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Stefan Zweig, debout, avec son frère , vers 1900 à Vienne. - Wiki / Kunst Salon Pictzner

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Lot 140. A very rare archaic bronze 'boar' bridle fitting, Western Zhou dynasty. Diameter 11 cm. Lot Sold 21,760 USD (Estimate 8,000 - 12,000 USD) © Sotheby's 2026 www.alaintruong.com/2026/10/a-ve...

Lot 139. An archaic turquoise-inlaid bronze sword, Eastern Zhou dynasty, late Spring and Autumn / Warring States period. Length 45.3 cm. Lot Sold 12,160 USD (Estimate 6,000 - 8,000 USD) © Sotheby's 2026 www.alaintruong.com/2026/10/an-a...

Jan Steen (1626–1679), Les Rhétoriciens (ou Rhétoriciens à une fenêtre), vers 1662-1666. Huile sur toile, 75.9 × 58.6 cm. John G. Johnson Collection, 1917, Cat. 512 © Philadelphia Museum of Art www.alaintruong.com/2026/10/jan-...

Tsukioka Yoshitoshi (1839–1892), Minamoto no Yorimitsu se préparant à tuer l'araignée de terre (Minamoto no Raikō tsuchigumo o kiru zu), 1892. Gravure sur bois en couleurs (nishiki-e). Art Gallery of New South Wales, Yasuko Myer Bequest Fund, 2019. www.alaintruong.com/2026/10/tsuk...

New Yorker Magazine October 31, 1942 – Artist: Rea Irvin

New Yorker Magazine October 27, 1945 – Artist: Edna Eicke

- The flame-templed babbler (Dasycrotapha speciosa) is a species of bird of the family Zosteropidae, in the genus Dasycrotapha. - Photo courtesy of Indigo Stain, Phillipines.

Caterina de Julianis (1695–1742), Le Temps et la Mort (Time and Death), vers 1727. Cire peinte, bois, verre et éléments divers formant un petit théâtre allégorique (teatrino), 83 cm x 108 x cm x: 20 cm, (A.3-1966) © Victoria and Albert Museum, Londres. www.alaintruong.com/2026/10/cate...

Robert Mapplethorpe Orchid (1982)

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René Magritte (1898–1967), Perspective II : Le Balcon de Manet, vers 1950 (première esquisse vers 1949). Huile sur toile, 84 × 65 cm. Musée des Beaux-Arts de Gand (MSK Gent), Belgique. www.alaintruong.com/2026/10/rene...

An exceptional and rare archaic bronze wine vessel (Hu), Eastern Zhou dynasty, Spring and Autumn period, sold at Sotheby’s New York, 20th September 2022, Lot 24. © Sotheby's 2022

Lot 137. An exceptional and rare archaic bronze wine vessel (Hu), Eastern Zhou dynasty, Spring and Autumn period. Height 43.5 cm. Lot Sold 230,400 USD (Estimate 150,000 - 250,000 USD) © Sotheby's 2026 www.alaintruong.com/2026/10/an-e...

Baroque memento mori skull, Southern German, 17th century. Wood with polychromy. Height 10.5 cm, width 9.5 cm, depth 13 cm © Kuntskammer Georg Laue

Lot 136. An exceptional and rare archaic bronze tiger-form fitting, Eastern Zhou dynasty, Spring and Autumn period. Length 16.5 cm. Lot Sold 102,400 USD (Estimate 120,000 - 150,000 USD) © Sotheby's 2026 www.alaintruong.com/2026/10/an-e...

26 octobre 1916 : Naissance de l’homme d'État français et président de la République François Mitterrand. Premier chef d'État issu de la gauche sous la Vème République, il fait notamment voter l'abolition de la peine de mort en France. fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fran%C3... #CeJourLà

Jonathan Tetelman interprétant Nessun dorma...😍😍😍

Bowl with cobalt-blue splashes, Tang dynasty, first half 8th century. Earthenware with blue splashed lead glaze. H. 7.2 x Diam. 16.9 cm. Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, (2006.170.265). Photo © President and Fellows of Harvard College www.alaintruong.com/2026/10/bowl...

Jar with cobalt-blue splashes, Tang dynasty, first half 8th century. White earthenware with leadfluxed, cobaltsplashed glaze. H. 18.1 x Diam. 21 cm (2006.170.264). Photo © President and Fellows of Harvard College ALT⬇️ www.alaintruong.com/2026/10/jar-...

