AUCTION STARTS: 18 FEBRUARY -10am AUCTION ENDS: 28 FEBRUARY-6pm

OnlineOnly Auction Programme February-March 2014

Christian Astuguevieille, Robert Altmann, Mony Linz-Einstein, Italian Lamps, Golden Scandinavian Lights, Bruno Gambone, Fifty Shades Of Red Ceramics… PRESS & COMMUNICATION PIASA Rive Gauche Cécile Demtchenko Woringer +33 6 22 16 85 96 [email protected]

Press Release

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Robert Altmann: Cuban Contemporary Art Part II It’s impossible to talk about Cuban culture without referring to Robert Altmann. His collection of 1960s Cuban Art reflects his tremendous intellectual affinity with multicultural diversity, his understanding of an unparallelled artistic reality, and his vision of a future where the only evidence of freedom would be art and creativity. He became the friend and collector of the leading artists of what was a Golden Age for Cuban (and world) art: Wifredo Lam, Amélia Peláez, Samuel Feijóo, Antonia Eiriz, Joaquín Ferrer, Guido Llinás, Gina Pellón, Loló Soldevilla, Cundo Bermúdez and many others.

Amelia Pelaez (1897-1968) Still Life with Fruit (1941) oil on canvas 109.3 x 86.3cm signed & dated bottom right sold for €230,000

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Bruno Gambone: Pop Ceramics (1969-79) Bruno Gambone is an outstanding figure in the history of contemporary ceramics. His work derives from his experience as a painter and sculptor. The pieces chosen for this sale, with their Pop Art colours, reveal a calibrated sense of proportion that pushes minimalist aesthetics to the limit. ‘The love which I think I have always had, and still have, for seeking out the right materials – i.e. the raw materials needed for ceramics – lies in finding the best types of clay and glaze.’

Bruno GAMBONE Array of Ceramic Vases

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Golden Scandinavian lights (1930-1970) The sale of Golden Scandinavian Lights reflects a breadth of output ranging from graphic purity to poetically organic forms. The chief focus will be on Hans-Agne Jakobsson, with the work of his contemporaries Paavo Tynell, Alvar Aalto, Pierre Forsell and Poul Henningsen completing the sale.

Hans-Agne Jakobsson (1913-1988) Ceiling Light (c.1970) brass edited by Markaryd €1000-1500

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Italian Lamps (1950-80) Technological and aesthetic innovation, allied to a string of cutting-edge Design producers, made Italy the country for avant-garde lighting in the aftermath of World War II. Leading names included Stilnovo, Arteluce, Arredoluce and Azucena, not forgetting the mythical Fontana Arte, known around the world since the end of the 19th century. These firms employed such exceptional designers as Gino Sarfatti, Pietro Chiesa, Angelo Lelli and Achile Castiglioni – the veritable father-figures of Italian lighting. This sale features an original overview of post-war Italian production, covering the whole spectrum of aesthetics, materials and function (chandeliers, floor-lamps, walllights, table-lamps etc.). .

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Celing Light edited by Stilnovo (1950) painted metal, brass & glass €500-700

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Fifty shades of red ceramics Violent, mystical, powerful, warm, sensual, sophisticated… Red is the most eagerly sought colour, and the one hardest to obtain, in the world of ceramics. Red can be matter: red glazes, the red clay of Vallauris… The sale Fifty Shades Of Red Ceramics celebrates the technical application and uses of red in works by Masson, Ruelland, Jouve, Capron and others.

Jacques & Dani Ruelland Terracotta Lamp with manganese glaze €3,000-4,000

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EpocAnimal – from the Collection of Mony Linz Einstein Our EpocAnimal sale spans a host of styles and periods, and features a wide range of different works and objects – as the animal world is transcended by the taste and spirit of the legendary antiques-dealer Mony Linz-Einstein.

Lioness Head Wooden Box with ivory marquetry & rosewood incrustations India, early 20th century €200-300

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Precious Bracelets from the Christian Astuguevieille Collection Precious Bracelets offers a voyage of discovery through the dreamy, multifaceted world of designer Christian Astuguevieille, showcasing around a hundred bracelets from his personal collection, whether conceived both by himself or by other designers – along with an amazing array of ethnic bracelets.

Christian Astuguevieille Bracelet

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OnlineOnly Department Fannie Bourgeois +33 1 53 34 10 07 [email protected] Press & Communication Piasa Rive Gauche Cécile Demtchenko Woringer +33 6 22 16 85 96 [email protected]

PIASA Rive Gauche Sales Calendar > 12 March 2014 Scandinavian v. American v. Brazilian Design & An Exceptional Peder Moos Ensemble s - presentation designed by India Mahdav > 15 April 2014 Italian Design & Homage to Lorenzo Burchiellaro

OnlineOnly Sales Calendar

monthly themed sales exclusively on-line > 18-28 February 2014 - Bruno Gambone – Pop Ceramics (1969-79) - Golden Scandinavian Lights (1930-70) - Contemporary Cuban Art from the Robert Altmann Collection (Part II) > 21-31 March 2014 - EpocAnimal from the Mony Linz-Einstein Collection - Italian Lamps (1950-80) - Fifty Shades Of Red ceramics - Precious Bracelets from the Christian Astuguevieille Collection

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