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This week’s stories # Masterpieces by Monet, Chagall and Renoir that shaped art history
Specialist Imogen Kerr on the technique and vision behind four paintings, including Monet’s Nymphéas (1907), that anchor a group of 15 offered from the Kawamura Memorial DIC Museum of Art
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Painted Wood (1943): the most significant Constellation work by Calder ever offered at auction
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Peter Doig’s Ski Jacket tops £14m to lead London 20th/21st Century Frieze Week sales
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Chinese paintings collected by a former deputy director of the Taipei National Palace Museum
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Rare works by L.S. Lowry: his first painting of a sports event, and a vision of Cotswolds life
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Paris Art Week highlights: this Kounellis, plus Giacometti, Manet, Dubuffet and de Staël
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‘A testament to friendship’: why Dame Shirely Conran adored and collected Gillian Ayres’s art
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### Editor’s picks
The Hungarian artist Victor Vasarely was proclaimed the ‘Pope of Op Art’ in 1965, and painted Kezdi the following year. A geometric grid of 289 squares containing circles that diminish in size towards the centre of the canvas, all in meticulously modulated colours, the work has a mysterious glow that appears to shift mesmerically as we view it Estimate: €120,000-180,000 24‌ October‌, Paris
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This Kashmir sapphire and diamond ring is a truly exceptional treasure. Kashmir sapphires were first discovered in 1881, and the carefully guarded Himalayan mine from which they came was exhausted by 1887, meaning that gem-quality stones are extremely rare. This example is notable not only for its size, weighing more than 16 carats, but also for its sculptural ‘sugarloaf’ cut Estimate: $800,000-1,200,000 until 23‌ October‌, Online
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Dating from around 1760, this Dutch Delft plaque has a playful trompe l’oeil effect, looking like a cage in which a songbird is perched. Theatrical details abound, from the tasselled ropes that hold back the imaginary curtains to the three gilt-metal finials that top the make-believe cage. Above and below are elegant garden scenes, with a lady alone in one and a courting couple in the other Estimate: $8,000-12,000 until 21‌ October‌, Online
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There is a strong connection between the equestrian world and this limited-edition Hermès Sellier Kelly 25 handbag from‌ 2024‌. Sellier is French for ‘saddler’, and this particular example, hand-stitched from three types of leather, is part of the racecourse-inspired ‘Casaque Etoilée’ collection: the contrasting stripes and rows of pink stars evoke jockeys’ silks Price on request Private Sales
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