© Mariano Fortuny, Editions du Regard, 1979

Hans Maler zu Schwaz (peintre allemand actif vers 1480–1529), Portrait de Maria Welzer, née Tänzel, 1524. Tempera sur bois (pin cembro), 36 x 30 cm. Gemäldegalerie der Akademie der bildenden Künste (Galerie de l'Académie des Beaux-Arts), Vienne. www.alaintruong.com/2026/10/hans...

Hans Maler zu Schwaz (vers 1480 – vers 1529), Portrait de Moritz Welzer von Eberstein, 1524. Détrempe sur bois, 36 x 30 cm. Académie des Beaux-Arts de Vienne (Akademie der bildenden Künste) www.alaintruong.com/2026/10/hans...

Manifestation en France : des vigiles défendent les boutiques Chanel et Lacoste. Repost @humour_a_la_francaise_2

"Je suis toujours rebelle ! C’est presque un réflexe : quand on me dit quelque chose, immédiatement, j’ai envie de dire le contraire." Simone Veil.

Lot 213. A 'Hatcher Cargo' blue and white 'erotic' cup, Ming dynasty, Chongzhen period. Height 31 cm. Lot Sold 10,880 USD (Estimate 5,000 - 7,000 USD) © Sotheby's 2026 www.alaintruong.com/2026/10/ming...

Lot 210. A blue and white 'figural' double-gourd vase, Ming dynasty, Chongzhen period. Height 4.31 cm. Lot Sold 25,600 USD (Estimate 20,000 - 30,000 USD) © Sotheby's 2026 www.alaintruong.com/2026/10/ming...

Lot 207. A massive blue and white 'fish' jar, Mark and period of Wanli. Height 57 cm. Lot Sold 38,400 USD (Estimate 30,000 - 50,000 USD) © Sotheby's 2026 www.alaintruong.com/2026/10/ming...

Lot 206. A pair of blue and white meiping, Ming dynasty, Wanli period. Height 32 cm. Lot Sold 20,480 USD (Estimate 10,000 - 15,000 USD) © Sotheby's 2026 www.alaintruong.com/2026/10/ming...

Lot 31. A rare blue and white' Immortals' bowl, Mark and period of Wanli. Diameter 25 cm Lot Sold 38,400 USD (Estimate 30,000 - 50,000 USD) © Sotheby's 2026 www.alaintruong.com/2026/10/ming...

Lot 30. A blue and white 'dragon' stool, Ming dynasty, Jiajing period. Height 35.5 cm. Lot Sold 28,160 USD (Estimate 10,000 - 20,000 USD) © Sotheby's 2026 www.alaintruong.com/2026/10/ming...

Lot 151. A 'Longquan' celadon-glazed bowl, Ming dynasty, early 15th century. Diameter 17.1 cm. Lot Sold 23,040 USD (Estimate 20,000 - 30,000 USD) © Sotheby's 2026 www.alaintruong.com/2026/10/ming...

Lot 48. A blue and white conical 'herbaceous peony' bowl, Mark and period of Xuande. Diameter 20.6 cm. Lot Sold 25,600 USD (Estimate 20,000 - 30,000 USD) © Sotheby's 2026 www.alaintruong.com/2026/10/ming...

Le Triomphe de la Mort, un thème allégorique tiré des Triomphes (I Trionfi), le poème de l'humaniste italien Francesco Pétrarque (XIVe siècle), datant de la fin du XVe siècle ou du début du XVIe siècle. Bibliothèque nationale de France (cote Français 223). www.alaintruong.com/2026/10/le-t...

Rufous Woodpecker. The Rufous Woodpecker (Micropternus brachyurus) is a medium-sized brown woodpecker native to South and Southeast Asia. It is short-billed, foraging in pairs on small insects, particularly ants and termites, in scrub, evergreen, and deciduous forests. 📷: @basheernidhin

Himalayan Cutia West Bengal, India A beautiful, stocky dweller of high-elevation broadleaf & mixed forests. Looks like a babbler, but much more closely related to laughingthrushes. Male has a black mask, blue-gray crown, white throat, barred sides, & bright rufous rump. 📸: @saikat_banik_wildlife

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