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01 Work, The Art of War, Stani Nitkowski's Untitled, with Footnotes

Stani Nitkowski (French,1949-2001)

Untitled

Oil on canvas

H:38in L:30in

Private collection

Stani Nitkowski (La Pouëze, 29 May 1949 - id., 2 April 2001) was a French painter. Born to a father of Polish origin, he arrived in Anjou to work in the slate quarries. Stani Nitkowski found himself, at 23, in a wheelchair due to myopathy. Quickly abandon abstraction and start drawing in ink. He exhibited for the first time in Angers in 1974. On the advice of Jean Dubuffet and Robert Tatin, he met Cérès Franco who welcomed him several times to his gallery L'Œil de Bœuf. At the same time, Roland Vanuxem becomes his merchant. His activity as an artist is profoundly affected by his illness. More from Stani Nitkowski

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01 Work, The Art of War, Margaret Gillies' Sorrow and Consolation, with Footnotes

Margaret Gillies, R.W.S. (1803-1887)

Sorrow and Consolation: 'Ill tidings from the field of battle'

Pencil, watercolour and bodycolour with gum arabic

24 x 15 in. (61 x 38.1 cm.)

Private collection

Sold for GBP 2,750 in Nov 2010

In the 1820s Margaret Gillies (1803-1887), was a pupil of Frederick Cruikshank, a Scottish miniature painter. During the first two decades of her career Gillies made large miniature portraits, and some subject compositions, that were exhibited widely, including at the Royal Academy and the Society of British Artists. She produced portraits of many of the leading writers, intellectuals and social reformers of the day. From the 1840s she specialised increasingly in larger subject pictures, often portraying suffering heroines from the Bible, literature and history. After 1851, when she studied in Paris under Henri and Ary Scheffer, her major works became increasingly religious in tone and allegorical in subject. More on Margaret Gillies

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01 Painting, Streets of Paris, Henricus Gerardus de Korte's Garden Party , with footnotes, Part 93

Henricus Gerardus de Korte (Dutch, b. 1941)

Garden Party

Oil on canvas

27 x 35 inches.

Private collection

Estimate Price in May 2023, $600 - $800

A garden party is a gathering of people at an outdoor venue, particularly of social elites...

Hennie De Korte was born January 5, 1941, he spent his early years in Australia after his family moved there from Utrecht, Holland. He first began to study painting in 1957 at the East Sydney Art School in Australia. In 1958, he returned to Holland where he studied at the Academy of Fine Art in Rotterdam. Completing four years in Rotterdam, de Korte returned to Australia to study at the Sydney Art Academy. After marrying, he and his new bride bought a sailboat and sailed around the world. Following his voyage, he began painting and exhibiting his art throughout Europe.

De Korte is a member of the Art Society Gooi en Vechtstreek, as well as the E.K.C. Enschede. Among others. More on Hennie De Korte

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01 Painting, The Streets of Paris, Pablo Picasso's Morphine Addicts (Morphinomanes), with footnotes #95

Pablo Picasso, 1881 - 1973

Morphine Addicts (Morphinomanes), c. 1900

Oil and pastel on canvas

21¾ by 18¼ in., 55.2 by 46.4 cm

Private collection

Sold for 1,270,000 USD in May 2023

The nightlife of Paris proved to be a revelation to Picasso. His large oil Le Moulin de la Galette, now in the collection of The Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum, conveyed the dynamism and energy he found in the cafés and concert halls of Montmartre as well as the dark underside of this popular gathering place which had been previously disregarded in previous portrayals by Pierre-Auguste Renoir. According to John Richardson, “within weeks of arriving in Paris the nineteen-year-old Spaniard had established his right to a place in the modern French tradition… More on this painting

