who had an affair with Wellington in the summer of 1815. Never before sold or publicly exhibited it is the best documented item of Wellington’s costume ever likely to come to auction. Sotheby’s say that though it is not possible to be certain that Wellington was wearing this particular cloak on June 18, 1815, its appearance and characteristics, together with the provenance, leave little double that it was a campaign cloak used by Wellington during the Waterloo campaign.

    A Battle of Waterloo watercolour by Turner, who had visited Waterloo in 1817 and painted it in 1833, offers a view of the aftermath of the war torn battlefields. Estimated at £150,000-250,000 it will come up along with two portraits of The Iron Duke, Arthur Wellesley, 1st Duke of Wellington (1769-1852). One is by French artist Jean-Baptise Isabey (£15,000-25,000) and the other by William Grimaldi (£6,000-8,000). They will be offered at  Sotheby’s Old Master and British Drawings sale on July 8.

    The Duke of Wellington's cloak from the Waterloo campaign.

    The Duke of Wellington’s cloak from the Waterloo campaign.  UPDATE: THIS SOLD FOR £47,500

    J.M.W. Turner's watercolour of the aftermath of the Battle of Waterloo.

    J.M.W. Turner’s watercolour of the aftermath of the Battle of Waterloo.  UPDATE: THIS SOLD FOR £221,000

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    MASTERPIECES FROM CHRISTIE’S EXCEPTIONAL SALE

    Wednesday, June 17th, 2015

    With everything from a felt bicorne hat worn by Napoleon in 1807 to a Thomas Chippendale bookcase The Exceptional Sale at Christie’s in London on July 9 offers much of interest. This year’s sale of 61 lots – many with celebrated provenance –  ranges from rare antiquities to modern day marvels. It features outstanding sculpture and masterpieces of European furniture and decorative arts   There is a restored Vickers Supermarine Spitfire Mk.1A – P9374/G-MK1A (£1.5-2.5 million) and a magnificent Luba ceremonial bowstand, attributed to the Master of Warua (£1.5-2.5 million).

    Highlights include five items of Napoleonic memorabilia, including the Emperor’s black felt bicorne hat (£300,000-500,000) and a classical Roman torso of an athlete, previously in the collection of Yves Saint Laurent (£1-1.5 million). The finest examples of English, French and Italian furniture, ormolu-mounted European and Imperial Russian porcelain, silver, clocks and sculpture are expected to bring in more than £14 million. Here is a taste of the auction:

    (See post on antiquesandartireland.com for April 28, 2015).

    ATTRIBUTED TO THOMAS CHIPPENDALE, CIRCA 1773-75 A GEORGE III SATINWOOD BOOKCASE (£80,000-120,000).

    ATTRIBUTED TO THOMAS CHIPPENDALE, CIRCA 1773-75
    A GEORGE III SATINWOOD BOOKCASE (£80,000-120,000).

    IMPERIAL BLACK FELT BICORNE CAMPAIGN HAT CIRCA 1806, ATTRIBUTED TO POUPART & CO. 'THE EMPEROR NAPOLEON'S HAT WORN DURING THE CAMPAIGN OF 1807' (£300,000-500,000).

    IMPERIAL BLACK FELT BICORNE CAMPAIGN HAT
    CIRCA 1806, ATTRIBUTED TO POUPART & CO.
    ‘THE EMPEROR NAPOLEON’S HAT WORN DURING THE CAMPAIGN OF 1807’ (£300,000-500,000).  UPDATE: THIS SOLD FOR £386,500

    ATTRIBUTED TO ANDRE-CHARLES BOULLE, CIRCA 1710-1720 A MATCHED PAIR OF LOUIS XIV ORMOLU-MOUNTED AND BRASS-INLAID BROWN TORTOISESHELL BOULLE MARQUETRY AND EBONY PIER TABLES ( £1,200,000 - 1,800,000).

    ATTRIBUTED TO ANDRE-CHARLES BOULLE, CIRCA 1710-1720
    A MATCHED PAIR OF LOUIS XIV ORMOLU-MOUNTED AND BRASS-INLAID BROWN TORTOISESHELL BOULLE MARQUETRY AND EBONY PIER TABLES ( £1,200,000 – 1,800,000).  UPDATE: THESE SOLD FOR £1,082,500

     

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    BELLOTTO, RUBENS, GAINSBOROUGH, GUARDI AT CHRISTIE’S

    Thursday, June 11th, 2015
    Bernardo Bellotto (1721-1780), Dresden from the right bank of the Elbe above the Augustus Bridge. Courtesy Christie's Images Ltd., 2015.

    Bernardo Bellotto (1721-1780), Dresden from the right bank of the Elbe above the Augustus Bridge. Courtesy Christie’s Images Ltd., 2015.

