Fine Art: Modern to Contemporary

Renè Burri

"Ernesto Che Guevara, Habana, Cuba". Year 1963, printed later. Gelatin silver print. Signed, titled and dated in ink in the lower margin. Image: 22x32 cm. Provenance: Alona Kagan Gallery, NY; Private Collection, Rome (Italy).

The artwork is located in Rome (Italy).

Henri Cartier-Bresson

"Seville". Gelatin silver print. Image 24.1 x 35.8cm; Sheet 30.5 x 40.6cm. Year 1933, printed later. Signed in ink and embossed copyright blind stamp in the margin. Provenance: Alona Kagan Gallery (NY); Private Collection, Rome (Italy).

The artwork is located in Rome (Italy).

Cindy Sherman

Untitled (Marilyn). Signed with the artist's initials, numbered and dated '61/125 CS '82' lower margin. Signed, numbered and dated on the back. Colour coupler print. Image 39.1 x 23.2 cm (15 3/8 x 9 1/8 in.) Sheet 50.1 x 40.6 cm (19 3/4 x 15 7/8 in.). Executed in 1982, this work is n. 61 from an edition of 125 plus 10 artist's proofs. Provenance: Mariacristina Parravicini (NY); Private Collection, Rome (Italy).

The artwork is located in Rome (Italy).

Shirin Neshat

"I am its secret". Fujicolor Crystal Archive print. Year 1993. Image: 47.9x31.7 cm. Sheet: 49.5x13.1 cm. Signed, titled and dated in ink on the reverse. This work is from an edition of 250. Provenance: Private collection (Rome) Italy.

The artwork is located in Rome (Italy).

Abraham Bloemaert and Atelier

"The golden age". Oil on copper. Size 62,50 x 47,50 cm. Reference bibliography: Marcel G. Roethlisberger, Abraham Bloemaert and his sons, paintings and prints, Doornspijk Dovaco, 1993, vol. I, pp. 115-118, vol. II, tav, 119-120, cat. 70, cat. D9.The work will be included in the forthcoming catalogue addenda.The artwork is accompanied by a text by Marcel Roethlisberger, March 30th 2006. Provenance: Private Collection, Amsterdam.

The artwork is located in Amsterdam.

Massimo Vitali

"Spiagge Olandesi - Bloemendaal". Year 2001. Chromogenic print framed in wood. Size 230 x 186 cm

This work is number 1 from an edition of 6

This work is accompanied by certificate of authenticity delivered by the artist.

Provenance: Private Collection, Amsterdam.

The artwork is located in Amsterdam.

G. Braun & F. Hogenberg: Map of Amsterdam, Year 1580

Amstelredamum Nobile Inferioris Germaniae Oppidum. Year 1580. Bird's eye view of the city of Amsterdam, with decorative cartouche, arms, ships and a small legend. Original hand-coloured (antique coloring) copper engraving from the book Civitates Orbis Terrarum by Braun-Hogenberg. French text on verso. Size 34 x 48.5 cm. Provenance: Private Collection, Amsterdam.

The artwork is located in Amsterdam.

Braun & Hogenberg, Map of Jerusalem and temple

Year 1972. Title: "Hierosolyma, Clarissima totius orientis Civitas Iudaee Metropolis". Copper engraving from Atlas of Cities of the World by Georg Braun and Franz Hogenberg which describes two periods of Jerusalem side by side. Jerusalem of the first century CE is on the left ['Ancient Jerusalem'] and Jerusalem of the 16th century is on the right ['Modern Jerusalem']. Each period has its own legend. In the lower right corner is a pleasant cartouche showing Moshe receiving the tablets of the covenant with the children of Israel at the foot of Mount Sinai and Aharon in priestly clothing in the front. Latin text n verso. Antique coloring. Size: 35x50 cm.

Provenance: Private Collection, Amsterdam.

The artwork is located in Amsterdam.

Eduard Ansen-Hofmann (1820-1904), Naked Nymph

Austrian painter, naked nymph on a rock in sea surf in the evening, oil on canvas, and the like. li. sign. ''E.Ansen'', label on the reverse, 48 x 102 cm, framed 58 x 112 cm.Provenance: Private Collection, Amsterdam.

The artwork is located in Amsterdam.

Magini, Giovanni; Map of North and South America

Year 1713. Copper-engraved map. 13.5x17.5 cm, on sheet with text measuring 29.3x20.5 cm. First appearing in Magini's 1596 edition of Ptolemy's Geography, based largely Ortelius with the characteristic bulge along the west coast of South America. The present example was published in Alphonse Lasor a Varea's "Universus terrarum orbis scriptorum calami delineates" in 1713.Provenance: Private Collection, Amsterdam.

The artwork is located in Amsterdam.

John Speed: The Turkish Empire, Year 1626

Double-page folio copper-plate engraving on laid paper, hand-colored, eight views of Turkish cities and ten examples of local dress along the edges; no text on verso; the sheet quite toned, 20 3/4 x 16 1/4 in. London, Year 1626.Provenance Private Collection, Amsterdam.

The artwork is located in Amsterdam.

Tabula Geographica Imperii Russici Generalis by J. Treskot U. J. Schmidt AT TC Lotter, Augsburgyear 1784

Engraved map with original hand-colouring, 3 plates assembled. total size 64: 140 cm. Reference: Bagrow / C. S. 210 with Teilabb. Figure 73. Tooley, Mapmakers IV, 123 (p) u. 289 (T.) and Lex. Kart. 599 (each EA mentioned). - Lotter issue for the first time in 1776, published by the St. Petersburg Academy overview map. Shows the area between North Cape / Venice u. The northern Aleutian Islands.Provenance: Private Collection, Amsterdam.

The artwork is located in Amsterdam.