Available for sale for 1,000,000 - 1,500,000 USD on May 17, 2023

Pablo Ruiz Picasso (25 October 1881 – 8 April 1973) was a Spanish painter, sculptor, printmaker, ceramicist and theatre designer who spent most of his adult life in France. One of the most influential artists of the 20th century, he is known for co-founding the Cubist movement, the invention of constructed sculpture, the co-invention of collage, and for the wide variety of styles that he helped develop and explore. Among his most famous works are the proto-Cubist Les Demoiselles d'Avignon (1907), and the anti-war painting Guernica (1937), a dramatic portrayal of the bombing of Guernica by German and Italian air forces during the Spanish Civil War. More on Pablo Picasso

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A prayer and a thought for a Safe and Just New Year for all

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A Palestinian woman carrying her child in her arms cries

Irish Times

01 Work, Merry Christmas to all, Per Breiehagen' The Reluctant Reindeer, with Footnotes

Per Breiehagen

The Reluctant Reindeer

Photograph

Private collection

Merry Christmas Wishes for the festive season! Christmas is a season of joy, love, and togetherness, making it the perfect time to spread festive cheer with thoughtful wishes... and prayers for the people of Gaza! They need at least that.

Per Breiehagen: "I grew up in Ål, a small mountain town in southern Norway, surrounded by a rugged landscape, unique characters, and magical light. My father was a photographer and I started experimenting with the camera at an early age. It didn’t take long before the passion took hold. My love for the outdoors and location photography has led to advertising and editorial assignments around the world, including The North Pole, Greenland and Antarctica. I documented the last dogsled expedition across Antarctica, the Trans-Antarctica Expedition; a 3741 mile long epic journey led by explorer Will Steger, for National Geographic. As an avid skier, mountaineer, and mountain biker, I bring an understanding of motion and realism to action shoots and a creative fine arts feel to the surrounding environment. I love the challenge of big productions as well as smaller shoots where a scaled down crew can move quickly from one location to another. I truly enjoy meeting new people and feel as much at home working with an elite athlete or celebrity as a reindeer herder in the mountains of Norway. It's all about getting memorable shots and having a great time doing it! The camera has introduced me to great people around the world, I feel fortunate that I can journey through life doing what I love." More on Per Breiehagen

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01 Work, Utagawa Kuniyoshi's Triptych of Takiyasha the Witch and the Skeleton Spectre, with Footnotes

Utagawa Kuniyoshi (1797 - 1861)

Triptych of Takiyasha the Witch and the Skeleton Spectre, 19th century

Woodblock print

Honolulu Museum of Art

This print shows a mythical episode in which the emperor's official, Mitsukuni, comes to search for surviving insurrectionary conspirators.

In the image, the princess recites a spell written on a handscroll, summoning a giant skeleton. It rears out of a black void, crashing its way through the tattered palace blinds with its bony fingers to menace Mitsukuni and his companion.

The historical Princess Takiyasha was the daughter of the provincial warlord Taira no Masakado of Sōma, who tried to set up an "Eastern Court" in Shimōsa Province in competition with the emperor in Heian-kyō (modern Kyoto). That rebellion was put down in the year 939 and he was defeated, then decapitated. After his death, Princess Takiyasha continued living in the ruined shōen, or rural manor-house, of the Sōma clan, Masakado's former residence.

This print shows a mythical episode in which the emperor's official, Mitsukuni, comes to search for surviving insurrectionary conspirators. More on this work

Utagawa Kuniyoshi (1797-1861) was born in Edo (present-day Tokyo) in 1797. At the age of 14, Yoshisaburo joined the Utagawa School of ukiyo-e artists, then headed by Utagawa Toyokuni I (1769 - 1825). In 1814, Kuniyoshi ended his apprenticeship and set out as an independent artist. He initially produced actor prints in the style of his teacher, which gained him little recognition.

