Editor’s picks | | | In a series of photographs entitled ‘1606-1907’ — of which 1665 is one — Sharon Core reimagined three centuries of flower painting, aiming to revive what she called a ‘dead genre’. Her process was meticulous: using only blooms she had cultivated herself, she created replicas of existing still lifes, and photographed each in such a way that it looked like the original Estimate: $7,000-9,000 until 17 April, Online | | | | | | Dating back to the 15th or 16th century, this finely detailed silk hanging scroll is the work of an unknown Chinese artist. In the tradition of bird-and-flower paintings, it depicts a pair of cranes — symbols of longevity and wisdom — standing under a tree, in front of a cluster of white chrysanthemums. There is another pair of birds in the branches above, adding to the sense of harmony Estimate: HK$80,000-120,000 30 April, Hong Kong | | | | | | Douglass Crockwell’s Quiet Evening at Home was published around 1956 in magazines such as Life and Woman’s Home Companion as part of an ad campaign for the United States Brewers Foundation. An accompanying caption read: ‘Traditionally, beer’s tangy distinctive flavour blends with quiet, tasteful surroundings… with good books, good conversation, gracious living’ Estimate: $3,000-5,000 17 April, New York | | | | | | This painting, thought to be from the workshop at Mandi in India’s Punjab Hills, dates from around 1825-30. The subject is the Hindu god Krishna subduing (and dancing on) the snake demon Kaliya, who had poisoned the waters of the Yamuna River. Also pictured are Kaliya’s serpent-tailed wives, whose appeals for mercy persuade Krishna to release the repentant demon Estimate: £20,000-30,000 1 May, London | | | | | | |