    Works by Bellotto, Rubens, Gainsborough, Guardi and Breughel the Younger – including property from the Alfred Beit Foundation in Ireland – will lead Christie’s Old Master and British Paintings evening sale in London on July 9.  Many of the highlights have not been seen on the market for generations. A masterpiece by Bernardo Bellotto (1721-1780), Dresden from the right bank of the Elbe above the Augustus Bridge,  is one of the last great views of the city by the artist still in private hands (£8-12 million). There are six paintings from The Alfred Beit Foundation with two superb panels by Rubens – Head of a bearded man (£2-3 million), and Venus and Jupiter (£1.2-1.8 million); and one of the greatest Kermesse scenes by David Teniers the Younger (£1.2-1.8 million).

    Other sale highlights are a portrait of Sir Richard Brooke, 5th Bt. by Thomas Gainsborough, which has never been on the market before; A coastal landscape with fisherfolk by Richard Parkes Bonington (£2-3 million); four works by Pieter Brueghel the Younger;  seven Dutch paintings from the Cunningham collection, led by an exquisite Still-Life by Jan Davidsz de Heem (£1.5-2.5 million); Christ on the Cross by El Greco and studio  (£1-1.5 million); Hermes entertained by Calypso by Jacob Jordaens (£600,000 – 800,000) and Ruins of the old church at Muiderberg by Jacob van Ruisdael (£500,000-800,000)

    UPDATE: On June 12 The Irish Times reported that Russborough House received an export licence for another Rubens entitled Portrait of a Monk, bust length. The Alfred Beit Foundation declined to comment and it is not known whether the work has yet been sold.

    UPDATE:  The Beit Paintings have been withdrawn from the auction following a request from the Beit Foundation.

    (See post on antiquesandartireland.com for May 1, 2015).

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    ICONIC DEGAS LITTLE DANCER AT SOTHEBY’S

    Wednesday, June 10th, 2015
    Degas' Petite danseuse de quatorze ans

    Degas’ Petite danseuse de quatorze ans  UPDATE: IT MADE £15.8 MILLION

    Edgar Degas’ Petite danseuse de quatorze ans, comes up at Sotheby’s Impressionist and Modern Art evening sale in London on June 24.  One of only a handful of bronze casts remaining in private hands it is estimated at £10-15 million. Most are housed in major museum collections, including Tate, London, the Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, Philadelphia Museum of Art and Museé d’Orsay, Paris.

    Helena Newman, Sotheby’s Co-Head of Impressionist & Modern Art Worldwide said:“Petite danseuse de quatorze ans is Edgar Degas’ most important and iconic sculpture.  The artist’s ambitious and highly innovative work marks the pinnacle of his achievements as a sculptor, and its forthcoming sale represents a rare opportunity to acquire an icon of Impressionist art.”

    The art historian Richard Kendall, co-curator of the Royal Academy’s exhibition Degas and the Ballet wrote: “Degas’ Little Dancer Aged Fourteen is among the three or four most celebrated sculptures of the modern age.  Along with Rodin’s The Kiss and the same artist’s The Thinker, and perhaps Bartholdi’s Statue of Liberty, Degas’s statuette of a slender young ballet dancer has become recognisable to millions and admired throughout the world.”

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    BACON’S STUDY FOR A POPE 1 AT SOTHEBY’S

    Tuesday, June 9th, 2015
    Francis Bacon - Study for a Pope 1.

    Francis Bacon – Study for a Pope 1. UPDATE: IT FAILED TO SELL

    Francis Bacon’s Study for a Pope I – estimated at £25-35 million – will lead Sotheby’s contemporary art auction in London on July 1.  The auction is poised to become London’s highest value sale of contemporary art with a pre-sale estimate of  £143.2 million to £204.6 million. The 59 lot sale will include the most important collection of Andy Warhol dollar paintings in private hands.

    Bacon was obsessed with the Velazquez Portrait of Pope Innocent X.  He created his Study for a Pope I for his breakthrough retrospective exhibition at the Tate Gallery in 1962. It was in the collection of Gunter Sachs for 40 years and was sold at auction for £10 million in 2005, a record price for a work of Bacon at the time.

    Here is a video from Sotheby’s about the work:

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    UNIQUE CERAMICS FROM COLLECTION OF MARINA PICASSO

    Tuesday, June 9th, 2015

    Unique ceramics from the collection of Marina Picasso, the artist’s grand daughter, come up at Sotheby’s in London on June 25.   The 126 lots – comprising hand painted plates, vases and tiles, hand modelled figures and sculptural pieces – are estimated to bring in around £4.5 million.  Here is a small selection:

    UPDATE:  THE SALE REALISED £12.5 MILLION AND WAS 100 PER CENT SOLD.

    Hibou (£30,000-40,000).

    Hibou (£30,000-40,000).

    Abstraction Vase (£150,000-200,000).

    Abstraction Vase (£150,000-200,000).

    Buste d'homme (£100,000-150,000).

    Buste d’homme (£100,000-150,000).

    Vase - Negatif Positif.

    Vase – Negatif Positif (£180,000-250,000)

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