Kuniyoshi achieved a commercial and artistic breakthrough in 1827 with the first six designs of the series, The 108 Heroes of the Suikoden. The series was bases upon a 14th century Chinese novel about the adventures of a band of 108 honorable bandits and rebels. Like his teacher, Kuniyoshi had many students. Although Kuniyoshi is now universally known as Utagawa Kuniyoshi, he also used the names Ichiyusai Kuniyoshi, Cho-o-ro Kuniyoshi, Igusa Kuniyoshi, Ichi Kuniyoshi and Saihosa Kuniyoshi. He died from complications of a stroke on April 14, 1861. More on Utagawa Kuniyoshi

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01 Works The amorous game, Potentially Gillis Mostaert's Couple in love on a stormy sea, with Footnotes #98

Flemish school, Second half of the 16th century

Potentially Gillis Mostaert (1534-1598)

Couple in love on a stormy sea

Oil on panel

13.2 x 18cm.

Private collection

This painting was Estimate at €800 - €1,200 in May 2023

Gillis Mostaert the Elder (27 or 28 November 1528 – 28 December 1598) was a Flemish Renaissance painter and draughtsman active in Antwerp in the second half of the 16th century. He was a versatile artist who worked in various genres including landscape, genre and history painting. Gillis Mostaert was known in particular for his winter landscapes and his scenes with fires and nocturnal scenes and his works in this genre were among the most sought after pieces of his time. The artist operated a large workshop in Antwerp, which supplied works to prominent patrons. He was a regular collaborator with leading Antwerp artists of his time. More on Gillis Mostaert the Elder

Flemish painting flourished from the early 15th century until the 17th century, gradually becoming distinct from the painting of the rest of the Low Countries, especially the modern Netherlands. In the early period, up to about 1520, the painting of the whole area is typically considered as a whole, as Early Netherlandish painting. This was dominated by the Flemish south, but painters from the north were also important. Dutch and Flemish Renaissance painting, of which Antwerp became the centre, covers the period up to about 1580 or later, by the end of which the north and south Netherlands had become politically separated. Flemish Baroque painting was especially important in the first half of the 17th century, dominated by Rubens.

In theory the term does not refer to modern Flanders but to the County of Flanders and neighbouring areas of the Low Countries. Flanders delivered the leading painters in Northern Europe and attracted many promising young painters from other countries. More on Flemish painting

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04 Works, The amorous game, Cornelis Bega's Peasants in a Tavern, with Footnotes, #98

Cornelis Bega (Artist, 1620-1664) Haarlem, Netherlands

Young Couple in a Tavernc. 1661

Oil on canvas

height: 39 cm (15.3 in); width: 34.5 cm (13.5 in)

Hallwyl Museum

The man on the left, facing the woman' and sitting on a rough gray bench, right arm in front of his chest, in his hand a chalk pipe, his left hand resting on his thigh and holding a red-brown four-sided dish on his knee. The woman seated apparently on the same bench, next to the man but in the opposite direction, her upper body facing him, in her right hand a tall glass, mostly hidden by the man's cap, her left hand on the man's left wris. Behind the man on another bench, a man sitting facing away in a dark brown beret-like cap. To the right, somewhat in the background, a seated man facing him in a brown hat with a dented peak and folded brim. Next to these on the left, a standing barrel with wooden bands, each containing a large four-sided glass bottle with yellowish-brown contents and a white paper. On golf course in front of the barrel is a grey-brown plank stump. To the right, behind the woman, a seated man, supporting his crossed arms against stacked dark packages. More on this painting

Cornelis Bega (Artist, 1620-1664) Haarlem, Netherlands

Peasants in a Tavern, c. 1662

Oil on canvas

48.6 x 41.5 cm

Szépművészeti Múzeum

Cornelis Bega (Artist, 1620-1664) Haarlem, Netherlands

A peasant woman seduced by a man in an interior

Oil on canvas

37.2 x 32.7 cm.

Private collection

Sold for EUR 213,600 in May 2005

HThe present work is afine example of the low-life genres Bega liked to paint. The influence of Adriaen van Ostade is evident in style, in the restrained palette, vivid accents and subject matter, and would suggest that the painting is a relatively early work by the artist. The attractive, balanced composition and intimate atmosphere of only a few people in an interior points however towards an already personalized style and therefore at least not from the artist's very earliest career. More on this painting

Cornelis Pietersz Bega, attributed to

Tavern Scene (Ill Matched Couple)

Oil on panel

32.5 x 24 cm.

