FROM MAY 17 TO JUNE 22, ASIA IN THE SPOTLIGHT
From 17 May 2022, the Aguttes auction house will present an important selection of painted works and objects of Asian art, rare historical testimonies that have been kept in private hands for decades. A long exhibition will allow the public to discover the lots assembled by Johanna Blancard de Lery, head of Asian Arts and Charlotte Aguttes-Reynier, expert in charge of Asian Painters. The catalogues are currently being finalised and the nearly 300 works selected will then be dispersed during the sales to be held on 31 May and 2 June 2022.
Arts of Asia, The Collector's World. Sale on Tuesday May 31th 2022 at 2.30 pm in Neuilly-sur-Seine
We are delighted to offer you in our next sale on May 31th several collection of rare quality. The main collection of Mr L.L. will be based around a hundred pieces of sancai biscuit and turquoise enamel collected between 1920’s and 1960’s. Many invoices from prestigious galleries such as Pierre Saqué, L.MICHON, Raufaust, L.Wannieck, etc attest to the beautiful provenance of the objects presented. Bronze, porcelain and wooden items will complete this collection.
China, 18th century, Kangxi period (1661 - 1722) and Ming period, 17th century
Set representing part of the collection of sancai glazed biscuits and animal stoneware
China, 18th century, Kangxi period (1661 - 1722)
Set representing part of the collection of turquoise glazed biscuits
The master piece of the collection, an exceptional white marble sculpture with a beige-brown patina, representing Guanshiyin, the goddess of compassion whose name means "who perceives the sounds of the world", often abbreviated to Guanyin, the Chinese feminine form of the god Avalokiteshvara from the Sui dynasty (581-618), will be the highlight of this exceptional sale. This important sculpture in white patinated marble is a very fine example of Buddhist sculpture at the time of the apogee of this religion in China, where it entered after a long journey through Asia. A museum piece that should attract the attention of discerning collectors and institutions...
China, SUI dynasty (581 - 618)
Marble sculpture with beige patina and brown shading representing Guanshiyin, goddess of compassion whose name means "who perceives the sounds of the world", often abbreviated to Guanyin, the Chinese female form of the god Avalokiteshvara
H. 146 cm
The Mr. H.F’s collection will take place with another register of Chinese objects represented by a rare pair of Gu bronze vases with a beautiful green and blue patina, decorated with taotie masks expertised and dated by Michel Beurdeley in 1991 of Shang period (1570 to 1045 B.C.) and a set of beautiful porcelain from the Song period (960-1279)
China, Shang period (1570 to 1045 BC)
A pair of Gu vases in bronze with a beautiful green and blue patina, the foot and the central part decorated with taotie masks underlined by the edges and knobs, the base of the neck decorated with a frieze of spirals, surmounted by banana leaves with geometrical motifs. Archaic inscription inside the feet of each.
H. 26 cm
Jades, textiles and porcelain will all be on display at our must-see exhibition in May.
Asian Painters, Major Works. Auction [33], Thursday June 2, 2022 at 2:30 pm in Neuilly-sur-Seine
This 33rd sale dedicated exclusively to Asian Painters of the early 20th century will take place in two parts.
Coming from different collections, a very nice set of paintings by Sanyu (1895-1966), leader of modern Chinese art, will be proposed. We present two oil paintings from his youth, totally unknown, acquired before 1940 by a Russian collector living in Belgium, and which have been stored for over 30 years in the safe of his heir. These paintings bear the monogram of Henri-Pierre Roché, a great collector and patron of the arts, a key figure in the art market of the early 20th century. Dated respectively 1926 and 1927, they are the first paintings prior to 1929 ever presented on the market. This discovery thus allows a very interesting advance in the knowledge of the artist's work.
SANYU (1895 - 1966)
Le maître de piste, Monsieur Loyal, à cheval, 1927
Oil on canvas
27.2 x 19 cm
SANYU (1895 - 1966)
La théière jaune, 1927
Oil on canvas
24 x 14 cm
Furthermore, a fine selection of works on paper from the renowned Michel Habart Collection will also be on view throughout the exhibitions, prior to its sale on June 2. This series of works on paper beautifully illustrates the artist's years spent at the renowned Grande Chaumière Academy in Paris.
