- ATTRIBUTED TO PHILIPPE HENRI NOYER (1917-1985):
ATTRIBUTED TO PHILIPPE HENRI NOYER (1917-1985): DAPHNE à LA FONTAINEOil and ink on canvas, signed 'Ph Noyer' lower right, titled on the stretcher.
29 x 24 in., 40 x 35 1/2 in. (frame).
Condition
In very good condition.
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- RARE MEISSEN ANTHROPOMORPHIC PART TEA
RARE MEISSEN ANTHROPOMORPHIC PART TEA SERVICE
LATE 18TH CENTURY the cups and saucers of wrythen and basket weave moulded form; each piece painted to the centre with a humorous vignette of an animal engaged in various pursuits, such as a cat washing laundry, a fox carrying two baskets containing ducks and eggs, a kitten playing a lute to dancing mice etc.; all within a trellis border issuing sprays of flowers; with purple scale ground decoration to the gilt edged rims; comprising a teapot with matched cover, five saucers and three tea cups; underglaze blue crossed swords marks(8)teapot 11.5cm high, saucers 13.5cm diameter, cups 17cm highProvenance: Property of the late Mrs. Jean BogieThe anthropomorphic scenes on the porcelain in this group relates to a tradition of decoration inspired by characters in fables by writers such as Aesop and La Fontaine, which had been translated into prose by the 18th century in Germany and which would have circulated widely in educated society. The scenes were intended to point out the foibles of humanity and would have been humorous to an 18th century audience, who would have recognised the references to popular fables. The activities of the animals depicted are quite curious and specific and likely relate to a particular fable source. Anthropomorphic services created at Meissen are rare and few are in existence.
- [CHARLES MARTIN] LES CONTES DE LA FONTAINE,
[CHARLES MARTIN] LES CONTES DE LA FONTAINE, 1930 Les Contes et Nouvelles en Vers de Jean de La Fontaine. Librairie de France, in 2 vols. with color and b&w illustrations, some erotic, by Charles Martin, #2412/3000, fine leather binding by Charles Benoit, orig. paper covers bound in, 11.5"h x 9.5"w
- (38) FRENCH LIBRARY SHELF BOOKS(lot
(38) FRENCH LIBRARY SHELF BOOKS(lot of 38) French library shelf books, 20th c., some having leather binding, marbleized boards, gilt embossed spines and covers, including volumes one through four La Fontaine Fables and volumes one through seven Oeuvre Poetique, some with slight loss to spine and cover, largest: approx 9.5"h, 6.5"w, 2"d; 68.25lbs total
- MARC CHAGALL (RUSSIAN-FRENCH, 1887-1985).
MARC CHAGALL (RUSSIAN-FRENCH, 1887-1985). Fortune and the Young Child (from Les Fables de la Fontaine suite). Etching. Signed and numbered 47/100 in pencil, lower margin. From a White Plains, NY collection. Dimensions: 11.5" h x 9.5" w. Condition: Good. Slight toning and cockling. Framed behind glass, unexamined out of frame.
- AFTER PIERRE JULIEN (FRENCH, 1731-1804)
AFTER PIERRE JULIEN (FRENCH, 1731-1804) Jean de la Fontaine, 19th century, bisque, the writer is seated on a tree stump, the paper in his hand reads "Le Renard et les Raisins", a fox rests by his feet with one paw on a book, ht. 16 in.
- WILLY ARACTINGI / UNTITLED OIL (1986)Willy
WILLY ARACTINGI / UNTITLED OIL (1986)Willy Aractingi
(Lebanon, 1930-2003)
Untitled , 1986
Oil on canvas
35" x 47"
A fantastical arrangement of wildlife from the vibrant vision and hand of Lebanese artist Willy Aractingi. Sometimes classified as a naive artist, the self-taught Aractingi's unique aesthetic is on full display here: graduations of bold color define rhythmic shapes, composing an imagined and primitively executed landscape. His work has been noted by both Christie's and Sotheby's for its similarities to that of Henri Rousseau, a comparison appropriate for their similarities in both style and subject.
