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  Michiel Gloeckner “Old Town No. 2”, Oil on Canvas 1960

  MICHIEL GLOECKNER (1915-1989) Germany / USA

  Old Town No. 2 1960

  Oil on Canvas

  Signed: MG (lower right corner)

  Canvas: H: 14 1/16” x W: 11 1/16”

  Framed: H: 19 9/16” x W: 16 9/16”

  Price: 32,000

  Michiel Gloeckner, known for his highly refined, balanced abstract, geometric style derived from natural forms, was the son of a well-known art collector. He graduated from the University of Dresden with a degree in mathematics and art history. He received a degree from the Royal Academy of Dresden where he studied under Otto Dix. Paul Klee also influenced Gloeckner’s work. After WWII Gloeckner moved to New York City. He continued to maintain a studio in New York at 115 East 70th Street, even after he moved to West Cornwall, Connecticut where he spent the later years of his life.

  EXHIBITIONS

  Gallery Seventy-Five, New York 1955, 1956, 1958

  Jacques Seligman Galleries, New York 1960, 1961, 1962

  Wadsworth Atheneum 1960

  Wesleyan University 1961

  Philadelphia Art Alliance 1962

  Philadelphia Academy of Fine Arts 1963

  World House Galleries, New York 1963, 1962, 1965, 1966

  Columbus Gallery of Fine Arts 1964

  Brooks Memorial Museum 1965

  Munich Kunstverein 1966

  Galerie Heseler, Munich 1967

  Munich Museum of Modern Art 1968

  Museum of Northern Arizona 1970

  Galerie 5, Paris 1972, 1973, 1974, 1975, 1976

  Galerie Oxy, Geneva 1973

  United Nations, Geneva 1974

  Gallery Contemporary Masters, New York 1978, 1980

   

  MUSEUM COLLECTIONS:

  Pinakothek der Moderne Munich

  Allentown Art Museum

  Museum of Modern Art, Stockholm

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  Burma, “Naga” dragon ring, high carat gold (22K +) enameled and set with 27 cabochons consisting of rubies, sapphires, emeralds, diamonds and other precious stones, second half 18th Century

  These impressive and rare dragon rings have been a feature of all the great ring collections, including the Harari, Guilhou, Spitzer, Franks, and Koch collections. They are known as ‘Naga rings’ because they are thought to represent the naga dragon which is thought to have sheltered the Buddha during a prolonged period of meditation. Chadour suggests that these rings were made for Royalty. The extravagant design certainly re-enforces the idea that they were made for lavish ceremonial use. Another example is in the British Museum.