SANYU (1895 - 1966)
Femme au décolleté carré
Ink on paper
45 x 28 cm
SANYU (1895 - 1966)
Woman standing from behind with her head in her arms
Pencil on paper
48,3 x 30,5 cm
The second opus will open with 4 paintings of great historical interest. Indeed, they come from the pavilion of Laos of the Colonial Exhibition of 1931. The original decoration of this pavilion included 41 paintings by Alix Aymé, who had explored the most remote parts of Laos. Her brother-in-law, Edouard Muller, who married Suzanne née Aymé, was won over by the charm of these paintings and bought the four presented for sale at the end of the Exhibition. Preserved by the family for 90 years, this set was thus saved. It will be on view from May 17 before its sale on June 2, 2022. Two of the paintings have been selected to be displayed in Evian, Palais Lumière, in the exhibition "Itinéraire de l'ailleurs, artistes voyageuses de la Belle époque à la seconde guerre mondiale" which will be held from December 17, 2022 to May 29, 2023.
Alix AYME (1894 - 1989)
Laotienne devant sa paillote, 1930
Oil on canvas
78 x 54 cm
Alix AYME (1894 - 1989)
Couple Kha, 1930
Painting
54.6 x 66 cm
Alix AYMÉ (1894 - 1989)
Flamboyants aux bords du Mékong à Vientiane
Painting
70 x 58,5 cm
Alix AYMÉ (1894 - 1989)
MOÏ Couple
Peinture
Works by students of the Indochina School of Fine Arts, perfect testimonies of their individual talent and the excellence of the training they received, will finally be proposed. Coming from various large French private collections, the delicacy of Le Pho and Mai Trung Thu will be reflected in several remarkable works, such as Jeune fille au treillage de bétel (Young Girl with Betel Trellis), done in ink and colors on silk at the end of the 1930s by Le Pho, and Instant musical au clair de lune (Musical moment in the moonlight), dated 1943 by Mai Trung Thu.
LE PHO (1907 - 2001)
Jeune fille au treillage de bétel
Ink and colors on silk
30 x 24 cm
MAI TRUNG THU (1906 - 1980)
Instant musical au clair de lune, 1943
Ink and colors on silk
55 x 46.4 cm
Mr. T. close to the artist Le Pho collected the works of painters of his entourage throughout his life. His paintings of Le Pho, Mai Thu, Vu Cao Dam... have now joined our walls before flying soon to a new destiny.
LE PHO (1907 - 2001)
Femme à la robe verte et enfant, sur la table un bouquet jaune
Oil on canvas
65.5 x 81 cm
The proximity of the collectors with the artists is tangible and confers to this set today proposed an undeniable interest. If the work is already well advanced, there is still time to consult us to obtain an estimate before possible insertion in these catalogs.
ASIA IN THE SPOTLIGHT
From May 17 to June 2, 2022
Exhibition from May 17 to May 30, 2022 (except May 21, 22, 26 to 29)
Aguttes Neuilly : 164 bis avenue Charles de Gaulle
ASIAN ARTS, THE COLLECTOR'S WORLD
Auction
Tuesday 31 May, 2:30pm
Johanna Blancard de Léry
Asian Arts specialist
+33 1 47 45 00 90 - delery@aguttes.com
ASIAN PAINTERS, MAJOR WORKS [33]
Auction
Thursday 2 June, 2:30 pm & 3 pm
Charlotte Aguttes-Reynier
Asian painters expert
+33 1 41 92 06 49 - reynier@aguttes.com
From May 17 to June 2, 2022
Exhibition from May 17 to May 30, 2022 (except May 21, 22, 26 to 29)
Aguttes Neuilly : 164 bis avenue Charles de Gaulle
ASIAN ARTS, THE COLLECTOR'S WORLD
Auction
Tuesday 31 May, 2:30pm
Johanna Blancard de Léry
Asian Arts specialist
+33 1 47 45 00 90 - delery@aguttes.com
ASIAN PAINTERS, MAJOR WORKS [33]
Auction
Thursday 2 June, 2:30 pm & 3 pm
Charlotte Aguttes-Reynier
Asian painters expert
+33 1 41 92 06 49 - reynier@aguttes.com