Willy Aractingi was born in New York, and was raised internationally before settling in Beirut. He painted throughout his life, but received no formal training. In the 1970s that Aractingi committed himself as an artist, when he opened a modern art gallery and began drawing and painting in earnest. He is best known for his depictions of flora, as well as his series Magnum Opus , a wide-ranging collection of oils based on Jean de la Fontaine's Fables , begun in 1989. In 2017, the Sursock Museum in Beirut held a definitive retrospective titled Les Mondes de Willy Aractingi, showcasing 120 highlights from Aractingi's renowned career.
Signed and dated to the bottom right corner, and presented in a metal frame that measures 36 1/4" x 48 1/4".
Provenance : From the estate of Edwin T. Long, whose daughter Laura married Willy Aractingi's son Ronald. Mr. Long acquired the painting directly from the artist during a visit to Aractingi's Paris studio.
Condition
The extreme edges of the canvas have been impressed by the frame, not visible when the work is in the frame. Otherwise, the work is in very good condition, with no damage found, including no issues or repairs visible under blacklight inspection.
- MARC CHAGALL & PABLO PICASSO LITHOGRAPHIC
MARC CHAGALL & PABLO PICASSO LITHOGRAPHIC POSTERSMarc Chagall & Picasso, four (4) offset coloured lithographic posters & one coloured lithographic pamphlet, consisting of: 1. "Jacques Montarasso (Nice), Juillet Septembre 1987, (La Fontaine: Les Deux Pigeons), Marc Chagall, Lithographies, Eaux Fortes, Livres Illustrés, Affiches", printer Imprimix Nice. 2. "Un Clavecin Peint Par Marc Chagall, Concert Inaugural, 4 Janvier 1981, Gustav Leonhardt, Nice, printer Pierre Chave Vence. 3. "Marc Chagall, Psaumes de David, Exposition, 26 janvier - 16 juin 1980, Nice, printer Baud St-Laurent-Du-Var. 4. "Hilton Gallery, From June 2 to 17th September 1972, The Great Masters of Lithography, And Honour to Picasso, printer Dereume. 5. A lithographic brochure depicting summer activities (verso), designed by Moretti, "Nice Program of Festivities, Summer 1961", printer Meyerbeer Nice. Largest 25 x 17.5 inches. Provenance: The Estate of Joseph Liverant.
- PRINT, MARC CHAGALL Marc Chagall (French/Russian,
PRINT, MARC CHAGALL Marc Chagall (French/Russian, 1887-1985), "Le Villageois et Le Serpent," (1927-1930), 1952, etching on Montval laid paper, plate 68 from "Les Fables de la Fontaine," pencil signed lower right, from and edition of 200, printed by Maurice Potin, published by Teriade, Paris, plate: 11.75"h x 9.75"w, sheet (unframed): 16"h x 13"w
- PRINT, MARC CHAGALL Marc Chagall (French/Russian,
PRINT, MARC CHAGALL Marc Chagall (French/Russian, 1887-1985), "Le Cigne et Le Cuisinier," (1927-1930), 1952, etching on Montval laid paper, plate 36 from "Les Fables de la Fontaine," pencil signed lower right, from an edition of 200, printed by Maurice Potin, published by Teriade, Paris, plate: 11.75"h x 9.75"w, sheet: 16.5"h x 13.5"w
- PRINT, MARC CHAGALL Marc Chagall (French/Russian,
PRINT, MARC CHAGALL Marc Chagall (French/Russian, 1887-1985), "Le Mort et Le Malheureux" (1927-1930), 1952, etching on Montval laid paper, plate 7 from "Les Fables de la Fontaine," pencil signed lower right, from an edition of 200, printed by Maurice Potin, published by Teriade, Paris, plate: 11.75"h x 9.75"w, sheet: 16.25"h x 13"w
- PRINT, MARC CHAGALL Marc Chagall (French/Russian,
PRINT, MARC CHAGALL Marc Chagall (French/Russian, 1887-1985), "Le Cerf Malade" (1927-1930), 1952, etching on Montval laid paper, plate 99 from "Les Fables de la Fontaine," pencil signed lower right, edition 12/100, printed by Maurice Potin, published by Teriade, Paris, plate: 11.75"h x 9.75"w, sheet: 16.25"h x 13"w. Provenance: purchased from Swann Galleries, March 6, 2008, lot 460.