Alfred Sisley
“Printemps à Veneux“, April 1880
Oil on canvas 28¾ x 35¼ in / 72.9 x 90.7 cm.
Richard Green – TEFAF 2014
Henry Moore
“Family Group“, 1947
Bronze, 61 cm. high
Landau Fine Art – TEFAF 2014
Highlights at TEFAF Maastricht 2014 Objects being shown at the 2014 Fair -which is held in the MECC from 14 – 23 March 2014- include an evocative Impressionist spring scene by Sisley; a silver soup tureen on stand commissioned by Catherine the Great: a rare photograph by Charles Nègre and a unique Tibetan màndala.]]>
January 7th 2014, source: TEFAF Maastricht
TEFAF Maastricht, the world’s leading art fair, is renowned for its commitment to excellence, expertise and elegance. This is evidenced by the range and quality of rare works of art that are for sale at the Fair.
Old master paintings
Koetser Gallery, Zurich is exhibiting a large elegant panel by Jan van Kessel the Elder (1626-1679) whose still-lifes are acknowledged for their vivid colour and attention to detail. Senger Bamberg Kunsthandel, Bamberg specialises in early European works of art and this year is bringing an exquisite early triptych of the Holy Family made in Brussels in the late 15th century by the Master of the Barbara Legend. Known as much for being a pictorial satirist and credited with pioneering Western sequential art as much as for his painting, William Hogarth (1697-1764) was one of the most popular and influential British artists of the 18th century. The Fine Art Society, London is bringing a version of Hogarth’s “Beggar’s Opera II”, dated 1728, to TEFAF.
Impressionist and modern Art
“Printemps à Veneux” by Alfred Sisley (1839-1899), which is being shown by Richard Green, London, reflects the artist’s delight in a new season and a new location, and the painting exudes vitality and joy. The painting brilliantly combines strong composition with a complex handling of paint that expresses the energy of spring. “Totentanz der Mary Wigman”, 1926/28 (at Galerie Henze & Ketterer, Bern and Basel), is an extraordinarily strong and vivid painting by Ernst Ludwig Kirchner (1880-1938). Landau Fine Art, Montreal, which will be exhibiting Family Group, a bronze created by Henry Moore (1898-1986) in 1947.
Photography
Photography is a specialism that has been growing in importance at TEFAF in recent years. Dealer in important early photographic works, Hans P Kraus Jr. Fine Photographs, New York is showing a compositionally strong work entitled “Le tailleur de pierre” by Charles Nègre (1820-1880). Galleri K, Oslo will be showing large scale work by Andreas Gursky including “Mayday IV 2000”, a C-print from an edition of 6, 208 x 508 cm.
Other Art
Rossi & Rossi, London is bringing an 11th century Vajradhatu mandala that is not only very rare but is also of monumental size, measuring 125 x125 cm. A mandala, literally a circle, is a spiritual symbol in Hinduism and Buddhism representing the Universe and is used as an aid to mediation and as a teaching tool. This màndala represents possibly the earliest extant painted rendition of Buddhist symbolism and Indian conceptions, as well as aesthetics. A soup tureen on stand from the magnificent Orloff service commissioned by Catherine the Great (1729-1796) from Jacques Nicolas Roettiers and given to Count Gregori Orloff (1734-1783) is being offered for sale by Koopman Rare Art, London.
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