Private collection

Estimated for €2,500 EUR - €3,500 EUR in May 2023

Cornelis Pietersz Bega, or Cornelis Pietersz Begijn (1631/32 – 27 August 1664) was a Dutch Golden Age painter and engraver.

He was a student of Adriaen van Ostade, and produced genre scenes of similar subjects, typically groups of a few peasant figures, often in interior settings.

From 1653 to 1654 he traveled by horse and boat on a Grand Tour with fellow painters Dirk Helmbreker, Vincent van der Vinne and Guillam Dubois through Germany, Switzerland and France. This trip was recorded in Vincent van der Vinne's diaries and gives an accurate view of the art in the cities they visited in those times. His dated works begin in 1652, and in 1654 he was accepted into the Haarlem Guild of St. Luke, dying only ten years later, which according to Houbraken was due to the plague. He was close friends with the Haarlem painter Leendert van der Cooghen. When he died he was buried in the grave of his grandfather Cornelis van Haarlem. More on Cornelis Pietersz Bega

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02 Paintings, Streets of Paris, Frank Boggs and Eugène Galien- Laloue's Images of Notre-Dame Cathedral in Paris , with footnotes, Part 95

Frank Boggs

Boats on the River Seine with Notre Dame in the Background

Oil on Canvas

21 x 26" (54 x 67cm)

Available

Available for £6,800 in Dec 2024

Notre-Dame Cathedral , commonly known as Notre-Dame , is one of the most iconic monuments in Paris and France. It is located on the Île de la Cité and is a Catholic place of worship , seat of the Archdiocese of Paris , dedicated to the Virgin Mary. More on Notre-Dame Cathedral

Frank Myers Boggs was born in Springfield, Ohio, but left Ohio in 1876 for study with Jean-Léon Gérôme at the École des Beaux Arts in Paris. He lived in Paris and New York, residing the last thirty years of his life in Paris. In Paris he won wide recognition for his atmospheric paintings of the ports of France and the quays along the Seine. His works were exhibited frequently in France. Between 1879 and 1916, his work was also shown in the United States, most often at the National Academy of Design, in New York, and at the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts, in Philadelphia.

Known as a master of plein-air painting, Boggs delighted in capturing the fleeting effects of the constantly changing skies of northern France and southern England. With lush and broad brush strokes, Boggs created rich and spacious paintings, orchestrating a subtle and restrained palette of grays, deep and dusty blues, and earthy tans. Although his palette is more subtle and tonal than that of the French Impressionist Claude Monet, Boggs’ paintings demonstrate clear affinities with the early French Impressionist school. Like his fellow Impressionists, it was the transitory aspects of nature, as well as the documentation of everyday reality, to which Boggs was keenly sensitive. More on Frank Myers Boggs

Eugène Galien- Laloue (French, 1854-1941)

Notre Dame de Paris, vue du Quai de Montebello

Gouache on paper

9-1/2 x 12 inches (24.1 x 30.5 cm)

Private collection

Sold for $16,250.00 in Dec 2024

Eugène Galien-Laloue (1854–1941) was a French artist of French-Italian parents and was born in Paris on December 11, 1854. He was a populariser of street scenes, usually painted in autumn or winter. His paintings of the early 1900s accurately represent the era in which he lived: a happy, bustling Paris, la Belle Époque, with horse-drawn carriages, trolley cars and its first omnibuses. Galien-Laloue's works are valued not only for their contribution to 20th-century art, but for the actual history, which they document. His work can be seen at the Musée des Beaux-Arts, Louvier; Musée des Beaux-Arts, La Rochelle; Mulhouse, France.

