Online Magazine No.387

What’s on in Venice, Collector Rosa de la Cruz, Monet masterpieces, Cartier watches, Hermès bags, 150th anniversary of Impressionism, and more | [Christie's]( [BUY]( | [SELL]( | [STORIES]( [Christie's] [Venice Biennale must-sees: from unmissable national pavilions to compelling collateral exhibitions]( [‘By acquiring them, she made artists more desirable’: how Rosa de la Cruz drove collecting trends]( ‘ [‘The study of light in its thousands of decompositions’: all you need to know about the Impressionists]( [‘Breathtakingly chic’: the very rare craftsmanship that renders this Cartier Asymétrique unique]( [Hermès bags: the art of matching the right model — Kelly? Birkin? Constance? — to the perfect hue]( [Monet and his masterpieces: from haystacks to waterlilies to train stations, the Thames and the Seine]( [More stories]( Editor’s picks [The French painter Gully was a graffiti artist for more than a decade, finally switching from street to studio in the early 2000s. He is known for ‘appropriating’ the work of others, and Hommage NTHK Miro, from 2023, is a good example, mixing the abstract forms of Joan Miró with Edward Hopper’s bar scene, Nighthawks]( [Estimate: €10,000-15,000 until 30 April, Online]( [This part dinner service, from around 1969, features the ‘Flora Danica’ design of Danish plants created by Royal Copenhagen Porcelain in 1802. The original set was to have been a gift for Catherine the Great of Russia, but she died before its completion. Instead, it was first used at King Christian VII’s birthday in 1803]( [Price on request Private Sales]( [When Willem van Veldhuizen made his 1978 painting A Summer Afternoon in the Centre Pompidou, the institution was still new. Yet its striking architecture is merely hinted at in a narrow strip at the top of the canvas, as is the Parisian skyline. Most of the work is devoted to a minutely detailed expanse of floor, suggesting a haven of space and serenity]( [Estimate: €3,000-5,000 until 23 April, Online]( [The motif of the ‘green man’, a foliage-covered, bearded face often seen in Gothic churches, is central to this Irish mahogany console table. Though carved in the 1800s, the piece, with its cabriole legs, ball-and-claw feet, and swags of carved leaves and berries, is in the Georgian style of the previous century]( [Estimate: $7,000-10,000 until 25 April, Online](   © [Christie’s 2024]( [Web version]( | [Privacy policy]( | [Unsubscribe from Online Magazine]( Berlinde De Bruyckere: City of Refuge III, Abbazia di San Giorgio Maggiore, Venice, 20 April to 24 November 2024. Collateral Event of the 60th International Art Exhibition — La Biennale di Venezia. © Berlinde De Bruyckere. Courtesy the artist and Hauser & Wirth. Photo: Mirjam Devriendt // Rosa de la Cruz. Photo: Courtesy of the consignor