amylsacks' photos with the keyword: painting

Notes from an April 24th, 1985 Sotheby's catalogue: "Signed Oil on canvas "22 by X 18 1/2 in. 56 X 47 cm. Painted in 1924 " Provenance Galerie Bernheim-Jeune, Paris Gaston Bernheim de Villers, Paris Wildenstein and Co. (sold to Mrs. Gould in 1957) " Exhibited Nice, Palais de la Mediterranee, Peintes de Nice et sur la Cote d'Azur 1860-1960 , 1960, no. 3, pl. 1, illustrated... "$175,000 - 225,000"

Notes from Sotheby's Preview magazine, dated November/December 1986: "Pierre Bonnard: Le Déjeuner de Chats , signed, painted c. 1906, oil on canvas, 60 by 73 cm., £300,000 - 400,000 ($450,000 - 600.000) "On view from Friday 28th November (except Saturday); catalogue £12. " The next major sale of Impressionist and Modern Art in London will be on 31st March and 1st April 1987 (closing date for consignments: mid-January. "Enquiries: Michel Strauss (on) 493 8080, Ext 355."

Full title: "L'Astronaute Aime Aime Passer L'Hiver A St. Moritz" Notes from a May 16th, 1986 Christie's catalog: "signed lower right... Oil and collage on metal laid down on panel "Image size: 16 1/4 X 13 1/2 " (41.3 x 34.2 cm.) "Mount Size: 19 7/8 X 16 7/8" (50.5 x 43 cm.) "Painted in 1968, Provenance: Alexander Iolas, Paris (acquired directly from the artist) "$20,000 - 30,000)"

"Prints available only in states where legal." [cue dramatic music] Imagine if you were the poor slob caught smuggling Impressionist posters across the state border in the dead of night! [shudder] From the December issue of Sunset magazine.

"1 jigger Alstina 1/2 pony Anisette 1 pony water Shake well with ice for best results, server in glass No. 1 or i. To make Suisesse Cocktail add 1 white of egg-- make same as above use larger cocktail glass." Glad that's settled. So pretend absinthe, real absinthe, and egg white. Yeah... I think I'm glad the Doc ordered me to lay off the booze. o_0

...The Sneaker (vodka and cola), Melange Picard Punch, and Bingo-Bango Cooler. Oh, and the Coffee Cooler is brandy and Port wine, but... no coffee.

Great, unjustly forgotten cocktail names: Queen Of Q'Vana, Clover Leaf, Pink Wishbone, Commando...

I perused this entire epic for the "Suisesse" cocktail referenced for the month of June, and finally found it buried as an afterthought near the very end. Way to toy with my affections, Mr. Manly Blank-- or whoever you really are!

From the September issue: "Leonor Fini's fantastic canvases depict with her own bizarre elegance things like shells, snails, butterflies, skulls and Gothic faces. Fini is from Trieste, loves cats and cakes, is now in Paris, where she painted the cover for this issue." Check out her tribute page . Great stuff.