A typical Galien-Laloue painting depicts sidewalks and avenues crowded with people or tourists mingling before the capital's monuments. He also painted the landscapes of Normandy and Seine-et-Marne, as well as military scenes he was commissioned to produce in 1914. The Republic of France selected Galien-Laloue to work as a 'war artist,' both during the Franco-Prussian War and World War I, chiefly in watercolor. More on Eugène Galien-Laloue

1 Work , The Art of War, Philip Francis Stephanoff's An armourer's shop, with footnotes

JAMES STEPHANOFF (BRITISH, 1787-1874)

An armourer's shop, c. 1841

Pencil, watercolour and bodycolour heightened with touches of gum arabic

73⁄8 x 103⁄8 in. (18.7 x 26.4 cm.)

Private collection

Sold for GBP 1,008 in Jul 2022

Philip Francis Stephanoff, sometimes Francis Philip Stephanoff (1787/88–1860) was an English painter.

He was born in Brompton Row, London. His father, Fileter N. Stephanoff, was a Russian who settled in England and worked painting ceilings and stage scenery, until he committed suicide around 1790; his mother Gertrude Stephanoff (died 7 January 1808) was a flower-painter with Sir Joseph Banks as patron. James Stephanoff (1788?–1874), also an artist, was his elder brother.

Stephanoff became a popular painter of historical and domestic subjects, working both in oils and watercolours. He exhibited at the Royal Academy and British Institution from 1807 to 1845, and with the Old Watercolour Society from 1815 to 1820.

His wife, Selina Roland, died suddenly. Stephanoff ceased to work as artist many years before his own death, which occurred at West Hanham, near Bristol, on 15 May 1860. More on Philip Francis Stephanoff

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01 Work, The Art of War, Kent Monkman's Welcoming the Newcomers, with Footnotes

Kent Monkman (Cree, b. 1965)

Welcoming the Newcomers, c. 2019

Acrylic on canvas

132 x 264 in. (335.28 x 670.6 cm)

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

The truism that (art) history is written by the victors has a particular relevance to the narratives and images created during the heyday of European colonial empires in the Americas. Sculptures and paintings made from the beginning of contact through to the twentieth century show Indigenous North Americans as figures who are destined to fade out of history. Kent Monkman’s mistikôsiwak (Wooden Boat People) turns these stereotypical and romanticized images on their heads by confronting the viewer with a counter-narrative of the past, present, and future of Indigenous-settler relationships. More on this painting

Kent Monkman, The Order of Canada, (born 13 November 1965) is a Canadian First Nations artist of Cree ancestry. He is a member of the Fisher River band situated in Manitoba's Interlake Region. Monkman lives and works in Toronto, Ontario.

He works in painting, film/video, and installation. In the early 2000s, Monkman developed his gender-fluid alter ego, Miss Chief Eagle Testickle. He has had many solo exhibitions at museums and galleries in Canada, the United States, and Europe. He has achieved international recognition for colourful and richly detailed works that combine genre conventions to recast historical narrative. More on Kent Monkman

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01 Work, Jan Sluijters Junior's Cairo Market in Centrum , with footnotes

Jan Sluijters Junior (Netherlands, 1914 - 2005)

Cairo Market in Centrum

Oil on canvas

22 x 30 inches / 55 x 76 cm

Private collection

Estimated for Estimate $2,700-$3,400 in Jun 2023

Traffic congestion is a serious problem in Cairo with large and adverse effects on both the quality of life and the economy. In addition to the time wasted standing still in traffic, time that could be put to more productive uses, congestion results in unnecessary fuel consumption, causes additional wear and tear on vehicles, increases harmful emissions lowering air quality, increases the costs of transport for business... More on Cairo Traffic Congestion

Jan Sluijters Jr. was son of Jan Sluijters Sr. and Greet van Cooten, had been familiar with painting from an early age through the profession of his father. He was educated at the Rijksnormaalschool voor Teekenonderwijs and at the Rijksacademie in Amsterdam and he specilalized in painting, drawing and watercolouring of cityscapes, still lifes and especially landscapes. His colourful and expressive impressionism is somewhat reminiscent of his father's. The artist lived and worked in Amsterdam and from 1945 in Baambrugge. He was a member of the Amsterdam painting associations. More on Jan Sluijters Jr.

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