The Art of Living
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- 3 April 2013 | Old Masters | Video Gallery Talk: Masterpiece by Charles Le Brun Rediscovered at the hôtel Ritz, Paris Cécile Bernard, head of Old Master and 19th Century Paintings at Christie’s France and Olivier Lefeuvre, senior specialist, discuss the recent rediscovery of a masterpiece in oil by Louis XIV’s favoured artist Charles Le Brun, The Sacrifice of Polyxena (1647), in the ‘Coco Chanel Suite’ at the Ritz Hotel in Paris.
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- 3 April 2013 | Old Masters | Video Gallery Talk (Français): Un chef-d’œuvre par Charles Le Brun redécouvert à l’hôtel Ritz à Paris Cécile Bernard, directrice du département des tableaux anciens et du XIXe siècle de Christie’s France et Olivier Lefeuvre, spécialiste senior, évoquent la récente redécouverte, dans la suite Coco Chanel à l’hôtel Ritz à Paris, d’un chef-d’œuvre de l’artiste favori de Louis XIV, Charles Le Brun, Le Sacrifice de Polyxène (1647).
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- 26 February 2013 | Old Masters | Article Market Barometer: Old Master Paintings, Winter 2012-2013 Throughout the past four months, our sales have demonstrated the enduring strength of the demand for Old Master works of the highest quality. But an interesting trend is taking shape in this “masterpiece market” that has typically placed the highest value on attributes like rarity and market freshness.
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- 26 February 2013 | Old Masters | Article The Renaissance Reborn Perhaps most tellingly, Renaissance-themed exhibitions have opened at art institutions around the globe: in 2011, the National Gallery in London mounted a blockbuster show of Leonardo da Vinci’s works, drawing crowds of such magnitude that visitors waited in line for hours.
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- 26 February 2013 | Old Masters | Article Spotlight: Amsterdam On the heels of Christie’s Amsterdam’s 40th anniversary in November 2012, we asked specialist Sophie Bremers to tell us about a few of the not-to-be-missed celebrations taking place in the Dutch capital in the months ahead.
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- 25 February 2013 | Old Masters | Article The Interview: Emma Kronman, Junior Specialist, Old Master Paintings, New York As the newest member of the Old Masters team in New York, Emma Kronman brings to her role a wealth of professional experience (she has worked at the Metropolitan and Guggenheim Museums), academic expertise (she holds degrees from the Courtauld Institute of Art and Yale University) and a passion for the object that is truly contagious.
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- 6 February 2013 | Old Masters | Article Invitation to Consign: Old Master Paintings Please do not hesitate to contact us for a free and confidential valuation of your collection or to discuss the market.
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- 22 January 2013 | Old Masters | Video Specialist Tour: Carlo Dolci’s Saint Julian Ann Guité, Head of Department, Old Master Paintings, New York, discusses Carlo Dolci’s Saint Julian.
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- 22 January 2013 | Old Masters | Video Specialist Tour: Carlo Maratti’s The Flight into Egypt Ann Guité, Head of Department, Old Master Paintings, New York, discusses Carlo Maratti’s The Flight into Egypt.
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- 22 January 2013 | Old Masters | Video Specialist Tour: Abraham Bloemaert’s A mythological scene, perhaps Venus and Cupid Elizabeth Nogrady, Specialist in Old Master Paintings, New York, discusses Abraham Bloemaert’s A mythological scene, perhaps Venus and Cupid.