Galerie Canesso

Tableaux anciens

Bartolomeo Bimbi Settignano, 1648 - Florence, 1730

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Exotic Birds from the aviaries of Grand Duke

Cosimo III de’ Medici in a landscape

Oil on canvas, 119.4 × 151.1 cm (47 × 59 ¹⁄₂ in)

26, rue Laffitte • 75009 Paris • Tel. + 33 1 40 22 61 71 • Fax + 33 1 40 22 61 81 • e-mail : contact @ canesso.com www.canesso.com Cover The Forest, 1950 Alberto Giacometti ( 1901–66 ) Bronze, 576147.3cm © Fondation Giacometti, Paris/Succession Giacometti, 2011. See Véronique Wiesinger’s article on pp. 28–33

APRIL 2011 £5.95

The InTeRnATIonAL MAgAzIne foR CoLLeCToRs giacometti in switzerland | Rolf sachs’ Collection Turner the Visionary | Japonisme and the goldsmith

THE SWISS ISSuE

AnCIenT JeWeLLeRY by emma Crichton-Miller | seAn sCuLLYLLYLL by Ben Luke

CONTENTS APRIL 2011 VOLUME CLXXIII NO. 586

15 Editor’s Letter Celebrating British art 16 Agenda What’s on around the world in April

Features 20 The Postmodern Alchemist Rolf Sachs talks to Susan Moore about his remarkable collection of modernist furniture in his Swiss home 28 Giacometti in Switzerland Véronique Wiesinger analyses the artist’s relationship with his country of origin 34 Set in Style Diana Scarisbrick introduces recent acquisitions of jewellery in museums around the world 44 Turner the Visionary In the wake of this month’s opening of Turner Contemporary in Margate, Eric Shanes contemplates the artist’s enduring appeal 50 Painting the Future Ben Luke talks to Sean Scully about painting and his belief in abstract art 56 The Genius of Japan Katherine Purcell explores the legacy of Japonisme in the work of European goldsmiths

Rolf Sachs: pp. 20–25

APRIL 2011 APOLLO 11