An important Royal White Marble Portrait of Monsieur DUC d'ORLEANS as "Hero of Cassel". From the Royal Atelier and by Jacque Prou (1655-1706), this previously lost and  More »

An important Royal White Marble Portrait of Monsieur DUC d'ORLEANS as "Hero of Cassel". From the Royal Atelier and by Jacque Prou (1655-1706), this previously lost and unrecorded posthumous bust shows Louis XIV's brother at the time of his death (1701) when he was about 50 years old, wearing a very long curly wig that falls to his armour breast plate. Here he is presented in his earlier military role as the "Hero of Cassel" clad in armour with a jobot tied at the neck and draped cloak around his shoulders, gazing to this right about 45 degrees. This commemoration bust, probabl comissioned by Louis XIV circa 1704 is probably the one show in the Salon of 1704, according to the Salon livret. A less detailed copy of the bust is in the Kress Collection, National Gallery of Art, Washington D.C. LITERATURE: 1. J.Guiffrey, Ed, "Collections des Livrets des Anciennes Expositions", Paris (Exposition de 1704 pp. 11-22) 2. National Gallery atalogue 1965, p 164, illustrated 1958, p.145. Kress Collection, catalogue 1945 (1949) 203 (as Duc de Cnaulnes by A. Coysevox.) Kress Collection catalogue, p 445 (as Philipe Duc d'Orléans by Jacque Prou the younger). Another bust of Louis Alexandre de Bourbon, Comte de Toulouse, attributed to PROU and of very similar characteristics, is illustrated in a sale catalogue of 1981 at Sotheby's, MONACO. 2'6" x 3'3" high (including base)   « Less

Persian art watercolor gauche, tribal sport scene wild animals, impressive colors, and ornamentation. in Khatam miniature frame, hand crafted, detailed. Gold specs, under  More »

Persian art watercolor gauche, tribal sport scene wild animals, impressive colors, and ornamentation. in Khatam miniature frame, hand crafted, detailed. Gold specs, under glass with provenance reverse.   « Less

Female nude; 2010; 28 in. x 39 in. x 4 in. deep. Pastels on tinted paper in a vintage 1920s four-corner gilded solid wood&plaster deep shadow-box frame.

Female nude; 2010; 28 in. x 39 in. x 4 in. deep. Pastels on tinted paper in a vintage 1920s four-corner gilded solid wood&plaster deep shadow-box frame.   « Less

Pastels on black board, 2011, 37 in. x 43 in. x 1.5 in. deep (with frame); In a black and gold shadow-box frame.

Pastels on black board, 2011, 37 in. x 43 in. x 1.5 in. deep (with frame); In a black and gold shadow-box frame.   « Less

Charcoal on alkaline brown paper, 2010, 22 in. x 29 in. x 4 in. deep; In a deep shadow-box gilded wooden frame.

Charcoal on alkaline brown paper, 2010, 22 in. x 29 in. x 4 in. deep; In a deep shadow-box gilded wooden frame.   « Less

Female, photo-realism; 2011; 30 in. x 40 in. x 2 in. deep. Fixated charcoal on canvas.

Female, photo-realism; 2011; 30 in. x 40 in. x 2 in. deep. Fixated charcoal on canvas.   « Less

Russian icon with many figures, bought from a Viennese collector years ago. The icon seems to be very old and it is damaged. But it is wonderful just the same. Because of the  More »

Russian icon with many figures, bought from a Viennese collector years ago. The icon seems to be very old and it is damaged. But it is wonderful just the same. Because of the nature of this piece, I would love for it to be purchased by someone who could restore it. The size of this piece is 33 x 30 cm.   « Less

ROLEX OYSTER PERPETUAL DATEJUST STEEL/YELLOW GOLD WATCH, CHAMPAGNE 10 DIAMOND DIAL.SERIOUS INQUIRIES ONLY!!!!ADDITIONAL PICTURES UPON REQUEST

ROLEX OYSTER PERPETUAL DATEJUST STEEL/YELLOW GOLD WATCH, CHAMPAGNE 10 DIAMOND DIAL.SERIOUS INQUIRIES ONLY!!!!ADDITIONAL PICTURES UPON REQUEST   « Less

ROLEX OYSTER PERPETUAL DATEJUST STEEL/YELLOW GOLD WATCH, CHAMPAGNE 10 DIAMOND DIAL.SERIOUS INQUIRIES ONLY!!!!ADDITIONAL PICTURES UPON REQUEST

ROLEX OYSTER PERPETUAL DATEJUST STEEL/YELLOW GOLD WATCH, CHAMPAGNE 10 DIAMOND DIAL.SERIOUS INQUIRIES ONLY!!!!ADDITIONAL PICTURES UPON REQUEST   « Less

For sale: huge collection of modern art Posters! The poster as we know it today is not older than 140 years. This is because one was technically able to produce coloured  More »

For sale: huge collection of modern art Posters! The poster as we know it today is not older than 140 years. This is because one was technically able to produce coloured posters in large editions in the 1870s. Since then, the poster has developed into an independent form of art. The poster as a form of art is an important one with its own principles. For the artist it is a very special form, designed for its long distance effect. Colour, image and technology must all work together to create a work of art that can be understood from far away. It communicates: You are on the street. Picasso must have felt at home on the street, he understood how to use it's requirements to present his art. The street means something confidant, it means a native country, not only for Toulouse-Lautrec and Paul Boudry, but for many others as well. They all used iconographic imagery with contrasting colour in a popular way. Many styles of art have influenced the poster and the poster also has influenced art. Like Picasso, with his unusual etchings, lithographs and linocuts, other masters like Braque, Chagall, Miro, Giacometti, Dali used these different technologies of artistic expression. Print making is the reproduction of visual graphics: For lithography an image on a polished slab of Stone For etching an image on a copper plate, including aquatinte, cold needle etching and Mezzotinto etching For a woodcut, an image on a slab of Wood For a linocut, an image on Linoleum For a silk screen, an image on woven mesh After the artist gives his final OK, an edition is printed that is restricted to a certain amount of copies. Sometimes there are also special pieces of the edition, marked with E.A. (artist's copy) or H.C. (Hors commerce). The print can be made on different types of paper, by machine or by hand. The collection shown here includes more then 600 historic pieces and is dominated by famous artists from the classical modern era like Picasso, Matisse, Chagal and Miro. Pop artists like Andy Wahrol, Robert Indiana, Roy Lichtenstein, Jim Dine and Tom Wesselmann are also represented. The collection started in the 1950s, many pieces were produced from studio MOURLOT in Paris. More Information and Images of the collection can be viewed upon request. The images shown in this shop are only representative. The collection must be sold in its entirety. Please contact us!   « Less