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A candid portrait photograph, signed and inscribed by Django Reinhardt, additionally annotated with a doodle of a guitar. 📸Cigarette and cognac in hand, Reinhardt awaits his turn at billiards, the image inscribed and dated in blue ink. 🔔Charlie Watts: Literature and Jazz Part I: 28 September, London. Jazz Guitar, Guitar Hero, Gypsy Guitar, Gypsy Culture, Music Mixer, Django Reinhardt, Musica Jazz, Gypsy Jazz, Dance Bands

Django Reinhardt

Candid portrait photograph, 1942

A candid portrait photograph, signed and inscribed by Django Reinhardt, additionally annotated with a doodle of a guitar. 📸Cigarette and cognac in hand, Reinhardt awaits his turn at billiards, the image inscribed and dated in blue ink. 🔔Charlie Watts: Literature and Jazz Part I: 28 September, London.

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Christie's

📸Pictured here is 'Portrait of a girl, (probably 'The Little Maid')' by Sir George Clausen, R.A., R.W.S. The powerful moral driver behind George Clausen's work was to represent country folk and ways of life that were being savagely eroded by the inexorable tide of industrialisation. 🔔 Bella Epoque, Rws, Oil Painting Portrait, Maid, George, Girl, Folk, Portraits, Country

Oil Painting Portrait

Oil Portrait Painting of a Girl

📸Pictured here is 'Portrait of a girl, (probably 'The Little Maid')' by Sir George Clausen, R.A., R.W.S. The powerful moral driver behind George Clausen's work was to represent country folk and ways of life that were being savagely eroded by the inexorable tide of industrialisation. 🔔

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Christie's

To celebrate the reopening of the National Portrait Gallery, Christie's are delighted to present a selling exhibition focusing on art as a vehicle for the expression of self-identity as part of the gallery's #PortraitMode campaign. The cross-platform exhibition includes works by Tracey Emin, Lucian Freud, Alice Neel, Suzanne Valadon and many more.📍On view now at Christie's in London through 13th July. Entry is free. 🔔Selfhood: Explorations of Being and Becoming in 20th and 21st Century Art. Female Portrait, Self Portrait, Portrait Painting, Tracey Emin, National Portrait Gallery, Face Drawing, Contemporary Artists, 21st Century, Christy

Female Portrait

Portrait Painting

National Portrait Gallery

Contemporary Artists

Selfhood: Portrait Exhibition

To celebrate the reopening of the National Portrait Gallery, Christie's are delighted to present a selling exhibition focusing on art as a vehicle for the expression of self-identity as part of the gallery's #PortraitMode campaign. The cross-platform exhibition includes works by Tracey Emin, Lucian Freud, Alice Neel, Suzanne Valadon and many more.📍On view now at Christie's in London through 13th July. Entry is free. 🔔Selfhood: Explorations of Being and Becoming in 20th and 21st Century Art.

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Christie's

The only surviving child of Henry VIII and his second wife, Anne Boleyn, Elizabeth I was twenty-five years old when she inherited the throne from her half-sister Mary. This painting is known as the ‘Coronation portrait’ and shows Elizabeth crowned, wearing the cloth-of-gold robes that she wore at her coronation in Westminster Abbey on 15 January 1559. 📸 Queen Elizabeth I, by an unknown artist, circa 1600 – National Portrait Gallery, London. #CoronationPortraits #Coronation Renaissance, Framed Poster Print, Poster Prints, Charcoal Portraits, Ermine, Mary I, Queen Of England, Fine Art Prints, Canvas Prints

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Portrait of Queen Elizabeth I

The only surviving child of Henry VIII and his second wife, Anne Boleyn, Elizabeth I was twenty-five years old when she inherited the throne from her half-sister Mary. This painting is known as the ‘Coronation portrait’ and shows Elizabeth crowned, wearing the cloth-of-gold robes that she wore at her coronation in Westminster Abbey on 15 January 1559. 📸 Queen Elizabeth I, by an unknown artist, circa 1600 – National Portrait Gallery, London. #CoronationPortraits #Coronation

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Christie's

Dressed to Impress: Coronation Portraits with Jonquil O’Reilly 👑 This wood-panel painting of King Richard II, dating from the 1390s, is the earliest known portrait of an English monarch. It shows the young king dressed in a green tunic decorated with the letter R, wearing a crimson robe lined with ermine, vermilion socks and gold shoes. 📸 King Richard II ‘The Westminster Portrait’, unknown artist, 1390s. #CoronationPortraits #Coronation #KingsCoronation #KingCharlesIII #Coronation2023⠀ Portrait Drawing, King Dress, English Monarchs, Weekly Astrology, Painting Wood Paneling, Green Tunic, King Richard, Jonquil

