Sneak preview: modern and contemporary art auction
Dorotheum’s annual major auctions of modern and contemporary art will take place again this May and…
Valuably fruity, lush, and fresh
François Habert’s “Still life with a basket of grapes, a bowl of cherries and a…
Identity crisis or conclusions of grandeur? Foschi’s “Portrait of a Lady” in flux
One need not practice Tibetan Buddhism to grasp the concept of impermance. From the Dalai Lama to your friendly neighborhood auctioneer, we are all in a permanent state of transformation. The supermarket…
The Freemasons who called themselves pugs
From the Order of Freemasons to the Order of the Pug A grand total of 15 porcelain pugs will feature in the glass and porcelain auction on Wednesday 20th April 2016. Founded…
Francesco Noletti: Naturalism in light and shadow
Francesco Noletti, called il Maltese, A still life with fruit on a carpet Old Master Paintings auction, 19th April 2016 – Lot 49 Francesco Noletti certainly knew how to keep it real.…
The Fascination of Gold
The Late Bronze Age Shannongrove Gorget in the Victoria and Albert Museum in London attracted Astrid Fialka-Herics’s attention and led her to the subject of gold, probably the most sought-after precious metal of…
The sensational Frans Wouters
See – Taste- Touch They were described by Aristoteles no less – the five senses of human perception. In art history they have long been a popular subject, depicted by among others, Jan…