LONDON ART WEEK 4 to 11 July 2014

LONDON ART WEEK 4 to 11 July 2014

 

Bicci di Lorenzo (1373-1452) Three Roundels: Virgin Mary, Christ as Ecce Homo and Saint John the Baptist Tempera and gold on panel Diameter of each: 24 cm Moretti Fine Art

Bicci di Lorenzo (1373-1452)
Three Roundels: Virgin Mary, Christ as Ecce Homo and Saint John the Baptist
Tempera and gold on panel
Diameter of each: 24 cm
Moretti Fine Art

London Art Week was launched last year with great success and major sales.  It unites Master Drawings & Sculpture Week and Master Paintings Week and has become a magnet for museums, collectors and enthusiasts.

 

Egyptian bronze seated cat Late Dynastic Period 25th-31st Dynasty, 715-332 BC Height: 14.4 cm Rupert Wace Ancient Art

Egyptian bronze seated cat
Late Dynastic Period
25th-31st Dynasty, 715-332 BC
Height: 14.4 cm
Rupert Wace Ancient Art

It emphasizes the high levels of quality and connoisseurship that can be found in London and reaffirms its importance as a leading centre of the art world. The London-based dealers and auction houses need the active support of both local and national government so that London may retain and expand on its pre-eminent position.

 Amedeo Modigliani (1884-1920) Kneeling Blue Caryatid, c. 1911 Blue crayon, 430 x 265 mm Richard Nathanson

Amedeo Modigliani (1884-1920)
Kneeling Blue Caryatid, c. 1911
Blue crayon, 430 x 265 mm
Richard Nathanson

I offer a small selection of some of the many wonderful works which await you:

 

Virgin and Child Enthroned, c. 1380 France, Paris Limestone with traces of polychromy Height: 66; width: 42; depth: 19 cm Sam Fogg

Virgin and Child Enthroned, c. 1380
France, Paris
Limestone with traces of polychromy
Height: 66; width: 42; depth: 19 cm
Sam Fogg

 

 

 

Hubert Robert (1733-1808) Village scene with a lady reading beside a pond Oil on oval canvas, 43 x 34 cm William Thuillier

Hubert Robert (1733-1808)
Village scene with a lady reading beside a pond
Oil on oval canvas, 43 x 34 cm
William Thuillier

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Attributed to the Grand Duchess Maria Feodorovna Portrait of Catherine the Great as Minerva Saint Petersburg, last quarter of the 18th century, cameo in jasper Cameo: 6.5 x 4.7 cm Overall: 11.5 x 9 cm Trinity Fine Art Ltd, Carlo Orsi and Walter Padovani

Attributed to the Grand Duchess Maria Feodorovna
Portrait of Catherine the Great as Minerva
Saint Petersburg, last quarter of the 18th century, cameo in jasper
Cameo: 6.5 x 4.7 cm
Overall: 11.5 x 9 cm
Trinity Fine Art Ltd, Carlo Orsi and Walter Padovani

Virgin and Child Enthroned, c. 1380 France, Paris Limestone with traces of polychromy Height: 66; width: 42; depth: 19 cm Sam Fogg

Virgin and Child Enthroned, c. 1380
France, Paris
Limestone with traces of polychromy
Height: 66; width: 42; depth: 19 cm
Sam Fogg

 Sir Peter Paul Rubens (1577-1640) Study (tronie) of an Old Man, c. 1615-1618 Oil on panel, 48 x 37.5 cm The Weiss Gallery

Sir Peter Paul Rubens (1577-1640)
Study (tronie) of an Old Man, c. 1615-1618
Oil on panel, 48 x 37.5 cm
The Weiss Gallery

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Pierre-Antoine Demachy (1723-1807) Clearing the Area in Front of the Louvre Colonnade, View taken from the Ruins of the Hotel du Petit Bourbon, c. 1764 Oil on panel, 49 x 64 cm Deborah Gage (Works of Art) Ltd

Pierre-Antoine Demachy (1723-1807)
Clearing the Area in Front of the Louvre Colonnade, View taken from the Ruins of the Hotel du Petit Bourbon, c. 1764
Oil on panel, 49 x 64 cm
Deborah Gage (Works of Art) Ltd

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 Louis-Nicolas de Lespinasse (1734-1808) View of the banks of the river Neva facing downstream between the Winter Palace of Her Imperial Majesty and the buildings of the Academy of Sciences Pen, grey and brown ink, watercolour and gouache over pencil, 217 x 648 mm Didier Aaron Ltd

Louis-Nicolas de Lespinasse (1734-1808)
View of the banks of the river Neva facing downstream between the Winter Palace of Her Imperial Majesty and the buildings of the Academy of Sciences
Pen, grey and brown ink, watercolour and gouache over pencil, 217 x 648 mm
Didier Aaron Ltd

One comment on “LONDON ART WEEK 4 to 11 July 2014

  1. Don Guild says:

    This is splendid, I love this painting, great detail

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