Portrait Drawing

English Monarchs

Weekly Astrology

Painting Wood Paneling

Earliest known portrait of an English monarch

Dressed to Impress: Coronation Portraits with Jonquil O’Reilly 👑 This wood-panel painting of King Richard II, dating from the 1390s, is the earliest known portrait of an English monarch. It shows the young king dressed in a green tunic decorated with the letter R, wearing a crimson robe lined with ermine, vermilion socks and gold shoes. 📸 King Richard II ‘The Westminster Portrait’, unknown artist, 1390s. #CoronationPortraits #Coronation #KingsCoronation #KingCharlesIII #Coronation2023⠀

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Christie's

A stunning colorblock, pop-art inspired portrait titled 'Style Variation 3 (High Top)' by printmaker and artist Derrick Adams is now on-view in San Francisco. Numerous artworks by contemporary artists inspired collector Jordan Schnitzer and continue to inspire us at Christie's. From now until March, view the art exhibition at our new Christie's San Francisco gallery space. #ArtGallery #ArtExhibition #ArtShow #PortraitInspiration #ContemporaryArt #ContemporaryPortrait Contemporary Portrait, San Francisco Art Galleries, Mark Bradford, Oakland Museum, Romare Bearden, New Downtown, 1970's Style, Kehinde Wiley

Contemporary Portrait

San Francisco Art Galleries

The new San Francisco Art Gallery Space

A stunning colorblock, pop-art inspired portrait titled 'Style Variation 3 (High Top)' by printmaker and artist Derrick Adams is now on-view in San Francisco. Numerous artworks by contemporary artists inspired collector Jordan Schnitzer and continue to inspire us at Christie's. From now until March, view the art exhibition at our new Christie's San Francisco gallery space. #ArtGallery #ArtExhibition #ArtShow #PortraitInspiration #ContemporaryArt #ContemporaryPortrait

Christie's

Christie's

Leading contemporary artist Mildred Howard highlights our San Francisco art exhibition titled 'Witness to this Game'. Alongside many other contemporary artists such as Kehinde Wiley, Mark Bradford, Derrick Adams, Amy Sherald, Alison Saar, Romare Bearden, and Robert Colescott. Discover your new favorite contemporary artist in our new art gallery space. This print is a monoprints and digital print with collage and gold leaf. #ArtInspiration #ArtCollage #MultiMediaArt #ContemporaryArt Amy Sherald, Multimedia Arts, San Francisco Art

Multimedia Arts

San Francisco Art

Thought Provoking Art: 'I've Been a Witness to this Game'

Leading contemporary artist Mildred Howard highlights our San Francisco art exhibition titled 'Witness to this Game'. Alongside many other contemporary artists such as Kehinde Wiley, Mark Bradford, Derrick Adams, Amy Sherald, Alison Saar, Romare Bearden, and Robert Colescott. Discover your new favorite contemporary artist in our new art gallery space. This print is a monoprints and digital print with collage and gold leaf. #ArtInspiration #ArtCollage #MultiMediaArt #ContemporaryArt

Christie's

Christie's

Christie’s is pleased to present Witness to this Game, a special exhibition of prints and multiples, taking place at Christie's San Francisco’s new downtown gallery space, 20 January – 25 March 2022. The exhibition will be comprised of 64 curated artworks by a group of 17 Black artists, including leading contemporary stars such as Mark Bradford, Derrick Adams, Alison Saar and Kehinde Wiley, as well as established 20th century master print-makers including Romare Bearden and Robert Colescott. Frantisek Kupka, Sean Scully, Lucas Cranach, Jean Arp, Ernst Ludwig Kirchner

Frantisek Kupka

Ernst Ludwig Kirchner

Alison Saar (b.1956), 'Kiss on a Rope'

Christie’s is pleased to present Witness to this Game, a special exhibition of prints and multiples, taking place at Christie's San Francisco’s new downtown gallery space, 20 January – 25 March 2022. The exhibition will be comprised of 64 curated artworks by a group of 17 Black artists, including leading contemporary stars such as Mark Bradford, Derrick Adams, Alison Saar and Kehinde Wiley, as well as established 20th century master print-makers including Romare Bearden and Robert Colescott.

Christie's

Christie's

The exhibition is a testament to Jordan Schnitzer’s lifelong collecting journey emphasizing his dedication to acquiring works by artists from the Pacific Northwest and California. The exhibition’s title is a direct reference to Bay Area-based artist Mildred Howard’s series of prints, I've Been a Witness to this Game, eight of which will be featured in the exhibition. Family Foundations, Pacific Northwest, Blues, Exhibition, Bay Area, Artwork, Prints, Fairy

Family Foundations

Pacific Northwest

Alison Saar (b.1956), 'Redbone Blues'

The exhibition is a testament to Jordan Schnitzer’s lifelong collecting journey emphasizing his dedication to acquiring works by artists from the Pacific Northwest and California. The exhibition’s title is a direct reference to Bay Area-based artist Mildred Howard’s series of prints, I've Been a Witness to this Game, eight of which will be featured in the exhibition.

Christie's

Christie's

View leading works by contemporary artists such as Kehinde Wiley, creator and artist of the Obama portraits, Mark Bradford, Mildred Howard, Derrick Adams, and more in the Christie's San Francisco art Exhibition 'Witness to this Game' from January 21 through March 25, 2022. This print, 'Handsome' by Amy Sherald was made as a screenprint. #ScreenPrint #ArtInspiration #ContemporaryArtists #HowToPrint Obama Portrait

San Francisco Art: the Schnitzer Exhibition

View leading works by contemporary artists such as Kehinde Wiley, creator and artist of the Obama portraits, Mark Bradford, Mildred Howard, Derrick Adams, and more in the Christie's San Francisco art Exhibition 'Witness to this Game' from January 21 through March 25, 2022. This print, 'Handsome' by Amy Sherald was made as a screenprint. #ScreenPrint #ArtInspiration #ContemporaryArtists #HowToPrint

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Christie's

Virtually view the 'Witness to this Game' Exhibition. intaglio and pochoir on found vintage handkerchief, 2016, edition 1/21, published by Tandem Press, Madison, WI. 11 3/8 x 11 3/8 in Latest Stories, Vintage Handkerchiefs, Black Artists, Tandem, Virtual Tour, Zelda Characters, Fictional Characters

Vintage Handkerchiefs

Zelda Characters

Fictional Characters

Alison Saar (b.1856), 'High Yella' Blue

Virtually view the 'Witness to this Game' Exhibition. intaglio and pochoir on found vintage handkerchief, 2016, edition 1/21, published by Tandem Press, Madison, WI. 11 3/8 x 11 3/8 in

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Christie's

Emma Amos (b. 1937) Identity, from Femfolio digital print with lithography, 2006, edition 3/5 published by the Brodsky Center for Innovative Editions, New Brunswick, NJ. Virtually step inside our San Francisco gallery linked below! Cleveland Museum Of Art, Philadelphia Museum Of Art, African American Artist, American Artists, African Art, Minstrel Show, Guerrilla Girls, Art In The Age, Emma

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American Artists

Guerrilla Girls

Emma Amos (b. 1937), 'Identity, from Femolio'

Emma Amos (b. 1937) Identity, from Femfolio digital print with lithography, 2006, edition 3/5 published by the Brodsky Center for Innovative Editions, New Brunswick, NJ. Virtually step inside our San Francisco gallery linked below!

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Christie's

‘Luminous and beautiful beyond all other pictures’ — the rise of pastel in the 18th century | Christie's Pastel Drawing, Pastel Painting, Royal Academy School, Lady Ann, Face P, Art Through The Ages, Veteran Car, Pastel Portraits, Historical Painting

Pastel Painting

Royal Academy School

Art Through The Ages

Pastel Portraits

Historical Painting

Latest stories | Christie’s

‘Luminous and beautiful beyond all other pictures’ — the rise of pastel in the 18th century | Christie's

Gari Melchers (1860-1932) Portrait of a Man signed 'G. Melchers.' (upper right) oil on canvas 32 x 25¾ in. (81.3 x 65.4 cm.) Oil On Canvas, Canvas Painting, Gustav Klimt Art, Claude Monet Art, 19th Century Art, Impressionist Artists, Van Gogh Art, Painting People, Eclectic Art

Canvas Painting

Gustav Klimt Art

Claude Monet Art

19th Century Art

Impressionist Artists

Painting People

Gari Melchers (1860-1932)

Gari Melchers (1860-1932) Portrait of a Man signed 'G. Melchers.' (upper right) oil on canvas 32 x 25¾ in. (81.3 x 65.4 cm.)

Amédée Joullin (1862-1917) Navajo Woman signed 'Amédée Joullin' (lower right) oil on canvas 30 x 24 in. (76.2 x 61 cm.) Native American Women, Native American Indians, Navajo Women, Kiowa, Art Masters, Painted Signs, Art History, Nativity, Auction

Native American Women

Native American Indians

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Amédée Joullin (1862-1917) Navajo Woman signed 'Amédée Joullin' (lower right) oil on canvas 30 x 24 in. (76.2 x 61 cm.)